BY RON MACARTHUR
Lessard Builders' float has a Dr. Seuss theme with the Grinch not far away from Whoville. The float took first-place honors in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ellis Hay of Lewes stares into the flame of a candle during a Christmas carol sing-a-long following the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
It's 8-month-old Aubrey Wilson's first Christmas and first Lewes Christmas Parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Touch of Italy dancers get into the holiday spirit by performing for the judges. Combined with the decorated Landcruiser behind them, they won a first-place trophy. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa Claus arrives in Lewes atop the Lewes Fire Department aerial truck. BY RON MACARTHUR
The force is with the One Call Services' float with a Star Wars theme and an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Grinch has the best view of the parade route atop the Schell Brothers/Echelon/Kids Cottage float, winners of the most original entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Aiden Wilkinson of Lewes is mesmerized by the glow of a candle. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two Dips of Lewes lights up the night with its colorful float, second-place winners in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Fort Miles Historical Association searchlight cast a bright beam into the Lewes sky. BY RON MACARTHUR
Honorary grand marshals of the Lewes parade are Jeffrey Fried, president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, and Anna Beebe Moore, Beebe family matriarch. BY RON MACARTHUR
A miniature Cape May-Lewes Ferry takes part in the Lewes parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Barry Porter of Lewes is in the holiday spirit as he waits for the parade to start. BY RON MACARTHUR
Beebe Healthcare staff add finishing touches to their float, which includes a cake honoring Beebe's 100th anniversary. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Beebe Healthcare float includes a replica of an ambulance from the time Beebe first opened its doors. BY RON MACARTHUR
Seemingly a block long, the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float has become a Cape Region favorite this time of year. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lewes Chamber of Commerce board members wave to the crowd as they ride in a 1935 Ford truck provided by Fifer Orchards. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members and past and present coaches of the Cape Henlopen High School field hockey team march in the parade. The team recently won its first straight state championship and also won an honorable mention award in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Owen Beitzel seems to have something on his mind as he rides on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float. BY RON MACARTHUR
From Whoville on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float are (l-r) Madison Burke, Tess Burke and Cassidy Schell. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Keenote Music Studio Musical Martians sing an original song, "Holiday Harvest," to honor Lewes in Bloom. The group won second-place honors in the marching group division. BY RON MACARTHUR
He's a Musical Martian from the Keenotes Music Studio. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of the Greater Lewes Community Village march in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 454 in Milton are dressed as colorful poinsettias. The girls won an honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Mariner Middle School sixth grader Ava Rae Wilson is not only Miss Delmarva Pre-Teen 2016, but she was also awarded the title of Miss Pre-Teen America 2015, the first national winner from Delaware. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cape Vikings Pop Warner cheerleaders get into the spirit of the holiday with warm cheers. They won honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of award-winning Lewes in Bloom take to the streets during the annual parade. Lewes was recently named The Most Beautiful Small Town in America thanks to their efforts. BY RON MACARTHUR
Honorable mention winners Bethel Christian School students sing Christmas carols to entertain the large parade crowd. BY RON MACARTHUR
Children in Whoville perform for the judges on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float. BY RON MACARTHUR
A 1953 International Harvester tractor pulls the Historic Lewes Farmers Market sleigh, second-place winners in the community float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cape Henlopen High School senior Mallory Nielsen is Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware for 2016. The National Honor Society president will be competing for the national title this June. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa is taking time to bounce on the Shell We Bounce and No Limit Lawncare float, winners of an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
Sea Scout Ship 198 is presenting an Hawaiian Christmas. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two rowers spend a lot of time paddling their lighted Camp Arrowhead canoe to an honorable mention from the judges. BY RON MACARTHUR
Danielle Wagamon of Pivot Physical Therapy is loaded down with gifts. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Cape Henlopen High School Band perform for the judges. BY RON MACARTHUR
A lean snowman waves from a bus provided by Reddix Transportation and sponsored by Coastal Salon & Spa. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club will celebrate 87 years of community service in January 2016. BY RON MACARTHUR
Residents of Lessard Builders' "Best Whoiday Ever" follow behind a colorful float. BY RON MACARTHUR
What would a Christmas parade be without a Grinch waving to the crowd. This green fellow is part of the Lessard Builders entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Coastal Dance Academy performers are consistent winners in parades. They didn't disappoint this year winning another first-place trophy in the Lewes parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 35 are filled with the Christmas spirit. The troop won top honors for the best youth float. BY RON MACARTHUR
Not to be confused with the Grinch is Richard Scalenghe, a walking vegetable promoting the Historic Lewes Farmers Market. BY RON MACARTHUR
BY RON MACARTHUR
