Juneau Fourth of July Parade winners and Douglas parade winners

Winning floats

• 1st place, Best Commercial, Alaska Dames

• 2nd place, Best Commercial, Crowley Taku Oil Sales

• 1st place, Most Alaskan, Fred Meyer

• 1st place, Most Patriotic, Southeast Alaska Native Veterans

• 2nd place, Most Patriotic, Ati-Atihan

• 1st place, Best of Theme, Filipino Community Inc

 

Winning vehicles

• 1st place, Vehicles Custom (tricked out), Juneau Douglas Shrine Club

• 2nd place, Vehicles Custom (tricked out), Glacier Swim Club

• 1st place, Vehicles Best Decorated, Juneau Dance Theater

• 2nd place, Vehicles Best Decorated, GCI

• 1st place, Vehicles Best Historical, Central Labor Council

• 2nd place, Vehicles Best Historical, Pioneers of Alaska

• 1st place, Big Rig, Southeast Miners

 

Winning musical groups

• 1st place, Musical Group, Juneau Pipes

• 2nd place, Musical Group, Ati-Atihan

• 1st place, Marching Units, Ati-Atihan

• 2nd place, Marching Units, Salvation Army

• 1st place, Youth, JDHS Football Cheer

• 2nd place, Youth, Taffy Dancers

 

Other awards

• 1st place, Best of Parade, Ati-Atihan

• 1st place, Animals, Yankee Doodles

• 1st place, Most Spirit, Ati-Atihan

• 1st place, Most Humorous, Glacier Rotary

 

Doulas Fourth of July event winners

All participants received $1 and winners $5

Watermelon eating contest on July 3 at Sandy Beach

  • 4 years old and under: Emma Rowan
  • 5-6 years old: Lucienne Lockie
  • 7-8 years old: Logan Fellman and Neva Kuzakin
  • 9 years old: Adrianna Johnson
  • 10 years old: Georgie Sam
  • 11 years old: William Sassergettier
  • 12 years old: Josh Quintal
  • 13-17 years old: Scout Buckner
  • Open: Osh Morris
  • 18 years and older: Josh Quintal

Each float winner participant received $100: Juneau Marching Band, Juneau Pipes and Drums, Shriners, Juneau Pride, Shoefly, Juneau Dance Theater, Shriners and VFW.

Children’s Parade winners

  • Soap Box: Brynne and Hayden Loggysmith
  • Stroller: Cormac Kelly
  • Comic Character: Ninga Turtle, DJ Kiefer
  • Tandem stroller: Grace, Tuvio, Darin, Sheryl
  • Flower power Girl: Nayeli Hood
  • Most Patriotic: Couren, Amy, Kaylie
  • Boys Bike/Most Patriotic: Finnan Kelly
  • Girls Bike: Miriam Conner
  • Most Balloon Girl: Leila
  • Best brother and sister: Elizabeth and Muson
  • Judges choice boys: Atagan Hood
  • Judges choice girls: Abigail
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