The winner of the Lionel Wizard of Oz train was Fred Radtke of Wisconsin.

The following are the winners of the 2010 Oz Parade.  Winners are those receiving the highest numeric scores by the judges. Judges Choice award goes to the most crowd pleasing unit, and best presentation of theme is awarded to the group who best embodied this year's theme:  The Emerald City of Oz. 

 Judges Choice Award:  Syracuse Scottish Pipe Band
Best Presentation of Theme Award:   Skeele Insurance Agency

Winners:
Chittenango High School Dixieland Band
Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum/Chittenango Leo's Club
The Hit Men
Wee Bears Preschool
ABC Basset Hound Rescue Organization
Jim Marshall Farms with Margaret Pellegrini
Chittenango's Lake Street Elementary School
Luminozity
Just Got 2 Dance
Canastota Raiders Marching Band
Land of Oz & Ends
Canastota Community Band
The Island Band
Madison Cortland ARC
Oneida Savings Bank

Winners who did not stay for awards should contact Colleen at 415-8546 or Barb at 413-0765, to make arrangements to receive their awards.

The Landmark Theatre at 362 South Salina St., in Syracuse, will show "The Wizard of Oz" on the big screen, Friday June 18th at 7:30 pm.  The doors open at 7:00 pm.
This is a fundraiser for the theatre expansion project. Tickets are $10 each.  Children under 5 are free!

This morning a tornado ripped through the main vendor area for Oz-Stravaganza!, taking down many tents and forcing the festival to come to an early close.  At the time of this post, there have been no identified injuries. 
 

Munchkin autograph opportunities have been moved to the American Legion on Legion Drive, in Chittenango.  The munchkins will be available to sign autographs there from 1PM until 5PM.  However, another key event for the weekend, Emerald City Idol, is in the process of being rescheduled for a later date.  All other events have been cancelled.  All vendors have closed and are leaving the park.

 
"We were looking up at the clouds, and one cloud looked very strange.  Then we

 realized what we were seeing was debris flying in the funnel of a tornado.  We held down the back of our tent, or it would have flown away like the others."
- Anonymous Vendor

  

"We are sad to see it come to an early end; but, we did

 

really well the first two days. We'll be back next year, for sure." - Anonymous Vendor

 

When a date is scheduled for Emerald City Idol, it will be posted here on the Oz-Stravaganza! Website.  Locks of Love will also take place on that same day.

As always, the fireworks display was great! With synchronizations to soundtrack clips from The Wizard of Oz.

The Community of Chittenango is saddened by the death of Munchkin Coroner Meinhardt Raabe.  His first visit to Chittenango with his wonderful wife Marie was over twenty years ago. He happened upon an article in National Geographic Traveler about the Oz festival in Chittenango, and he made contact with festival organizers to tell of his role in the 1939 classic MGM film, "The Wizard of Oz". An invitation was extended for he and Marie to attend.  

If you are interested in volunteering your talents and time to the Oz-Stravaganza! Committee, please send an email introducing yourself to volunteer@oz-stravaganza.com.

Or use our on-line form: Volunteer!