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Christmas Parade is Friday night Melodie Phelps News Editor The 29th Annual Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade is set for Friday, December 2 and long-time Extension Agent Georgia Burton will serve as Grand Marshal, leading the procession of festive floats along Main Street. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at Main Street and Hardwood Drive and will follow the same route as last year. The procession will follow Main Street downtown, circle the Doughboy and go to Columbia Avenue, where it will end. Burton, her husband, Douglas, and her daughter, Sarah, will travel the parade route in a black limousine, furnished by Cumberland Limo Service. "I am very humbled and very honored," said Burton, when asked about her reaction to being selected as Grand Marshal for the parade. "I want to share this honor with my family and my co-workers at the Extension Office." Burton, who is Wayne County's Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences, expressed appreciation to the Chamber for their efforts, as well as the citizens of Monticello and Wayne County. Burton participates in numerous organizations in the community that help others, and she feels that she is representing them as well. Burton has watched Christmas parades many times over the years, recalling how Extension Office staff would gather on the second floor of the courthouse waited for the procession to arrive downtown. Burton has been an Extension agent for 32 years, and has spent the last 28 years of her career in Wayne County. A native of Floyd County in eastern Kentucky, Burton went to work in the Owsley County Extension Office after she finished college. She later moved to Wayne County, where she met her husband. "I really love getting up every morning and going to work," she said. "I do many different things within one day and it is never boring...I get paid for helping people. If I were not in this position, I wouldn't be able to do a lot of the things that I do in our community." So far, there has been a lot of interest in the annual Christmas parade, and the entries are still coming in, according to Penny Thompson, Administrative Assistant with the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce. Last year, more than 600 people participated in what was a record Christmas parade. This year's theme is "Christmas, A Time to Share," and the parade includes a little different float prize structure. There will be two float categories category will receive $100 and a plaque. Second place winners in each category will receive a plaque. A grand prize winner will be selected and will receive $500. There are some things to keep in mind for this year's parade. Anyone who enters a personal type vehicle must display the name of the driver and/or the family. If the vehicle is custom or vintage, the make and model should be displayed as well. The signs must be easy to read and placed on the driver's door. All horse entries in the parade must display on the left side of the bridle the entry tag received at the time of registration. Any horse and rider without the entry tag will not be allowed in the parade. Parade lineup will begin at 4 p.m. on Hardwood Drive, which will be closed to through traffic. The parade will be broadcast live on the local cable Channel 8 again this year. The broadcast will be set up in the downtown area. Anyone who would like more information about the parade should contact Thompson at (606) 348-3064. Add a comment |
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