By Sheila Corson
Chronicle staff

     Oroville's 74th May Festival celebrated the city's 100-year anniversary with multiple events that drew hundreds of people over the May 9-11 weekend.
     On Friday, May Fest royalty was crowned. Ashley Porter was named queen, with princesses Lacy Johnson and Megan McKinney, according to the parade announcer.
     Saturday's parade drew 90 entries, about average, to cruise down Main Street. Entrants were encouraged to follow the theme, coinciding with the centennial, of "Honoring our past, celebrating our future."
     The parade began with American and Canadian legions presenting the colors. Sabrina Howe sang the Canadian anthem and Autumn Martin sang the American anthem, the announcer said.
     Parade winners were separated into 10 categories, according to committee member Teresa Hawkins.
     Tractors - 1 (tie), Travis Loudon's 1947 Farmall and Lamar Wolley. 2, Dennis Clinkenbeard.
     Commercial - 1, Prince's Center. 2 (tie), Yo Yo's and Mary Lou Peterson.
     Churches - 1, Chesaw Community Bible Church. 2, United Methodist.
     Community - 1 (tie), Oroville Eagles and Washington State Eagles. 2, United Motorcycle Club International.
     Old cars - 1 (tie), Walt Hart's 1957 Ford Thunderbird and Jim Cockle's 1967 Cougar. 2 (tie), Rudy Alviar's 1975 Capri Classic Chevy convertible and Bob Hagerman. 3, William Barker's 1966 Ford Mustang.
     Law enforcement - 1, Border Patrol. 2, U.S. Customs.
     Community youth - 1, Oroville's Co-op Preschool. 2, Border Patrol Explorers.
     Horse riders - 1, Okanogan County fair queen Devan Pfitzer. 2, Tonasket Rodeo queen Kieann Teall.
     Royalty - 1, Eighth grade float. 2, Seventh grade float. 3 (tie), fair queen and Tonasket royalty.
     Schools - 1, Tonasket marching band. 2, Freshman class. Third (tie), Senior class and Future Business Leaders of America.
     Queen's Choice - Eighth grade float, royalty and a small dog riding on the back of a jet ski.
     Best theme - Prince's, past and future of grocery, with representations of an old till and a robotic teller.
     The bass tournament at Deep Bay Park ended with the weigh-in at 3 p.m. Saturday.
     For total catch weight, Claude Roberts and Fred Bender pulled in first place with 22.46 pounds. John Walter and Jeff Walter caught 14.15 pounds for second place, followed by Chris Corey and Mike Keen reeling in 12.04 pounds, according to Hawkins.
     Big catches of the day also earned a prize. Cliff Applebee and Jim Barker won the largemouth category, and Claude Roberts and Fred Bender won the smallmouth category, said Hawkins.
     From 8 a.m. to the end of the last game at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, 53 teams battled on the basketball court for the three-on-three championships, according to organizer Jon Neal.
     The final standings were:
     Men's open - Romine Fuel, Jason Romine, Casey Watts, Tony Block, Geoff Miller.
     Women's open – Chelocals, Jessica Graham, Megan Gale, Olivia Larson, Amber Lynch.
     Boys high school - Silent Street Spankers, Felipe Gaytan, Jacob Longmire, Toshiya Ijichi, Jordan Bebee.
     Girls high school – Tonasket, Jayden Hawkins, Cierra Silverthorn, Rachel Hutchins, Dana Pryor.
     Boys 14 and under - Chick Magnets, CJ Mathews, Tyler Mathews, Kevin Aitheson, John Stedtfield.
     Girls 14 and under - Omak Lady Hawks, Chandler Smith, Shawnee Covington, Lindsey Hughes, Arian Andrews.
     Boys 10 and under - DCJ's, Charlie Arrigoni, Juan Lopez, Dylan Landon.
     Girls 10 and under – No entrants.
     The golf tournament was canceled because of wet and windy weather, according to Oroville Golf Club representatives.
     Fun run organizers could not be reached for results.