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Contents

Grand Marshal & Community Service Award
Entry Forms, Rules, Etc.
2008 Parade Results
Parade Lineup
Lineup by Category
Parade Entry Categories
Parade Sponsors
Parade Rules

Parade Route (PDF)
2008 Parade Photos
Parade Photos on photo site (full res downloads)

The 2008 Livermore Rodeo Parade was held on
 June 14, 2008 at 10:00am
on 2nd Street, Downtown Livermore

Grand Marshal & Community Service Award

The Grand Marshal for 2008 was
Retired Judge Al Lewis
Read bio

Entry Forms & Contact

2008 Parade Results

General Sweepstakes Award

Equestrian Sweepstakes Award

Equestrian Awards, Judged by the California State Horseman’s Association

General Entry Awards, Judged by Pacific Coast Judges Association

2008 Parade Lineup

Entries by Category

Parade Entry Categories

Parade Sponsors

Livermore Rodeo Parade Rules for 2008

a. If you are ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER ENTRY where you need adjacent entry numbers and we did not provide you with consecutive Entry Numbers, YOU MUST NOTIFY the Parade Chairman IMMEDIATELY. NO Entry Numbers will be Changed less than 5 days prior to the Day of the Parade.

Grand Marshal Bio
Retired Judge Al Lewis

I have two children who were educated in the Livermore School system: Robert and Lynn. Both graduated from U.C. Santa Barbara. I have five grandchildren. I am married to Gwendlyn Ball Lewis. We were married in 2000.

EDUCATION AND WORK HISTORY
Attended schools in Southern California and graduated from U.C Santa Barbara.
Graduated from U.C. Hastings Law School.
Employed as Deputy District Attorney, Alameda County, for seven years.
Employed by City of Livermore as first full time City Attorney in 1964.
Moved to Livermore in 1965.
Appointed Judge of Municipal Court, Livermore Judicial District in 1973.
Retired from Livermore, Pleasanton Judicial District Municipal Court in 1993.
Lived in Livermore for 43 years.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
While I was City Attorney the city was experiencing very rapid growth. The Las Positas Golf Course and the airport were constructed. The Springtown Golf Course was purchased and the public works facilities expanded. Development of the City Center Site on South Livermore Avenue was commenced in 1966 by the construction of the Livermore Library at South Livermore and Pacific Avenue on land-acquired form the Stockman's Association. The rodeo grounds were relocated from the "sunken gardens."

As a judge, I enjoyed my work very much. Although I worked mainly in Livermore and Pleasanton, I was appointed, from time to time, to every court in Alameda County and the Court of Appeal in San Francisco. The work was challenging and sometimes exciting.

In the 80's there were mass protest at the LL Laboratory; hundreds were arrested and the processing of the cases was a great burden on the Lab and local law enforcement. 1983 marked the end of the "big" protests.

I received several awards from the community for my work which I appreciated very much.

ORGANIZATIONS PAST AND PRESENT

Rotary International, Livermore Noon club
Livermore Rotary president 1979-80
Livermore Rotarian Foundation Board
U. C. Santa Barbara Alumni Association, board member and president 1964-66
Valley Study Group, Board of Director
Livermore Chamber of Commerce
Livermore-Granada Boosters Association
LLL Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects)
Livermore Valley Airman's Association
SIRS

Community Service Award Bio
Bob and Cheryl Rumberger
Owners of Knodt's Flowers

Bob & Cheryl Rumberger are the epitome of community service. Unselfishly, they have served the community of Livermore and beyond for many decades. Bob and Cheryl took on the management of Knodt’s Flowers for over thirty-five years, from Bob’s parents, Bob Senior and Marie Rumberger.

Bob has been active in Rotary for over 36 years, following in his father’s footsteps. There was hardly an event that he didn’t assist with. Donations were generous from Knodt’s Flowers for every fund-raising event that was planned. The attendees at the Livermore Rodeo parade heard Bob’s booming voice announcing the entries for a number of years. Active in the flower industry, Bob served on the Board of Directors for FTD at the District level for twenty-five years. Of the ten years Bob served on the First Street Re-Development Committee, five were spent as chairperson. In addition, he served on the LARPD Personnel Commission for nearly 15 years, two of those years as chairperson. The Livermore Chamber of Commerce was also one of Bob’s passions for over ten years. He served on their various committees and was their director for two years. But that was not all of the community service organizations he supported. Twenty years were spent serving on the Agriculture Advisory Committee of Livermore High School and Las Positas College. Plus, he spent an additional fifteen years on the Facilities Committee for Las Positas Golf Course and Airport. The Livermore High School Boosters Club was also another organization that Bob served well.

Cheryl not only supported Bob’s service, but also has created her own community service projects. She was the impetus behind the inception of the Safe and Sober Grad Night Parties in 1988 and then led the effort for nineteen years. She served on the Livermore School Committee for fifteen years. Additionally, Cheryl volunteered for “Reach to Recovery” for the American Cancer Society as an outreach worker. She has worked on and walked for the Relay for Life and inspired others to give of their time. Cheryl also volunteered and raised funds for the Valley Care Health System “Christmas Tree Lane”.

Both Bob and Cheryl served on the City’s Crime Prevention Committee for over eight years. Whatever community cause one thought important, the other was sure to be there, shoulder to shoulder, in support. Whatever the Community event, you will likely find Bob and Cheryl’s name on the volunteer list.