The Parade Committee would also like to announce the categories for this year’s Float Judging:

• Grand Prize – For the best overall parade entry
• Village President’s Award – For the best depiction of the parade theme: “The Best of Barrington – A Community Celebration”
• Spirit of Barrington Award – For the entry which best shows dedication, originality, and community pride

Winners will be announced and prizes will be awarded at the conclusion of the parade at the Brat Tent in downtown Barrington.

A special thank you to our 2016 Parade Sponsors for making this year’s 4th of July Parade possible. Please see our website if you are interested in becoming a Parade Sponsor.

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Barrington, Illinois…The Barrington 4th of July Parade Committee is pleased to announce that the Grand Marshal of this year’s parade will be Mr. Clyde McComb.  Mr. McComb was born and raised in Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri with a BS in Civil Engineering in 1962.  He worked for 50 years as a Professional Engineer with STS/AECOM Consultants.  Mr. McComb married his wife, Tranetta, in 1963, moved to Barrington, and raised twin sons.  Both of Mr. McComb’s sons graduated from Barrington High School before pursuing careers in engineering.  Mr McComb has been a resident of Barrington for 52 years and has always been an active volunteer.  His volunteer activities include:

• Volunteer sports photographer for local school and church events
• Served as an Elder at St. Matthew Lutheran Church
• Served on Barrington’s Little League Board
• 4H Club Leader for Northern Cook County
• Future Cities Project Mentor for Immanuel Lutheran School in Palatine
• BACOA Volunteer
• Served on the Barrington 4th of July Parade committee for 23 years

The Parade Committee feels that Mr. Clyde McComb is a wonderful representative of this year’s parade theme: The Best of Barrington.

Applications to participate in this year’s parade are being accepted from now until June 17th.  Applications may be dropped off at the Barrington Village Hall or mailed in, and the application fee is discounted for those forms received before May 31st.

Parade application forms, fees, rules, and information on float judging may be found on our website

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The Best of Barrington
– Celebrating our Community –

Barrington is home to so many wonderful businesses, neighborhoods, charitable organizations, churches, sports teams, riding clubs, dancers, and musicians, and each contributes to making Barrington a great place to live, work, and play. We look forward to having many of these groups participate and share the way they help to make Barrington such a special community with their floats and entries. Applications are being accepted from now until June 17th for participation in this year’s parade.

Applications may be dropped off at the Barrington Village Hall or mailed in, and the application fee is discounted for those forms received before May 31st.

Parade application forms, fees, rules, and information on float judging may be found on our website beginning April 10, 2016. Also follow us on Facebook and Twitter for additional updates!

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