WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.620 --> 00:00:10.060 It's one of the best times to have fun with the kids. 2 00:00:10.220 --> 00:00:11.260 The kids enjoy it. 3 00:00:11.600 --> 00:00:13.080 We adults enjoy it even. 4 00:00:13.680 --> 00:00:15.500 We bought it on to a volunteer fire department. 5 00:00:16.080 --> 00:00:18.400 We've been in it now since 1968. 6 00:00:19.560 --> 00:00:23.960 It's about three miles long, but no matter how long it gets, it's so much fun. 7 00:00:24.220 --> 00:00:25.480 That's the main thing. 8 00:00:25.520 --> 00:00:28.700 The kids are so much fun, the looks on their faces, they enjoy it. 9 00:00:28.700 --> 00:00:31.480 That's our unit over there, the little fire truck. 10 00:00:32.340 --> 00:00:36.100 And it's a good number of men that at 26 minutes put it together. 11 00:00:36.740 --> 00:00:38.740 That's one of our other men behind you. 12 00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:44.220 As far as grades, it's one of the biggest and best around. 13 00:00:44.540 --> 00:00:46.900 There's about 120,000 people view it. 14 00:00:52.760 --> 00:00:55.060 Primarily a pet parade for children. 15 00:00:55.800 --> 00:00:57.080 Yes, primarily. 16 00:00:59.060 --> 00:01:05.760 We have our brass band, our Black Horse troop patrols, all the units. 17 00:01:05.980 --> 00:01:08.460 The Elababa, we're with the Elababa and 40 Thieves. 18 00:01:09.240 --> 00:01:10.860 And West Suburban Shrine Club. 19 00:01:10.980 --> 00:01:13.220 The Shrine Club's from all over the Chicago area. 20 00:01:25.620 --> 00:01:33.880 Well, my pets are guinea pigs and they're nice to have too, but they multiply a lot. 21 00:01:34.880 --> 00:01:36.360 They're good pets. 22 00:01:37.800 --> 00:01:38.480 They bite. 23 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:44.220 Well, sometimes they bite and if you put it in front of their mouth, they'll bite you 24 00:01:44.220 --> 00:01:46.660 because they think it's a carrot. 25 00:01:48.660 --> 00:01:55.640 And also they squeak if they want something or if their food is out or if they're frightened. 26 00:01:56.300 --> 00:01:58.660 But if they're frightened, they'll stand still like a rock. 27 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:02.880 But they're nice, you know, they cuddle up to you, they purr. 28 00:02:04.140 --> 00:02:06.100 It's a nice pet, I think. 29 00:02:08.480 --> 00:02:09.660 Can you tell us about them? 30 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:12.840 Well, this one is cuddles, galico. 31 00:02:13.300 --> 00:02:18.460 Back here, they're rusty, brownie. 32 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:20.520 Hmm, which one is which? 33 00:02:21.060 --> 00:02:23.540 Oh yeah, this one is blackie and this one is midnight. 34 00:02:23.940 --> 00:02:26.940 This one and this one were the first ones we ever had. 35 00:02:27.040 --> 00:02:29.340 She is expecting some more guinea pigs. 36 00:02:30.100 --> 00:02:35.980 We have had eight litters in five years and they multiply very, you know, like I said 37 00:02:35.980 --> 00:02:37.020 before, very fast. 38 00:02:37.020 --> 00:02:43.060 So they usually get about five to six guinea pigs or more. 39 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:44.340 It can have more. 40 00:02:45.320 --> 00:02:48.440 We've had a couple other guinea pigs in past but we gave them away. 41 00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:50.400 I use scope. 42 00:02:51.940 --> 00:02:52.620 That's good. 43 00:02:53.060 --> 00:02:54.360 I like the... 44 00:02:54.360 --> 00:02:55.400 Say your name, Donahue. 45 00:02:55.560 --> 00:02:56.400 Mark Donahue. 46 00:02:56.860 --> 00:02:57.080 I'm Bristol. 47 00:02:57.320 --> 00:02:59.580 We go to the State President's Day here in Fowler. 48 00:02:59.620 --> 00:03:00.060 It's great. 49 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:01.000 See you in South. 50 00:03:01.660 --> 00:03:04.040 I'm the guard on the basketball team. 51 00:03:04.040 --> 00:03:05.180 Is this going to be on TV? 52 00:03:05.320 --> 00:03:05.980 I'm the center. 53 00:03:05.980 --> 00:03:06.760 It is? 54 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:07.500 I'm the center. 55 00:03:07.500 --> 00:03:08.340 I'm the center. 56 00:03:08.440 --> 00:03:09.340 You're the guard. 57 00:03:09.660 --> 00:03:10.260 What's it for? 58 00:03:12.360 --> 00:03:12.800 Hi. 59 00:03:14.380 --> 00:03:15.400 Do you want her first? 60 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:16.680 Okay. 61 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:19.280 Well, I live in Westmont, Illinois. 62 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:22.520 My name is Rachae Winters and I'm 19. 