my husband jeff burkey and we're so thrilled to be here on the east side today on the corner of pain avenue and ace right across from the east side financial center it's great to see the kids out with their families and we're looking forward to a great parade our first  first entry coming down the hill is the washington color guard they will also be carrying the flags so everyone please at home even salute your flag very important part of our country and the freedoms that we have the things that we can do route as spotters and clean up for this event the spotters are wearing the orange staff shirts for their visual recognition so when you see them say thank you and good job for getting out here and helping with the parade today as we're sitting here waiting for the things to come through i would like to thank all of the people who have helped out the east st paul alliance club is a big part of this there was a pancake breakfast earlier today thank you were delicious by the way we'd like to thank anderson shoes for allowing us to set up here in their parking lot and announce the parade from their parking lot and also for setting up a tent tour this is very nice of them seems like all of the businesses up and down pain and arcade are involved and have helped out in some way whether it's selling buttons being a sponsor they all pulled together and that's what makes this such a great little community they are also selling their harvest buttons at several of the local up and down the street so i would encourage you to go in and went to one of the establishments and buy a bottle support the pin arcade business association and the harvest festival parade after the washington color guard was coming the being in the parade tell us a little bit about what's going on over here in  perfect thank you very much thanks amy enjoy the parade you have next coming up here have the ramsey county commissioner jim james with donna and we'll try to get jim over here if we can for a quick interview jim was born and raised on the east side continues to live here is a lifelong resident been very involved in the transportation aspect he's a national leader in the transportation as a matter of fact and they do great work i can tell by listening to them next coming up we have the st paul east as a proud member of the lions organization and it's great to see them in the parade their president this year the five and six great little us flying out there saying hello to everybody flies is a wonderful organization supporting communities in the areas of learning and all kinds of wonderful things services as we read some of these keep in mind these are local businesses that support this parade and support please please support these businesses as we mentioned them throughout the parade today there's avenue and selby avenue as the best destination commercial corridor for dining in the city of st paul congratulated we've got a lot of new houses going up our housing sale prices in the neighborhood and i magnet school which is now k through twelve we have we have middle school kids now doing ground school and flight simulators one hundred oh yeah yeah there's been a lot a lot of really positive activity in the neighborhood people upswing these days wonder on this this parade is a great example the they brought it back three years ago after i think it had been you know on hiatus for i'm not sure how many years but most ten yeah the first year was we could only use half the street in the relate t based on the idea the family provides a child's first and most important learning environment and parents are child's first and most significant teachers like that got a great group out there today a time and it ties right in with what we were just talking about all the people here with children that are with parents it's nice to see the kids out enjoying the parade with their parents and just enjoying a beautiful day outside stead of sitting inside  day and being a part of the parade and a part of the community point because it brings everybody out at one time but what a great festival it is there's a whole lot of things going on and you get a button there are three dollars this month kathy said earlier there's a lot of lot of deals to be made be had with the three dollar budget and you get a lot of things up so on down and enjoy a harvest festival we'll keep going on after the parade ok do we have  failing district five neighborhoods by engaging in education and empowering all residents in our diverse unity the next step we have face to face located eleven sixty five arcade face to face empowers youth to overcome barriers and strive today toward helping and self sufficient lives their nonprofit organization dedicated to the needs of youth ages eleven to twenty three and they offer health care counseling and programs for home and seventy two face to face held more than thirty three hundred youth annually fortunate to attend a fundraising event for face to face a few months ago and it was a wonderful thing and the stories that we heard from the people that they support were truly amazing so wonderful organization here on the east side helping a lot a lot of kids that are kind of struggling in life so wonderful wonderful job year there is a king and volcanics rex and his crew hit the streets in the in january on the twenty eighth of january believe they'll be hitting the streets this year always a wonderful organization do a lot of things for the think change the lineup on a so much to look kind of go with the flow here but again getting back to some of our sponsor standard heating and air conditioning and we'd be very remiss if we did not thank the st paul police department for all that they do for the celebrating their heritage and bringing it to the think hall area over on the east side where the site is all about it's about celebrating here it is to and people from all the all walks of life in all the different backgrounds that they share bring a lot of energy in this group we mentioned before there's a few things going on during and after the parade there's the after the parade there's a harvest the reception area sponsored by the american legion that is it eleven twenty nine arcade street so immediately after the parade will be a reception there for all be hosting a good harvest about market place a crab food and vendors carnival whereby there earlier this morning like they have a lot of tents set up there are going to be some nice things out there so i would certainly encourage everybody to go up there and check that out hot dogs and many many other things so go ahead and check those folks out like to think anderson shoes for our spot here they've been very gracious in allowing us to park here and to announce f spartan staffing just went by party staffing helps companies meet their production goals of high quality temporary employees and best in class service next step we have emanate store is managed by order member and they are located at seven twenty one arcade straight in a store as offers all kinds of food gas and other conveniences while on the road and around town you can learn more about m h stories by visiting them at m h gas dot com and again it goes back to the community celebration that we have here look at all these people in the parade that are from the plane arcade area it's fantastic except we have merit community services is mission is to prove the why it's of residents of st paul's east side by empowering individuals strengthening families