CENTRAL KANSAS CORVETTE ASSOCIATION
CKCA Participates in the 35th Annual Hutch Patriots Parade
Friday, July 4, 2025
Hutchinson, KS
– Hosted by CKCA Members Gerald & Denise Haughton
CKCA Participates in the 35th Annual Hutch Patriots Parade
Friday, July 4, 2025
Hutchinson, KS
– Hosted by CKCA Members Gerald & Denise Haughton
A million thanks to Keith Ferguson & granddaughter Diane, Jeff Huffman, Monte & Carla Long, John & Darlene Neufeld, Curtis & Michele Nightingale, Bill & Sondra Popp and grandson Brody, Rick Shoger and his sister Renee, and Dennis & Diana Tucker for participating and making this morning so much fun. Y'all rock! – G&DH
PRE-EVENT PROMOTION:
❤️💥💙Join EAGLE Media for the annual Patriots Parade on July 4th at 10am!
The parade will begin at Avenue B and Main, running north on Main Street to 12th. The announcing stand will be in front of the Eagle Media Studios at 9th and Main.
❤️🤍💙We look forward to seeing you all on the 4th of July!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Proud Sponsors for this year's parade are:
Headlining Sponsor: The Wesley
Associate Sponsors: Jacam Catalyst, Construction Rental Inc. of Hutchinson, Hutch Auto Body, 7 Clans Casino & Resort
Naming Sponsors: Bretz Injury Law, Showalter Fireworks
🎉The Fun Starts Early This Year at DCI Park! While you're waiting for the parade to get started & after the last float has gone by take the kids over to DCI park for fun activities brought to you by Hutch Rec!
🧨Then Later Join Us at the Fairgrounds for Fireworks at Dusk!
The parade and celebration is brought to you by:
EAGLE Media
Country 102.9
My 93.1
KWBW
HutchPost
Hutch Rec
Kansas State Fair
Downtown Hutch
City of Hutchinson
https://www.facebook.com/events/2138991019875072
https://www.facebook.com/eaglemediahutch
NOTE: Click on images below for larger versions
– Verbiage/image source: EAGLE Media Facebook event page, https://www.facebook.com/events/2138991019875072/
PRE-EVENT PLANNING:
From: Gerald Haughton
Date: Jun 19, 2025, 5:13 PM
Subject: 35th Annual Patriots Parade – Friday, July 4, 2025
All CKCA Members –
The 35th Annual Patriots Parade takes place in downtown Hutch on Friday, July 4, 2025. The parade begins at 10 a.m. at Avenue B and Main.
If you would like to represent the CKCA and drive your Corvette in the parade, please contact me as soon as possible; my contact information may be found at the end of this email, or in the Membership Roster on our website.
NOTE: Groups are limited to ten (10) vehicles in the parade, so available spots for our Corvettes are at a premium. If you want to participate, please let us know no later than next Friday, June 27, 2025.
We should be finished with the parade in plenty of time for those of us who are planning on attending Steve & Laurie's 4th of July BBQ in South Hutch that afternoon.
General information on the parade may be found on our Upcoming Events page, here: https://www.ckca.club/upcoming-events.html
We will contact parade participants in a follow-up email with instructions for staging for the parade.
– Gerald & Denise Haughton (via email)
All CKCA Members: As of this morning, 6/23/2025, we've only got five Corvettes signed up, counting myself and Denise, for the Patriots Day parade in downtown Hutch on July 4. We've got room for five more. If you'd like to represent our club and drive your Corvette in the parade, please reach out ASAP. Thanks.
– Gerald Haughton (via CKCA Facebook page)
– Gerald Haughton (via CKCA Facebook page)
From: Gerald Haughton
Date: Jun 26, 2025, 7:19 AM
Subject: July 4th, 2025 Patriots Parade: Last Call
All CKCA Members:
As of Thursday morning, 6/26/2025, we've got room for two more Corvettes in the 35th Annual Patriots Parade, which takes place in downtown Hutch at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 4, 2025. If you'd like to represent our club and drive your Corvette in the parade, please reach out ASAP.
