And how can we make sure that they’re wearing masks and things like that?So Starkey says parade organizers went to plan B: a reverse parade, if you will.“The big idea here is that we’re trying to encourage the community to decorate their homes, to decorate their businesses — you know, get everything decked out for the Fourth of July — and then their homes and businesses will kind of act almost as de facto floats,” she said.The Chamber of Commerce will gather a list of decorated homes and businesses and post it online.“Basically, a directory of where you can go if you want to get in your vehicle and tour around and see some of the decorations that are up and things like that,” Starkey said.Organizers will also award prizes: most patriotic, most representative of Ketchikan, a people’s choice award, and the most on-theme — this year’s theme: “Hometown Heroes.” And in keeping with the heroes theme, Starkey says Ketchikan Pioneer Home staff and volunteers will be this year’s Grand Marshals.Starkey asks residents and businesses interested in decorating for the reverse parade to the Chamber of Commerce at Officials attribute Ketchikan COVID-19 case announced Tuesday to ‘community spread’3 Children’s Home Staffers Charged In Death Of 16-Year-Old Website.
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She said Tuesday that planning began in April as organizers brainstormed ways to conduct the parade safely during the coronavirus pandemic.“We were pretty confident that we could safely perform the parade with social distancing measures and things like that for our float participants,” she said.But local emergency officials said the parade itself wasn’t the problem — it was crowd control. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content.
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That’s after the City Council declined to authorize the event traditionally put on by the local Chamber of Commerce.Carrie Starkey is the chamber’s executive director. Carrie Starkey is the chamber’s executive director. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. Use your Subscriber Number and your last name to activate your included online access.Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. LOCAL — Fourth of July Parade coming May 23, 2020 KETCHIKAN (KDN) — The Greater Ketchikan Chamber of Commerce has announced that plans for an annual Fourth of July parade will move forward, although the event will look different this year due to health precautions and guidelines regarding the novel coronavirus.
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They took issue with the chamber’s plans to limit the potential spread of COVID-19.“When you’ve got thousands of people lining up on the street to watch the parade, how can we make sure that they’re social distancing? access for current print subscribers Please check with the event venue or promoter for more information.
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