Loose Leaf Notes

–The following was first published in Floyd Times on November 12, 2025

Parade attendees lined the streets of downtown for Sunday’s annual Veteran’s Day Parade. They applauded, cheered and held thumbs up as local Veterans passed by.

Alongside Veterans, the procession included Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, The Floyd County High School Marching Band, motorcycles, vintage automobiles, motorcycles, fire trucks and tractors, some pulling decorated trailers full of passengers.

Service was a theme. Volunteers from the Floyd Women’s Club ran a UFO-style canteen, serving baked goods, hot coffee and cider throughout the event.

Local Moose Lodge members road in the bed of a truck bearing flags and banners in honor of sponsors of the parade, VFW Post #7854 and American Legion Post 127.

Members of the Rotary Club, another civic organization serving the community, marched on foot carrying a bright Rotary Club banner, and the Kazim Shriners, whose primary charitable mission is to support Shriners Children’s hospitals, participated in comedic hillbilly style.

Army Veteran Jason Ehrhart, who lost a leg while serving in Iraq 20 years ago, paraded in his wheelchair with the accompaniment of a fellow Veteran.

His parents, Mike and Pam Estes, were interviewed by WSLS 10 News. Mike Estes spoke of the importance of honoring Veterans. “Some have paid the ultimate sacrifice and others, like Jason, have paid dearly.”

In front of the courthouse, a group held black and white signs that spread out across the length of the building and read “THANK YOU VETS.” – Colleen Redman