Then came 2000, the year of the flaming dragon. The Bellards, ready to take the Saturday Parade to new heights, formed Krewe Des Cajuns and commenced organizing.  Saturday dawned bright and clear and maybe 12 floats with an odd assortment of other vehicles gathered at the Fayetteville Square.  At 2:00 p.m. the first “Mardi Gras of the Ozarks Parade” rolled, at 2:05 the fire department was called.  The second float, a fabulous fire-breathing dragon, had gone up in flames.  Thusly, this krewe was dubbed, at least for the moment, Krewe De Flambeau.  Once the lizard was doused, the parade continued on with great success. Several thousand spectators vied for beads and doubloons.  Three days later, Fat Tuesday brought the Demented Krewe back to Jose’s for the Coronation of King Neil Williamson and Queen Maura Meyers, with all the usual festivities.  The crowd of spectators had become so large that the Krewe had difficulty getting from place to place, and in fact, could not get to one spot on the itinerary at all; the King was, at one point jostled to the ground.