The 2012 Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade has a new day — Saturday! This will allow us to plan for a rain date which will be the following Sunday. So, please get your best ghoulish costumes ready to march down North St. and scare the fun out of the community!
Click here to register!
The 17th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade is Sunday, Oct. 30. The parade, which is a Jim Thorpe Lions Club project, is 100% bigger than last year! It starts at 4 p.m. at Jim Thorpe Area High School and will proceed south on Center St to 9th Street and turn onto North St. It will end at 2nd and Center Streets where buses will take parade participants to Memorial Hall for refreshments and the award ceremony.
The parade will begin forming at 3:00 at Jim Thorpe Area High School.
First, second and third place awards will be given to floats and organizations at Memorial Park.
Everyone is invited to view the parade which will pass the judges at St. Joseph’s Church on North St.
The lineup for the 17th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween parade is as follows:
• Jim Thorpe Police Department and Mayor Sofranko
• Carbon County Sheriff’s Department
• Robert Marzen, Sr./Harold Queen representing over 100 years of Lions Club Service (both 50 years) plus members of Jim Thorpe Lions Club
• Jim Thorpe Lions Club
• Jim Thorpe Lioness Club
• Brownie Troop 34029 Jim Thorpe “Gingerbread people”
• Carbon County Lion/Lioness 2011 Fair Queen and Court
• Jim Thorpe National Bank
• Girl Scouts – Daisy – “Candy Girls”
• Girl Scouts – Cadet’s – “Smores”
• McDonald’s – Nesquehoning “Come in for a bite”
• Rep. Doyle Heffley
• Jim Thorpe High School Band
• L.B. Morris Elementary School “Be a hero stand up to bullies”
• Carbon County Republican Committee
• Jim Thorpe Fire Department
• Jim Thorpe Camping Resort “Scary Campers”
• Brownie Girl Scout Troop 30134
• Paddy the Irish Santa Claus
• St. Joseph Regional Academy “Trick or Treaters”
• Penn Forest Fire Co. #1
• East Carbon County Democrat Club
• West Penn Pool Team “Bone Yard Band”
• GSH PA Girl Scout Troop 34289 “Cosmo Brownies”
• Bowmanstown Vol. Fire Company
• Michael Reese “Traveling Grave Yard”
• Carbon County Democrats
• Perseverance Jazz Band
• VFW Post 294
• Olde Time Christmas J.T.
• John McGuire/Lou Hall J.T. Borough Candidates
• Shamrock Container Company
• Victorian Festival Committee “Switchback Railroad”
• Steibler’s Plumbing and Heating, Nesquehoning
• Girl Scout Troop 34288 “Pirates Far from the Caribbean”
• Forks of the Delaware Shriner’s Club “Tin Lizzies”
• Cub Scout Pack 138, Jim Thorpe
• Juke Box Cruisers Car Club
• Santa Claus
The Jim Thorpe Lions Club is proud to make the annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade a Lions Club project beginning this year. Our goal is to make the parade bigger and better than ever and continue to play a big part in our community.
This year the parade route will start at the High School and continue down Center St. to Ninth and then turn onto North St. It will end at 2nd and Center Street where buses courtesy of Kuhns Transportation will take participants to Memorial Hall for the annual Halloween parade and awards.
Please join us this year and participate with your group, organization or business.
Congratulations to all of the participants of the Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade! Thank you to our judges, Wes Johnson, town manager, Bill Diehm, fire chief and Jim Thorpe’s greatest fan Dookie.
Here are the winners:
Group
3rd Place: Girl Scout Troop #4024
2nd Place: Jim Thorpe Youth Soccer
1st Place: Jim Thorpe Brownie Troop #30162 & Daisy Troop #3013
Float
3rd Place: LB Morris Elementary School, “Say Boo to Drugs”
2nd Place: Cub Scout Pack 138, “Great Outdoors”
1st Place: Friends & Survivors of Cancer Float, “Fishing for a Cure”
Click here for the full line-up and thank you all again!
