VIDEO: 2014 Effingham Halloween Parade A Huge Success

The 2014 Effingham Sunrise Rotary Halloween Parade was a definite hit in Effingham, drawing thousands through the parade route. Mother Nature helped out as well, delivering sunshine all afternoon and unseasonably warm temps in the mid-70s.

Here are the winners from Sunday's parade:

YOUTH

1st--Centenary United Methodist Church

2nd--Effingham County Girl Scouts

3rd--Effingham Swim Team

BUSINESS

1st--Sports Design and Graphics

2nd--HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital

3rd--Wright at Home Interiors

ORGANIZATION

1st--Effingham Classroom Teachers Association

2nd--Helen Matthes Library

3rd--ARC Community Support Systems

JUNIOR HIGH BANDS

1st--Jasper County

2nd--Altamont

3rd--St. Thomas

4th--Sacred Heart

HIGH SCHOOL BANDS

Altamont

Teutopolis

Stewardson-Strasburg

Sunrise Rotary is celebrating 20 years this year. To celebrate, charter members served as Parade Marshals. Those who served as Kathy Schroeder, Dave Price, Alan Davis and Dr. John Gapsis.

We've got a gallery of images located here, and a high-resolution gallery here on our Facebook page.

Full video from the parade will be available sometime Monday, and we'll post it here.