Junior Citizens

Rainy skies couldn?t dim the sunny smiles at the brunch Sunday to pay tribute to the 2008 Patriots Day Parade honorees. The parade committee selected Harry Lawrence to lead the parade as grand marshal. World War II veteran Robert Meyerhof was named Patriot of the Year and hotelier Claes Anderson the Citizen of the Year. Laguna Beach High School staff picked Junior Citizens of the Year Rebekah Elizabeth Farrar and Paul Hester. ?We are so fortunate to live in town where there are so many great people to honor,?

Laguna Beach will wrap itself in red, white and blue Saturday for the 45th annual Patriots Day Parade, a cavalcade of more than 100 entries, including military units, marching bands, classic cars, dance units, equestrians, floats, local organizations, businesses and schools, who will vie for prizes or just enjoy the accolades of their friends and neighbors. The march will begin at 11 a.m. from Park Avenue and Short Street, near Laguna Beach High School, then turn right on Glenneyre Street and right on Forest Avenue, ending at City Hall.

Homegrown U.S. Navy Seal Capt. Jason Ehret will lead off the 47th Annual Patriots Day Parade on March 2. The parade association announced the selection of Ehret as the Grand Marshal and other honorees this week. The theme of the 2013 parade is All Together Now. Ehret, a graduate of Laguna Beach High School, class of 1984, is deputy assistant chief of staff for resources, requirements and acquisitions for Naval Special Warfare Command, according to a San Diego financial group.

It's going to be a great day for the 47th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Expect nice weather, with a high of about 81 degrees. This year's parade, with the theme of "All Together Now," will follow the same route of years' past, starting at Park Avenue and Legion Street, continuing on Glenneyre Street and then to Forest Avenue, just past City Hall, where the route ends. Portions of Forest, Ocean and Park avenues, Beach, Third, Glenneyre, Short and Legion streets, as well as the Pepper Tree Parking Lot, will be closed starting at 10 a.m., according to the city.

We love a parade, and tomorrow Laguna Beach will have one. The 42nd annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade will start marching, rolling and clip-clopping down Park Avenue promptly at 11 a.m. Saturday. It will be a feast of color, sound and good will as the town comes together to celebrate “Stars and Stripes Forever” and enjoy Laguna’s hometown flavor. Harry Lawrence is the Grand Marshal. Lawrence, at nearly 100 years old, has been a key player in Laguna Beach since just after World War II, in which he served as a naval intelligence officer — qualifying him to be honored for his military service to our country.

Honorees chosen for Patriots Day Parade The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade committee announced last week the honorees for the 46th annual parade March 3. The grand marshals will be General Lee and Dorene Butler, according to the news release. Louise E. Buckley was chosen as the Honored Patriot, and the Citizens of the Year are Betsy and Gary Jenkins. Artist of the Year goes to Jorg Dubin, and Athlete of the Year is Natasha Strickland, a cross-country runner from Laguna Beach High School.

Barbara Diamond "America's Heroes" is the theme of the 2005 Patriots Day Parade, to be held March 5. Local heroes who were honored Sunday at the annual Parade Brunch included 2003 Grand Marshal, Police Chief James Spreine; Patriot of the Year, Edward L. Hanke III, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal; Citizen of the Year, Don Williamson; Junior Citizens of the Year, Megan Vick and Tyler Hathaway. Also honored were those who protect, serve and defend us. "Not since the Vietnam War, if then, have so many Lagunans served in combat as they have in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan," said parade committee past chair, Charles Quilter, a U.S. Marine Corps historian and retired pilot, who was honored as Patriot of the Year when he returned form duty in Desert Storm in 1993.

The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade Assn. has announced honorees for the March 3 parade. The parade theme is "Proudly We Hail." Joan Irvine Smith will be Grand Marshal; Lawrence A. Smith, a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, will be Honored Patriot. Bree Burgess Rosen will be honored as Citizen of the Year, and Laguna Beach High seniors Mary Elizabeth Trout and Marshall Thomas are the year's Junior Citizens. "Parade honorees will be presented at an Honorees' Brunch on Sunday, February 4, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Tivoli Terrace, Festival of Arts Grounds.

Laguna Beach was pretty wild in 1967. There was a diverse crowd with many lifestyles, spiritual and political beliefs. The Vietnam War was in full swing and Timothy Leary’s Brotherhood of Eternal Love was quietly making LSD in Laguna Canyon. Emily Ross thought it was time to come up with an event that would unify the community around one central theme — no matter what their beliefs or lifestyles, she believed Lagunans were all Americans. Ross founded the Patriots Day Parade, which is dedicated to the ideal of unity.

