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Thursday, December 10, 1992 -THE KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Page-1B | well." Parade ushers in ‘hristmas season \« Pretty girls...pretty floats...pretty cars...pretty horses...high-stepping bands...and, of course, Santa Claus... ~All were part of one of Kings Mountain's biggest and best Christmas parades Saturday afternoon. ‘© With a real Christmas chill in the air, 120 units participated in the “one hour and 20 minute spectacle which officially ushered in the - Christmas season for Kings Mountain. . Over 2,000 spectators lined East King and Battleground Avenues for the annual event sponsored by the Kings Mountain Parks and ‘Recreation Department. Most children - and many adults - went home with a pocket full of candy thrown by the parade participants, who ranged from youth league football players and cheerleaders to politicians and local busi- ness men and women, ha © The hit of the show, of course, was Santa Claus, but very close be- hind him in popularity were the Kings Mountain High School, Livingstone College and Shriners Steel bands, whose music was up- beat and very entertaining. - “From all accounts we've had, everything has been real upbeat,” ~ said Recreation Director David Hancock. "We are very pleased. ‘Fhings'went pretty well, without a hitch." Hancock said his only concern was that the parade, which started at 4 p.m., might finish in the dark. "It moved a little slowly, but we beat the darkness. It was just getting dusky dark when we finished at about 5120." ! The Recreation Department worked especially hard this year to line “up bands, which Hancock says'is a big problem on Sundays. That's one of the reasons Kings Mountain switched to a Saturday date this year. i. 3 “The Livingstone College band put on a real good show," he said, "I think the folks enjoyed their music as well as the show they puton.. from The Oasis Steel Drum Band 5 TORE T { dnd, or course, our own’ Kings Mountain High School band did a real good job, as usual. Hancock said the department staff will evaluate this year's parade in the coming weeks and make a recommendation for the date for next - year's parade at the January City Council meeting. ‘We were very pleased,” Hancock noted. "Everything went real ‘Photos by Gary Stewart
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