Fair parade is Wednesday
The Jackson County 4-H Fair parade – the largest parade in the county each year – is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27.
Clubs, businesses, organizations, church groups, politicians and others are all invited to participate in the annual event.
Line-up for the parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. and check-in stations include:
* 4-H and Family & Community Education: Sixth Street between New York and Wisconsin avenues. These floats will be judged and eligible for ribbons.
* Politicians and elected officials: Sixth Street between Wisconsin and Iowa avenues.
* Kids, religious and Shriners: Sixth Street between New York and Pennsylvania avenues.
* Restored or antique cars, trucks and tractors: Seventh Street between New York and Wisconsin avenues.
* Miscellaneous: Seventh Street between New York and Pennsylvania avenues.
* Organizations: Eighth Street between New York and Wisconsin avenues.
* All school floats: Eighth Street between New York and Pennsylvania avenues.
* Commercial: New York Avenue between Seventh and Ninth streets.
* Race cars and dirt bikes: Ninth Street between New York and Pennsylvania avenues.
* Large equipment: Front of Holton High School’s east parking lot.
* Horses: Back of the HHS east parking lot.
No pre-registration is required.
Parade participants are advised not to throw candy or other items from moving floats. Participants are allowed to walk along the parade route and hand out candy and other items, however.
Charlie and Ethel Ann King will serve as the grand marshals for the event. A feature story on the Kings will appear in Monday’s edition of The Holton Recorder.
For more information about the parade or to volunteer with the line-up, contact Blair Wagner, Holton Rotary Club parade chair, at 851-0443. Holton Rotary is in charge of parade lineup again this year. See the advertisement on page 9 of this edition for more information.