By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostNo Apple Blossom Parade
or Pageant this year.Organizers have
announced social distancing and coronavirus guidelines have forced the cancellation of
both this year.“This
has been a difficult decision, but we have to take the safety of all
participants in the parade and pageant. into account,” Executive Director
Michelle Wolfe said in a written statement released by the Apple Blossom
Festival. “This is the first time in my 20 years with the Apple Blossom that I
wasn’t starting a parade at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday in May.”Apple
Blossom President Ken Rosenauer said that the parade has been on the first
Saturday in May for as long as he can recall, at least 50 years.The
pageant had been scheduled for March 21st and then rescheduled for May 15th.
The parade had been scheduled for May 2nd and then rescheduled for June 6th.Apple
Blossom leaders have decided to move the annual pageant to crown the 2021 royalty
of November 14th, with the rehearsal the day before on Friday, November
13th.“Moving
the pageant to the fall will give our royalty and their attendants a better
chance to participate in some community service and some great community events
and to promote the Apple Blossom Parade for about six months,” Wolfe said.The new pageant deadline will be November 1st. Click <a href="http://www.appleblossomparade.com/">here</a> for the
Apple Blossom Festival website for entry forms and additional information.

Apple Blossom Parade cancelled