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Parade Marshal

Each year, the Morton Chamber of Commerce selects an indidivual to honor as our Pumpkin Festival Parade Marshal.  Morton citizens are encouraged to nominate individuals for this honor in the spring based on the following criteria:

• Resident of Morton, either now or in past
• Been of service to the community or otherwise brought distinguished credit to Morton
• Need not necessarily be a business person or a Chamber member
• Committee may select an Honorary Parade Marshal when appropriate

The Parade Marshal is announced to the public in August and then joins us as an honored guest at the Opening Ceremony for the Morton Pumpkin Festival and the Pumpkin Festival Parade.

Nominate someone today for Parade for the 2013 Pumpkin Festival Parade on September 14th.

Past Pumpkin Festival Parade Marshals
1967 – None
1968 – None
1969 - None
1970 – Phil Hauter, Oscar Mathis, & Arch Bartelmay
1971 – Robby Roecker 
1972 – Morton Volunteer Fire Department
1973 – Eliza Ackerman 
1974 – Jr. High School State Basketball Champs
1975 – Roy McClelland 
1976 – Marilyn Richmond 
1977 – George Rein 
1978 – Joe Witzig 
1979 – Jerry Moreland 
1980 – Burdell Hall 
1981 – Alfred Carius 
1982 – Harold Bower 
1983 – Jim Davis 
1984 – Dr. L.S. Patton 
1985 – Don Roth 
1986 – Clarence Belsley
1987 – Virden Rinkenberger 
1988 – Gerry Carius 
1989 – Ben Hauter 
1990 – Wilfred Wierman 
1991 – Rudy Junst 
1992 – Lloyd Domnick 
1993 – Doris Morton 
1994 – Les Freidinger 
1995 – Linda Yoder
1996 – George Annasenz
1997 – Harold Witzig & Gene Witzig 
1998 – Richard “Chick” Evans 
1999 – Merlin Birky 
2000 – Sheila Harvey 
2001 – Ken Aupperle 
2002 – Dianne Simmons 
2003 – Gerald Duffelmeier 
2004 – Gwen Phllips 
2005 – Jim Carius 
2006 – Wayne Sutter 
2007 – Bob Schnarr 
2008 – Cliff Hasselbacher
2009 – Janice Sherman 
2010 – Ray Mason
2011 – Henry Rapp
2012 - Dale Ritthaler