and promoting their independence their community services was founded in one thousand now eight and they provide services to the residents of these sites such as employment construction training youth and family services have here and we have one of the best health services in the twin cities area in the entire country we're very blessed to have that and following them we have the community of peace academy their desired outcome is to educate like to be the girl in the little car being pushed by the dad and that looks like an awful lot of fun to join the parade got a little candy they're throwing out again just wonderful to see the kids out here enjoying the parade being a part of the community of the peon arcade last week my wife and i we came over to choose they had a taco feed a fundraiser so it's nice to this is not just a one or two day event that's been happening they have  oldest st paul family owned by telling in restaurants and they are also offering summer this fast but in specials you get your first beer free with dinner so head on out town and food and check it out i'd encourage everyone to go over the food is fantastic next step family clinics there at nine eleven east maryland and they are providing family health care on the east side of st paul quite a few of them dressed in their bright church they have the dog and family clinics are located across the twin cities so they provide health care to a lot of different ideas within the twin city area so it will encourage you to check them out coming by now which shopping cart that's not on our list but it's pretty plain that that's sponsored by call been a giant shopping cart we see it in a lot of parades throughout the twin cities academy they are located at six fifty five forest street they are christian academy at bethlehem lutheran church their principal is robert or and they are places where classical christian education meets innovative technology great to see those folks out today as well got a nice crowd here today watching the parade on the corner of payne avenue thank you again to anderson shoes for allowing us the use of their parking we're not quite sure who we have we don't have a group from plaza del sol here on the east side just a little bit up an avenue great to see them out here they've got a lot of wonderful costumes out my goodness i certainly would want to be hearing one we thank them for that local hardware or what i kind of projects here to support the needs of your of the community and everything that you might need a couple units in the parade women who support the community and the people at it and help them in times of need the fire department has suffered a loss here in the last couple of weeks with a lot of what are their firemen from station fourteen  amazing to see how they came together as a brotherhood to support the families and each other during during this time and get right back to work right there helping all of the people in the community so thank you very much for this thing called fire department thank them for all they do multiple times this focuses on equitable treatment opportunities for all students good luck in his run for the school board he's seeking his third four year term  board of education first elected in two thousand and seven after eighteen years of community service in st paul the twin cities is a nice cider from the kinsale a neighborhood in out here today celebrating but all the folks here on this beautiful day to watch this next up got a little monkey on the side of the van i believe that's more like a rat's butt you know it's on the side of the van and they came out to show it to us today coming up after that is the same club has been around for years since one thousand forty six they've been bringing laughter and smiles to children of all for over eighty years and is more than just a gym and swim for quality programs for all ages from toddlers in the early childhood learning center to seniors and reactive older adults programs they have something for everyone register at the y m c a for the three three basketball tournaments after the harvest best parade the y m c a build strong kids strong families and strong communities their director and courtney troyer and they are sponsoring again the three basketball program after the parade today so thank you to the side y m c a for being a great part of st paul eastside community the basketball tournament three on three seventy five arcade street battles from two to five and again that's sponsored by the y loaded located at eight seventy eight st and next up we have party light wendy burbank with candles for every occasion boat is taillights jar candles and much much more good like some candles for your home please reach out to they're treating four thousand children right here in the twin cities trainers hospital they are a national group but to have locally but we see them at a lot of crazy have sometimes you have to go carts in four wheeler motorcycles and you name it they're a great group and there are a lot of pride to do some very good make this a great celebration volunteer group as does papa as are most groups that really put on festivals or get things done i would encourage everyone listening to volunteer for some organization the y m c a the lions come and see anything in your local community that feels good give back to the community and also there's a lot of good work that gets done by the volunteers get pretty close now i consume yes they are beautiful and lots of energy this and just celebrate the different organizations it's great to see the businesses that are supporting this organization and all the different things that they do another reminder we've got to harvest the best marketplace going on up the street at salvation army and eighteen lots of vendors up there for goes from eleven to three to day looks like they have a lot of great things up there is certainly something to check out and you know there's a bunch of specials can be found all over dozens of a cafe and again all of the events that we've already been through thank big breakfast but following the brave we've got six large events today three hundred ten ave and three an arcade events on pain avenue include the salvation army in here and tracy christian also she is this year's parade and button program coordinator she's also the president over inside mentioned earlier she's been very very busy the volunteer myself i'm very honored to be here today to help announce this parade and thank you so much for having us this has been a wonderful parade tracy great job it is a wonderful day for a parade we looks like we're getting to the end of it and here we have these st paul police mounted police representatives of that unit say paul modder patrol was established in one thousand eight hundred five they have six horses and six riders they ride full time year round situations and we thank them for being here we think the st paul police department for everything that they do we're so lucky to have the quality care that we do between the police and the fire and all the help that they give us that all of the festivals not just being arcade but all over the twin cities area thank paul area and again we thank them they everybody else here it's been a wonderful time and they get everybody for coming out today with that i'd like to thank you for helping me out here today i kind of put it on the spot today and roped her in but she did a wonderful job so i appreciate all of your help