Sonora Christmas Parade This Friday Night
The 28th city sponsored Sonora Christmas Parade is set for a 5:30pm start Friday at the Old Red Church.
City Events Coordinator, Sheala Wilkenson was Wednesday’s KVML “Newmaker of the Day”.
The parade will stage at Sonora High School parking lot, the pool parking lot and School Street prior to 5:30.
There will be three announcing stations along the parade route. Big Joe from Country 93.5FM KKBN, will be announcing near Courthouse Park. Mark Truppner from AM 1450 KVML will announce from the balcony of Go Figure (across from Bank of America). Justin Flores and Maryann Curmi from Star 92.7FM will be announcing from the GunHouse Hotel.
The parade runs along Washington Street from the Red Church to Restano Way.
Parking will not be allowed along Washington Street from Elkin to William streets after 2 PM.
Tuolumne County Transit will run free shuttles to and from downtown Sonora every fifteen minutes from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Pick-up points include Columbia State Historic Park, Motherlode Fairgrounds and the Junction Shopping Center.
No alcoholic beverages are permitted along the parade route by order of the Sonora Police Department. Anyone on the parade route with an open container of an alcoholic beverage will be arrested.
The “Newsmaker of the Day” is heard each weekday morning on AM 1450 KVML at 6:47, 7:47 and 8:47am.
Written by mark@mlode.
