Athens Sandlot CLOSING Day Parade JUNE 4, 2011 Sponsored By THE SUSAN BARGA HOME TEAM Susan Barga  * Abby Doran * Connie Macek    Larry Conrath Realty Office: 740-592-3015 ext. 111 * Cell: 740-590-0902 * Home: 740-594-3011 www.larryconrathrealty.com or sbarga@larryconrathrealty.com Thanks to The Susan Barga Home Team for sponsoring the parade! LINE UP TIME:  STARTING AT 8:30 - FLOATS SHOULD BE PRESENT NO LATER THAN 9:15 A.M. (Earlier is better!) PLAYERS WILL NEED SOME TIME TO FIND THEIR TEAMS WHERE TO LINE UP: BASEBALL STARTS LINE UP ON MORRIS AVENUE (IN ATHENS) BEYOND  JAGERS FUNERAL HOME DRIVEWAY (KEEP DRIVEWAY CLEAR) 8u STARTS AT JAGERS FUNERAL HOME 10u STARTS ON MORRIS BETWEEN PAST CAMBELL 12U STARTS ON MORRIS BETWEEN AROUND S. SHANNON JR HIGH STARTS AT S. SHANNON SOFTBALL START LINE UP AT STOP SIGN OF WALLACE AVE AND MORRIS AVE AND PROCEEDING UP WALLACE 6,7,8,9 DIVISION STARTS ON WALLACE AT CORNER OF WALLACE AND MORRIS0 10,11,12 STARTS HALFWAY UP WALLACE JR HIGH LINES UP AT END OF WALLACE PARADE ENDS:  W. UNION AND N. CONGRESS (Regular traffic pattern after this point) STARTS: 10:00 AM CONTACTS:  George McCarthy 593-3357 OPENING DAY CEREMONIES ATHENS SANDLOT FIELDS - WEST END PARK - AS SOON EVERYONE IS READY (11:00) Welcome To The Annual Athens Sandlot Day Parade! GENERAL INFORMATION This is a fun - This is a fun VOLUNTARY event  -  Players and others participate at their own risk.   PARADE VEHICLES LINE UP ON MORRIS AVE. FACING E. STATE ST & ON WALLACE AVE FACING MORRIS PLAYERS MUST STAY ON FLOATS, IN VEHICLES, OR WALK.  DO NOT GET IN OR OUT OF MOVING VEHICLES DO NOT THROW CANDY FROM VEHICLES.  PARADE DRIVERS NEED TO KEEP GAPS BETWEEN VEHICLES CLOSE ENOUGH THAT VEHICLES ON E. STATE STREET DO NOT ALLOW TRAFFIC TO CUT THROUGH THE PARADE LINE AS THE OFFICER AT THE FRONT OF THE PARADE LEADS THE PARADE AND DOES NOT CONTINUE TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. Athens Sandlot reserves the right to remove anyone for any reason.  PARADE ROUTE Parade will start on Morris Ave Turn left on  E. State Street Turn right on Carpenter Street Turn left on Court Street Turn right onto W. Union and officially end at W. Union and N. Congress. Parade officially ends here! If you decide to go onto the fields proceed slowly and at your own risk. Note that  police may have to divert us so be patient and follow the vehicles after reaching the college gate. PARADE VEHICLES Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. This is a kids parade, so please drive slowly and carefully in this area Watch for children as they will be running around before the parade starts Floats should start lining up  from 8:30-9:15 a.m so that players have time to find their team’s vehicle by 9:30.  Each team provides a vehicle(s) and/or float.   Floats are asked to have their team and sponsor represented with a poster or sign on the vehicle. Candy must be handed out by people walking Floats must have one adult with children on float or in bed of truck Please be considerate and do not block driveways.   If you do wait in front of a driveway, do not leave your vehicle unattended. Children must remain seated in vehicles during the parade until reaching your destination We will sound an airhorn or siren 5 minutes before starting the parade.  At that time, pull your vehicle into the middle of the street and PULL UP to the vehicle in front of you.   If you don't regular  traffic cut through the parade line when we start onto E. State Street The parade participants are Athens Sandlot registered players & coaches and by Board Invite only.  Others who wish to attend must make application. Application Here DROPPING OFF PLAYERS TRAFFIC FLOW: Starting at 9:00 a.m. MORRIS AVE WILL BE ONE WAY.  Traffic exits from Morris onto E. State Street.  DROP OFF/LINE UP BY DRIVING DOWN S. MAY AVENUE AND TURNING RIGHT ONTO MORRIS AVE. This is important as Fire Trucks will be present and may need to leave up Morris Ave if called to an emergency.  DON'T TURN FROM E. STATE ONTO MORRIS AVE - YOU WILL BE STUCK - TRAFFIC IS ONE WAY TO E. STATE STREET                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   _     |            |                                                                                                                                                                                            E. STATE STREET     (TURN ONTO MAY AVE)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              E            |                                                                                            |                                                                                   |                                      |     S.    | A            |                                                          Jr. High Softball   |------------------Maplewood Ave--------------------- |     DROP OFF AND |             | S             |                                                          10,11,12 Softball  |                                                                                   |     FLOATS ENTER|     M   | T             |                 Jagers                                   7 ,8,9  Softball |                                                                                   |            ON   S. MAY   |      A   |                  |               Funeral                                                             |                                                                                   |                                      |      Y    | S             |                  Home                                                    WALLACE AVE                                                     S. Shannon Ave                     |            | T             | __________|____________________________|____________________________________|________________|     A     | A            Police    Parade                     8u         (Floats only this side - do not park this side)       10u                                                     12u & Jr. High               V     | T             Car      Sponsor               Baseball                                                                       Baseball                                                    Baseball                       E     | E              |           Car                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                      MORRIS AVENUE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Don't turn in here <<<<EXIT TO   E. STATE ONLY                             < < < < Drive This Way to Drop Off  & for Floats  <<<<<                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | S               |    XXXXX Don't turn onto Morris Ave from E. State (You'll be stuck) XXXXX                                                                                   | T               __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| R              |                                                                                 | E              |                                                                       Cambell Ave E              |                                                                                  |  T              |                                                                                  |                      |                  |                    <   <   <  < < PARADE  GOES THIS WAY TO  EAST STATE STREET< < < < < <     LINING UP   BOYS BASEBALL TEAMS - Parade Vehicles Line up on Morris Avenue facing E. State . EASIEST WAY IN from EAST STATE Street turn onto SOUTH MAY AVE (BY SA GAS STATION) Turn RIGHT onto MORRIS AVE 8U STARTS BEHIND JAGERS FUNERAL HOME DRIVEWAY (Keep driveway clear) 10U STARTS AROUND  MORRIS PAST  CAMBELL AVE 12U  and JR HIGH STARTS AROUND MORRIS BETWEEN CAMBELL AND S. SHANNON   GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAMS – Parade Vehicles Line up on Wallace Avenue  (East Elementary) facing Morris Ave EASIEST WAY IN FROM EAST STATE turn onto SHANNON Ave (across from Premiere Video - one block from SA gas station - fire station on corner) and Turn  RIGHT onto MAPLEWOOD. Go to end of street and Turn LEFT onto WALLACE.   Start lining up at the stop sign on right side of  WALLACE  facing Morris Ave  6,7,8,9 DIVISION STARTS ON WALLACE AT CORNER OF WALLACE/MORRIS AND GOES UP WALLACE AVE JR HIGH LINES UP AT END OF WALLACE MARCHING BANDS The Marching Band lines up at Jager’s Funeral Home. Additional bands should be far enough back so their music is not competing with the first band.    The Band will be the first group.  When the Band  and anyone else walking reaches the end of the parade, at S. Court and Union, please go onto the College Green or onto the sidewalk so the police can help vehicles get through on Union. EMERGENCY AND OTHER VEHICLES Fire Trucks/EMS/DARE,  Show/Classic Cars, tractors, and other vehicles may use Morris Ave to line up, in any order, behind any vehicle upon arrival. ENJOY THE PARADE! GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE TEAMS THIS SEASON!