It's going to be a great day for the 47th annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade, which takes place from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Expect nice weather, with a high of about 81 degrees. This year's parade, with the theme of "All Together Now," will follow the same route of years' past, starting at Park Avenue and Legion Street, continuing on Glenneyre Street and then to Forest Avenue, just past City Hall, where the route ends. Portions of Forest, Ocean and Park avenues, Beach, Third, Glenneyre, Short and Legion streets, as well as the Pepper Tree Parking Lot, will be closed starting at 10 a.m., according to the city.

Homegrown U.S. Navy Seal Capt. Jason Ehret will lead off the 47th Annual Patriots Day Parade on March 2. The parade association announced the selection of Ehret as the Grand Marshal and other honorees this week. The theme of the 2013 parade is All Together Now. Ehret, a graduate of Laguna Beach High School, class of 1984, is deputy assistant chief of staff for resources, requirements and acquisitions for Naval Special Warfare Command, according to a San Diego financial group.

March 3 was a day to remember. "Never Forget" was the theme of the Patriots Day Parade. It was a reminder to those who participated in it and those who watched it to respect what our flag represents, those who defend it and why they defend it. The annual parade featured rescued puppies, restored classic cars, residents and representatives of city government, numerous charitable organizations and businesses, and the 2012 honorees: Grand Marshals...

The annual Patriots Day Parade Honorees Brunch this Sunday at Tivoli Terrace is an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of hometown folks to our city and beyond. To be honored this year: Grand Marshals Dorene and United States Air Force Gen. (ret.) George Lee Butler , 2012 Patriot of the Year Louise Buckley , Citizens of the Year Betsy and Dr. Gary Jenkins , and Junior Citizens Caroline Cannan and Bryce Blanton . Artist Jorg Dubin and athlete Natasha Strickland will also be honored.

Honorees chosen for Patriots Day Parade The Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade committee announced last week the honorees for the 46th annual parade March 3. The grand marshals will be General Lee and Dorene Butler, according to the news release. Louise E. Buckley was chosen as the Honored Patriot, and the Citizens of the Year are Betsy and Gary Jenkins. Artist of the Year goes to Jorg Dubin, and Athlete of the Year is Natasha Strickland, a cross-country runner from Laguna Beach High School.

Laguna Beach will wrap itself in red, white and blue Saturday for the 45th annual Patriots Day Parade, a cavalcade of more than 100 entries, including military units, marching bands, classic cars, dance units, equestrians, floats, local organizations, businesses and schools, who will vie for prizes or just enjoy the accolades of their friends and neighbors. The march will begin at 11 a.m. from Park Avenue and Short Street, near Laguna Beach High School, then turn right on Glenneyre Street and right on Forest Avenue, ending at City Hall.

1. Laguna Beach Police Motor Escort 2. Parade Banner, Laguna Beach Boy Scouts 3. United States Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, Barstow 4. Laguna Beach High School Marching Band 5. Parade President Michael Lyons 6. Parade Theme Banner, Laguna Beach Girl Scouts 7. Grand Marshals Al Roberts and Ken Jillson 8. American Legion Post 222/Veterans of Foreign Wars Combined Color Guard 9. Honored Patriot Frank Keneley,...

The Patriots Day Parade Committee looked to the past for the 2009 theme and saw the future — E Pluribus Unum — the motto chosen by the country’s founding fathers who also faced war, economic crisis and deep political divide. Translated from Latin, it means “From Many — One.” Once again the country is in an economic slump, at war and politically polarized. But E Pluribus Unum is more of a maxim than a motto, according to the parade committee. “We respectfully believe our future as a nation depends on the many to once again become one,” said committee Chairman and Retired U.S. Marine Col. Charles Quilter II . “We are many, but we will pull out of this together.

We love a parade, and tomorrow Laguna Beach will have one. The 42nd annual Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade will start marching, rolling and clip-clopping down Park Avenue promptly at 11 a.m. Saturday. It will be a feast of color, sound and good will as the town comes together to celebrate “Stars and Stripes Forever” and enjoy Laguna’s hometown flavor. Harry Lawrence is the Grand Marshal. Lawrence, at nearly 100 years old, has been a key player in Laguna Beach since just after World War II, in which he served as a naval intelligence officer — qualifying him to be honored for his military service to our country.