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Orange May Parade tradition rekindled to cheers

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The city of Orange on Saturday, May 4, paraded like it was 1991.

After a 28-year hiatus, the Orange Chamber of Commerce brought back the Orange May Parade, with marching bands, Miss Orange pageant winners and a dozen floats traveling down Chapman Avenue and around the Old Towne Plaza. The parade ended at Almond Avenue and Glassell Street.

  • Megan Penn, executive director of Orange Home Grown, is dressed like a pea pod to help her organization promote programs that provide access to locally grown food. She was in the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Jeremy Wayland with Ricci Realty, commandeers a Segway scooter while his dog rides shotgun. The 2019 Orange May Parade was resurrected on Saturday, May 4, 2019. The parade, formally named the May Festival Parade, ran from 1933-to-1991 to celebrate the beginning of Valencia orange packing season. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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  • Mark James Orosco, 1, and his dog, Charles Barkley Orosco III, ride to the Orange May Parade in style on
    Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A refurbished 1921 American La France fire engine makes its way through Old Towne Orange during the May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Phil Turgason, right, was a volunteer firefighter from 1955-to-1965 and worked on the engine when it was in service.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • El Bekal Shriners cruise through the Orange May Parade on their Tin Lizzies, or miniature Model T cars, on
    Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Santiago Charter Middle School Cheer and Spirit Squad take part in the 2019 Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Megan Penn, executive director of Orange Home Grown, is dressed like a pea pod to help her organization promote programs that provide access to locally grown food. She was in the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Orange High School student Andrew Vargas’ miniature goat, Amber, decides to stop walking during the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. With a little food bribe the animal seemed happy to finish. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Orange High School student Andrew Vargas’ miniature goat, Amber, decides to stop walking during the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. With a little food bribe the animal seemed happy to finish. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Orange High School student Andrew Vargas leads his miniature goat, Amber, after bribing her with a treat during the Orange May Parade on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Orange Police Department motorcycle officers help kick off the May Parade in Old Towne on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Old cars in Old Towne mark the capture the spirit of the May Parade after a 28-year hiatus on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Orange Police Department Honor Guard helps kick off the May Parade in Old Towne on Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

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