Plans have been finalized for the 20th Annual Jim Thorpe Halloween Parade which will kick off at 4 p.m. Sunday on the east side of the community.

William R. "Butch" Reabold Jr., a retired businessman and current bank director, will lead the three-division line of march, which will form near the Jim Thorpe Area High School.Reabold owned and operated Reabold Coal and Building Supply Inc., Jim Thorpe, until retiring, and is a current member of the board of directors of the Mauch Chunk Trust Company.Sponsored by the Jim Thorpe Lions Club for the fourth consecutive year, the parade will start out at the high school, turn left onto Center Street and proceed three blocks to Ninth Street. At that point, the route will turn right onto Ninth Street and go one block to North Street (Route 903), where it will make a left turn. The line of march will travel down North Street to Fifth Street, turn left onto Fifth Street and proceed to Center Street, where it will turn right and proceed to Second Street, where it will disband.After the parade, buses will shuttle parade participants back to Memorial Park, where there will be awards and refreshments for all of the parade participants.In conjunction with the parade, the Lions are sponsoring a "Halloween House-Decorating Contest" in the community and will award prizes of $75, $50 and $25 gift cards to the Jim Thorpe Market in three categories: "Theme," where judges will be asked to select the best storyline or scene; "Originality," which will be chosen based on the most unique design and creative use of lights and decorations; and "Overall," the property that officials judge to be the best presentation overall.Donations to help defray the costs of the parade will be accepted by the Lions Club along the parade route.For more information about the parade or to make a donation, contact Jim Trainer at 570-325-4104.The lineup for the event is as follows:Division 1Form in driveway in front of high school Jim Thorpe Police Department and Mayor Michael Sofranko, Grand Marshal William R. Reabold Jr., Jim Thorpe Lions Club, Pa. Girl Scout Troop 30133, Carbon County Lions/Lioness 2014 Fair Queen and Court, Jim Thorpe Area High School Band, Cub Pack 138, Theme History," Committee to Re-Elect Doyle Heffley, Carbon County Republican Committee, Brownie Troop 30140, Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank, theme "Your Groovy Community Bank."Division 2Form in first parking lot in front of high school Jim Thorpe Fire Department, Hawk Mountain Highlanders, Girl Scout Troop 34092, Bowmanstown Fire Company, Dance Explosion "Ghost Busters," Nesquehoning Girl Scouts, Our Lady of the Angels Academy Band, Carbon County Democrats Patti Borger for State Representative, theme "A New Broom Sweeps Clean," Carbon County Friends of Animals, theme "Hocus Pocus," Girl Scouts (Sprouse) and Mauch Chunk Motorheads.Division 3Form in large parking lot, along residential property line Patchtown Players, Carbon County Shriner's Club, Rajah Shrine Clown, Smith and Dellecker for Commissioners 2015, Perseverance Jazz Band, Daisy Girl Scout Troop 30134 (Junior Girl Scout Jelly Beans), West End Fire Company No. 2, Palmerton, Liberty Oil & Propane, Forks of the Delaware Shriner's Club "Tin Lizzies," Eclectic Circus, Rajah Shrine Anglers Club, East Mauch Chunk Eatery, Juke Box Cruisers Club and Santa Claus.