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In the Spirit

Monday, December 4, 2017
Banner Graphic/Jared Jernagan Rolling down Main Street in weather that won’t allow for a sleigh, Santa Claus instead waves to the crowd at the Cloverdale Christmas Parade in a one-horse open carriage before rounding the corner and greeting the children in his downtown cottage

Santa wasn’t the only one in the holiday spirit Saturday in a parade that featured award-winning floats, emergency vehicles, classic cars, motorcycles and even a candy-throwing Rudolph (left) on the Cloverdale Cub Scouts float and a trombonist from the Cloverdale High Schooll Emerald Command dressed in Ralphie’s maligned pink bunny costume from “A Christmas Story.”
Banner Graphic/Jared Jernagan
Banner Graphic/Jared Jernagan Presiding over the Cloverdale Christmas Parade as the 2017 grand marshals are Jenny and Dick Snyder, arriving in style aoard a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
Banner Graphic/Jared Jernagan Marking the beginning of the Christmas season in Cloverdale, the parade was also a chance for local organizations and businesses to show their spirit through float contests. The top three entrants in the non-commercial-kids category were first place, Soul Harvest Church; second place, Train Up a Child-Cloverdale United Methodist Church; and third place, Boy Scout Troup 93. The winners of the commercial category were first place, Heart to Home Realty (right); second place, Summer Breeze Tanning; and third place, Endeavor Communications. The winners of the 2017 snowman contest were also announced: first place, Diana Jordan; second place, Train Up a Child; and third place, Gilman Electric.
Banner Graphic/Jared Jernagan Rolling down Main Street in weather that won’t allow for a sleigh, Santa Claus instead waves to the crowd at the Cloverdale Christmas Parade in a one-horse open carriage before rounding the corner and greeting the children in his downtown cottage.
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  • To bad Greencastle doesn't put on as good of Christmas festivities as Cloverdale. Cloverdale has it's faults but Main Street sure does do some awesome events!

    -- Posted by putnamcountyproud on Tue, Dec 5, 2017, at 11:28 AM

  • Main Street, Rockwell Foundation for the beautiful devoted tree in front of the post office, Huber Lawn Care, Vicki and Mike Price at RTM have gone all out for Cloverdale this year. Not only a fabulous parade but the snowmen contest by Main Street and all the light poles decorated by RTM and their employees. Many kudos to these folks who ,'care about our town'.

    -- Posted by Nit on Tue, Dec 5, 2017, at 7:07 PM
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