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During the Annie Oakley Parade I walked the downtown parade route and watched through the eyes of my
23-month-old grandson, Phynix Woodall. (L to R-Bev Hughes, Phynix Woodall, Jennie Woodall)
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2012
Annie Oakely Parade, Greenville, Ohio
by Bev Hughes
Parades are for children... and the child in each of us. Editor: And so
begins the narrative from Bev Hughes, a Senior Scribe who joined the
Scribes early in its formation because of a love for writing. She has
steadfastly supported all of the Senior Scribes endeavors, including
our latest fundraising project: County News Online. Bev was one of the
volunteers who answered the call for photos of the Annie Oakley Parade.
She has provided an enjoyable journey through her thoughts and
observations, as well as those of others. Enjoy this unique approach to
CNO’s coverage of Annie Oakley Parade 2012.
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I noticed more vibrantly colored flags and banners, the powerful muscles and
grand height of chestnut and bay horses,
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and, of course, the red firetruck, “woo-wooo!” Pete Woodall, Phynix’ firefighter dad, helped lead the
parade this year and from that moment on, Phynix waved his little hand at everything and
everyone throughout the hour-long parade.
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And, just like Phynix, I noticed other children... so many beautiful children.
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I found the 2011 Little Mr. and Miss Darke County waiting their turn to pull into the parade route.
Owen Marker (he corrected me, “Owen Lee Marker!”) and Jaydn Norris, who told me the
driver was her daddy, “but this isn’t his car.”
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Lillian Mae Allen, 4 months, may have been the youngest parade-goer, but mom, Sarah Delaplane,
said, “She doesn’t much care right now.”
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Greenville’s Band of Pride...
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And what is a parade without clowns? (L to R) “Precious” is Nelson
Spellman from Urbana;
“Salty Dog” is Rob Butler, Urbana; “Gasser” is
Keith Snyder, Lakeview; and“Tin Can” is Joe
Joity, Vandalia. When I
asked to take their picture they said how happy they were to be in
Greenville again. Gentlemen, all.
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Ashley Strosnider and Aubrey Evers, both 9, said their favorites in the parade (besides the
candy behind them) was the “tiny race cars and the puppies.”
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At the Annie Oakley statue, we met a couple 5K Breast Cancer Awareness participants with
their “inspiration.” This race is run early Saturday morning before the parade. Diane Martino (Left)
and Terri Wehrley-Pyles were thrilled with their experiences preparing for and running this race.
“Coy Boroff is our inspiration and directed our ‘Boot Camp’ for five weeks before the race
helping us prepare for the race and improve our own time,” said Diane. “I beat my personal
best coming in at 35.25.” Terri was happy for her 28.33.
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A full hour of so many happy things to see.
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So, until the next great Greenville parade, it’s “Bye-bye.”
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