2017 Festival of Lights

2017 Winners

The following floats won awards during the 2017 Festival of Lights:

Festival Sweepstakes — Best Entry: Quigg Bros Inc.

Commissions Trophy — Best Float: Montesano Fire Department

Best of Theme: Whitney’s Chevrolet

Spirit of Christmas: Promise Community Center

It’s a Small, Small World: Elma Youth Cheer

Dr. Donald H. Mustard: Grays Harbor Veterinary Services

Professor Harold Hill: Sumner High School Band

Chamber Award: Bayview Redi-Mix

Mayor’s Choice: St. Mary’s Church

Margaret Downey: Quinault Indian Nation Royalty

Grand Marshall Award: LeMay Enterprises

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Santa and his elf wave to the crowd from the back of the Montesano Fire Department truck at the tail end of the 2017 Festival of Lights grand parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Montesano High School’s cheerleaders ride on top of the Montesano Fire Department’s fire truck during the 2017 Festival of Lights grand parade. Santa, his elf, and the Montesano Bulldog mascot rode on the back.https://spi.newsengin.com/gps2/uploads/9758531/2017FestofLights3HERO.jpg

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) The Bayview Redi-Mix truck was decked out to look like Santa’s belly during the 2017 Festival of Lights grand parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Elli Spivey, 7, Aurbrey Herron, 7, Alynn Luther, 6, Jenessa Hamilton, 11, Asha Harris, 11, and Vivian Thomasson, 10 of Montesano Girl Scout Troop 4164 wave as they pass the crowd.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Kaitlynn Walker, fourth grade, Jacelyn Ralkey, first grade, Maddilynne Kalakosky, first grade, Adamariez Santoyo, second grade, Izzabella Schaefer third grade, and Rave Snyder second grade along with the rest of their partners dance as Elma Youth Cheer during the 2017 Festival of Lights parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Vrizza Renteria, 9, Emily Dominguez, 6, and Isaias Serrano, 8, represent St. Mary’s Church of Aberdeen in the 2017 Festival of Lights grand parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Elma High School junior Lilyth Biehl represented her band during the 2017 Festival of Lights grand parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Isaac Phillips gets a shot of the crowd and waves and Quentin Phillips looks out on the Sierra Pacific float in the Festival of Lights grand parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) The Yule Log is cut while the crowd huddles around the fire to keep warm after the Festival of Lights grand parade on Dec. 9.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Grays Harbor County Fire District 2 took part in the annual Festival of Lights grand parade.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Jeff Duffield zips in figure eights along the Festival of Lights grand parade route. On the back is Cindy Duffield. The couple is of Kent. They represented the Gold Wing Road Riders Association Washington District.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) A Pape Machinery Construction and Forestry vehicle was decked out with Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer riding the bucket filled with presents.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) A float from LeMay Inc. put the Montesano courthouse at center stage.

(Corey Morris | The Vidette) Lola Bale, 14, Jada Pierson, 13, Scotlyn Lecomte, 10, Macy Holcomb, 14, Joy Gaffney, 9, represent the Promise Community Center as “the five ready brides,” based on a Bible verse from the book of Matthew.