![]() ![]() ![]() The sun beat down on the pavement and sidewalk, and Robert jumped up and ran to the his grandmother for the fourth time. Excitement grew, as Moll announced the parade would start in 15 minutes, and the smells of barbecued pork, tri-tips, kabobs and hot dogs mixed with the spicy smell of Indian tacos and large vats of simmering chili for the Firefighters Chili Cook Off, wafted across the street, tantalizing everyone including Robert. Three-year-old Robert Hess sat on the curb in front of City Hall with his cousins, sipping a soda and fidgeting. The sidewalks and parking lots were packed with cars, and early birds sampled the many foods, pecan pie a la mode, chili and barbecueĪt first, talking from the crowd was a relaxed soft buzz, but as parade time drew near and the sun rose higher in the sky, the crowd grew restless and noisy until you couldn’t hear the announcer, Jim Moll, at the Chamber of Commerce a block away. Somewhere around 25,000 people attended, most coming early to sit up their chairs or find a place along the curb before 9:30, and then waiting patiently for the parade to start at 10:00. The more than sixty entries included bands marching, gymnasts tumbling, carriages with horses trotting and the first Oroville Fire engine chugging down Montgomery Street in the Feather Fiesta Days Parade. ![]()
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