St. Patrick's Day grand marshal ready to celebrate
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Downtown Sioux Falls will look a lot greener this weekend.
The 45th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade will take over Phillips Avenue Saturday afternoon.
Shawn Cleary joined the St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza Committee 16 years ago, serving as chair for a majority of those years.
'I'm involved with the Irish community since we moved here in 1998, with Irish fairs and things like that, so the parade was a good thing to get involved with and help out,' Cleary said.
But this year, Cleary has a new title: grand marshal of the parade.
He was nominated by a group of former grand marshals.
'To be added to that list is quite an honor,' Cleary.
The parade takes off from 13th and Phillips at 2:00 PM Saturday.
Parade participants and watchers could be in for an interesting celebration as a wet and windy storm system is forecast to sweep through the area Saturday.
But the festivities are expected to carry on.
'We've marched in everything over the years: rain, sleet, snow, 70 degrees, t-shirts, so we're hardy people. We'll figure it out,' Cleary said.
'And being Irish, we're always going to look at the positive side. The moisture might bring us a little green around here, but absolutely we've seen it all and we're going to carry on and have a great time,' Murphy said.
Cleary will lead the way as grand marshal.
'We're all Americans, but we all have ancestral cultures that we came from. We all came from somewhere, and I think part of celebrating those family cultures is a fun thing to do,' Cleary said.
Other events on Saturday include the painting of the Shamrock at 11:00 AM at 9th and Phillips.
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