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Bicknell schedules Dec. 13 parade and multi‑day holiday events; organizers weigh food trucks, judging and logistics
Summary
Council set Dec. 13 for the town's Christmas parade and agreed on a multi‑day holiday program including performances, gingerbread activities, wreath‑making and a county‑wide scavenger hunt. Organizers discussed food‑truck selection, parade pacing, traffic control and volunteer needs; detailed logistics and vendor sign‑ups were assigned to staff.
Bicknell town leaders set Dec. 13 as the date for this year’s Christmas parade and sketched a multi‑day holiday events program at their Aug. 28 work meeting.
The schedule discussed by council members and staff includes: - Thursday: school or youth performances and a family movie in the high‑school auditorium; a wreath‑ or centerpiece‑making class in the evening. - Friday: children’s gingerbread decorating at the town park and an evening craft or wreath class. - Saturday: the main parade (proposed start about 6 p.m.), Santa in a vehicle and related activities including hot cocoa and donuts.
Organizers discussed practical points: announcing dates early, coordinating with school schedules and town volunteers, ensuring parking and staging for parade entrants, and limiting food‑truck vendors to two participants to manage space and logistics. Staff proposed posting the parade date on Facebook and notifying businesses by e‑mail and flyer. The council also discussed recruiting volunteers, involving local student groups for performances, and ensuring safety plans with law enforcement.
Food trucks and vendors: members debated whether to invite two outside trucks or to prioritize locally known vendors. One councilor suggested a local caterer who offers affordable family plates as an alternative to pricier regional food trucks.
Parade logistics: organizers agreed to manage parade pacing by placing experienced entrants at set intervals and asked the sheriff or local law enforcement to support closures and staging. The council discussed concerns about loud emergency vehicles and agreed to limit sirens and noisy apparatus where possible. The group also proposed allowing entrants to enter a judged contest only if they sign up; any parade contest would be privately sponsored (the meeting referenced a local business, Chuck Wagon, as a possible sponsor) rather than run by the town.
Community activities: staff proposed a county‑wide scavenger hunt for children with small reusable prizes distributed at town halls, and to decorate the town and homes by Dec. 1 to support the event. The council asked staff to post a simple public notice of the parade date immediately and begin business outreach and vendor sign‑ups.
Ending: Council members agreed to finalize logistics and sign‑up materials soon and to coordinate volunteer and law‑enforcement support; no firm vendor list or permit process was adopted at the meeting.
