Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day – or so it seemed as Veroites donned their most festive green for the 15th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade last Saturday morning, presented by the Oceanside Business Association.
Green-clad fans lined the Ocean Drive parade route from Flamevine to Azalea Lane, watching and cheering as friends and family members showed their Celtic and community.
Led by jeweler John Michael Matthews as St. Patrick himself, the patron saint of Ireland, the enthusiastic parade participants included school, church and civic groups, lots of talented young twirlers, law enforcement personnel, and members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the country’s oldest Irish Catholic Fraternal Organization.
Photos by: Denise Ritchie
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- Walt Schubert
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- ‘St Patrick’ John Michael Matthews at the OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- Nancy Fisher, Dan McElroy, Joanie Aaronson, and Sarah Huff
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- Rich and Pat Hunter with Babe
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- Dave and Terry Paddock
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- Sarah and Brady Whitelock
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- Dee and John Grossweiler
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- Barbara and Rick King with Matthew and Sara Gent
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- VB Police Chief David Currey at the OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- Karen Dobson
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- Pam Partridge
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- Tony Doyle DeRose, Tom Proud, Pat Burns, and Matt Earley
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- Cory Snyder with Maryn and Lukas Snyder
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- Ashlyn Sullivan
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- Brooke Billings and Gale Billings
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- Kerry Eble and Annie Jones
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- Karen Dobson entertains the crowd at the OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- OBA St Patrick’s Day Parade
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- Kathy Edwards
