WALTON —
Though the fate of the Walton Fourth of July parade was briefly in doubt due to lack of liability insurance, the event is back on track.
The Walton Lions Club usually provides insurance for the event, but it could not afford the cost this year, said club Treasurer Mac Martin.
Instead, the town of Walton will provide insurance, allowing the parade to continue.
Town council President Patrick Robison said the board found out about the insurance problems earlier this week. He and other council members quickly looked into the insurance policy and decided that they could afford to cover the cost, which he called “minor.”
“We kind of made a rush decision and went for it,” Robison said.
He said council members just couldn’t imagine a Fourth of July without the parade.
“This parade has been so good in the past, and we hated to lose it over insurance issues,” Robison said.
Though the Lions Club has provided insurance for about the past four years, the club didn’t have the funds this year because membership is down and any money raised is going toward a roof repair project at the Lion’s Den in Walton, Martin said.
“We just haven’t raised the funds to do it,” he said.
Martin also said he was not sure whether the Lions Club would be able to provide insurance for next year’s parade.
Parade organizer Carol Woolever said the insurance is necessary in case of an accident.
“You just have to have liability insurance in case someone is kicked by horse or run over by a float or something like that,” Woolever said.
But she said parade officials never have needed to file a claim.
With the parade back on track, Woolever said she already has 50 units signed up to participate. The only requisite to be in the event is that the unit must have an American flag, she said.
“We take ’em all,” she said.
Woolever said she expected more entries to sign up as July 4 approaches. Last year’s parade had 176 units.
This year’s parade will also have 40 or 50 antique tractors as well as the traditional vendors and parade units. It begins at 2 p.m. July 4 at Lewis Cass Junior-Senior High School and then moves along Ind. 218 and U.S. 35.
• Caitlin Huston is a staff reporter of the Pharos-Tribune. She can be reached at 574-732-5148 or caitlin.huston@pharostribune.com
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