Scott Swanson
Yes, there is going to be a Grand Parade and yes, there’s room for you.
That’s the message the Parade Committee has been communicating during the last week, via word of mouth and social media, after a slow start to registrations for the event, which will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13.
“We had about 20 entries at the beginning of the week (July 1), said Sue Olson of the parade organizing committee. She said last year there more more than 70 and she attributed the slow start to confusion over themes and questions about whether the parade had gotten its operating permit.
The parade theme is “A Night at the Drive-In,” which differs from the theme selected for the Sportsman’s Holiday Court and Chips ‘n’ Splinters: “A Night at the Oscars.”
Olson said a communication error delayed the operating permit, but the parade is ready to roll.
“We’re hoping to get a big outpouring of entries,” she said. “We’re just trying to get the word out.”