21st Annual
'49er Festival
&
13th Annual
Chili Cook-Off

Downtown Groveland and
Mary Laveroni Community Park
Highway 120
Groveland, California

Saturday,
September 19, 2009
An All Day Event

The Fly Over starts the parade at 8:45 a.m.

Parade starts at 9 a.m.
The Festivities start in the park
10a.m.

                                   Mayoral Candidates
                                  (Photo by Miguel Muldonado)
The Honorary Mayor is Kalamity Kay Glaves sponsored by the Lions Club,  Goose was the runner up who will step in (with all four paws) if Kay cannot attend functions.

 Chili Cook-Off  Winners 2008
People's Choice Awards

Chili with Beans
1st  Groveland Hotel-Chef Greg's Chili
2nd  '49er Leaders - Good to Go
3rd Hotel Jeffery - House on Fire
Chili Without Beans
1st Buck Meadows Restaurant Chili
2nd Hotel Charlotte - Pffft Free Chili
3rd Wild Bill & Yes Chefs
Vegetarian Chili
1st Groveland Fire Department 
2nd Hotel Charlotte "Meatless Wonder"
3rd Pine Mountain Lake CC
Smokin Vegetarian Chili
 

        2008 Mayoral Candidates
      Who will run next year?
• Luke The Drifter & Accordian Player
  Sponsored by Country Mountain Riders
• Pistol Pack'n Pete Schimmelfennig
  Sponsored by The Shindig Committee of
   Coulterville                                               
• Kalamity Kay Glaves
  Sponsored by The Garrotte Lions 
• Goose the Dapper Dancing Dog
 Sponsored by Camp Tuolumne Trails
• Red the Barron Rossio
 Sponsored by The PML Aviation Association
 

These Candidates are all vying for your vote in the way of "bribes".  A bribe equals $1.00 and you get a receipt in the way of a raffle ticket for the grand prizes raffled off at the '49er Festival on Saturday September 20th.  Come join the fun!  Have your organization sponsor you for the 2009 election.

Chili Cook-Off  Winners 2008
Judges Choice Awards

Chili with Beans
1st  '49er Chili Leaders of Good to Go
2nd Jiliopsis Custom Chili
3rd  Groveland Hotel - Chef Greg's Chili

Chili Without Beans
1st Hotel Charlotte "Pffft Free  Chili"
2nd Buck Meadows Restaurant 
3rd Wild Bill & Yes Chefs
Vegetarian Chili
1st Groveland Fire Department 
2nd Hotel Charlotte - Meatless Wonder
3rd Pine Mountain Lake Country Janet's Smokin Vegetarian Chili
 

2008 Parade Winners
• Best Walking Junior - Groveland Museum
Living History Days 
• Best Walking Adult - Friends of the Groveland Dog Park
• Best Mounted Adult - Rhonda Amos as Diamond Lil
• Best Motor Vehicle - Paul Price
• Best Community Service - Groveland Fire Department
• Best '49er Theme - The Sherman Family with the Mother Lode Nuggets
• Best Festival Theme - PML Realty Float
• Best Float - Hetch Hetchy AOR
• Best of Parade - Country Mountain Riders 

2008 theme:
Celebrating our Golden Past
Any suggestions for 2009?

Best of Parade

People's Choice Award
Best Decorated Booth 2008

• 1st Hotel Jeffery House on Fire Chili

  .2nd Groveland Fire Department

.3rd '49er Chili Leaders of Good to Go

• General Information •
info@groveland.org or 209-962-0429

Come Join the Fun

      Main Stage Entertainment
California Dreamin

Kids Activities!

Petting Zoo, Bounce House, Face Painting and oodles of kids activies!

For booth, parade or sponsorship information contact the Yosemite Chamber of Commerce, info@groveland.org

 For Vendor or Sponsor Applications call Jackie at (209)962-0429
or send e-mail request to
info@groveland.org
 

Plus
• Arts and Crafts Booths
• Food and Beverage Booths
• Kids Games and Activities
Live & Silent Auction

Entertainment all day

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