Sigourney kicks off holiday season with Lighted Parade

Published by admin on Thu, 02/06/2020 - 11:31am

The Sigourney Lighted Christmas Parade made its way down North Jefferson on Saturday, Nov. 26, unofficially ringing in the holiday season.

Floats, carriages and emergency vehicles brought the holiday cheer starting from Sigourney Elementary School and worked their way down Jefferson to the town square. Following the precession, over 120 children had a chance to see Santa at Memorial Hall, enjoy carriage rides, and a soup dinner. Entertainment was also presented, with Zach Steinhart, Andrew Okones and Sarina Gretter singing Christmas ballads and standard.

“The weather was wonderful and nicer this year than in years past,” Trisha Black, the organizer of the event said. “We had great turnout for Santa, and the Soup Supper went great.”

Behind the scenes, Black, who has organized the parade the past two years with the Christmas Committee and volunteers, made the parade possible. For several weeks, Black has been helping put up decorations around the city and organizing the parade.

“I love this time of year and I’m just glad we can put this on for the community,” Black said. “It’s a hectic, crazy time, but everyone is so happy.”

In order to do so, Black began planning in June of this year, going over the previous year and making necessary changes. Black and Deb Schultz were the only committee members this year, but had help from the Boy Scouts Troop 52 and Sigourney High School Key Club and other volunteers to help the event run effectively.

“We heard a lot of great ideas for next year to get the parade to grow and people plan to be more involved in the future,” Black said. “One idea was we could have the carriage rides starting at the park across from Memorial Hall, which would be wonderful for people not to have to walk as far.”

Anyone with comments or suggestions for next year’s parade are encouraged to write to Trisha Black at 311 N Jefferson Sigourney, IA 52591, or call her 641-541-0679.