The annual Fourth of Maxwelton July parade on South Whidbey was a celebration of eccentric Americana, community and fun that drew a range of costumed marchers, from a bike-riding wizard promoting democracy to gorillas dressed in Hawaiian shirts.
The event included a range of traditional childhood contests, including wheelbarrow races, sack hops and egg tosses. Here’s a list of the winners:
BOYS SPRINTS:
-3 and under-
1st: Bennett Varner
2nd: Gavin Fouts
3rd: Kellan Iblings
-4 and 5-
1st: Marshall Parrick
2nd: Zachariah Criswell
3rd: Alec Pozarycki
-6 and 7-
1st: Kasen Russo
2nd: Huddy Gabelein
3rd: Nation Criswell
-8 and 9-
1st:Walter Carr
2nd: Jackson Newman
3rd: Tate Diffie
-10 and 11-
1st: Dax Stone
2nd: Jackson Thi
3rd: Eli Adragna
-12 and 13-
1st: Spike Lyle
2nd: Clyde McCarry
3rd: Seb Pudduck
-14 and 15-
1st: Arthur Domham
2nd: Isaac Payne
3rd: Rowan Jung
-16 and up-
1st: Samuel Tinker
2nd: Nico Martinez
3rd: Will Turpin
BOYS SACK HOP:
-6 and 7-
1st: Austin Fullington
2nd: Emmett Kathan
3rd: Oliver Brown
-8 and 9-
1st: Jackson Newman
2nd: Jackson Iddins
3rd: Oliver Fitting
-10 and 11-
1st: Dax Stone
2nd: Henry Grimm
3rd: Konnor McDougall
-12 and 13-
1st: Spike Lyle
2nd: Axle Martin
3rd: Theo Schultz
-14 and15-
1st: Arthur Domham
2nd: Asher Martin
3rd: Rowan Jung
-16 and up-
1st: Samuel Tinker
2nd: Christopher Mamales
3rd: Reilly McVay
GIRLS
GIRLS SPRINTS
-3 and under-
1st: Macey McInerney
2nd: Aubrey Lasaki
3rd: Dillon Broom
-4and5-
1st: Natalie Hall
2nd: Priscilla Criswell
3rd: Jasmine Hezel
-6 and 7-
1st: Eva Mae Kathan
2nd: Tatum Fitch
3rd: Rose Harrington
-8 and 9-
1st: Blakely Armstrong
2nd: Isla Hall
3rd: Madison Varner
-10 and 11-
1st: Noelle Larson
2nd: Brooklyn Iddins
3rd: Jillian McCarry
-12 and 13-
1st: Lucy Bingham
2nd: Grace Larson
3rd: Quinn Allen
-14 and15-
1st: Sophia Michalopoulos
2nd: Lindi Moore
3rd: Lucy Schultz
-16 to 59-
Tied for first: Ruth Tinker and Gladys Sclafani
3rd: Anne Tinker
-60 and up-
Tied for first: Sandy Marshall and Kate McVay
GIRLS SACK HOP:
-6 and 7-
1st: Natalie Hall
2nd: Rose Harrington
3rd: Eva Mae Kathan
-8 and 9-
1st: Blakely Armstrong
2nd: Eliza Martin
-10 and 11-
1st: Noelle Larson
2nd: Brooklyn Iddins
3rd: Sadie Lembo
-12 and 13-
1st: Grace Larson
2nd: Jinhwa Ahn
3rd: Eliana Gendel
-14 and15-
1st: Lindi Moore
2nd: Sophia Michalopoulos
3rd: Emmy Felgar
-16 and up-
1st: Ruth Tinker
2nd: Gladys Sclafani
3rd: Julie Anne Duda
COED 3 LEGGED RACE
-7 to 11-
1st: Konnor McDougall and Kian Fouts
2nd: Maggie Mix and Sadie Lembo
3rd: Jillian McCarry and Sloane Cook
-12 to 15-
1st: Akel Martin and Henry Giesbers
2nd: Gates and Amelia Grimm
3rd: Noelle and Grace Larson
-16 and up-
1st: Issac Payne and Nico Martinez
2nd: Jack Hempel and William Wright
3rd: Kalla and Kinna Estes
EGG TOSS
COED 16 and UNDER
1st: Clyde and Nat Bingham
2nd: Akel Martin and Henry Giesbers
3rd: Wilson Gabelein and Kian Fouts
COED 16 and UP
Tied for first: Wyatt and John Broughton and Al Hodge and Scott Varner
WHEELBARROW RACE
1st: Harper Bass and Layla Blank
2nd: Wilson and Huddy Gabelein
3rd: Nicolai and Johannes Meyling
Photos by David Welton Nathen Wilkie handles some snakes in the parade.
Raja, the resident tortoise of Critters and Co. Pet Center and Rescue, basks in the glow of some attention.
