2008 Major Event
Sponsors
These folks have donated cash or services
valued at $1000 for the 2008 Festival. Please thank them with your patronage.
Black Oak
Casino
877-747-8777
J&D
Food service
(559) 445-1123
Yosemite Pines RV Resort
877-962-7690
Do you want to sponsor Yosemite
Chamber of Commerce events, get listed on our website and promotion
materials? Call the office at 209-962-0429 to learn how you can
help!
Raffle Prizes
One Night Stay at Best Western Sonora Oaks Hotel & Dinner for
two at Seven Sisters with a cash certificate for $50.00 from
Black Oak Casino
Cash for Gas $200.00
Nike mdi-5300.460-9.5 Driver
Nike Sasquatch
Tour Golf Bag
Wine Tasting & Tour at Vino Noceto Winery
Promotional Coupons for Bowling & Food at the Black Oak Casino
a $40.00 value
Four Tickets to
Mercer Caverns
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20th Annual
'49er
Festival
&
12th Annual
Chili
Cook-Off
Downtown Groveland and
Mary
Laveroni Community Park
Highway 120
Groveland, California
Saturday,
September
20, 2008
An All Day Event
The Fly Over starts the
parade at 8:45 a.m.
Parade starts at 9 a.m.
The Festivities start in the park
10a.m. |
Mayoral Candidates
(Photo by Miguel A. Maldonado)
The Honorary Mayor
announcement will be at 6 p.m. at the Groveland Hotel
Friday Sept. 19th
Come join the fun |
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Chili
Cook-Off Winners 2007
People's Choice Awards
Chili with Beans
1st '49er Chili Leaders
2nd Groveland Fire Dept.
3rd Hotel Jeffery House on Fire
Chili Without Beans
1st Knoth Properties Jamacian Chili
2nd Chris Avery Cross Country Chili
3rd Ranch House Chili Company
Vegetarian Chili
1st Pine Mountain Lake Country Club Vegetarian Chili
2nd '49er Chili Leaders
3rd Hotel Charlotte Pixie Dust Chili
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Mayoral Candidates
• Luke The Drifter &
Accordian Player
Sponsored by Country Mountain Riders
• Pistol Pack'n Pete Schimmelfennig
Sponsored by The Shindig Committee of
Coulterville
• Kalamity Kay Glaves
Sponsored by The Garrotte Lions
• Goose the Dapper Dancing Dog
Sponsored by Camp Tuolumne Trails
• Red the Barron Rossio
Sponsored by The PML Aviation Association
These Candidates are all vying for
your vote in the way of "bribes". A bribe equals $1.00 and you get
a receipt in the way of a raffle ticket for the grand prizes raffled off
at the '49er Festival on Saturday September 20th. Come join the
fun!
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Chili Cook-Off Winners 2007
Judges Choice Awards
Chili with Beans
1st '49er Chili Leaders
2nd Groveland Fire Dept.
3rd Hotel Victorian Room Chili
Chili Without Beans
1st Hotel Charlotte "Call of the Wild Caribou Chili"
2nd Knoth Properties Jamacian Chili
3rd Ranch House Chili Company
Vegetarian Chili
1st Hotel Charlotte Pixie Dust Chili
2nd ''49er Chili Leaders
3rd Pine Mountain Lake Country Club Vegetarian Chili
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2007 Parade
Winners
• Best Walking Adult - Guns of the Chosen Few
• Best Walking Jr. - Museum Day
featuring Tenaya 4th graders
• Best Mounted Adult - Cocina Michoacana
• Best Mounted Jr. - Perry n' Kids
• Best Motor Vehicle - Ron & Carole Smith
• Best Community Service - Helping Hands
• Best '49er Theme - Guns of the Chosen Few
• Best Theme - Sage Maddelena
• Best Float - Ed Connery
• Best of Parade - Cocina Michoacana
This years theme:
Celebrating our Golden Past
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Parade favorites, year after year
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People's Choice Award
Best Decorated Booth 2007
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1st Knoth Properties
.2nd Historic Hotel Jeffery
.3rd Groveland Fire Dept.
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General Information
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info@groveland.org or 209-962-0429
Come Join the Fun
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Free Music!
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Kids Activities!
Petting Zoo, Bounce House, Face Painting
and oodles of kids activies!
For booth, parade or sponsorship information contact the
Yosemite Chamber of Commerce,
info@groveland.org |
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Plus
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Arts and Crafts Booths
• Food and Beverage Booths
• Kids Games and Activities
Live & Silent Auction
Entertainment all day
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