Petaluma Top Ten

1. Veteran’s Day Parade, Nov. 11, 1 p.m.
This annual parade, the largest of its kind north of the Golden Gate, takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. downtown. Former Lt. Col. Steve Countouriotis, a vet with four Mideast tours under his belt, will serve as grand marshal. Special props to the parade’s sponsors – Friedman’s Home Improvement Center, Deer Creek Village, and Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey – who coughed up the cash when the city couldn’t afford the $12K required for police and public works support at the venue. Last year’s parade drew 92 entrants and more than 7,000 spectators … and this year’s parade may be the largest ever thanks to the inclusion of the Petaluma Mounted Posse, a group of Patriot riders with the unenviable task of accompanying bodies returning to the U.S.