Sparks City Council Meeting 1/27/2020
Announcements, Presentations, Recognition Items and Items of Special Interest: 7.1
Title: Presentation of Awards for 2019 Hometowne Christmas Parade and recognition of staff, volunteers and sponsors
Item Brief: 2019 Winners:
Best Float: City Council Float, courtesy of Community Services Department
Best Business: M.V.P. Ritmo Performing Arts Dance Studio
Best Vehicle: Thompson Garage Doors
Best Costume Group: Creative Sparks Performing Arts
Best Animal Group: Sit Means Sit Dog Training
Best Community Group: Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada
Best Marching Band: Mayor’s Own Marching Bands
Best Overall: Chase International Real Estate
Living Stones Church: Provide assistance in set up and tear down. Provide hospitality booths at parade and tree lighting.
Lead volunteers - Adam Lindsey & Lindsey Pollak
Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows: Provide volunteers for Santa Photos, including the decoration of the museum
Lead staff - Cori Fisher
Hot August Nights: Provide direction for layout of parade in parade order and in staging. HAN provides day of volunteers for check in, staging coordination, course marshals and cars/drivers for dignitaries.
Lead staff - Jon Canton
City of Sparks Employees: Other important assignments
Tree Decorations: Staff Mark Reynolds
Downtown Decorations: Casey Bond
Float: Charlie Burns & Clint Larson
Vintage Sparks Fire Truck for Santa: Eric Millette
City of Sparks Employees: Drivers for Elected Officials and Dignitaries
Armando Ornelas
Terry Shackleford
Jim Bass
Rich Brown
Dan Boatman
Stacie Hemmerling
Wayne Webber
Jeff Cronk
Julie Duewel
Vernon Taylor
Anthony Wilkinson
Jim Reid
Mindy Falk
Mark Reynolds
John Martini
Lisa Hunderman
Eli Maile
Pete Krall
Neil Krutz
Mike Ginocchio
Keith VanSlyck
Jason Woodard
Doug Thornley
Nick Corona
Sponsors
Nugget Casino Resort
Silverwing Development
Rail City Casino
Baldinis
In-kind Support
Dolan Auto Group
Champion Chevrolet Reno
Grimaldis Pizzeria
Doughboys Donuts
Presenter: Tracy Domingues, Parks & Recreation Director/Francine Burge, Special Events Supervisor