Grand Ladies of the Old West Won Director’s Trophy at Coronado Parade

A unit of Grand Ladies of the Old West was among the top winners in the Coronado , according to the Coronado 4^th of July Committee. Their unit, one of 120 Wednesday, won the Director’s Trophy.

“Coronado sweepstakes is decided between the top two floats in the Coronado Theme and Coronado Non-Theme categories,” said Scott Godfrey, judges chairman, who provided a list of winners.

“Similarly, military sweepstakes is the better of the two first place floats from the Military Theme and Military Non-Theme categories.”

The top float in the Non-Coronado or Military category receives the Director’s Trophy.

Parade Chairman Dave Szymanski said the parade had a total of 120 entries. He estimated at least 80,000 people lined the Orange Avenue route.

The parade cost the 4th of July Committee about $60,000, but Szymanski on Thursday wasn’t sure whether fund-raising efforts had met the committee’s goals.

Winners of Wednesday's parade awards:

Coronado Theme:

• 1st   Crown Garden Club
• 2nd   Sacred Heart Parish School
• 3rd   Teens Feeding America

Coronado Non-Theme

• 1st   Bridge and Bay Garden Club
• 2nd  Girls Golf of Coronado
• 3rd   Coronado Real Estate

Military Theme

• 1st   Marine Corps League Det. 1207
• 2nd  Marine Corps West Drill Instructors
• 3rd   Pearl Harbor Survivors

Military Non-Theme

• 1st   Beachmaster Unit One
• 2nd  301 Psyops Company (Airborne) Army Reserve
• 3rd   Flying Leatherneck Historical Foundation

Non-Coronado or Military

• 1st (tie) Island Dancers of San Diego
•             Grand Ladies of the Old West
•                Adrian Empire
• 3rd        San Diego Falun Dafa Assn. 

Sweepstakes Coronado

• Crown Garden Club

Sweepstakes Military

• Marine Corps League Detachment 1207

Director's Trophy

• Grand Ladies of the Old West