63 00:03:22.740 --> 00:03:26.060 I'll be 20 Monday, June 5th. 64 00:03:27.480 --> 00:03:29.220 Um, I don't know. 65 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:30.080 What else do you want to know? 66 00:03:30.180 --> 00:03:31.620 What are you doing in the parking lot? 67 00:03:32.260 --> 00:03:37.300 Well, I'm Miss Tinsdale and we're just driving along in the car, 68 00:03:38.100 --> 00:03:39.640 watching all the people. 69 00:04:01.620 --> 00:04:07.400 We had a pageant last Saturday night and we had modeling a bathing suit in a 70 00:04:07.400 --> 00:04:11.360 formal and we had to do a talent and we had to answer a question. 71 00:04:11.620 --> 00:04:13.120 How long is it supposed to be, do you know? 72 00:04:13.620 --> 00:04:15.720 And we had an interview with the judges. 73 00:04:16.980 --> 00:04:18.100 So we were both in it. 74 00:04:22.260 --> 00:04:23.760 Hi, my name is Marcia Bradley. 75 00:04:23.820 --> 00:04:30.420 I live in Downers Grove and I was also in the Miss Tinsdale pageant. 76 00:04:30.420 --> 00:04:33.780 I came in second runner up and. 77 00:04:42.180 --> 00:04:46.720 Yeah, this is the fifth place winner in this year's float contest. 78 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:53.420 It's an entry from the Sherwood and Community Lane area in LaGrange Park, 79 00:04:53.860 --> 00:04:58.800 made by the Savotas and the Mullins and a couple of other families in the neighborhood. 80 00:05:00.420 --> 00:05:05.240 I think it's a wonderful thing for the children and it brings the neighborhood together. 81 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:07.580 Anything else you'd like to add? 82 00:05:08.480 --> 00:05:13.740 Oh, I think it, I think there should be more of these in different areas of the middle west especially. 83 00:05:19.000 --> 00:05:23.140 We're the Turtleback Travelers, a camping group from the National Campers and Hikers Association. 84 00:05:23.680 --> 00:05:28.660 We've been in existence about 12 to 14 years and we invite everyone to go camping. 85 00:05:28.660 --> 00:05:35.580 We'd like to also emphasize that we are practicing and hoping everyone else will practice the 86 00:05:35.580 --> 00:05:38.560 pollution of the streams, the air, and the lakes. 87 00:05:38.780 --> 00:05:41.120 We hope that everyone will cooperate. 88 00:05:41.260 --> 00:05:43.700 We're trying to promote this in this particular parade 89 00:05:43.700 --> 00:05:46.840 and we hope that our turtle will be enjoyable to the youngsters. 90 00:05:48.020 --> 00:05:49.140 How long have you had the turtle? 91 00:05:49.360 --> 00:05:50.860 This is a brand new turtle. 92 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:54.180 The turtle has its initial outing right today. 93 00:06:05.540 --> 00:06:08.000 Hello there on the reviewing stand. How are you? 94 00:06:16.780 --> 00:06:20.240 When he isn't clowning around, he's Joseph Gardner. 95 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:10.460 What kind of fish is it? 96 00:07:11.200 --> 00:07:11.380 Goldfish. 97 00:07:13.660 --> 00:07:16.540 This gentleman here is Alibaba. 98 00:07:17.320 --> 00:07:17.320 99 00:07:17.700 --> 00:07:18.360 I leave the parade. 100 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:32.040 One and six. 101 00:07:32.300 --> 00:07:33.320 One and six. 102 00:07:45.220 --> 00:07:49.880 Well this is for the children of the Grange and they get their pets out. 103 00:07:50.100 --> 00:07:56.120 They march down here and get costumes and they show off their pets and then they build floats 104 00:07:56.120 --> 00:07:57.860 and everybody comes out to see it. 105 00:07:57.900 --> 00:08:01.020 The ones that are in are having a ball and the ones that are watching are having a ball. 106 00:08:05.320 --> 00:08:15.300 We're dolls in the animal costumes and we're just following different cars. 107 00:08:43.180 --> 00:08:44.020 We're going to have a show. 108 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:45.680 Sun hats. 109 00:08:46.440 --> 00:08:46.940 One fifth. 110 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:49.020 Sun hats. 111 00:08:49.220 --> 00:08:49.780 Boy time. 112 00:08:49.920 --> 00:08:50.400 I'm proud. 113 00:08:52.040 --> 00:08:53.040 Hey, sun hats. 114 00:09:01.260 --> 00:09:02.660 free 115 00:09:23.640 --> 00:09:26.040 Oh, my sister, she fainted. 116 00:09:33.100 --> 00:09:35.040 She was doing all the time things. 117 00:09:36.140 --> 00:09:42.100 And I guess she just got so hot and everything that she just fainted. 118 00:09:55.100 --> 00:10:07.040 This campaign´s 1927 vas Perez Royce 119 00:10:34.820 --> 00:10:37.380 I don't have anything to say, believe me. 120 00:10:37.860 --> 00:10:40.880 I said it all today and that's it. 121 00:10:40.940 --> 00:10:42.180 There's nothing more to say.