Elberta Mardi Gras Parade will roll on “two-two-two at two”
Elberta Mardi Gras Parade will roll on “two-two-two at two”
By Fran Thompson
It’s all about the two’s for Vicky Norris, a member of her hometown’s Town Council and organizer of the annual Elberta Mardi Gras Parade, which happens to be scheduled on Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. this year. (For more info, call Norris at 251- 232-5393.) There is no entry fee and pre-registration is not necessary. The parade will start at the town park on Illinois St., roll south on Illinois to Hwy. 98, then head east on Hwy. 98 to Wisconsin St., north on Wisconsin to Pine St. and west on Pine back to Elberta City Park. “Two Two Two at Two is when it all happens. Le bon ton roule,’’ said Norris. “There should be about 15 entries and there will be lots of good stuff going on. This has been a fun day in this town for a long time.’’’ Norris said she has been a fan of and a participant in the annual parade since she was a little girl. And she was happy to help organize an event when asked. She welcomes anybody and everybody to participate. There are no fees, and preregistration is not necessary, save proof of insurance from any of participants driving. Norris has been organizing both the Mardi Gras and Christmas parades in her town since she was elected to the town’s council four years ago. It is a labor of love, as she thinks it is important to preserve the town’s parades, which she believes give Elberta its charm and sense of community. “Events like this are what makes our town special. And it builds comradery,’’ she said. Norris, a 1990 Foley High grad (the last graduating class at the old school) said Elberta’s 2019 Christmas parade drew a record 39 entries, proving that her town still loves a good parade. “Some people may not have had time to organize town events. But I think they are so important,’’ she said. Norris would also like to see a Mardi Gras krewe form in Elberta. “People around here participate in krewes in Gulf Shores and on the Eastern Shore. But we don’t have a local krewe just for Elberta.,’’ she said. In the meantime, Norris invites everybody in South Baldwin County to join her in Elberta on “Two Two Two at Two.’’