Lessard Builders' float has a Dr. Seuss theme with the Grinch not far away from Whoville. The float took first-place honors in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ellis Hay of Lewes stares into the flame of a candle during a Christmas carol sing-a-long following the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
It's 8-month-old Aubrey Wilson's first Christmas and first Lewes Christmas Parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Touch of Italy dancers get into the holiday spirit by performing for the judges. Combined with the decorated Landcruiser behind them, they won a first-place trophy. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa Claus arrives in Lewes atop the Lewes Fire Department aerial truck. BY RON MACARTHUR
The force is with the One Call Services' float with a Star Wars theme and an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Grinch has the best view of the parade route atop the Schell Brothers/Echelon/Kids Cottage float, winners of the most original entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Aiden Wilkinson of Lewes is mesmerized by the glow of a candle. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two Dips of Lewes lights up the night with its colorful float, second-place winners in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Fort Miles Historical Association searchlight cast a bright beam into the Lewes sky. BY RON MACARTHUR
Honorary grand marshals of the Lewes parade are Jeffrey Fried, president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, and Anna Beebe Moore, Beebe family matriarch. BY RON MACARTHUR
A miniature Cape May-Lewes Ferry takes part in the Lewes parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Barry Porter of Lewes is in the holiday spirit as he waits for the parade to start. BY RON MACARTHUR
Beebe Healthcare staff add finishing touches to their float, which includes a cake honoring Beebe's 100th anniversary. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Beebe Healthcare float includes a replica of an ambulance from the time Beebe first opened its doors. BY RON MACARTHUR
Seemingly a block long, the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float has become a Cape Region favorite this time of year. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lewes Chamber of Commerce board members wave to the crowd as they ride in a 1935 Ford truck provided by Fifer Orchards. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members and past and present coaches of the Cape Henlopen High School field hockey team march in the parade. The team recently won its first straight state championship and also won an honorable mention award in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Owen Beitzel seems to have something on his mind as he rides on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float. BY RON MACARTHUR
From Whoville on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float are (l-r) Madison Burke, Tess Burke and Cassidy Schell. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Keenote Music Studio Musical Martians sing an original song, "Holiday Harvest," to honor Lewes in Bloom. The group won second-place honors in the marching group division. BY RON MACARTHUR
He's a Musical Martian from the Keenotes Music Studio. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of the Greater Lewes Community Village march in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 454 in Milton are dressed as colorful poinsettias. The girls won an honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Mariner Middle School sixth grader Ava Rae Wilson is not only Miss Delmarva Pre-Teen 2016, but she was also awarded the title of Miss Pre-Teen America 2015, the first national winner from Delaware. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cape Vikings Pop Warner cheerleaders get into the spirit of the holiday with warm cheers. They won honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of award-winning Lewes in Bloom take to the streets during the annual parade. Lewes was recently named The Most Beautiful Small Town in America thanks to their efforts. BY RON MACARTHUR
Honorable mention winners Bethel Christian School students sing Christmas carols to entertain the large parade crowd. BY RON MACARTHUR
Children in Whoville perform for the judges on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float. BY RON MACARTHUR
A 1953 International Harvester tractor pulls the Historic Lewes Farmers Market sleigh, second-place winners in the community float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cape Henlopen High School senior Mallory Nielsen is Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware for 2016. The National Honor Society president will be competing for the national title this June. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa is taking time to bounce on the Shell We Bounce and No Limit Lawncare float, winners of an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
Sea Scout Ship 198 is presenting an Hawaiian Christmas. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two rowers spend a lot of time paddling their lighted Camp Arrowhead canoe to an honorable mention from the judges. BY RON MACARTHUR
Danielle Wagamon of Pivot Physical Therapy is loaded down with gifts. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Cape Henlopen High School Band perform for the judges. BY RON MACARTHUR
A lean snowman waves from a bus provided by Reddix Transportation and sponsored by Coastal Salon & Spa. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club will celebrate 87 years of community service in January 2016. BY RON MACARTHUR
Residents of Lessard Builders' "Best Whoiday Ever" follow behind a colorful float. BY RON MACARTHUR
What would a Christmas parade be without a Grinch waving to the crowd. This green fellow is part of the Lessard Builders entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Coastal Dance Academy performers are consistent winners in parades. They didn't disappoint this year winning another first-place trophy in the Lewes parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 35 are filled with the Christmas spirit. The troop won top honors for the best youth float. BY RON MACARTHUR
Not to be confused with the Grinch is Richard Scalenghe, a walking vegetable promoting the Historic Lewes Farmers Market. BY RON MACARTHURA prize-winning Beebe Healthcare float leads the annual Lewes Christmas Parade down Savannah Road Dec. 5. Beebe will be celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2016. More than 90 entries took part in this year's parade sponsored by the City of Lewes and Lewes Chamber of Commerce to usher in the Christmas season.
