Mike Kunert’s post from the “You know your from MENTONE if….” Facebook Group:
50 years ago today the first Mentone parade and BBQ was held at the park and the train station. It was celebrating the Mentone Hotel from 50 years before where people who had TB would come to recover. The whole thing was the brainchild of Eddy Walker. As I remember, a dump truck won 1st prize as “best entry”. I don’t remember whose dump truck was, but my guess would either be it belonged to either Charlie Sewell, or Larry Jacinto, because they had the nicest dump trucks in town. Unlike the later (and last) parade, this one did not end in a riot.
