Tonga’ the morning! Community celebrates St. Patrick’s Parade despite cold and rainy conditions
Shawn Linenberger
The Friends of the Tonganoxie Library representatives carry a banner near Fourth and Delaware streets along the parade route Saturday, March 13 at this year's St. Patrick's Parade.
A dreary March morning couldn’t keep people away from the 33rd installment of the Tonganoxie St. Patrick’s Parade.
Despite a cold and rainy setting, people lined Fourth Street on Saturday watch entry after entry make its way west along Fourth Street.
The traditional green line was painted down the street, with shamrocks dotting the asphalt along the way, including a large one at Fourth and Bury streets with “JM” in the middle. That’s always a nod to founder John McCaffrey, who got the parade started in the mid-1980s.
Tonganoxie Business Association announced winners of this year’s parade on its Facebook page. Winners were Friends of the Library at Tonganoxie Public Library for best club, Shari Paynter and her dog for best family entry, the Emerys for best car and HMC Performance Coatings for best overall float.
Winning floats received cash prizes.
Mirror editor Shawn F. Linenberger also provided commentary along the parade route for video that appeared on Facebook Live. To see the video, which had about 3,200 views as of Tuesday, visit The Mirror’s Facebook page.
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- The Friends of the Tonganoxie Library representatives carry a banner near Fourth and Delaware streets along the parade route Saturday, March 13 at this year’s St. Patrick’s Parade.