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Annual Christmas parade returns to downtown
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Ballerinas from Backstage Stage Dance give parade attendees a preview of their "Nutcracker" performance. - photo by ANDREA GOODWIN / The Journal
Updated: Dec 3, 2011, 4:06 AM
Published: Dec 3, 2011, 4:13 AM

Downtown Turlock was filled with holiday revelers Friday night for the annual parade, which this year focused on “Christmas Around the World.”

 

Turlock Downtown Christmas Parade Winners

·         Best use of theme (Christmas Around the World) — ROCK Church

·         Equestrian — Miss Grand National Rodeo Queen Ondrea Edwards and Miss Merced Rodeo Queen Kristina Tatom

·         Youth group — Sacred Heart 4-H

·         Commercial entry — Matt Anderson Electric & Solar

·         Antique vehicle — Casale Family & Friends

·         Unique entry — Off Road Renegades

·         Best overall use of lights — Matt Anderson Electric & Solar
Drake Milligan rocks, tractor pulling roars and temps rise as 114th Stanislaus County Fair starts
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StanCoFair influencers Jocelyn McKay and Kristina Cornejo and their kids enjoy the opening day of the fair (CANDY PADILLA/The Journal).
Christopher Correa
Turlock Journal
Updated: Jul 12, 2025, 10:20 AM
Published: Jul 12, 2025, 10:17 AM
A recurring theme at the opening night of the 2025 Stanislaus County Fair in Turlock — the 107th edition of the annual event — was the heat. Sure, it's not 108 degrees like last year, but 102 on Friday afternoon wasn't too far off.
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