Christmas lights flood Georgetown streets
The Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade lived up to its theme, Holiday Parade of Lights, with some 100 entries.
Prior to the start of the Dec. 2 parade, Georgetown Mayor Bill West announced that Georgetown Arts & Flowers had been named volunteers of the year.
Results of the parade are as follows:
Adult/youth marching group – First, 4-H Clover Knights; second, Sussex Central JROTC
Band – First, Sussex Central; second, Sussex Tech
Non-commercial – First, Georgetown Girls Minor League; second, Clem Lecates
Commercial float – First, Impact Graphix; second, Farkas Concrete
Religious float – First, Jusst Sooup; second, Everlasting Hope Ministries
Scouts marching, boys – First, Troop 95/Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts
Scouts marching, girls – First, Troop 499; second, Troop 138
Equestrian – First, Malone Stables
Overall best in parade - Impact Graphix
![Impact Graphix’s Rudolph truck garnered top honors as the overall best entry in the Georgetown Christmas Parade.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/DSC_7884.jpg)
![A lighted train on the Shore Tint & More float passes by the Sussex County Courthouse on The Circle.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/DSC_7883.jpg)
![Just before the parade started, Georgetown Mayor Bill West and members of the volunteers of the year, Georgetown Arts and Flowers, flipped the switch to light the Christmas tree on The Circle.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/DSC_7796.jpg)
![An inflatable Santa rides on a piece of Iron Works equipment in front of the Sussex County Courthouse.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/_DSC8148.jpg)
![The Georgetown Minor League Softball’s colorful float features a larger-than-life softball. The girls won first place in the non-commercial category.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/DSC_7829.jpg)
![One of Atlantic Refrigeration and Air Conditioning’s trucks is covered from top to bottom with lights.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/_DSC8116.jpg)
![The Farkas Concrete and Masonry float has a candyland theme and garnered a second-place trophy in the commercial float division.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/_DSC8130.jpg)
![Always a parade favorite, Clem Lecates of Milton’s hand-built steamboat toots out Christmas songs. He took second place in the non-commercial division.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/12/field/image/DSC_7844.jpg)