Winners in the Flint Hill Firemen’s parade of August

Winners in the Flint Hill Firemen’s parade of August fourth are as follows (in respective order) first, second and third:

Best appearing fire company, over 500 population: Warrenton, Tappahannock-Essex, 10th District Fire Department, Marbury, Md;

Best under 500 population: The Plains, Shenandoah and Sperryville;

Company coming longest distance: TappahannockEssex;

Best appearing brush truck: Boyce then Conicville;

Best appearing tanker: New Baltimore;

Oldest piece of equipment: Luray;

Best rescue truck and equipment: Orange;

Best appearing ambulance: Culpeper then Remington;

Rescue truck or ambulance coming longest distance: Orange;

Best appearing antique car: 1939 Buick, N. W. Olinger, Front Royal;

Best appearing ladies auxiliary: Fredericksburg then Mineral;

Best appearing honorary fire chief: Donna Early, Amissville;

Best comic entry: Luray then Cheryl Settle, Flint Hill;

Best float: Northern Virginia Hairdressers Association, Strasburg; Strasburg Chamber of Commerce;

Best appearing Scout unit: Girl Scout Troop 547, Rappahannock Co.;

Best appearing high school band: Hampshire High school, Romney, W. Va.; Elkton High school; Hedgesville High school, Hedgesville, W. Va.;

Best drum and bugle corps: Tam O’Shanters Somerset, Pa.;