“Hometown Heritage” is the theme of the 34th annual Missouri Day Festival Parade.
The Trenton Rotary Club is encouraging organizations, businesses, churches and individuals to help celebrate the importance of the community’s local history, historic individuals and cultural traditions as they plan their entries in the Oct. 20 festival parade. Organized in October 1984, the Missouri Day Festival has grown into one of the largest fall festivals in the entire state.
The Trenton Rotary Club Parade Committee includes Steve Taylor, Savannah Summers, Debbie Carman, Bob Overton, Kim Washburn, Phil Hoffman, Gary Jordan, Gary Black and Brian Upton. They will head up the parade this year with the assistance of nearly 20 other Rotarians as they coordinate the efforts for the area’s premier parade.
The Oct. 20 parade will again begin at 8:30 a.m. and travel the streets of Trenton. As in the past, many high school marching bands will join in the parade as part of the Missouri Day Marching Band Festival – all highlighting the three-day festival.
Categories will soon be announced for the parade with prize money expected to exceed $1,000. Political entries will be required to pay a $25 entry fee with those funds used to offset parade expenses. A voluntary donation will be accepted for parade entries (suggestion is $20), but is not required. Past donations have gone toward handicap-accessible playground equipment and other special projects
Participants are also reminded that candy will not be allowed to be thrown from parade entries, however, walkers in the parade may distribute candy.
For information about the parade, persons can contact a Rotary member or visit the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce web page at www.trentonmochamber.com and press the Missouri Day Festival tab.
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