The Garnett Area Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s Grand Marshall for the 51st Annual Christmas Parade and Lighting Ceremony. It is local veterans activist Clarence Herman. Clarence has been a fixture at local, state and regional veteran events for nearly 25 years. He facilitates the annual Veterans Day programs at Anderson County High School. He teaches flag etiquette at the elementary schools, and orchestrates the Memorial Day celebrations in Scipio, Colony and Garnett every year. He volunteers as a Silver Haired Legislator in Topeka, participates in Color Guard for parades in Kincaid, Colony, Lane, Richmond and Garnett, cooks for nearly all the VFW meetings and VFW breakfast and has been active with Legion bingo for many years.
The parade will be held Saturday, November 26th at 6:30 in the evening on the Downtown Square.
