Starlight Parade lights up Town Center streets with 87 units of marchers and floats

The parade was held on the cold night of Saturday, Dec. 9.

  • By Paige Wilson
  • | 12:46 p.m. December 11, 2017
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The Starlight Parade lit up Town Center's streets on Saturday, Dec. 9. Eighty-seven units, including floats and marchers representing everything from local businesses to city officials to schools and clubs, walked in the parade to bring holiday cheer despite the shiver from the cold front this weekend.

The parade route began near the roundabout on Central Avenue and headed east, turning north onto Park Street, east onto Lake Avenue and south onto City Place. It then continued south of Bulldog Drive. The commentators for the Starlight Parade were Palm Coast Fire Chief Michael C. Beadle and his wife, DeeDee Beadle.

This year’s Grand Marshals leading the parade were Silver Star Medal recipient 1st Lt. Ray Parker, U.S. Army (Ret.), and his wife, Dr. Claudia Parker, Commander of the DAV Auxiliary Unit 86, Flagler County.

Starlight Parade Winners

Best of Parade: Encompass Enclosures

Best of Parade: Encompass Enclosures. Photo courtesy of Cindi Lane
Best of Parade: Encompass Enclosures. Photo courtesy of Cindi Lane

Best Marching Unit: Matanzas JROTC

Matanzas High School JROTC won
Matanzas High School JROTC won "Best Marching Unit." Photo by Paige Wilson

Best Float: Flagler County Centennial Float

Best Float: Flagler County Centennial Float. Photo by Paige Wilson
Best Float: Flagler County Centennial Float. Photo by Paige Wilson

Best Decorated Vehicle: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (the historic vehicle)

Best Decorated Vehicle: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (the historic vehicle). Photo courtesy of Cindi Lane
Best Decorated Vehicle: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office (the historic vehicle). Photo courtesy of Cindi Lane

Best All Around School: Flagler Palm Coast High

The Flagler Palm Coast High School Marching Band livens the crowd. Photo by Paige Wilson
The Flagler Palm Coast High School Marching Band livens the crowd. Photo by Paige Wilson

 

 

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