Last Wednesday evening, October 30, as a perfect night for a parade as temperatures started in the lower 70s when the 77th annual Hancock Rotary Halloween Parade kicked off at 7 p.m. and by parade’s end, were in the mid 60s.
Aside from a fire call early in the parade that saw first responders from Hancock Fire Company and Hancock Rescue Squad pull their apparatus out of line, the parade went off without a hitch.
People began lining Main Street as early as 5 p.m. to find the perfect spot to watch 50 entries make their way down Main Street.
The parade lasted just short of an hour.
Entries included bands from Hancock Middle/Senior High School, E. Russell Hicks Middle School, and Southern Fulton Junior/Senior High School.
Businesses, families, and organizations had Halloween inspired floats with Beetlejuice, an alien, Monsters Inc., monsters, scouts, ABC’s, Broadway playbooks, and more.
One staple over the course of the parade’s history has been classic vehicles and tractors.
There was a 1965 Dodge Dart, 1966 Plymouth Valiant, a 2013 Scion with underglow lighting, and few classic tractors from the Washington County Antique Tractor Club and Martin Harvey.
Area first responders were well represented with apparatus and units from Hancock Police Department, Hancock Fire Company, Hancock Rescue Squad, McConnellsburg Volunteer Fire Company, Orleans Volunteer Fire Company, Needmore Volunteer Fire Company, and Berkeley Springs Volunteer Fire Company.
Hancock Rotary, on social media, announced the winners of the parade.
Family entires:
1st: MacDowell Family – “Monsters Inc.”
2nd: Watson Family – “Halloween”
3rd: Bev Forshey – “Halloween”
Antique/Callsic Cars:
1st: Ronald Hunt – 1965 Dodge Dart
2nd: Tim Haulman – 1966 Plymouth Valiant
3rd: Martin Harvey – 1965 Mack Truck
Floats
1st: Girl Scout Troop #15055 – “Girl Scouts on Broadway”