A parade of winners for the Fourth

The Sonoma Community Center ?celebrated the centenary of their historic building on Saturday, and between 80 and 90 entries showed up to parade around Sonoma Plaza to commemorate the occasion. The fact that it was also the Fourth of July, traditionally the biggest parade day in Sonoma, added to the luster of the event.

Old restored cars and trucks, marching parents and pets, musicians and unicyclists, and plenty of American flags graced the parade route for its three-long-block course.

Of the 90 entries, judges chose first, second and third place in six categories, including an overall grand prize. The winners were announced after the parade concluded.

Grand Prize: Charros Saldaña, dancing horses and lariat masters from Penngrove.

Animal Category:

1st Place – Charros Saldana

2nd Place – Juan Castanado Charros de la Bufa

3rd Place – UCD Center for Equine Health

General Category:

1st– Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley

2nd – Quarry Hill Botanical Gardens

3rd – Impact100 Sonoma

Musical Category:

1st – Little Fiddlers

2nd – Sonoma United Methodist Church

3rd – KSVY-FM

“A Century of Community” ?(Theme category)

1st – Silver Moon Theatre

2nd – Sonoma Community Center

3rd – Valley of the Moon Garden Club

Youth Category:

1st – Sonoma Mentoring Alliance

2nd – Sonoma Taekwondo Center

3rd – Sonoma Valley Teen Services

Commercial Category:

1st – Sonoma Cycle Fit

2nd – Sonoma Raceway

3rd – Bikram Yoga Sonoma

Phyllis Gurney

John Gurney

Susan Holzer

Patrick Jude

Marcia Nelson

Gary Nelson

Brian Sebastian

Michael Weiss