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The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 6,2019, Page 7A Veteran’s Day Parade in LeesburgNovember 16 Participants are wanted for the Veteran’s Day Parade which will be held Saturday, Novem ber 16, 2019. Applica tions may be picked up at the Lee County Chamber of Commerce or at the Lee County Ledger or by calling Denzil H. Harrell at 770-714-2576. The November 16 pa rade honors those fight ing in the United States’ longest war - the Global War on Terror and hon ors the servicemen and women that have served since Vietnam, such as the Dominican Repub lic, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Bos nia and Kosovo. Featured in the parade this year will be the Fort Benning Maneuver Cen ter of Excellence Band. They will wear combat uniforms and berets in accordance with the theme of the parade. Applications are being accepted for Commer cial, Non-Commercial and Dignitaries. When submitting an appli cation, the name of Organization along with mailing address, phone number and Email address will be needed, along with the number and type of entries by listing if it is a vehicle + float, car(s)/truck(s), tractor(s), walking or marching. Entry Deadline: Friday, November 1, 2019 mail or drop off Application to: 1) Lee County Chamber of Commerce, Attention: Parade, 106 Walnut Ave. N Leesburg, GA 31763, (229) 759-2422 or (229) 759-9224 (Fax) or 2) Denzil H. Harrell, American Legion Post 182, 113 LeConte Street, Smithville, GA 31787, (229) 846-5944 (h) or (770) 714-2576 (c). Parade Entry Rules and Guidelines APPLICATION: Com pleted signed parade ap plication, entry descrip tion must be submitted to the Lee County Chamber of Commerce or Mr. Denzil Harrell by the registration deadline of November 1. 2019 by 4:00 p.m. The parade entry must adhere to the application description, be entertaining to all ages and decorated in Submitted Photo Twin Oaks Elementary School 3rd Grade September Model Students Front row: Kacy Sheffield, Ellie Sorenson, Trevor Mandouma, Connor Wright, Blake Mueller, and Charlotte Dockery, Back row: Brycen Mazariegos, Bryson Crawford, Marleigh Noland, Marlie Hearon, and Loureli Ray. Submitted Photo Twin Oaks Elementary School 4th Grade September Model Students Front row: Lydia Cox, Joselyne Andrew, Katie Williams, Timothy Walker, Matthew Hamiel, Raleigh Houston, and Kara Williams. Back Row: Demario Huff, Camarian Johnson, Matthew Giles, Lucy Poulos, and Kara Donley. Submitted Photo Twin Oaks Elementary School 5th Grade September Model Students Front row: Tegan Andrews, Zander Tabb, Erial Jones, Tyson Kilpatrick, and Aiden Cauley. Back row: Mason Musgrove, Riley Knight, Mason Allen, Ayden Mazariegos, and Zelda McSwain. Veterans Day style. No entry will be allowed in the parade line-up without the completed & signed application. STAGING AREA & TIME: 9 a.m. Lee County High School parking lot. PARADE START TIME: Parade steps off at 10 a.m. sharp. PARADE ROUTE: You must travel the entire route from begin ning to end. You cannot disburse until you have reached the end of the designated route. CHILDREN 12 YEARS AND YOUNGER: Floats with children under 12 years old will have to be accompanied by four adults walking beside the float. Two adults on each side. MUSIC: Any unit using sound must play Patriotic music only. No stopping during the parade route. DRIVER OF VEHI CLES: If you are a driv er and the vehicle suffers mechanical failure, get your vehicle to the side of the street as quickly as possible. Attempt repairs on the shoulder of the street and if pos sible. attempt to rejoin the parade at a safe point. Make sure that the on-coming parade participants are aware that you are attempting to rejoin the parade. PARADE MAR SHALS: Parade Mar shals have the authority to seek the removal of any person or units from the parade, when in their judgment, parade guide lines are being violated Please note that the Pa rade must have constant movement and please maintain at least one car length between all units. Participants waive, release, discharge and agree to hold harmless and indemnity the Lee County Chamber of Commerce, County of Lee, Georgia, the City of Leesburg, GA, and all sponsoring agencies of any kind of liability from personal injury or property damage. Participants also read and pledge to abide by the policies set forth on the parade application, and understand that the Lee County Chamber of Commerce reserves the right to accept or decline any entrant. Participants further understand that the application in no way constitutes approval or ultimate selection for participation. To help the announcers during the parade, par ticipants write a descrip tion about the entry and/ or a brief description of the float. (Must be typed or written clearly). This is Ash, a Red Heeler mix. Ash is approximately 2 years old. She is super friendly and loves to get attention from the shelter staff and their visitors! Ash has been at the shelter since the middle of October! She is hoping that someone will come along and give her a 2nd chance in life. If interested in Ash, please stop by Lee County Animal Shelter-101 Mossy Dell, Leesburg! And take home your new Best Friend. 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