The Malad Volunteer Fire Department once again hosted the annual Light Parade through downtown Malad, which once again brought out spectators in force to witness the rolling celebration of the season.

Obviously, you never exactly know what to expect from the weather from year to year, but for parade-goers who lined the streets on Saturday, it was a very chilly night.  Luckily, the bonfire was up and going by parade’s end, which was a welcome relief to the crowd that journeyed over to the Fire Station for refreshments and hot drinks.  In response to the temperatures, the fireworks went up as soon as possible, and even the youngest watchers were able to make it through until the fanfare ended.

Given the season, we are not able to put pictures of all the floats and events in this issue, but we will post some of what we cannot fit this week on our Facebook page, and hope to bring several pages of winter event images in a coming edition of
the paper.

Raffle tickets are still being sold for the upcoming Firemans Ball (December 6), and can be purchased from any fireman.  Tickets are $10 each, or 3 for $20.  Grand prizes include Vortex Diamond Back HD binoculars, Trips to Jackson and Wendover, and a Bell made by Doug Adams.  A separate raffle will also be held, with prizes including a Swarovski STS 65 Optik Spotting Scope and eyepiece and Browning A-bold III hunter 7mm are $50 per square for the raffle. The Venmo link for tickets can be found with the Ad in this paper.

The Light Parade and Fireworks have become a much-loved community event, and have been supported by many people, including the following: Gary and Sherma Shepherd, Lynn and Connie Price, Geoff and Nicole Green, Brad and Wendy Hess, Ed and Wendy Jones, Todd Jones, Sandy Facer, John Williams, Jerry Thomas, Brenda Thomas, and the late Dennis Thomas.  Thanks go out to them, the Malad Volunteer Fire Department, and all the others who have helped make this event special for many years.  

As one resident who wished to remain anonymous noted, “Thank you to the Malad Fire Dept for the boomers and for lighting them off.”