The walls of the Hibernian House in Girardville are decorated with pictures from the past twenty St. Patrick's Day Parades. Preparations are underway for Girardville's St. Patrick's Parade, set to step off this weekend. Owner Joe Wayne has planned every one but says this year, they're doing things differently. They are using the parade to honor the volunteer firefighters who save lives throughout Schuylkill County. “We had an incident where two firemen from a neighboring county in the New Tripoli fire company lost their lives by fighting a fire in the eastern part of Schuylkill County. So we changed our idea last minute and decided to honor the firemen. We thought it was only proper to do so,” he explained.