June 2023

Participants of the Fourth of July Homecoming parade are to get in line and be ready to make their way from Southwest Second Street to Wynn Park past spectators who line the streets. This is an election year and politicians will be participating in the parade. Herzog explained that this year due to the lack of new vehicles available, the politicians will be providing their own rides this year. The parade chairman expects great participation from residents on floats, ATVs and bicycles, in antique cars or dressed as clowns. Many decorated vehicles, horses and farm tractors and implements will be shown. Herzog says each group has been assigned a side street on which to meet and await instruction at 9 a.m. to merge onto Second Street. Pageant contestants will ride on private automobiles and will line up on Olive Street on the west side of Second Street. Fire trucks and political office holders will line up on Olive Street between Second Street and the railroad track. Market Street will be reserved for antique farm equipment and bicycles on the east side of Second (toward the railroad track), while antique cars and trucks will be on Market Street, on the west side of Second (next to the courthouse). Chestnut Street will be the designated area for decorated four-wheelers, go-carts and golf carts. They will occupy the street from the railroad track to Second Street. On Chestnut (on the south side of the courthouse) horses and riders will wait for starting time. Arnold, Lucien and Bryan will be reserved for new farm equipment. All floats will be assigned a position on Second Street as they arrive. Herzog reminds everyone to be in position as early as possible because many floats, tractors and other participants will want to get to their proper places. The parade chairman requests that regular traffic not use these streets until after the parade moves out. Parade route At exactly 9 a.m., the parade will begin moving, led by the sirens of Corning Police Department. The parade