MLK/Gause parade a cause for celebration
PHOTO BY MARY CANNADAY
A group of horseback riders from Gus Trent Horse Enterprises, LLC, in Plant City, brought admiring glnces from spectators at the Martin luther King, Jr./George Gause parade Monday in Bartow. About 25 riders strong, they were dressed in cowboy garb and were able riders.
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Kids had great fun scrambling for the candy and beads thrown from passing participants in the Martin Luther King, Jr./George Gause parade Monday in Bartow.
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The Buffalo Soldiers motorcycle group, Tampa Bay unit, joined in the Martin Luther KIng, Jr./George Gause parade in Bartow Monday. This group started in St. Petersburg with four members and now has 55. The charitable group has 97 chapters nationwide, according to the Tampa Bay president Carl "Road Dog" Lowery.
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People who attended Sunday's memorial service to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and George Gause sing praises Sunday. In front is Kathy Pickett and Virgle Truedell. Behind them standing is Sylvester Jones.
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Zelma Harris leads the Bartow Community Choir Sunday singing "Glory, Glory Halleujah," during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-George Gause memorial service at the Burkett Primitive Baptist Church.
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People who attended Sunday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr-George Gause memorial service at the Burket Primitive Baptist Church sang during "Glory, Glory Halleujah." In the front is Gloria Bell and Ruby Wilson, both members of the Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Gordonville. To the left is Bartow Mayor Leo Longworth.
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Members of the Bartow Deacons and Stewards Alliance sing their praise Sunday during the annual Dr. Martin Luther Kng Jr-George Gause memorial service. From left is Brother Carvery Young, Kenneth Thornton in the black suit and Arthur Edmund behind him.
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At the memorial service on Sunday, Bartow Mayor Leo Longworth, left, jokes that while this is the second time he's presented this proclamation this year and probably the 20th time since this weekend started, he drew a laugh from the crowd. Accepting the proclamation at the Burkett Primitive Baptist Church is Brother Carver Young from the Bartow Deacons and Stewards Alliance.
Bartowans really know how to party. And for sure, they are among the best parade-givers in Florida. This was proven once again Monday, as the Martin Luther King, Jr./George Gause parade came down Main Street. The annual observance included a celebration at the Carver Recreation Center, attended by a large crowd who were enjoying the food while the kids enjoyed the bouncy houses and games.
Floats, horseback riders, walkers, motorcycle riders and musicians combined to make this a parade to remember.
