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fl ft f Y 1 I tt ***? I V. -i I *7 I i i. L J CEDAR GROVE'S GOSI'EI. CHOIR I ft "singing float." Blue AAnlcc* Pnrr IB V 0 V Smiling faces lined the streets of Shallotte Saturday morning as several thousand area residents crowded into town for the annual holiday parade an event that signals Christinas is only days away. Clear, cool weather and blue skies overhead put the crowd in the mood for celebrating. 'I'hey also provided the ideal backdrop for floats decorated in holiday finery and a bevy of beauty queens bundled in coaLs and furs. From the parade units, participants waved back at familiar faces in the crowds and in some cases, tossed hard candy or gum their way. l.ittlc Meredith Andrews, daughter of Kim and Karl Andrews of Ocean Isle, gurgled and pointed from her stroller as colorful balloons wafted by. tj and became even more excited when she saw her ft..; big sister Amanda in the parade. Jfif Nearby, Ijmren Taylor and Dorothy Johnson of sfa Wilmington, tattle Miss and Junior Miss N.C. jflfl i_ '/ 'S % - j II TINY THE NUBIAN GOAT was more t jsj during Saturday's festivities. She and Miller of Wiunnhow, earned an honor; nj|'. Animal Welfare League's pet costume c 1 ? m i K if " *!? i.L J ells (nit spirituals and Christmas songs fi , Smiling Fa jde The Christmas respectively, watched other units go by as 1-iuren's mother, Susan Taylor, adjusted their crowns. Both were enjoying the parade, they said. Parade-goers crowded along the route in larger numbers than last year by Shallotte Police Chief Don Stovall's estimation. Instead of small groups scattered along the route, he said, spectators were crowded close together. Traffic was bumper to bumper along U.S. 17 after the parade "for quite a while." he added. lake other bystanders asked casually for reactions. Stovall said lie thought this year's parade was better and that people seemed to enjoy it a lot more. "The individual entries seemed to be better." he said, citing the enlarged J ROTC color guard from West Brunswick High School as just one example. "It's the best ever!" one young girl told a reporter as she ran toward a hotdog stand for lunch. i i he DOGS OF ALL BR for a pet costume c Animal Welfare Ij KBMj't , I, i K ? j hail a tiny bit afraid t I her owner, Tasha able mention in the ANIMAL WF.LFA rontcst. dies Lucy, a mixei ItU SHALLOTTE SENIOR CITIZ ?e?iusAnu-.?i? included Johnny Gore (with rom its pruning sheers), Maggie !\ Warren, Mary Smith, Ei ces t Ever While this year's parade had slightly more units than last year, one addition brought lots of reactions from the crowd?jauntily costumed pets entered in a contest sponsored by the Brunswick County Animal Welfare league. Afterwards, one goat and a lot of dogs waited not so patiently in the north-end Hill's Shopping Center for the results. Spring Mint?, took first place with her dalmation. Other award winners inHllHmi -Incclnu MnHunn'c nnbinno. C<innm|. Schick's terri-poo, third. Sharing fourth place were Angela Holbrook's cocker spaniel: Kelly Hughes' pomeranian. Mark Everette's mixed breed dog and Molly Watkins' pekinese. Receiving honorable mentions were Tasha Miller's goat Tiny and John Kop;> and Kim Bell's samoyans. (More parade pictures will appear in next week's Brunswick Beacon.) EEDS and sizes turn out with their owners ontest sponsored by the Brunswick County -ague. vj Kr^yT > I RE LEAGUE President Tcddi Neal cudd-brccd dog up for adoption. THE BRUNSWICK BEACON, Thursday, December 11. 1986? Page 13-B ENS on parade "Smokey," Millie Ferlanto, Alene Hankins, sombrero and Howard Jenrette, Troy Keaton. Lloyd Evans IcNeill, Annie and Leroy Warren. i'a Gray and JAKEISHA BOWENS, nine-year-old daughter of Jeffrey and Carolyn Bowens of Ash, joined hundreds of other youngsters in sharing Christmas wishes with Santa Claus after the Shallotte Christmas. Santa had 400 pounds of candies to share. ! f VfJ SIAff PMOtO 6* SUSAN USHER AT THE CAMP UNITED Methodist Men's Club booth, Adam Babson of Shallotte fixes up a 'dog for his stepfather, Herman Myers. [ UK SIAfF PMOVO Br IODIC SrtfAll ALL BUNDLED UP and not looking too happy about it all was this face in the Shallottc Christmas parade. y ?
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