North 65 Chamber of Commerce Announces 2024 Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days Parade Awards

July 12, 2024— (Isanti, MN)

The North 65 Chamber hosted the Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days Parade on July 11, 2024. This annual event is a community favorite, drawing an estimated crowd of 10,000 who enjoyed watching from their front lawns and street curbs as the parade wound its way through downtown Isanti.

Kicking off the parade was the T-6 Thunder Fly-Over, sponsored by Strike Life Tributes Funeral and Cremation Services.

This year’s parade Grand Marshal was the Isanti Lions Club, celebrating 50 years of service to the Isanti community.  The Isanti Lions Club has supported and donated to many projects over the years including the Isanti Community Center expansion, hockey building, Isanti Parks, eyeglasses and child vision screenings, leader dog for the blind, school athletics, fire victims, the Isanti County Christmas Project, Isanti County Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and so many more.

They are an integral partner in the Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days Kids Day – hosting the annual corn feed and the beloved turtle races each year on Saturday of rodeo weekend.

Winners of the 2024 Isanti Rodeo Jubilee Days Parade Awards are:
Best Commercial – Country Camping RV Park & Rum River Tubing/Canoe/Kayak
Best Non-Commercial – Rum River BMX
Best 18 and Under/Youth – Rum River Wrestling
Most Creative – Isanti Family Dental
Best Horse Group— Isanti County 4-H Mini Horse Project
Best Visiting Royalty – Lino Lakes Ambassador Program
Mayor’s Choice – Isanti Family Dental
Ambassadors’ Choice – St. Francis Ambassador Program
Best Color Guard – St. Francis High School Marching Band
Best Drumline – Hibbing High School Marching Band

“The North 65 Chamber is grateful for the involvement and support of community members as both volunteers and sponsors of the event that help us make this parade possible.  It was exciting to see such a fantastic turnout and the high level of creativity and community spirit on display in this year's parade”, said Melissa Bettendorf, North 65 Chamber Executive Director.

This year’s parade Entertainment Sponsors were Asphalt Guys Inc, Cambridge Isanti Hockey Association, and Murphy Rigging and Erecting Inc.

Gold Sponsors were Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Ascension Roofing & Siding, Boettcher Excavating & Septic, DW Companies, Embrace Orthodontics, Fancy Dancin’, First Bank & Trust, Isanti VFW Post 2735, Rosewood Senior Living, Security Bank & Trust Co, and Waste Management.

Silver Sponsors were: Ascend Exteriors, Cambridge Drift Dusters, Cambridge Medical Center-Allina Health, Central Truck Service Inc, Coborn’s Marketplace, Federated Co-ops Inc, GracePointe Crossing, Logan Companies, Minnco Credit
Union.

Bronze Sponsors were: Commissioner Mike Warring, Country Camping RV Park & Rum River Tubing/Canoe/Kayak, Falcon National Bank, Fantastic Sams, Forest Lake Auto Truck and Trailer/Ice Castle USA, Fusion Nails, Happy Dog Lodge, Isanti Family Dental, Knights of Columbus Isanti Council, North Ridge Winery, Representative Brian Johnson, Rum River Wrestling.

For more information, visit North65chamber.com or call 763-689-2505.