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Annual Parade Brings City Together to "Finish the Fight"

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Classic cars and a parade of flag-holders make their way down Anderson Street in the 51st Annual Loma Linda Community Parade.

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Hundreds participated in the parade this year, including school marching bands, church groups, and other local organizations.

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Clement Middle School marching band trumpeters make their way down Anderson Street.

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Cope Middle School marching band's drum major leads the band.

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Trombone and tuba players blast out their tunes last Saturday morning.

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Linda Valley Villa employees and residents joined in on the fun at this year's parade.

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A parade participant waves as he passes by.

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Hundreds of families came out to enjoy the festivities.

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The Mt. Rubidoux Pathfinders drill team gave quite the show.

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The American Flag is held high.

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Loma Linda Academy Children's Center came out in support of cancer awareness, the theme for this year's parade.

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Dressed in shades of pink and purple, parade-marchers and parade-goers alike showed their support for cancer awareness.

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Many loved when the Pathfinder drill teams came by as they got to see a little of the drill exercises they execute during competitions.

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Members of the Filipino Pathfinders drill team look on for instruction.

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The Indonesian Pathfinders drill team makes their uniformed way down the marching area.

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The Yucaipa Pathfinders group were also a part of this year's community parade.

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The Azure Hills Pathfinders group waves hello as they pass by.

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An Azure Hills Pathfinder member rides out in pink in support of cancer awareness and this year's parade theme, "Together We Can Finish the Fight."

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Marching members of the Loma Linda Library group could be heard a mile away as they chanted in unison.

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Participants ranged from the little tykes in strollers to grown-ups, and even a few dogs too!

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Eloise Habekost, Phyllis Kates, Ron Coats, and Roger Henderson are just a few of the ambassadors, also known as Redcoats, represented for the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce.

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Roger Henderson and his fellow San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce Redcoats cruise by in a sleek vintage car.

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Pretty princesses wave to parade patrons.

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Natasha Thomas, an 8th grader from Loma Linda Academy, performing at the main stage during the fair.

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Saxophonists from the Loma Linda Academy symphonic band play to their hearts' content.

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Vendors at the fair.

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5th graders Andrea Vargas, Silvia Cisneros, Elizabeth Barber, and Angelina Domingo help raising money for their class through their booth hair extensions service.

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(From left) Jackie Im and Kailee Rohmer serving peach crisp. The freshman class at Loma Linda Academy had the yummy task of selling homemade peach crisps.

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The Touch of Grace booth had all natural products on display, sold by owner Grace Lafferty.

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Kiwanis, Redlands Chapter representing as they tried to stay cool under their booth. Above: Carol and John Coley, and Donna and George McNeil.

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(From left) Delaine, Fressia, Dr. Lu, and Tatiana of Mei Lu DDS Inc. Dental Office, putting their best smiles on as they offer games and free samples of toothpaste.

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Megan Carney representing Digs Pursuit Volleyball Club. Their booth offered a place to take pictures in their version of a photo booth.

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A popular game, the jousting booth had friends trying to playfully knock each other out by pushing each other off the ledge.

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The petting zoo was a hit as patrons fed and brushed the animals.

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1-and-a-half-year-old Alpacca Rango (or to some ET) enjoying the attention from this friendly fair goer.

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At the dunk tank, attendees can paid up for a round of throws. It looks like Mr. C is about to meet that fate.

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Jon Jon Lao and Sarah Farris sponge their classmate Christian Terrado. The Class of 2016 operated a sponge toss booth where sponges full of whipped cream were tossed for a chance at prizes.

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Hawaiian dancing at the main stage.

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Guests enjoyed the cultural displays of Hawaiian dancing.

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(From left) Jessica Almaguer and Hailey Rivas braved the long line for the the Hawaiian Shaved Ice booth for these treats.

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Volunteer and LLA alumni Andrea Schroer creates face painting designs.

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Jasmine Hallock (LLA alumni) painting one of the many popular face painting designs offered at the LLE Art Department booth.

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Loma Linda Academy 8th graders (from left) Chloe Hegstad, Sharon Esperante, Kate Perkins and Kristen Whitley hanging out at the fair.

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The Filipino Pathfinder Drill team looked sharp on the parade route.

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The Grand Marshals of the parade, cancer survivors, walked the parade route with a Relay For Life banner to announce them. Cheers from the crowd were heard as cancer survivors marched through.

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Proud mom and three-time cancer survivor Ann Conley gives a thumbs up from a classic convertible with her daughter, Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Margie Miller, and her husband Earl, also a cancer survivor. In the front of the vehicle sits Jim Schaap, a cancer survivor who will be 90 years old on Nov. 19.

By Menaka Masilamani
Community Writer
10/30/2014 at 02:02 PM

For 51 years, Loma Linda has offered residents a place to celebrate each year during its annual Loma Linda Community Parade and Fair event. This year’s “Together We Can Finish the Fight”-themed celebration drew hundreds of participants and attendees to Loma Linda, dressed in various shades of purple and pink in honor of cancer awareness as they marched from the corner of Barton Road and Anderson Street to Loma Linda Academy. Various organizations took part in the festivities this year, including the Antique Mall, Linda Valley Villa, Loma Linda Academy Children Center, and the Loma Linda Library, plus dozens more. Marching bands from Clement and Cope middle schools provided festive live music, and drill teams from the many Seventh Day Adventist Pathfinder organizations twirled flags during the parade. Classic cars of all colors, makes and models maneuvered down Anderson Street as cancer survivors themselves greeted the throngs of residents gathered along the edge of the sidewalks, waving as they passed by and distributing candy. Immediately following the morning parade, all were welcomed at the Loma Linda Academy parking lot where a wide variety of booths were set up for the fair portion of the event, showcasing foods from Filipino and Mexican cuisines, Italian sodas, Hawaiian shaved ice, and more. Fair-goers got their pick of products and services from the dozens of vendor booths, including feather hair extensions from Mrs. Winchell’s Hair Extensions to face painting from the Loma Linda Elementary School’s art department. Vendor Grace Lafferty showed off her line of homemade all-natural skin care products called Touch of Grace, while Dr. Lu and her dental hygienists and assistants provided informational pamphlets, goodies like toothpaste and prize opportunities through games. Loma Linda Academy also had several booths set up on the grounds, including many game booths like the velcro jump, sponge toss, and the dunk tank which offered the opportunity for students to dunk their teachers and raise money for their class. For the students, the booths were a fundraising opportunity and also allowed them to showcase their creativity through games and booth decorations incorporating this year’s “Together We Can Finish the Fight” theme. “It’s awesome to brainstorm the theme and create a booth that reflects it. Last year the theme was birthdays and it just so happened that it was around my birthday so that was a lot of fun to work with,” stated Andrea Schroer, a former Loma Linda Academy student who has been helping her friend Jasmine Hallock, another former student, with the face painting booth for the last few years. Those patrons who wanted to rest their feet got to relax in the middle of the fair where they enjoyed a variety of talent from groups including the Loma Linda Academy symphonic band, Hawaiian dancing and students singing. There was a little bit of everything this year at the parade and fair, from games and prizes, to savory snacks and sweet treats. Patrons could sign up for volleyball, check out a variety of wares and meet with organizations located throughout the community.

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