The 2022 Western Weekend parade followed a welcome rain, bringing revelers into a muggy main street for a celebration that had been on pause for two years. The Dance Palace and their Fabutaps, above, took home the prize for best float. Below are all the parade awards, along with the winners of 4-H fair entries, the chili cook-off and the Cow Flop Drop.
Best Float: Dance Palace, Tomales Bay Explorers and the Fabutaps
Kids Animal Entry: Point Reyes-Olema 4-H
Adult Horse Entry: Point Reyes Arabian Adventures
Adult Music Entry: MacIntosh Pipe Band
Adult Drill Team Entry: Esforço
Adult Vehicle Entry: Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese
Adult Street Show: Dance Palace, Tomales Bay Explorers and the Fabutaps
Grand Prize Winner: Esforço
Chili Cook-Off winner: Laura Marcoux
Halleck Creek Cow Flop Grand Prize: Ernest Spaletta
West Marin 4-H Fair—Archery
Junior Recurve Bow: Abby McLoughlin
Intermediate Recurve Bow: Danielle Breeden
Senior Recurve Bow: Tammy Kelley
Junior Compound Bow: Clay Cummings
Intermediate Compound Bow: Caleb Slocum
Senior Compound Bow: Luke Slocum
Overall High Point Score: Caleb Slocum
Best of Show for Still Exhibits
Arts & Crafts: Danielle Breeden for her ceramic piggy bank
Educational Display: Tyler Nielsen for his bees vs. yellow jackets trifold
Decorated Cakes: Addison Semorile for her red, white and blue berry cake
Floriculture: Nick Kelley for his terrarium
Photography: Rocco Rossotti for ‘Native Wildflower, Lupine’
Prepared Foods: Nick Kelley for his jelly
Sewing: Tammy Kelley for her patchwork pillow
Woodworking: Jonathan Semorile for his belt buckle display case
Poultry Showmanship
Novice first place, Sadie Cosby
Junior first place, Nick Kelley
Intermediate first place, Danielle Breeden
Senior first place, Tammy Kelley
Rabbit Showmanship
Novice first place, Hannah Slocum / intermediate first place, Ricky Kelley
senior first place, Grace Perkins / Best of Show Rabbit: Tammy Kelley for her mini rex senior buck