Tom King served as parade chairman and judges included Jim Windsor from Windsor's Flowers and Plants, Haley Keyser from Flowers by Mayumi and Linda Davison, past cochairwoman of Lewes in Bloom and chairwoman of the 2016 Lewes Garden Tour.
2015 Lewes Christmas Parade winners:
Most original entry: Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage
Classic car - 1967 and older: 1. 1950 Riley Drophead Coupe, Mac McMahon; 2. 1952 Chevy truck, Curtis Carey; 3. 1947 Bentley Mark VI Mullineer Saloon, Peter Zoll.
Decorated vehicle: 1. 1971 Landcruiser, Touch of Italy; 2. 1980 MGB Roadster, Deirdre Duddy; 3. 2011 Smart Car, Cape Pharmacy.
Band: 1. Cape Henlopen High School
Fire company: 1. Memorial Volunteer Fire Co.; 2. Georgetown Fire Co.; 3. Rehoboth Volunteer Fire Co.
Commercial float: 1. Lessard Builders; 2. 2 Dips Ice Cream; 3. Tunnell Co., Pot-Nets
Community float: 1. Beebe Healthcare; 2. Historic Lewes Farmers Market; 3. Midway Assembly of God
Youth organization float: 1. Girl Scout Troop 35; 2. Carol Boyd-Heron's Elves; 3. Cape Henlopen High School FFA
Marching group: 1. Coastal Dance Academy; 2. Keenote Music Studio; 3. Lewes in Bloom
Equestrian: 1. Brayden Redd; 2. Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding and NRG Indian River Employees Club
Honorable mention: Cape Henlopen Jr. ROTC; Cape Henlopen High School field hockey team and coaches; Cub Scout Pack 1; Girl Scout Troop 454; Bethel Christian School; Cape Vikings Pop Warner; Overfalls Foundation; Boy Scouts Troop 1; Beacon Middle School Honor Society; Solid Ground Church; Shell We Bounce/No Limits Lawncare; Camp Arrowhead; Girl Scout Troop 1482; Sea Scout Ship 198; Karma Hair Studio; DNREC; 1948 Plymouth, James Mitchell; Eastern Shore Jeep Association; Meineke Car Care; One Call Services; 946th Army Reserve; Neverland Kennel and Cattery; Cape Henlopen High School Theatre Academy; and Trinity Faith Christian Center
BY RON MACARTHUR
Lessard Builders' float has a Dr. Seuss theme with the Grinch not far away from Whoville. The float took first-place honors in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ellis Hay of Lewes stares into the flame of a candle during a Christmas carol sing-a-long following the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
It's 8-month-old Aubrey Wilson's first Christmas and first Lewes Christmas Parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Touch of Italy dancers get into the holiday spirit by performing for the judges. Combined with the decorated Landcruiser behind them, they won a first-place trophy. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa Claus arrives in Lewes atop the Lewes Fire Department aerial truck. BY RON MACARTHUR
The force is with the One Call Services' float with a Star Wars theme and an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Grinch has the best view of the parade route atop the Schell Brothers/Echelon/Kids Cottage float, winners of the most original entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Aiden Wilkinson of Lewes is mesmerized by the glow of a candle. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two Dips of Lewes lights up the night with its colorful float, second-place winners in the commercial float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Fort Miles Historical Association searchlight cast a bright beam into the Lewes sky. BY RON MACARTHUR
Honorary grand marshals of the Lewes parade are Jeffrey Fried, president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, and Anna Beebe Moore, Beebe family matriarch. BY RON MACARTHUR
A miniature Cape May-Lewes Ferry takes part in the Lewes parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Barry Porter of Lewes is in the holiday spirit as he waits for the parade to start. BY RON MACARTHUR
Beebe Healthcare staff add finishing touches to their float, which includes a cake honoring Beebe's 100th anniversary. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Beebe Healthcare float includes a replica of an ambulance from the time Beebe first opened its doors. BY RON MACARTHUR
