Penn York Highlanders

The Penn York Highlanders , Ladies From Hell Pipe band will be again leading the St. Patrick' Parade in Downtown Scranton. A perennial crowd favorite and the first Pipe Band to appear in the annual Parade they have been in the Line of March since the mid 1960's

Pretty Girls and Marching Bands

Kendria Perry (pictured) was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2008 on Saturday July 12, 2008 in Nazareth, PA. The 23 year old from Pittsburgh is currently a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, where she was the recipient of a $40,000 Academic Scholarship. Kendria is also a Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Scholarship recipient, a William Zimmerman Scholar, and a recipient of the 2007 Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Miss Pennsylvania will be appearing in this year's Parade.

Also pictured is the 28th Infantry Division Band, which will also be marching in the Parade.

2009 is Coming

Well it's not an election year - so this years Parade should be back to Normal - As normal as Parade Day Gets ! - If you are planning on joining the over 10,000 Participants in the 2009 Parade , get your application in soon !

Getting ready for 2009/Launch of Parade's Blog

We hope to use this blog to keep everyone updated on our progress. Also we'd like it to be a forum for a discussion on what we do well and what we can do better.

The date of the next glorious parade is set for Saturday March 14, 2009. Planning is currently underway and we hope to make it the best parade yet.

The parade's official web site is www.stpatparade.com

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