Next parade: Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
The judges will be using the following criteria to award first, second and third place to floats and organizations. The float or organization with the most points wins.
General Effect/Execution in Presentation ( 25 points)
How well does the Parade Float or Performance group present their work? Was its execution during the Parade creative and fun? How well did the Parade Float or Performance Group entertain the audience? There were no mistakes with execution of any kind, or, if there were, the mistakes did not take away from the overall presentation.
Workmanship (25 points)
The craftsmanship in Parade Float creation uses specific details and objects of color and appeal. What was the level of construction difficulty? Are there “moving parts” on the Float? Easily assembled Floats or those that appear to not have much forethought may receive fewer points. It is obvious that creative thought and time was put into the workmanship of the Parade Float and the use of unique materials. The Performance Group designed a difficult routine, has appealing movements and reflects the use of creative thought and time. Uniform/costume reflects well upon the performance.
Originality (25 points)
The Parade Float design impresses the audience and judges with its overall uniqueness in appearance and presentation. The Performance Group impresses the audience and judges with a unique routine and
appearance.
The Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade Committee would like to thank the following businesses and individuals for supporting the 2010 parade. This list is not final and donations are still being accepted. Please click here for more information and THANK YOU!
Charles Getz
Mason Car Wash
Mauch Chunk Trust Company
Norb Lienhard Jr. & Family
The Inn at Jim Thorpe
American Legion Post 304
Flights of Fancy
Jim Thorpe Chamber of Commerce
Rainbows End
Ronald J. Sheehan, County Treasurer
Jim Thorpe National Bank
John Drury (provides sound system too!)
Smith’s Country Store
Wildoner Insurance Agency
(Revised Oct. 26)
16th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade line-up announced
The 16th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade is Sunday, Oct. 31. It starts at 4 p.m. at 2nd Street and will proceed north on North St. turning on 10th and ending at Memorial Hall where parade participants and residents are invited for free refreshments and the award ceremony.
The parade will begin forming at 3:30 at 2nd and Center Streets.
First, second and third place awards will be given to floats and organizations at Memorial Hall.
Everyone is invited to view the parade which will pass the judges at St. Joseph’s Church on North St. Late registrations are welcome. Please call Kathy Schwartz (570) 325-2911, email parade@jimthorpenews.com or click here and complete the registration form.
The lineup for the parade is as follows:
Jim Thorpe Police Chief Schatz and Car
Carbon Co. Sheriff Dwight Nothstein
JT Youth Soccer
Germantown Grove Club: Theme – Phantom of Germantown
JTHS Band & Cheerleaders
Committee to Elect Doyle Heffley
Jim Thorpe Little League Fall Ball
“Fishing for a Cure” Friends & Survivors of Cancer Float
S & S Motorsports
LB Morris Elementary: Theme – Say Boo to Drugs
Committee to Elect Justin Yaich
Jim Thorpe Brownie Troop # 30162 & Daisy Troop #30134
Girl Scout Troop #4024
Cub Scout Pack 138
Carbon County Republican Committee
KREITZ Refrigeration, Heating & Air-Conditioning
Fairview Fire Company
Diligent Fire Company
Phoenix Fire Company
Below are the groups and organizations who have indicated they will be participating in the 16th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade:
LB Morris Elementary School
Cub Scout Pack 138
Doyle Heffley
Justin Yaich
Carbon County Republican Committee
Jim Thorpe Area High School Marching Band & Cheerleaders
S&S Motorsports
Jim Thorpe Youth Soccer
Diligent Fire Company
Fairview Fire Company
Phoenix Fire Company
Jim Thorpe Little League Fall Ball
Carbon County Sheriff
Walsh Oil
Breast Cancer Float
Gerhardt Jr.
Jim Thorpe Brownie Troop # 30162
The 16th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade is on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. The time will be announced early next week, Sept. 27.
