Imperial Valley press., 1941-02-26

graS dance in honor of the lettuce
season. Incidentally Brawley and
Calexico frequently have dances
in honor of the lettuce season.
CaleXico Elks, stage a Days of 40
complete with whiskers, big hats,
loud shirts, and high top boots.
They have all the old time, riproar-
ing entertainment to take everyone
out of the present into the swash-
buckling gold rush days. 5
Over in Holtville the Swiss stage
their Swiss Swing which is one of
the most colorful of all the valley
celebrations. Swiss music and dane
ing, Swiss athletic events, contests.
i. two days of the entertainments
the members of this race like SO
we'll and in which all valley resi-
dents and visitors become interested
as soon as they attend a Swing.
The year would not be complete
without it.
Halloween celebrations keep adj
ultS busy and the youngsters anus
ed on the night damage may result
unless entertainment is provided
IN Ell Centre Harding and McKin-
.ey school children are RECALLED with
the Twin CarnivalS. The adults like
it so well they crowd the carnival
grounds along with the children.
Wilson school in Ell Centre has its
Hijinx later in the season, really
groWn-up affair for these element
airy school pupils. Brawley had
big municipal Halloween party last
fall where hundreds of children
stayed out of mischief and had a
wonderful time. In Imperial the
city takes the whole small boy pop
ulation on desert party far, far
from temptation.
Clean Up Parade
Ell Centre had one of tic biggest
cleanup and paint-up celebrations
of the century this fall with a par
ade that included dozens and doz-
ems of children from the schools.
Their costumes were as effective
as they were original. The adults
helped but the children took the
applause.
Wild and awful is the annual
rodeo presented by the Imperial
Yuma Peace Officers association.
Cowboys off the ranges of Imperial
and Yuma Valleys ride for the love
of riding and the cash prizes Of
fered. Only amateurs may compete
as the association bars profession
ais. Cow ponies strut their inimit-
able ability, long horned steers buck
madly to dislodge the cowboys who
try to ride them, calves warp their
tails deriSively as they elude the
sWirling lariatS or bawl when the
rop snags them, the wild COWS try
their best to keep the cowboys from
milking them, and the cowboys and
audience have the Tune OF their
lives.
Spanish Fiesta
BraWley every fall has a Spanish
Days Fiesta, a rollicking three-day
event fairly bursting with color and
entertainment. They startled the
bull fight. When the tumult and
the shouting died, when the pro-
tests were unavailing d.. the bull
fight went on. 1t was two little
children dancing, one dressed as
bull and the other as the fighter.
Celebration Minded
Most ambitious of all Imperial
Valley celebrations is the new fam
GUS Cavalcade of Imperial Valley
at Calexico. The residents of the
town started it as community
event, wrote the pageant, planned
the parade, played the parts, and
managed the whole thing.
1t was such outstanding enter
tainment and SO important from the
standpoint of historical significance
that the whole valley welcomed 1t
and demanded that it be made an
annual ent. 1t tells the story OF
the conquering of the desert from
its discovery to the time water flow
ed through the canals and the Colo