The Grand Prize - BEE-Cause it was so Great!

July 4, 2008 - Independence Day. And in a tradition that goes back six decades and four generations, the Hinckleys participated in the annual East Millcreek parade. With so many cousins now in East Millcreek, the parade is becoming a bigger affair. This year the title of the float was, "BEE-Cause He Loved East Millcreek." He was GBH, of course, the founder of the parade and East Millcreek's most famous citizen (along with Philo Farnsworth).



There were a number of great entries in the parade, from little kids riding tricycles to "The Spirit of 1776 Float" with the great cosutmes - my favorite was the little boy in the Ben Franklin wig.

But it was pretty clear the "BEE" entry would win the grand prize - when the judges came by to review it, they all started crying! So the parade finished with the grand prize winning entry making its way down Evergree Avenue to the cheeers of the crowd and the yell0w-and-black-antennaed cousins tossing candy to the spectators. No one could have had a noiser 4th of July!

A special thanks goes to Angela and Katie for organizing the effort and coming up with the killer costumes!

Next year in East Millcreek!