ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Mike Meyer will be 2011 Christmas Parade Grand Marshal

'Mr. Meyer is being recognized for choosing to raise Dakota in Adair County and for instilling the values in his son that made him the man he is today.' - RON HEATH
Parade will be at traditional time, follow traditional route, but a new Christmas Tree lighting ceremony will take place

By Ron Heath, President
Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce

The Grand Marshal for the Christmas in Columbia parade this year will be Mike Meyer, father of Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer, Adair County's newest hero. Dakota has to be in New York the weekend of the Christmas in Columbia parade. As a result, the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has chosen to honor Mike Meyer as the Grand Marshal for the parade this year.



As the proud father of Dakota, Mr. Meyer is being recognized for choosing to raise Dakota in Adair County and for instilling the values in his son that made him the man he is today. He has set a wonderful example for other parents that young people raised in Adair County can do and achieve anything they set their minds to, if they get the right encouragement and support from their parents as they grow and mature.

We ask that everyone join with members of the Chamber of Commerce in cheering Mr. Meyer as the parade passes by. He is truly deserving of this honor for having raised Dakota to be a role model for young people across the country.

In a departure from what's been done previous years the Christmas tree on the square will not be lit before the start of the parade. Instead, during the parade when the Grand Marshall gets to the courthouse square, Mr. Meyer's car will stop long enough for him to light the tree to signify the start of the Christmas season in Columbia.

The parade will start at 6pmCT and will follow the traditional route down Jamestown St. around the courthouse square, and then down Burkesville St. to the Sav-A-Lot parking lot. -RON HEATH


This story was posted on 2011-11-18 11:31:49
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.