Friday, August 16, 2019
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Neighbors | Submitted.Trustee Bruce Shepas was the chairman of the Austintown Fourth of July parade, posing with the American Legion Post 301.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Bruce Shepas, the chairman of the Austintown Fourth of July parade, posed with Joanna Parker from West Side Tire, the winner of the parade's float competition.
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Neighbors | Submitted.Joanna Parker with West Side Tire won the Austintown Fourth of July Parade's float competition July 4, the theme of which was "Austintown... How sweet it is."
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Neighbors | Submitted.West Side Tire won the Austintown Fourth of July parade float competiton again, with the theme of "Austintown... How sweet it is."
By JESSICA HARKER
Austintown Township hosted their annual Fourth of July parade on the holiday. Part of the event included a float competition.
During the competition, local business owner Bruce Shepas was the chairman of the event.
“The biggest change we made was moving the competition from 2 p.m. to noon,” Shepas said. “This way everyone can get to their barbecues or family events sooner.”
He said that more than 100 organizations participated in the parade this year.
“The attendance has also grown substantially due to the time change,” Shepas said.
The theme of the parade this year was “Austintown...how sweet it is,” and Jim Molnar, of Molnar’s Concessions, was the Grand Marshall.
The parade also hosted its annual float competition.
The winner once again was Joanna Parker, with West Side Tire.
She will receive $250 and a plaque.