05/28/2026
It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Colona Memorial Day Parade Committee and our guest judges, to announce the 2026 parade award winners!
🇺🇸 Honor Guard Judges’ Choice: Colona American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1233
🚶 Walking Units Judges’ Choice: All Family Taekwondo
🚗 Automobiles Judges’ Choice: Ben Mercer Clan – 1930 AA Ford Truck
🚙 Automobiles Best Commercial Vehicle: Hammond Henry Colona Clinic
🏁 Automobile Judges’ Choice Racecar: Jason Pershy
🚜 Tractors Judges’ Choice: Sieghartner Farms
🚒 Fire Trucks/Rescue Vehicles Judges’ Choice: #2577 Fire Fighter of the Year Molly Sullivan
🐄 Horses/Livestock Judges’ Choice: John Browning and his baby calf
👏👏👏Congratulations to the above participants as our committee and community recognize and acknowledge them! 👏👏👏
🏆 Best Float Theme: Veteran Earl Arnold
🏆 Float Most Original: Quad Cities Kayakers Group
🏆 Float Judges’ Choice: Sedlock Construction
These three Float Award winners listed above will each receive a $200 award from the Colona Memorial Day Parade Committee. Winners will be contacted using the email address or phone number provided during registration to arrange pickup. Awards must be claimed by June 30, 2026. Any unclaimed awards after that date will be considered a donation back to the committee.
Thank you to all participants for your time, effort, decorations, and the work put into organizing your groups and entries. We hope to see you all back next year and look forward to welcoming new participants and entries as well!
Congratulations to all of our winners, and thank you to everyone who participated in helping make this year’s parade a success! ❤️💙
