Keystone parade: ‘No Place Like Home for Christmas’

February 4, 2022December 16, 2021 by Dan Hildebran

Keystone Heights barber Nick McLeod with wife Kellie, part of a caravan of golf carts sponsored by Ride Right Custom Carts.

BY DAN HILDEBRAN

Monitor Editor

KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— Lake Region Kiwanis organized the annual nighttime Christmas parade up South Lawrence Boulevard Saturday night. This year’s theme was “No Place Like Home for Christmas and the Starling Family claimed the first prize for closest to the theme. Other winners were:

Best marching unit:

First: (Tie) Keystone Heights High School Band and Keystone Heights High School JROTC

Second: Bound to Soar Dance Team

Most Original

First: Paran Baptist Church

Second: Clay County District Schools (bus)

Best Youth

First: American Heritage Girls FL 3130 and Trail Life FL 1045

Second: Keystone Heights Elementary Chorus

Closest to Theme

First: Starling Family

Second: Harp Family/ Keystone Heights Women’s Club

Judge’s Choice

First: Nigel’s Crew

Second: Lake Hill Baptist Church

Best Business

First: Lake Area Animal Hospital

Second: Reality CWL

Riding with the Shiners Club are (left) Bruce Ford and Jason Cowart.

Keith “Claus” Hatch aboard the Funtastic Fire Brigade engine.

Keystone Heights Rotary Club President Scott Kornegay driven by Rotary District 6970 Area Governor Paul Fessenden.

Miss Cadet Jaden Robinson of the Keystone Heights High School JROTC.

(Left) Amy Stanley and Leigh Hand of Melrose Patriots.

Lake Region Kiwanis member Fred Goetzman.

Keystone Heights High School Homecoming King and Queen Tyler Jenkins and Kaylee Thomas.

Helen and Dewitt Hersey of Helen Hersey Realty .

Riding for the Garden Club of the Lakes are (l-r) Barbara Anderson, Deirdre Murphy and David Willkomm.

Debbie Beals of Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty hands out treats.

Band director Justin Coker with the Keystone Heights High School Band.

Commander Bob Beinlich (right) Leads the AMVETS Post 86 float.