Kids and candy highlight Youth Days parade
NEW BERLIN – The streets of downtown New Berlin where lined with hundreds of people Saturday as the Youth Days Parade commemorated its 47th year.
Local children teemed like schools of fish, eagerly gobbling up tossed candy and trinkets from the streets beneath a roar of fire engines, cheering crowds and the occasional thundering cannon shot.
Before the start of Saturday’s parade, the Youth Days committee congratulated Roger Chase for his 25 years of commitment in helping to organize the procession.
“I’m thrilled to see so many people still come. People always like a good parade,” said Chase.
The judges announced the winners of the 2008 New Berlin Youth Days Parade following a performance by the New York State Fire and Police Band.
In the commercial category, Preferred Mutual took first with Darrne Belden in second, Simple Living third and New York Central Mutual in fourth.
Non-commercial winners were: first place Unadilla Valley Railroad, second Unadilla Valley Future Farmers of America and third “Uncle Rick’s” Rock-n-Riders.
Edmeston took first place in the fire department category with West Edmeston in second, South New Berlin third and Maine fourth.
Other winners included the New Berlin American Legion and Brisben’s antique fire apparatus.
Youth Days raises around $3,000 each year, which is then given back to the community through a number of participating not-for-profit agencies.
Local children teemed like schools of fish, eagerly gobbling up tossed candy and trinkets from the streets beneath a roar of fire engines, cheering crowds and the occasional thundering cannon shot.
Before the start of Saturday’s parade, the Youth Days committee congratulated Roger Chase for his 25 years of commitment in helping to organize the procession.
“I’m thrilled to see so many people still come. People always like a good parade,” said Chase.
The judges announced the winners of the 2008 New Berlin Youth Days Parade following a performance by the New York State Fire and Police Band.
In the commercial category, Preferred Mutual took first with Darrne Belden in second, Simple Living third and New York Central Mutual in fourth.
Non-commercial winners were: first place Unadilla Valley Railroad, second Unadilla Valley Future Farmers of America and third “Uncle Rick’s” Rock-n-Riders.
Edmeston took first place in the fire department category with West Edmeston in second, South New Berlin third and Maine fourth.
Other winners included the New Berlin American Legion and Brisben’s antique fire apparatus.
Youth Days raises around $3,000 each year, which is then given back to the community through a number of participating not-for-profit agencies.
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