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All dressed up, and ready to go — at St. Patrick’s Day parade

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Noah Royak, of St. Petersburg, assumes the role of a super-tall leprechaun — dancing and singing to ‘Oh Danny Boy,’ as bagpipe music played, at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. (Fred Bellet)

A super-tall leprechaun, bagpipers, men dressed in kilts, decorated golf carts, and people of all shapes and sizes sporting green — were among the many highlights of the second annual St. Patrick’s Day parade at the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, in San Antonio.

Decked-out golf carts rolled along Old Tampa Bay Drive, offering a spectacle to behold for onlookers lined up along the road.

Some decorated golf carts represented branches of the military. Others carried families and golf and country club residents who turned out to enjoy the day.

Special touches included the performance of the song ‘Danny Boy,’ participation by scout troops, a pipe and bugle band, and miniature therapy horses, among other things.

In an atmosphere of good cheer, the sentiment seemed clear — that those gathered there felt fortunate to be enjoying a wee bit of Irish luck.

Published March 17, 2021

Members of Boys Scouts Troop 311, from San Antonio, carry a banner to express appreciation for first responders. The troop meets at the Presbyterian Church in Dade City.
Mary-Jo Fuller, a resident of Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, makes some last-minute checks on the Tampa Bay Zumba Club golf cart she decorated for the second annual St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Many-Dears Grinder, a veteran of the Vietnam War and a resident of the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, watches the road as she steers her golf cart and waves to spectators.
A booming beat and the sounds from the Dunedin Pipe Band create an air of excitement, as band members make their appearance, dressed in kilts, for the St. Patrick’s Day parade at the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club.
One-year old Harmon Windschill watches in awe, as the pipe and bugle band goes by. He is flanked by his mom, Stephanie Windschill, left, and his dad, Nathan Windschill. Nathan and his parents are visiting his grandparents, John and Donna Windschill, residents of the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club.
Seven-year-old Aiden Riley, of Land O’ Lakes, sports a beard as he rides the back of a golf cart during the St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 13 in the community of the Old Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club, in San Antonio. He was there with his grandparents, Mary Ann and Robert Cleaves. His 4-year-old sister, Addison Riley, sat up front with the grandparents, as they rolled along Old Tampa Bay Drive.
Decorated golf carts in the parade honored various branches of military service.
Grace Oddo gets into the spirit of the parade by donning a sculpted balloon hat representing a rainbow with a pot of gold. The former New York resident recently moved to the Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club.
Horse handler Maria Horvath, of Tampa, gets a kiss from Calypso, a miniature therapy horse. Calypso’s half-brother, Chardonnay, took part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade, courtesy of the Angel of God Equine Sanctuary.

 

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