44th Annual Rowland Heights Buckboard Parade and Festival SATURDAY OCTOBER 15
It’s time for a parade! The community is invited to this year’s 44th Annual Buckboard Days Parade and Festival on Saturday, October 15, 2016. The parade kicks off at 9 a.m. at the corner of Nogales and Colima, and will feature a variety of local school bands and student performance groups, community organizations, equestrian groups, floats and the Wells Fargo Stage Coach. (See list of participants below). The theme for this year’s parade is “Superheroes!” Honoring Supervisor Don Knabe as the Grand Marshal and as Rowland Heights’ Superhero. The parade ends at Rowland Heights County Park where the Festival takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring parade awards, entertainment, food and community information and service booths organized by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation. Visit www.buckboarddaysparade.org for more event information or on Facebook: Rowland Heights Buckboard Days Parade.
Before the parade, enjoy a $5 pancake breakfast by the Hacienda Heights Kiwanis starting at 7 a.m. The breakfast is in the Bell Memorial Church parking lot on Nogales near the corner of Colima (1747 Nogales St, Rowland Heights).
The community comes together to celebrate this annual parade co-hosted by the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council and the Rowland Heights Chinese Association.
Parade participants include a beautiful selection of vintage automobiles, equestrian groups, floats, school bands and community groups including:
Advance Martial Arts Academy
Alvarado Marching Matadors
American Legion Color Guard Post 75
American Youth Soccer Organization Region 215
Bell memorial Church
Bodhi Meditation
Buckboard Parade High Schools Leadership Court
CHP
CYSC All Starts
Deputy Steve Napolitano
Explorer Post 29 Color Guard
Falun Dafa
First General Bank – Sponsor
FOR US Foundation
Giano Intermediate School Band
Grand Marshal – L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe
Jellick Elementary School
L.A. County Fire Dept. 145 and Rowland High School Pep Squad
Los Hermanos Banuelos Charro Team
Lost Worlds Laser Tag
Meals on Wheels
Mt. San Antonio College Board of Trustees
Nogales Noble Regiment
Ontario Ovation Twirlers
Peace Corps
Puente Hills Girl Scouts
Puente Hills Toyota
R.H. Tai Chi Exercise Group
Rowland Council of PTA’s
Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council with Wells Fargo Stage Coach
Rowland High School Football Team
Rowland High Interact Club
Rowland Heights Chinese Association Float
Rowland Heights Library
Rowland High School Regiment Band
Rowland Unified Board of Education
Rowland Water District
RUSD Elementary/Intermediate Band
S.K. Tae Kwon Do Center
Shaolin Kung Fu Chan Academy
Shaolin Temple Cultural Center, USA
Shelyn Elementary
Shrine Clowns
Southlands Christian Schools
State Board of Equalization Chairwoman Fiona Ma
STC Foundation
State Assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang
Super Senior Pathfinders
U.S. Congressman Ed Royce
Walnut Water District
Walnut Youth Activities League
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Thank you to the following BUCKBOARD DAYS PARADE SPONSORS:
Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, First General Bank,
LA County Department of Parks and Recreation, Puente Hills Toyota, Aera Energy, LLC, Rowland Water, STC Foundation, Walnut Water, Association of Rowland Educators, Boy Scout Venture Troop 707, David and Teri Malkin, La Puente Valley ROP, Whittier Hospital Medical Center, Advance Martial Arts, American Dharma,
AYSO 215, Cantrell’s Feed, Daryl Coleman Horse Shoeing, Henry Woo Architects,
Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuaries, Shaolin Kung Fu Academy,
SK Tae Kwon Do, and Lost Worlds Laser Tag.