HOLDIAY | Curbside celebration

Springfield’s 30th Annual St. Patrick’s Day parade will “Rock the Blarney” through the streets of downtown Saturday at noon. Floats, bands and at host of local folks and organizations will once again wow and please the crowd. Look for numerous radio station personalities, Springfield Police and Fire Departments, Springfield Junior Blues hockey team, Springfield BMX club, Sangamon Valley Model A Ford Club, Saint Andrews Society of Central Illinois bagpipers and drummers, MidState Mayhem Roller Derby, Marine Corps League Collier Harrison Detachment, Gold Wing Road Riders Chapter T, Central Illinois Corvettes, Inc., and this year’s Grand Marshal Inter-Veterans Burial Detail. A parade map and lots of info, including a clock ticking down the hours, minutes and seconds until parade kickoff can be found at springfieldirish.org.