2018 Bloomfield Apple Festival Parade

Sunday, October 7, 2018

By Patti Danner

The 49th Annual Bloomfield Apple Festival Parade commenced under sunny skies on Sunday, Oct. 7. Led by the Bloomfield High School NJROTC, the parade featured Grand Marshal Arlen Pope, fire trucks, police cars, a very big tractor, marching bands, politicians and even a pirate ship!

Parade Grand Marshal Arlen Pope sittin' under the apple tree with wife Eleanor (By Patti Danner)
BHS Marching Band (By Patti Danner)
BHS NJROTC leads with honor and integrity (By Patti Danner)
Arlen and Eleanor Pope pose with Toon (By Patti Danner)

Now, THAT'S a big..............green...thing.. (By Patti Danner)
Arlen Pope with Antioch Christian Church member and float designer Tonjua Toon (By Patti Danner)
The Bloomfield library gets in the parade spirit (By Patti Danner)
Chief Deputy Coroner Brian Gainey, who is running for the office of Coroner, brought plenty of treats to toss (By Patti Danner)
Dugger Coal Festival Queen Sierra White (By Patti Danner)
And..........here's a chicken (By Patti Danner)
Bloomfield's Claire Sims (By Patti Danner)
NJROTC Color Guard prepares to lead the way (By Patti Danner)
Eastern Thunder Football rides in style (By Patti Danner)
State Representative Jeff Ellington (By Patti Danner)
Emmie Nichols considers tossing some candy (By Patti Danner)
Emmie Nichols prepares to toss some candy (By Patti Danner)
Emmie Nichols tosses some candy. Thanks, Emmie! (By Patti Danner)
Linton Freedom Festival Queen Madison Millick and Princess Ellie Brewer (By Patti Danner)
Queen Madison and Princess Ellie (By Patti Danner)
The Solsberry Fire Department tosses treats to tots (By Patti Danner)
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Greene County Sheriff Mike Hasler (By Patti Danner)
These pans are jammin' (By Patti Danner)
I told you there was a pirate ship.......... (By Patti Danner)
Sittin' pretty (By Patti Danner)
A gracious steed for a lovely Princess (By Patti Danner)
Bloomfield's Director of Veteran Services, Richard Nichols, with a slightly creepy friend (By Patti Danner)
Greene County Commissioner Rick Graves (By Patti Danner)
Miss Greene County 2018 Skylar Tucker (By Patti Danner)
Virgil Franklin anchors the beat (By Patti Danner)
Waiting to take their place in the parade lineup (By Patti Danner)