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(NewsDakota.com) Over 200 vehicles and floats paraded down Main Avenue in Oakes in celebration of the 41 Annual Irrigation Days during the event’s parade on Friday afternoon.

With temperatures in the upper 80’s and plenty of sunshine, it was quite the ideal day for a celebration of all things Oakes, and in particular, the theme of the weekend for 2012: Game Shows.

The Oakes Chamber put the parade together once again, and a committee of three judges voted on various awards to the participants in the parade.

Three different businesses shared the award for Best Use Of Theme for this year’s parade.

Kustom Machine took home one of the awards for their float “Any Way You Spin It”, which featured the homemade wheels made to resemble those from Wheel of Fortune and The Price Is Right, as well as the big board from Press Your Luck.

The second Best Use Of Theme winner was the Good Samaritan Society for their float based on the classic game Concentration.

The third winner was Mertz Lumber and Supply for their float resembling Hollywood Squares.

The best car unit was a 1960 Chevy Imperial LeBaron driven by Dwayne and Gloria Shelton. The best horse unit came from Dennis and Denise Doctor of Cogswell, and the best tractor unit came from Eddy Huffman from Inky’s repair.

The three Judge’s Choices were “Thistledew”, The Oakes Golf Club and Hayen Farms, and the Parade Chairman Choice went to Novak Electric for their float based on Are You Smarter Than A Fifth-Grader.

Dignitaries who attended the parade included the Parade’s Marshall former Buffalo Bills and North Dakota State defensive end and Oakes native Phil Hansen, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and his wife Betsy, as well as several candidates for political office.