{"id":110436,"date":"2026-06-29T06:56:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=110436"},"modified":"2026-06-29T06:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:56:55","slug":"strawberry-festival-announces-2026-parade-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2026\/06\/29\/strawberry-festival-announces-2026-parade-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Festival Announces 2026 Parade Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[By Wendy Post]<\/p>\n<p>The Historic Owego Marketplace parade chairman, John Loftus, announced the winners of the Strawberry Festival parade, judged in two categories.<\/p>\n<p>For Children\u2019s Organization, Boy Scout Troops 38 and 638 placed first, followed by Hiawatha Soccer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110438\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065327\/Winners2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110438\" class=\"wp-image-110438 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065327\/Winners2.jpg\" alt=\"Strawberry Festival Announces 2026 Parade Winners\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065327\/Winners2.jpg 800w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065327\/Winners2-300x216.jpg 300w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065327\/Winners2-768x553.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured is Hiawatha Soccer in the 2026 Owego Strawberry Festival parade. The unit placed second in the Children\u2019s Organization category.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For floats, the Owego Church of the Nazarene placed first, followed by the Julia Zepkowski Memorial Foundation, which placed second.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_110439\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065337\/Winners3.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110439\" class=\"wp-image-110439 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065337\/Winners3.jpeg\" alt=\"Strawberry Festival Announces 2026 Parade Winners\" width=\"800\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065337\/Winners3.jpeg 800w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065337\/Winners3-300x159.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065337\/Winners3-768x408.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured in the 2026 Owego Strawberry Festival parade is the first-place winner in the category of Floats, the Owego Church of the Nazarene.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_110440\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065348\/Winners4.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-110440\" class=\"wp-image-110440 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065348\/Winners4.jpeg\" alt=\"Strawberry Festival Announces 2026 Parade Winners\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065348\/Winners4.jpeg 800w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065348\/Winners4-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/d28r85ckdoaa46.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/29065348\/Winners4-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-110440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured in the 2026 Owego Strawberry Festival parade is the second-place winner in the \u201cFloats\u201d category, the Julia Zepkowski Memorial Foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Judging took place at the gazebo, with WEBO announcing alongside this year\u2019s judges &#8211; Shelly Worthing, Keri Harris, and Stephanie Craft.<\/p>\n<p>The Strawberry Festival parade was over the top this year, with 78 units participating; last year\u2019s parade had 69.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had four dropouts, or we would have had 82,\u201d Loftus exclaimed. He also noted that there were more floats participating this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was more creativity this year,\u201d he added, adding, \u201cIt was a big deal for folks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople don\u2019t even know how much work this festival takes to put together, but as a community it all comes together,\u201d Loftus added.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Hulslander served as the sponsor for this year\u2019s festival parade. Patrick Gavin served as the parade\u2019s Grand Marshal.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It was truly a community effort.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[By Wendy Post] The Historic Owego Marketplace parade chairman, John Loftus, announced the winners of the Strawberry Festival parade, judged in two categories. 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