4th of July - breakfast, parade & pool party

[Green Viper]

Hi Viper Club of Washington!

Here is the information about the upcoming 4th of July Parade in Bothell and BBQ at the Phillips. The weather is going to be great so let's try and show the Vettes that we can get 20 cars this year!!!

We have an earlier position in staging this year so shouldn't have to wait quite as long as in year's past. Don't forget to bring lots of candy as the route is long and we don't want to disappoint anyone.

Quick summary:
8:30 - 10:30 breakfast at firehouse off Beardslee
11 - noon staging and decorating the cars (V-51) for parade
2 pm on family fun at the Phillip's pool party - BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY and a dish!!!

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The theme this year is "Happy Birthday, Bothell! - Red, White & Blue.
Enjoy this annual event that has been taking place for 100 years.

The parade starts on Main St. at 104th Ave. NE winds down Main Street to SR 527 and heads north to NE 188th.
This is a real community parade where the kids and neighbors participate.
Please bring candy to throw to the crowd and decorations for your vehicle(s).
We will be staging at Cascadia Community College Parking lot, we need to be there at or before 11 am.
For those that are hungry or want the kids to have a little extra fun, there will be a pancake breakfast at the firehouse from 8:30 until 10:30 am at the Downtown Firehouse.
After the parade we will briefly pause to remove decorations that might become airborne in route, then cruise to the home of George & Robin Phillips.
More details about the individual parts of the event are below:
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Free pancake breakfast at the downtown Bothell firehouse
Address: 10756 Beardslee Blvd. Bothell, WA
When: 8:30 - 10:30 AM
What: Breakfast, Pancakes, Syrup, jam, Coffee & Juice
Cost: Free
How: Exit I-405 on Beardslee Boulevard (Exit 24)
If coming from the North, Turn right
If coming from the South, Turn Left at freeway overpass (Do not cross under the overpass) Cross freeway bridge
Proceed ~.8 miles to NE 185th St
Fire station is on the right
Misc: Parking is difficult so if you find a spot take it.
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Bothell 4th of July Parade
Staging Place: Cascadia Community College Parking lot
When: We need to be staged at or before 11am.
Start of Parade: Noon
Cost: Free
Misc: Bring Red White & Blue decorations to decorate your car, bring CANDY
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Celebrate the 4th of July with George & Robin Phillips
This is a FAMILY event, kids and grandkids are welcome!!
When: Immediately after parade (Bothell) until sunset
What: Swim party - bring suits and towels and suntan lotion
Who: Kids are encouraged

Note: The Phillips will be providing the main course and beverages (soda and beer). Please bring a side dish determined by your LAST NAME.
A thru I - Appetizers
J thru Q - Salad
R thru Z - Dessert

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 4th!!

Lori Retych - Vice President
Viper Club of America - Washington Chapter

Attached are some pictures from last year's event when the weather was 30% chance of rain... we expect much better this year so let's try and hit 20 cars!!!

 

[Y2K10 SRT#39]

He said-
Staging Place: Cascadia Community College Parking lot

Where is that exactly?
PBR

 

[PacificSEASnake]

It's right next to the Cascadia Community College.

Last year we met at the fire station and caravaned (not sure if that's an actual english word) over to the staging area.

James, got an address and info for those that want to skip breakfast?

 

[PacificSEASnake]

If anyone has an empty seat, I've got a spare candy thrower.

 

[SmokinViperGTS]

He said-
Staging Place: Cascadia Community College Parking lot

Where is that exactly?
PBR

It has another name that you might recognize - Univ. of Washington Bothell Extension.

university of washington bothell extension, bothell wa - Google Maps

I'm not sure exactly where the rendezvous is there.

 

[Green Viper]

Whether you plan on attending the breakfast or going straight to staging, take the Beardslee exit from to the West from 405, Cascadia College also University of Washington Bothell are on your left, the fire station is about a mile further on the right hand side.

They also have done many things for the kids at the firestation including bike helmets cheap and they even help fit to the child's head. They also allow climbing on and pictures in several firetrucks.

The breakfast much like the event at The Phillip's home, are intended for the entire family so don't feel limited to 2 people just because that is all of the seats in the Viper. Other cars can't participate in the parade (they certainly can watch) but the entire 4th is intended to be a family friendly event!

 

[snnseatl]

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If I remeber correctly, we have always staged where it says surface parking...there will be people along the road to direct you to where you need to be once you get on 110th.

 

[Green Viper]

Hey Charlie, Bring your spare candy thrower, we may have a ride available and if not it is possible to have two candy throwers in the passenger seat, I know that from personal experience in years past...

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Will do, James. And video games for the staging portion.

FYI to any rookies - The 5 pounds of candy I brought last year barely made it through the parade. Had to start rationing about two-thirds of the way through.

From the looks of it, the BBQ seems to be heavily weighted towards desserts. Hope that was intentional.

Charley

 

[Y2K10 SRT#39]

Thanks for the extra travel info everyone- Leaving here just after 8 am-
That means I should be there by 8:10. Yellow is fastest ya know!
PBR

 

[C-Note]

Paul,
Have you been drinking again?

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Re: What happend to the Bothell parade thread?

It did have George's phone number in it. Maybe deleted the whole thread instead of editing?

Oh well. Here's a few pics anyway:

Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

Still trying to figure out the embedding process

 

[mikelet]

Re: What happend to the Bothell parade thread?

Why not send the pix to the web site so I can post them there. Does anyone know we have a web site? I may decide that there is no reason to maintain the web site since no one seems to know that we have one.!!!!!!!!!!! Go to our web site and USE IT !!!!!!! VCA Home ...

 

[mikelet]

Re: What happend to the Bothell parade thread?

Send the pix to me and I will Post on the web. Thanks ... my email is on the web as the web master.

 

[BillS]

What's going on with this thread?
Answer:
The 1st thread had George's address in one of the posts, since this is a public forum, I had James call National and remove that post. Through a mix up, National removed the whole tread. After calling National I/we decided to have National restore the original thread minus George's address post and add some of the posts from the latest tread. I hope this clears up any confusion.

Bill Sand

PS: How do I put pictures in my post?

 

[Venomiss]

Check your PM's. I sent you a link that should be helpful for you.

 

[C-Note]

Now this is a **** picture!!

And here is a good one James and Lori.

 

[Y2K10 SRT#39]

Clint- You are right- the Yellow in the foreground sure looks GREAT!

PBR

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Wrong again, Paul. That's me next to the RV. I agree, that is a **** picture - Thanks Clint, though you could have asked me to move out of the frame so others would notice the Copperhead!

 

[C-Note]

Well Charley...
To be honest I didn't even notice you were in the picture

 

[PacificSEASnake]

Was it the glare from the safety yellow, or from my forehead?

 

[C-Note]

It may have been the safety yellow!!

 

[Y2K10 SRT#39]

Charley- "Safety Yellow" has much more orange in it. This is VIPER RACE YELLOW. The only color in the Viper color pallet to even have the woord RACE in it, so DODGE knew that the YELLOW IS FASTEST!

PBR

 

[C-Note]

Looks like safety yellow to me.
If calling it "RACE" yellow makes you feel better thats okay with me.