News:
Corral Sales Wins Best in Show at Mandan Parade
The 2010 Mandan Independence Day Parade and Street Festival award committee announces the winners in the parade competition.
Most Unusual - Twin City Implement
Historical - Preszler Farm
Most Creative - Hair For You Salon
Theme - St. Alexius
Best in Show - Corral Sales
142 entries were eligible to participate in 5 Categories.
An awards presentation will be held 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 13th at the band shell in Dykshorn Park.
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Mandan Parade to attempt World Record
The Mandan Independence Day Parade & Street Festival will attempt to set a record for the World Longest Twist. The attempt will take place at 9:00 a.m. on July 4th, 2011 on Main Street in Mandan, North Dakota. Parade co-chairs Dennis Friesz and Marlo Anderson stated that the committee will be ready to assist participates along Mandan's Main Street. The committee is also prepared to use "the strip" which intersects west Main Street in the event more space is needed.
"The Twist" is the most popular song in Billboard history, with Chubby Checker taking it to number one in 1960 and again in 1962. The resulting dance craze made "The Twist" one of the most recognized dances in the world. The world record attempt is a celebration of the 50 year anniversary of "The Twist".
Mandan set a record for the world's longest chicken dance on July 4th, 2010. The World Record Academy officially verified the record on July 23, 2010. The chicken dance spanned 24 city blocks with a distance of 1.623 miles.
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