Here's who is signed up so far (staging instructions for CKCA parade attendees will be sent out in a forthcoming email):
1 - Keith & ? Ferguson
2 - Gerald & Denise Haughton
3 - Jeff Huffman
4 - Monte & Carla Long
5 - John & Darlene Neufeld
6 - Curtis & Michele Nightingale
7 - Bill & Sondra Popp
8 - Dennis & Diana Tucker
NOTE: We'll be done with the parade in plenty of time for Steve & Laurie's annual 4th of July BBQ at their home in South Hutch. All CKCA members are invited!
– Gerald & Denise Haughton (via email)
Date: Jun 26, 2025, 7:19 AM
Subject: July 4th, 2025 Patriots Parade: Last Call
All CKCA Members:
As of Thursday morning, 6/26/2025, we've got room for two more Corvettes in the 35th Annual Patriots Parade, which takes place in downtown Hutch at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 4, 2025. If you'd like to represent our club and drive your Corvette in the parade, please reach out ASAP.
Here's who is signed up so far (staging instructions for CKCA parade attendees will be sent out in a forthcoming email):
1 - Keith & ? Ferguson
2 - Gerald & Denise Haughton
3 - Jeff Huffman
4 - Monte & Carla Long
5 - John & Darlene Neufeld
6 - Curtis & Michele Nightingale
7 - Bill & Sondra Popp
8 - Dennis & Diana Tucker
NOTE: We'll be done with the parade in plenty of time for Steve & Laurie's annual 4th of July BBQ at their home in South Hutch. All CKCA members are invited!
– Gerald & Denise Haughton (via email)
From: Gerald Haughton
Date: Jun 27, 2025, 10:16 AM
Subject: July 4, 2025 Patriots Parade: CKCA Staging Instructions
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL (OR CALL OR SHOOT ME A TEXT), TO LET ME KNOW YOU RECEIVED THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
PARADE STAGING INSTRUCTIONS: CKCA participants will stage with Group 3. We do not have an "assigned" position among the other parade entries who are also staging in Group 3.
Group 3 will stage along the east side of Washington St, from Avenue B south down to Avenue F. As you arrive, please enter the staging area at Ave F and Washington, and then drive up Washington north towards Ave B and fall in line behind the last Corvette in our group.
Denise and I plan on arriving at 8 a.m., in order to position our club as close to the front of Group 3 as possible. The parade begins at 10, so please plan on arriving somewhere between 8:30 and 9:30 so we can all get properly staged in plenty of time for the start of the parade.
We'll be hanging out and "bench racing" for a while as we wait for the parade to commence, so bringing lawn chairs (and some water) might be a good idea.
If you happen to arrive to the staging area before Denise and I do, simply follow the instructions above and inform the parade workers that you're with the Central Kansas Corvette Association and that we're assigned to Group 3.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Per the organizers, parade participants may NOT throw candy (or anything else) from vehicles during the parade; please see attached letter from EAGLE Media.
Also of note, we should be done with the parade in plenty of time for those of you who are planning on attending Steve & Laurie's BBQ in South Hutch on Friday afternoon.
If you've got any questions, please reach out. See you all on the 4th!!
– Gerald & Denise Haughton (via email)
Date: Jun 27, 2025, 10:16 AM
Subject: July 4, 2025 Patriots Parade: CKCA Staging Instructions
PLEASE REPLY TO THIS EMAIL (OR CALL OR SHOOT ME A TEXT), TO LET ME KNOW YOU RECEIVED THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
PARADE STAGING INSTRUCTIONS: CKCA participants will stage with Group 3. We do not have an "assigned" position among the other parade entries who are also staging in Group 3.
Group 3 will stage along the east side of Washington St, from Avenue B south down to Avenue F. As you arrive, please enter the staging area at Ave F and Washington, and then drive up Washington north towards Ave B and fall in line behind the last Corvette in our group.
Denise and I plan on arriving at 8 a.m., in order to position our club as close to the front of Group 3 as possible. The parade begins at 10, so please plan on arriving somewhere between 8:30 and 9:30 so we can all get properly staged in plenty of time for the start of the parade.
