Entries sought for homecoming parade

Entries are being accepted for the 30th annual Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce Fall Homecoming Parade.

This year’s parade theme is “Cartoon Classics.” The chamber is working with Shawano Community High School and sponsoring partners to present the parade.

Participants are encouraged to decorate their entries with the “Cartoon Classics” theme. Trophies will be awarded for the Best of the Parade as well as top business entry, club/organization entry, high school entry and kindergarten through eighth grade school entry.

To register an entry, call the chamber at 715-524-2139 or stop by the chamber office, 1263 S. Main St., Shawano, to pick up an entry form.

The parade begins at 6 p.m. Sept. 20, with the lineup beginning at 5 p.m. on Elizabeth Street in Shawano. Parade participants will need to enter the staging area off of Lincoln Street. The parade route starts at the corner of Elizabeth and Main streets, proceeds north on Main Street before turning left at Green Bay Street, then left on Washington Street and ending at Franklin Park.