Seemingly a block long, the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float has become a Cape Region favorite this time of year. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lewes Chamber of Commerce board members wave to the crowd as they ride in a 1935 Ford truck provided by Fifer Orchards. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members and past and present coaches of the Cape Henlopen High School field hockey team march in the parade. The team recently won its first straight state championship and also won an honorable mention award in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Owen Beitzel seems to have something on his mind as he rides on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float. BY RON MACARTHUR
From Whoville on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float are (l-r) Madison Burke, Tess Burke and Cassidy Schell. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Keenote Music Studio Musical Martians sing an original song, "Holiday Harvest," to honor Lewes in Bloom. The group won second-place honors in the marching group division. BY RON MACARTHUR
He's a Musical Martian from the Keenotes Music Studio. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of the Greater Lewes Community Village march in the parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 454 in Milton are dressed as colorful poinsettias. The girls won an honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Mariner Middle School sixth grader Ava Rae Wilson is not only Miss Delmarva Pre-Teen 2016, but she was also awarded the title of Miss Pre-Teen America 2015, the first national winner from Delaware. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cape Vikings Pop Warner cheerleaders get into the spirit of the holiday with warm cheers. They won honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of award-winning Lewes in Bloom take to the streets during the annual parade. Lewes was recently named The Most Beautiful Small Town in America thanks to their efforts. BY RON MACARTHUR
Honorable mention winners Bethel Christian School students sing Christmas carols to entertain the large parade crowd. BY RON MACARTHUR
Children in Whoville perform for the judges on the Echelon/Schell Brothers/Kids Cottage float. BY RON MACARTHUR
A 1953 International Harvester tractor pulls the Historic Lewes Farmers Market sleigh, second-place winners in the community float division. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cape Henlopen High School senior Mallory Nielsen is Distinguished Young Woman of Delaware for 2016. The National Honor Society president will be competing for the national title this June. BY RON MACARTHUR
Santa is taking time to bounce on the Shell We Bounce and No Limit Lawncare float, winners of an honorable mention award. BY RON MACARTHUR
Sea Scout Ship 198 is presenting an Hawaiian Christmas. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two rowers spend a lot of time paddling their lighted Camp Arrowhead canoe to an honorable mention from the judges. BY RON MACARTHUR
Danielle Wagamon of Pivot Physical Therapy is loaded down with gifts. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Cape Henlopen High School Band perform for the judges. BY RON MACARTHUR
A lean snowman waves from a bus provided by Reddix Transportation and sponsored by Coastal Salon & Spa. BY RON MACARTHUR
The Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club will celebrate 87 years of community service in January 2016. BY RON MACARTHUR
Residents of Lessard Builders' "Best Whoiday Ever" follow behind a colorful float. BY RON MACARTHUR
What would a Christmas parade be without a Grinch waving to the crowd. This green fellow is part of the Lessard Builders entry. BY RON MACARTHUR
Coastal Dance Academy performers are consistent winners in parades. They didn't disappoint this year winning another first-place trophy in the Lewes parade. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of Girl Scout Troop 35 are filled with the Christmas spirit. The troop won top honors for the best youth float. BY RON MACARTHUR
Not to be confused with the Grinch is Richard Scalenghe, a walking vegetable promoting the Historic Lewes Farmers Market. BY RON MACARTHUR



