Below are TamaquaArea.com video and 860 photos from the 18th Annual Carbon County Saint Patrick’s Day Parade held yesterday (Sunday, March 16, 2015) in Jim Thorpe. Grand Marshal for the parade was Gary Dobias.
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According to the parade’s website, the lineup included:

First Division:
Jim Thorpe Police Department Cruiser and Mayor Michael Sofranko, Banner of St. Patrick, Grand Marshal Gary Dobias, Aides to the Grand Marshal, Lochiel Emerald Society Pipe and Drums, Ancient Order of Hibernians, Carbon County Chapter; Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Carbon County Chapter; Chuck Thamarus Truck; California Raisins Volkswagon Beetle; Jim Thorpe Area High School Band; Congressman Matthew Cartwright; State Senator John Yudichak; State Representative Doyle Heffley; Carbon County Commissioners Thomas J. Gerhard, Wayne Nothstein and William O’Gurek; District Attorney Jean Engler; Carbon County Prothonotary Joann Behrens; Carbon County Director of Veterans’ Affairs Henry Desrosiers; Ceol Neamh; Lehigh County Ancient Order of Hibernians; Schuylkill-Carbon Marine Corps League Detachment 626; Quitapahilla Highlanders Pipe Band; U.S. Postal Service truck; Eclectic Circus; Bear Creek Golf Carts; and Sinister Rouge Pin Up and More.

Second Division:
Brian Boru Pipes and Drums, Jim Thorpe Fire Department, Celtic United Pipe and Drums, Black Jack Kehoe (Division 4 of Delaware County), Forks of Delaware Tin Lizzies, Panther Valley Irish Americans, Mahoning Valley Fire Company No. 1, Kerry Dancers, Mahanoy City Historical Society, Tresckow Fire Company, Blue Eagle Alumni Drum and Bugle Corp., 81st Pennsylvania Company K Civil War Re-enactors, Lansford AMVETS, Bob Swaim (Bob, The Bike Guy), Star Hose Company 1, Patchtown Players, Carbon County Labor Chapter, New Columbus Fire Company, McDonald’s of Nesquehoning, Paddy the Irish Santa, Nesquehoning Hose Company No. 1, Nesquehoning Ambulance, Messengers Motorcycle Club, Lehighton Ford, Carbon County Friends of Animals and Masonic Lodge of Jim Thorpe.

Third Division:
Hawk Mountain Highlanders, Greater Pittston Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, Heisler’s Milk Wagon, Yuengling Brewery Wagon, WLEV, Albrightsville Fire Company, Freedom Community Church, Lake Harmony Fire Company, Broome County Celtic Pipes and Drums, The Carbon County Shrine Club, Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company, Lehighton KIA, Dickson City Hyundai, Brodheadsville Chevrolet, Franklin Township Fire Company, Nae Breeks (Pennsylvania Mentor), Lehighton Fire Department, Emmaus Sentinels, Penn Forest Township Volunteer Fire Company 1, 903 Rentals, West End Fire Company, A. and J. Limo, Summit Hill Diligence Fire Company, Lehighton Ambulance, Mahoning Valley Ambulance and East Penn Fire Department.

(Or click HERE to view the lineup in PDF format.)

The parade’s Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/carbonstpats.parade.
Their website is CarbonStPatricksParade.com.

As always, all TamaquaArea.com photos are free to download, save or use for non-commercial use. So enjoy!

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TamaquaArea.com Video:

TamaquaArea.com 850 Photos:
(Click HERE to view these 850 TamaquaArea.com photos on Facebook or HERE via our photo archive.)
(More photos can be found on Bernard Krebs Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/bernard.krebs.14.)