Councilman Kelly Boyd will be grand marshal of Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade

Councilman Kelly Boyd will be grand marshal for the 50th Laguna Beach Patriots Day Parade on March 5, the parade association said in announcing the remaining honorees.

Boyd, a lifelong Laguna resident and military veteran, owned the Marine Room Tavern for 25 years before selling the business in 2012.

The parade committee chose Laguna Beach High seniors Elle Mahdavi and Alexander Rounaghi as Junior Citizens of the Year for their academic achievements and community service, while longtime Sawdust Festival exhibitor Dion Wright was selected Artist of the Year.

Organizers chose champion skimboarders Nick Hernandez, Jr., and Sam Stinnett as Athletes of the Year.

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Carlos McAfee, a longtime Laguna resident who earned the Navy Cross, is the parade’s honored patriot and Stu Saffer, editor of Stu News Laguna, is the Citizen of the Year.

The committee selected Nicole Motherway, an eighth-grade Thurston Middle School student, as winner of the parade essay contest and Garry Ledesma, a Laguna Beach High senior, as winner of the parade program’s cover art competition. Each student will receive $100.

The parade is supported by program advertisers and donations.

The advertising deadline is Jan. 11 and the entry deadline is Jan. 15. For more information, email Sandi Werthe at shworthy@cox.net or call (949) 494-6016.