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Marco Holiday Boat Parade 2009

Dick Shanahan, right, guides the judges through their deliberations after the Christmas Island Style boat parade has passed on Saturday night. Awards were given in four categories.

Photo by LANCE SHEARER, Special to the Eagle

Dick Shanahan, right, guides the judges through their deliberations after the Christmas Island Style boat parade has passed on Saturday night. Awards were given in four categories.

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  • Justin Henna took the Best Holiday Spirit award for his 'over the top' pink flamingo at the Christmas Island Style Holiday Boat Parade Saturday night.
  • Phillip Josperger's entry in the Christmas boat parade featured a manger scene on the bow, with the three wise men up on the hardtop. A total of 13 illuminated vessels cruised the island's river, bays and canals in the event on Saturday.
  • Marco Mania was the winner for Best Overall entry in the Christmas Island Style boat parade Saturday night.
  • Gabrielle Bangston and her mom, Elizabeth, were down visiting family and happened on the Holiday Island Style boat parade Saturday night. It felt chilly to the natives but, said Elizabeth, it's colder back in Illinois.
  • Dick Shanahan, right, guides the judges through their deliberations after the Christmas Island Style boat parade has passed on Saturday night. Awards were given in four categories.

2009 Christmas Island Style Boat Parade

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