We'll be hanging out and "bench racing" for a while as we wait for the parade to commence, so bringing lawn chairs (and some water) might be a good idea.
If you happen to arrive to the staging area before Denise and I do, simply follow the instructions above and inform the parade workers that you're with the Central Kansas Corvette Association and that we're assigned to Group 3.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Per the organizers, parade participants may NOT throw candy (or anything else) from vehicles during the parade; please see attached letter from EAGLE Media.
Also of note, we should be done with the parade in plenty of time for those of you who are planning on attending Steve & Laurie's BBQ in South Hutch on Friday afternoon.
If you've got any questions, please reach out. See you all on the 4th!!
– Gerald & Denise Haughton (via email)
Photos and videos from the 35th Annual Hutch Patriots Parade – July 4, 2025
CKCA member Joseph McCarville, far right, Commander of American Legion Lysle Rishel Post 68 here in Hutch, leads the American Legion Honor Guard to kickoff the Patriots Parade on July 4, 2025. Well done, sir!
– Photo credit: Hutch Rec Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=hutchinsonrecreationcommission&set=a.1526490375413823
– Photo credit: Hutch Rec Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=hutchinsonrecreationcommission&set=a.1526490375413823
Above and below: CKCA members Scott & Tracy Patton drive their firetruck in the 2025 Hutch Patriots Parade.
– Photo credit: Shelby Harner via EAGLE Media Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eaglemediahutch
– Photo credit: Shelby Harner via EAGLE Media Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/eaglemediahutch
– Photo credit: Photographer unknown, image scraped from Facebook
NOTE: Click on photos below for larger versions and captions
NOTE: Click on photos below for larger versions and captions
Group photo after the parade at the Kansas State Fairgrounds
Left to right: Monte & Carla Long, Michele & Curtis Nightingale, Diana & Dennis Tucker, Gerald & Denise Haughton, Granddaughter Diane and Grampa Keith Ferguson, Darlene & John Neufeld, and Bill Popp.
Not pictured: Sondra Popp, Jeff Huffman, and Rick Shoger and his sister Renee.
Photo by Brody, grandson of the Popp's.
Great day y'all, THANK YOU!
Left to right: Monte & Carla Long, Michele & Curtis Nightingale, Diana & Dennis Tucker, Gerald & Denise Haughton, Granddaughter Diane and Grampa Keith Ferguson, Darlene & John Neufeld, and Bill Popp.
Not pictured: Sondra Popp, Jeff Huffman, and Rick Shoger and his sister Renee.
Photo by Brody, grandson of the Popp's.
Great day y'all, THANK YOU!
– Photos and captions contributed by CKCA members Gerald & Denise Haughton
This is the graphic Denise and I designed for the 18" x 24" corrugated-plastic "yard" signs we had made up for the parade,
as seen in the last couple photos above, and in the videos and screengrab below - we wanted to make it easy for parade goers (and the folks in the announcing stand) to know who we were representing, without having to physically affix something to our cars.
We'll keep these in inventory for future use by the club. – GH
as seen in the last couple photos above, and in the videos and screengrab below - we wanted to make it easy for parade goers (and the folks in the announcing stand) to know who we were representing, without having to physically affix something to our cars.
We'll keep these in inventory for future use by the club. – GH
"2025 Hutch Patriots Parade Recap"
– Video credit: EAGLE Media, https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16Apq5kfGJ/
– Video credit: EAGLE Media, https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16Apq5kfGJ/
– Screengrab from above video, with CKCA member Rick Shoger and his sister Renee leading our club up Main Street in Rick's new 2021 Z51 Corvette Coupe
"CKCA at the 2025 Hutch Patriots Parade" – As seen from the "Hutch Cam" at the Flag Theatre
"CKCA at the 2025 Patriots Parade in Hutchinson"
– Video credit: HutchPost.com, https://hutchpost.com/posts/6101f298-eed9-4727-ab6b-949a30a1e352
– Video credit: HutchPost.com, https://hutchpost.com/posts/6101f298-eed9-4727-ab6b-949a30a1e352
Page last updated: 07/10/2025
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Hutchinson, KS
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Hutchinson, KS
