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2009 St. Patrick's Day Parade Downtown Naperville Saturday March 14, 2009 10:00 am |
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Céad míle fáilte!
PARADE NEWS:
The St. Patrick's Day Parade enjoyed great weather, a record number of participants, and a great crowd! Many thanks to all who helped with the Parade, and all those who participated or just came out to watch.
The 2010 Parade will be on Saturday, March 13, 2010.
Prize-winning Entries:
Most Irish: Ryan Hill Realty
Best Float: South Side Irish Relocated
Most Colorful: Soul Connection Musical Youth Group
Crowd Favorite: Casey's Foods
Best New Entry: Trinity Irish Dancers
Outstanding Youth Group: Naperville Patriots Football
Outstanding Musical Group: Firefighter Highland Guard of Naperville
Best Four-legged Entry: Two Bostons Pet Boutique
Queen's Choice: McNulty Irish Dancers
Founder's Award: Houlihan Clan
The 2009 Honorary Grand Marshall is State Representative Mike Connelly!
Mike is shown above with the Parade Queen, Bridget Deely (right), and her court, Betsy Kelly and Chelsea Malley.
Mike represents the 48th District in the Illinois House of Representatives.
He is a former trustee in the Village of Lisle, and DuPage County Board member, representing District 5.
Mike and his wife, Lisa, and their children reside in Lisle, and have been great supporters of the West Suburban Irish in recent years, marching in the Parade in great numbers and supporting all of our activities.
Congratulation, and many thanks, Mike! Good job on the weather!
2009 Parade Queen
Our Parade Queen this year is Bridget Deely!
Bridget is in the center, with Betsy Kelly on the left, and Chelsea Malley on the right.
Bridget is a junior at Naperville North High School. She plans to major in vocal performance in college.
Her ancestors hail from Cork & Galway.
Our Queen is joined by her Court, Chelsea Malley and Betsy Kelly
Chelsea is a junior at Benet Academy, and plans to study history in college and then perhaps law. She is a captain of the swim team at Benet. She descends from the O’Malley’s of County Mayo.
Betsy is a senior at Waubonsie Valley High School, where she participates in the marching band, the pep band and the wind symphony. Her family comes from County Meath.
We are delighted to have all of these young ladies participating in this year's Parade!
Check out our pictures from the 2009 Parade and prior years.
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Last modified:
03/16/2009
