A Few Showers Didn't Dampen Spirits at 2022 Halloween Parade

Heavy rainfall was avoided and the Effingham Halloween Parade for 2022 went off without a hitch. The parade is sponsored annually by the Effingham Sunrise Rotary Club.

The parade theme was "80s and 90s Cartoon Characters".

US Air Force veteran and local surgeon Ruben Boyajian served as Parade Marshal. The local Rotary clubs are sponsoring a free concert by the US Air Force Band at the Effingham Performance Center on Thursday, November 10.

Here's a look at the winners in the various categories in Sunday's parade:

YOUTH--1st--St. John's Lutheran Church...2nd--Centenary United Methodist Church...3rd--Boy Scouts

ORGANIZATION--1st--4-H...2nd--Birth to Five...3rd--EARS

(THE FLINTSTONES ENTRY LOOKED SUSPICIOUSLY LIKE THE HECHT BROTHERS)

BUSINESS--1st--Cayla's Power Tumbling...2nd--Homewood Grill...3rd--Family Care

(THE WINNING FLOAT FROM CAYLA'S POWER TUMBLING AND DANCE CENTER)

BANDS--1st--Junior High--Altamont...1st--High School--Teutopolis

We've got a full gallery of images from the parade on our Facebook page.