{"id":34325,"date":"2014-06-05T12:19:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T19:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=34325"},"modified":"2014-06-05T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T19:32:19","slug":"shatner-to-host-stampede-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2014\/06\/shatner-to-host-stampede-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Shatner To Host Stampede Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34328\" alt=\"ShatnerParadeMarshal060514\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514.jpg 580w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514-50x19.jpg 50w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514-150x58.jpg 150w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514-450x175.jpg 450w, https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/ShatnerParadeMarshal060514-50x19@2x.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Canadian-born <strong>William Shatner<\/strong> has been named the 2014 <em>Calgary Stampede Parade<\/em> Grand Marshal.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Calgary Stampede<\/em> was first held in 1912, and the ten-day annual event takes place every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Shatner, born in Montreal, will be Grand Marshal of the parade; and Calgary speed skaters <strong>Gilmore Junio <\/strong>and<strong> Denny Morrison<\/strong> will be honorary Marshals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shatner&#8217;s Hollywood credentials are just part of the reason we thought he would be a great choice as our 2014 Parade Marshal,&#8221; said <strong>Bob Thompson<\/strong>, president and chairman of the board, <em>Calgary Stampede<\/em>. &#8220;He has an unparalleled passion for horses which we thought would be a great fit for us. I can&#8217;t wait to kick off the <em>Calgary Stampede<\/em> with him in the year of the horse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am looking forward to leading the <em>Calgary Stampede Parade<\/em>,&#8221; said Shatner. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been to Calgary before, but I have never been to the Calgary Stampede; leading the Parade will be quite a way to experience my first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s <em>Calgary Stampede<\/em> will be held July 4-13.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to <strong>Mark N<\/strong> for the tip!<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hFpNVZ8JJt0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian-born William Shatner has been named the 2014 Calgary Stampede Parade Grand Marshal. 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