Tamaqua parade lineup announced
The 52nd Annual Tamaqua Halloween Parade will be held this Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m. The lineup for the four division parade has been announced. The parade will form in the east end of town, in the area of Lech’s Transportation, the former CVS and Jamesway parking lots. All entries are to be in place by 6:15 p.m.
First division
Tamaqua Police and Mayor Nathan Gerace will lead the parade’s first division, which will form in the area of Lech Transportation on East Broad Street. Other first division participants include: Tamaqua American Legion Post 173 Color Guard, Grand Marshal Allen Keich, Citizen of the year Stephen Ulicny, Business Person of the Year Linda Marchalk, Tamaqua aerial truck, Citizens Fire Company, American Hose Fire Company, South Ward Fire Company, East End Fire Company, Knoebels Amusement Resort Making New Memories the Old Fashioned Way, Tamaqua Elks 592 — Elks Care Elks Share, West Penn Cub Pack 756 Pinewood Derby Car, Schuylkill County Fair Royalty, Tamaqua Animal Rescue, St. Luke’s Safe & Healthy Halloween, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Tamaqua Fire Police Association, The Dance Factory, Boyers Food Market, Crufeli Sideshow Entertainment, Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce, 2nd Mountain Sunflowers.
Second division
The Tamaqua Raider Marching Band will lead the second division, which will form in the former Jamesway parking lot. Other entries in the second division include: Tamaqua Area High School Raider Band, Tamaqua Area High School Homecoming Court, TAYSA third grade boys (Kattner), Tamaqua Knee High Cheerleading, TAYSA Krazy Kickers (Najarro and Wehr), TAYSA — U-6 (Green), TAYSA U-8 Ninjas, U-6 Bulldogs, fourth grade girls (Plisaka), TAYSA Banning Orthodontics (Gormley), Tamaqua Girl Scouts Troop 33013 and 31210, Panther Valley Knee Hi Football and Cheerleaders, TAYSA U8 Legends (Nelson).
Third division
Kory Rabenold Productions and its Mr. Pickles Presents His Sinister Circus will start the parade’s third division, followed by: C.H.O.S.E. Beetlejuice, Tamaqua Odd Fellows — Rebekahs and Patriarchs, Andreas Sporting Club, Reynolds Consumer Products, the Tamaqua Salvation Army, Teen Challenge Bringing Wholeness to the Hopeless, Emergency Disaster Service, WMGH/WLSH, Pine Street Pub, RJ Walker Company, Reed Racing, YouTube Stupid Fast, AAG Auto Detailing, All American Jeep Dodge, Heat Elite, Hang Loose Bar and Grill Raider Pride.
Fourth division
Bringing up the parade’s fourth and final division will be Hope’s Towing and Collision, Nothstein Auto Repair, Hometown Fire Company, Coaldale Fire Company, Ryan Township Rescue, West Penn Fire Company No. 1 and the Lehighton Ambulance.
Rain date will be Oct. 24.
