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2014 Fiesta Queen Emma Sanchez and Princess Alisha Garcia
Superior Sun
The St. Francis of Assisi annual car show and fiesta was once again a large success. There were over 160 cars that attended the car show, at least a hundred cakes donated for the cake walk, hundreds of bowls of menudo sold and countless tortillas rolled into burros. Dozens of volunteers all worked together to ensure that the event was well run, those volunteers worked for months to plan, organize and set the logistics for the entire event.
The Fiestas kicked off with the annual parade. Manuel and Jessica Castillo were named the Grand Marshals for the parade. The two received the honor due to their leadership in the Catholic Youth Ministry; they are consistently volunteering in both the church and the community. Manuel is also a leader in the Knights of Columbus.
This year the parade had 10 entries, the winners were: first place, Baile Folklorico Alma de Superior; second place went to Marcella Garcia who coordinated the former queen and queen candidate floats; third place went to 2013 Fiesta Queen Marissa Estatico and 2006 Fiesta Queen Jesse Sanchez for their float.
This year the car show received some media attention from the Arizona Republic in the Cars section. There was a record number of guests in attendance due to the added publicity. A sea of people and cars could been seen from the east end of Main St. Many prizes were given out. The best of show awards were given to: Marissa with Intruders Car Club for Best of Show Bike and Trike; Tim McYntire, Kilque Car Club for Best of Show Truck with his Chevy Silverado; Best Car was awarded to Efren Cuevas, Kilque Car Club. DJ Supietown was the MC for the car show. This year a number of rappers with local ties to the community performed during the car show including Superior’s own J Rydah Silvas.
This year there were two young ladies vying for Fiesta Queen, Emma Sanchez and Alisha Garcia. The two girls and their families worked hard to raise money with pastry bingos, cornhole tournaments and other fundraisers to earn the title of Fiesta Queen. At the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Emma Sanchez was crowned Fiesta Queen.
The celebration continued into the evening with entertainment by hip hop dancers coached by Billie Joe Villaverde, and Baile Folklorico Alma de Superior performed – both groups are comprised of youth from Superior. The crowd swelled to watch these two groups perform. The crowd was serenaded by Mariachi Alma Mexicana from Tucson on both Saturday and Sunday. DJ Manuel Guzman V emceed the event and provided music during the event.
Mila Besich is a resident of Superior with two children. She volunteers for many local organizations. She is an experienced fundraiser and event planner for Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition. She covers some of the area town councils and schools.
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