Burtons named Redbud Parade grand marshals
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Two longtime Lake County residents who have spent years in public service will be honored as the grand marshals of Saturday’s Redbud Parade.
Jim and Sue Burton of Clearlake Oaks will be the honorees during the event, which is part of Clearlake’s Independence Day celebration, which takes place beginning on Saturday morning.
The parade starts at Redbud Park at 11 a.m. before proceeding down Lakeshore Drive to Austin Park.
The theme of this year’s parade is “Rocking Lake County.”
“It is an honor,” Sue Burton told Lake County News.
Jim Burton was born and raised in Clearlake Oaks.
For 36 years he worked for the Clearlake Oaks Fire District, serving as fire chief for 26 of those years before his retirement. The district has since consolidated with several other fire districts to become Northshore Fire Protection District.
He has served as a member of the Northshore Fire District Board for 19 years, and also is a member of the Clearlake Oaks Water Board, vice president of the East Region Town Hall and president of the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge No. 2284.
Sue Burton has lived in Clearlake Oaks for more than 53 years. For 28 of those years, she owned her own business in the town.
She served on the Konocti Unified School District Board of Trustees for 20 years and also has been a member of the Redbud Health Care District for the past two decades.
Now, she is the first woman administrator for the Clearlake Oaks Moose Lodge.
More information about the 64th annual Redbud Parade and Festival is available here.
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