Popcorn Festival Parade Winners Announced

The Marion Popcorn Festival annually gives out awards for the best entries in the parade. The winners of the 2012 Marion Popcorn Festival Parade awards are:

Civic

  1. Marion Correctional Institution
  2. North Central Correctional Complex

Commercial

  1. Primrose Retirement Communities
  2. Lowes

Industrial

  1. ConAgra
  2. Silverline

Youth, professionally trained

  1. Diverse Moves Dance Studio
  2. Douce Dance Studios

Youth

  1. Marion City Schools
  2. Heritage Christian School

Marching Units

  1. Harding Marching Band
  2. Pleasant Marching Band

Religious

  1. Crosswood United Methodist Church
  2. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Animals

  1. Marion County 4-H
  2. Steve Wickersham

Best Professionally Built Float – ConAgra

Best Hand-Crafted Float – Primrose Retirement Communities

Best of Parade, Crowd Pleaser – Marion Correctional Institution

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