Annual Halloween Parade a Huge Success
Published on October 28 2013 7:19 am
Written by Greg Sapp
We have a gallery of 170 images from the parade located here. You can also view a high-resolution gallery on our Facebook page.
The Effingham Halloween Parade for 2013 was a huge success.
The almost two-hour-long procession featured many bands, lots of costumes and plenty of candy. The parade was sponsored again this year by Effingham Sunrise Rotary.
Here are the parade winners:
BUSINESS FLOAT
1st Place: Cayla's Power Tumbling
2nd Place: Exclusively Dance
3rd Place: Leon Gobczynski State Farm Insurance
ORGANIZATION FLOAT
1st Place: Effingham County Right-to-Life
2nd Place: Helen Matthes Library
3rd Place: Effingham County Humane Society
YOUTH FLOAT
1st Place: Centenary United Methodist Church
2nd Place: Pack #335 Cub Scouts/Girl Scouts
3rd Place: First Church of God
JUNIOR HIGH BAND
1st Place: Newton St. Thomas
2nd Place: Sacred Heart
3rd Place: Altamont
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
1st Place: Altamont
2nd Place: Teutopolis
3rd Place: Stew-Stras/Windsor
For those winners who haven't already, plaques for first place winners and certificates for all others may be picked up at the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce offices on Keller Drive.