The Delhi Business Association’s 25th annual Christmas Parade steps off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Greenwell Avenue and Delhi Pike.
This year’s chairman is Tavis D. Curd, vice president of the Delhi Business Association. He is a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments. Other parade contributors include business association members Russ Brose, Gary Schroeder, Marty Schultes and Tony Cappel.
Grand marshal of this year’s Christmas Parade is Robert “Bob” Sanker.
He’s been a Delhi businessowner since 1960, operating “Sanker’s Service & U Haul” at the corner of Delhi Pike and Pedretti Road. Every Christmas, Sanker supplies trucks to carry “Giving Tree Gifts” to lower income parishes.
Sanker served with the Delhi Township Fire Dept. for 43 years .In May, he was in attendance, in uniform, along with current Fire Chief Doug Campbell at the groundbreaking for the new Delhi Fire Station on Greenwell Avenue. Retired Assistant Chief Sanker was one of the volunteers who helped build the 1956 Greenwell Fire Station and he worked out of it for many years.
Sanker, 80, and his wife Joan were nominated for the Delhi Press feature “Neighbors Who Care” in 2014. They still live in Delhi, where they raised seven children. He is a member of St. Dominic Church where he is president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He also volunteered as a driver for Meals on Wheels.
This year’s parade will feature more than 60 units, including the Oak Hills High School Band; the Delhi Township Fire Department; non-profit groups, including the Delhi Civic Association and the Delhi Historical Society, and local businesses.
Regardless of how many units are in the parade, youngsters along the route are waiting for the guest of honor. Santa Claus is traditionally the last entry in the parade. When the parade ends, Santa will be at Remke market for photos with youngsters.
The parade route travels Delhi Pike, starting at Greenwell Avenue and following the Pike to Anderson Ferry Road.
The parade opened Delhi Township’s bicentennial celebration last year, is the first of two closing events on Saturday. The celebration is bookended by the traditional Christmas parade, sponsored by the Delhi Business Association. The bicentennial ends with the Bicentennial Gala in the evening Saturday, Dec. 3, at The Farm, 239 Anderson Ferry Road, beginning at 6 p.m. The gala features full buffet dinner, dancing to the Pete Wagner Band, and live auction. WKRC/Local 12 personality Bob Herzog will emcee the event.
Major sponsor of the event is Mount St. Joseph University with corporate sponsorships by Bayley Community and Buckeye Land Title Co. All proceeds from the event go toward a permanent bicentennial project to benefit the Delhi community.
Reservations are required. Peg Schmidt, gala coordinator, says it’s important to remember that tickets will not be sold at the door. To reserve online or for more information, visit the website at www.Delhihistoricalsociety.org or call 513-451-4313.
Delhi Business Association president Tony Cappel says the parade is one way for Delhi businesses to give back to the community.
“I think all the Delhi businesses appreciate what the community does for us,” he said. ‘It would be difficult to stay afloat without the loyalty they show when they shop locally. This is one way we can show our appreciation.”
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