73rd Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade Rolls Through Town

Members of the Santa Barbara Elks Lodge 613 ride in the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo)
Heavy equipment operators from The Towbes Group showed off their skills during the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade on Saturday. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
A Towbes Group heavy equipment operator pops a wheelie to the delight of the parade crowd. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Santa Maria Elks Citizen of the Year Ike Simas is joined by his great-grandsons in the parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Fifth District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino joined by his wife, Marian, and their dog in the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Spectators lined the parade route along Broadway in chairs, on foot and even in vehicles of their own. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Raymond, 6, and Derek Bartolo, 4, sit in miniature cars to watch the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown and the sheriff’s Mounted Unit ride in the parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
The small farmer was represented in the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Members of the Central Coast Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 982 march on Broadway during the parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Tess Leach, the 2015 Lompoc Valley Flower Festival Queen, waves to the crowd at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade on Saturday. She also appeared with candidates vying for the 2016 crown. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Mia Parker, 5, of Santa Maria, performs an impromptu dance during a break in the action. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Mia Parker’s pink cowgirl boots were made for dancing. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Mary Limon sits under a parasol with her dog Lacey at the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Hours after she was crowned Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen, Ashley Singh, left, rides in the parade along with her court. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Air Force Col. Chris Moss, 30th Space Wing commander at Vandenberg Air Force Base, rolls along in an Air Force blue convertible. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Members of the entry for Big Brothers BIg Sisters from the Family Service Agency were decked out in patriotic costumes. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
The Santa Barbara Elks No. 613 Past Exalted Rulers Association climbed aboard an old fire truck for the ride. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Classic cars with patriotic messages drive on Broadway. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
The Santa Maria High School Saints brass section marches along Broadway. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Garcia Dance Studio members perform along the parade route. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)
Members of Thousand Oaks Elks Lodge 2477 drove up for the parade. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk)