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December 12, 2002 Section B B Pagel 1
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BY ABIGAIL WOLFORD
Staff Writer
With the icy weather of the last week, many people lost
their electricity, including much of Grover. Despite the con-
ditions and the lack of electricity on Saturday, many people
came out to watch the annual Grover Christmas parade.
“We had lots of people lined up on the street to watch,”
said Evelyn Willis, chair of the Grover Area Women’s Club,
which runs the parade.
Willis estimated that approximately 200 people came to
watch the parade. However, fewer people participated in
the parade this year because of the loss of electricity, said
Willis.
“There were only 45 entries, but it kept the tradition
going. The electricity was out here at the time. I had sever-
al calls from people saying they couldn't participate
because of that,” said Willis.
Even with a shorter parade, people seemed to enjoy
what they saw. The Grand Marshall, Fain Hambright,
joined several others in a very spirited parade. Participants
included the Kings Mountain High School band, Grover
Elementary School, the mayor of Blacksburg, SC, the Lions
Club, many area businesses, and several churches, includ-
ing St. Peters Baptist Church and First Baptist Church, said
Willis.
One of the most popular items in the parade was an
antique piece of farm equipment driven by Tommy Berry,
said Willis.
“Everyone was so interested in that old piece of equip-
ment,” said Willis.
Also several fire departments drove fire trucks, and
other local people drove antique cars, said Willis. Of
course, the parade ended with the arrival of Santa Claus,
who waved to all of the children and threw candy.
“I was pleased with the turnout considering the weath-
er and everything. Thank you to the 45 who showed up,”
said Willis. “I thought it turned out rather well for the con-
ditions and all.”
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