Titusville Oil 150 Parade Information

Written by Terry Kerr

Wednesday, 03 June 2009 20:04

TITUSVILLE OIL 150 2009 PARADE INFORMATION
TITUSVILLE, PA

Parade Date: August 29, 2009
Time: 11:00 A.M.

PARADE THEME: “Oil 150: America’s Energy: Yesterday…Today…Tomorrow”
– Float entrants must follow theme to compete.

SIGN-UP: All entry forms must be received at least 3 weeks prior to the parade date. Entry number(s) and a copy of the parade route will be mailed to the address you put on your entry form. Entry numbers must be displayed on the outside of the window on the Driver’s side of your unit, in plain sight.

Download the Titusville Oil 150 2009 Parade Entry Form

JUDGES: Allegheny Judging Association

JUDGING: Only fire trucks will be judged in the staging area. You must be in your place and ready to be judged by 9:30 a.m. If the judges reach your spot and you are not there, you will not be judged. Awards for fire trucks will be given out prior to the start of the parade after judging is completed and reviewed. Your entry number will be painted on the street. Find your place in the parade line up and the judges will come to you.
*Please note: All Floats will be judged en route.

Horses: (Western, English, Saddle Seat, Costume and Hitches) will be judged at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Each unit must have a Clean-up crew to enter the parade. Groups, Clubs and Organizations will be judged enroute.

LINE UP: ALL other units in the parade, except fire trucks, should be in their assigned spot by 10:00 a.m. Your entry number will be painted on the street.

ENROUTE JUDGING STAND:

1. The judging stand will be well marked.
2. Marching units may stop to regroup before entering the judging area (30 to 45 seconds max.)
3. Marching units STOPPING to perform in the judging area WILL NOT be judged
4. Please feel free to perform in the judging area while maintaining a FORWARD MOTION.
5. THIS IS A MOVING PARADE, You MUST keep moving forward at all times.
6. All other judging will be done en route
7. Color Guards must contain at least five (5) people
8. Late arrivals will be placed at the end of the parade line up.
9. Queens, Political people and Dignitaries must furnish their own vehicles and signs.
10. Possession of or distribution of alcoholic beverages is strictly forbidden throughout the entire parade.
11. Individual horses or groups will be placed throughout the entire parade.
12. Although the classifications on your parade entry form appear to be self-explanatory, in the past, questions have arisen concerning the definition of some classifications. To prevent any misunderstandings, we are advising you now of the judging criteria for the Oil 150 Parade.

DRUM AND BATON CORPS: Have baton twirlers as the main feature of their unit. Batons include: Swing batons, fire batons, etc. Baton corps usually consist of baton twirlers, silks and a drum line.

DRILL TEAMS: Usually have a dance line as the main feature of their unit. This dance line may use pom-poms, flags, one baton, gymnastics, rifles, etc. Drill Teams usually have some form of music to accompany them. High quality stereo equipment will be allowed in place of a drum line for all corps. However, your drum line/percussion score will be docked for things that you cannot credit to a stereo.

13. ATTENTION: Fire trucks, Emergency vehicles and Ambulances or vehicles with air horns. Please DO NOT blow horns, sirens, or whistles CONSTANTLY during the parade. If you are notified by radio or by a parade official of an emergency situation, please refrain from blowing your horns at all. Thank you.

14. **AWARDS CEREMONY: Details about the Awards Ceremony including time and location will be sent in a separate mailing.

15. PARADE ROUTE: Map of the parade route will be sent to participants after receiving their application.

16. We sincerely hope you will attend the Oil 150 Parade on August 29, 2009 in Titusville. If you have any questions that have not been addressed in this information sheet, please contact the Chamber of Commerce at 814-827-2941

Thank you For Your Consideration and Participation

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Den Ellis-Wescoat

|207.68.113.xxx |2009-07-21 11:01:37

I was wondering if I could have the parade route from start to finish. I will be
coming in from out of town and would like to know where to sit to watch the
entire parade. So if you could send the route, I would certainly appreciate it,
Thanks. Den Ellis-Wescoat

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Jayne Urquhart - Boss Clown for Titusville Parade

|64.127.150.xxx |2009-08-17 06:42:37

Can you tell me the line up number of the Erie Clown unit? There are
approximately 10 clowns coming from Erie/Crawford Counties. As boss clown for
this event, I need to tell my people where to go in the staging area.

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Jayne Urquhart

|64.127.150.xxx |2009-08-17 06:48:18

Will the shuttles take you to the staging area where you are suppose to line
up? Will the shuttles be running if the parade is not yet over and we need to
leave? Some of us have to go to other events that same afternoon.

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