Saturday, November 13 is the day for the annual Veterans’ Day Parade and Auction sponsored by the Menard PTO. Festivities will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the parade, which has the theme “Everyday Heroes.”
“We encourage entries for the parade,” says Cordelia Kothmann, parade chairperson. “Please call the school office at 396-2348 or Cordelia at 396-4335 if you’d like to be in the line-up.”
Once again, this year RET/S FC Anastacio (Butch) Aguilar will lead our parade along with another local military veteran RET/COL Terry Kelley and 99-year-old WWII Veteran Wm. Potter. More local veterans will ride on a float in the parade.
The Girl Scouts of Menard will proudly carry the flags at the front of the parade and will be followed by the 344th Military Intelligence -ligence Battalion out of Goodfellow Air Force Base.
Categories for parade entries are: elementary school classes; walker, bikers, and small vehicles; other school organizations; and businesses and community.
All elementary classes from prekindergarten through 4th grade will have floats in the parade. The award-winning Menard Yellowjacket Band will provide music and will march in the parade, and several high school organizations will have floats.
High school organizations will have food booths in the park. Everyone is encouraged to stay around after the parade and enjoy fajitas, BBQ beef, baked goods, sausage wraps, and drinks.
After the parade, the Menard Yellowjacket Band will play the National Anthem as part of a flag raising ceremony on the north end of the American Legion Park. The auction will start immediately afterwards. During the auction, there will be a pause to announce the winners of the parade.
Auction co-chairpersons again this year are Nora Davis and Tami Russell. Donations can be dropped off at either principal’s office or at the superintendent’s office until noon on Friday, Nov. 12. Last minute items can be taken to the auction trailer beginning at 8:30 Saturday morning. Baked items are encouraged, and cash donations are also accepted. Cash donations to the PTO or gift certificates for the auction can be mailed to Menard PTO at P.O. Box 24, Menard, TX 76859.