32nd annual Timber Truckers Light Parade brightens John Day streets

By Bennett Hall
The East Oregonian
December 14, 2022
Category: Froggy Foibles
Region: United States, US West

JOHN DAY, OREGON — Dozens of people lined up Saturday, Dec. 10, along Main Street in John Day to watch the 32nd annual Timber Truckers Light Parade. Air horns blaring, engines throbbing and colored lights twinkling, 28 rigs of all shapes and sizes did a slow roll through downtown to shouts and waves from the onlookers. All of the vehicles were covered in festive holiday lights and many bore fanciful decorations as they competed for prizes in four categories: timber, commercial, farm and ranch, and community. The timber industry was still going strong when the first parade was held back in 1991 with financial support from the D.R. Johnson Lumber Co. While it is much diminished today, the industry still accounts for one out of every five jobs in Grant County, according to the Oregon Employment Department, and the Timber Truckers Light Parade remains a cherished local tradition. 

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