The 2022 Falloween Fest Parade will begin on
Friday, September 23rd at 5:00 p.m.
Friday, September 23rd at 5:00 p.m.
Falloween Festival Parade Grand Marshall
One of our Grand Marshalls of the 2022 Falloween Festival Parade is Ms. Donna Wood. Donna graduated from Tyner High School in the Class of 1964. Enjoying working with numbers, Donna graduated from South Bend College of Commerce in 1965, and in 1976, Donna married Don Wood of Walkerton. They enjoyed 25 years of marriage before his passing.
Donna has held different offices as a member of the "Women of the Moose", being a 50-year member. For the past six years, Donna has also served the American Legion Unit 27 as Treasurer.
Donna has spent 55 years on bowling teams, sometimes bowling with three different leagues each week! Wanting to help others enjoy bowling as well, Donna spent about ten years as a volunteer for Marshall/Starke Special Olympics, and ten years as a youth bowling coach. During this time, Donna also spent five-plus years as the John Glenn Bowling Coach.
Donna's love of coaching kids evolved into her becoming a substitute teacher for John Glenn. She served in that role for ten years, and became involved with Falloween Fest events for many years, most recently serving as the Falloween Fest Co-Chairman for five years. Donna was affectionately dubbed the "Falloween Queen" around school.
Donna has held different offices as a member of the "Women of the Moose", being a 50-year member. For the past six years, Donna has also served the American Legion Unit 27 as Treasurer.
Donna has spent 55 years on bowling teams, sometimes bowling with three different leagues each week! Wanting to help others enjoy bowling as well, Donna spent about ten years as a volunteer for Marshall/Starke Special Olympics, and ten years as a youth bowling coach. During this time, Donna also spent five-plus years as the John Glenn Bowling Coach.
Donna's love of coaching kids evolved into her becoming a substitute teacher for John Glenn. She served in that role for ten years, and became involved with Falloween Fest events for many years, most recently serving as the Falloween Fest Co-Chairman for five years. Donna was affectionately dubbed the "Falloween Queen" around school.
With over 30 years of broadcast experience, Tricia Sloma is an Emmy award-winning co-anchor of 16 Morning News Now at WNDU-TV.
Sloma was named the 2020 Journalist of the Year from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists for “Never Again: Preventing Bus Stop Tragedies.” These extensive reports by Sloma and her team at WNDU led to important changes in school bus safety laws in Indiana.
Sloma’s “Never Again” reports earned a coveted Edward R. Murrow Award and National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Award. The Indiana Broadcasters Association presented WNDU with a Cardinal Community Service Award and Spectrum Award. The series was nominated for an Emmy in 2019.
A six-time Emmy nominee, Sloma won the Chicago Region Emmy for current affairs programming in 2018 for an in-depth report on child abuse. Sloma is passionate about helping children succeed. She hosts a weekly segment on WNDU that helps place foster children with adoptive families. Education and health stories are also her frequent assignments.
WNDU hired Sloma in 1993 as a reporter and shortly after, she became the anchor of WNDU’s morning show, a position she still holds to this day. Her television career began as a production assistant and reporter for the nationally syndicated agricultural news program, AgDay. The show is produced at WNDU-TV.
Tricia and her husband, Tom have two grown daughters.
Sloma was named the 2020 Journalist of the Year from the Indiana Society of Professional Journalists for “Never Again: Preventing Bus Stop Tragedies.” These extensive reports by Sloma and her team at WNDU led to important changes in school bus safety laws in Indiana.
Sloma’s “Never Again” reports earned a coveted Edward R. Murrow Award and National Association of Broadcasters Service to America Award. The Indiana Broadcasters Association presented WNDU with a Cardinal Community Service Award and Spectrum Award. The series was nominated for an Emmy in 2019.
A six-time Emmy nominee, Sloma won the Chicago Region Emmy for current affairs programming in 2018 for an in-depth report on child abuse. Sloma is passionate about helping children succeed. She hosts a weekly segment on WNDU that helps place foster children with adoptive families. Education and health stories are also her frequent assignments.
WNDU hired Sloma in 1993 as a reporter and shortly after, she became the anchor of WNDU’s morning show, a position she still holds to this day. Her television career began as a production assistant and reporter for the nationally syndicated agricultural news program, AgDay. The show is produced at WNDU-TV.
Tricia and her husband, Tom have two grown daughters.
Zach & Brittney are two parents that love being with their families and having fun on the radio! They have been friends for over 12 years and love bringing new friends into their group! When Brittney is not at work, she is spending time with her husband, Pat, and 5 children at home (Liam, Hope, Nigel, Ruby, and the newest memeber Isaac). She also is a HUGE Agatha Christie fan and loves reading! Zach spends his afternoons with his wife, Laura, and their 2 children (Jonah and Hadley). He loves watching TV, smoking meats, and has recently become a baker looking for the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe. Every morning Zach & Brittney wake you up on B100 from 6a-10a."
Falloween 2022 Grand Parade Route
If you are a participant in the parade line up starts at 3:30pm in the Urey Middle School parking lot. We are eager to see the creativity and enthusiasm this parade brings to the streets of Walkerton!
The Children's Parade has now been integrated into the Friday, September 23rd Grand Parade. Here are the details:
