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December 6, 2007 ; The Kings Mountain Herald
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Page 3
Hundreds atten
Christmas Parade
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| eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Over 100 participants and hundreds of on-lookers filled the streets
of downtown Kings Mountain on Saturday for the city’s annual
Christmas parade.
The smell of candy was in the air and children big and small gath-
ered with bags in hand. They stood ready on the sidelines. With
mouth-watering anticipation they waited for the candy-tossing pro-
cession to start.
The parade began a little after 3 p.m. with cars and floats lined up
along Gold Street for over a mile. Heading the pack was Kings
Mountain’s Chief of Police Melvin Proctor, Fire Chief Frank Burns,
and KM Rescue, each in their own department vehicles. Mayor Rick
Murphrey and his wife, Sandra Murphrey strolled close behind in a
horse-drawn carriage.
All of the Kings Mountain city councilmen drove by in their sepa-
rate “horseless” carriages, tossing candy. Several other officials from
neighboring municipalities, like Grover and Shelby also joined the
procession.
The Kings Mountain Marching Mountaineers and the Loch
Norman Pipe Band marched through piping music into the
Christmas scene. Dance Reflections, ‘Dance Magic, La Petite Dance
Studios and an international group of dancers boogied down the
street.
Antique and classic cars chugged down the line, one not quite
making it past the starting line. The car overheated and was pushed
to the side, where members of the crowd offered to help. The Red
Hat Mamas, adorned in purple and red, waved from their perch on
top of their float.
As the children continued to scramble for candy, a Frosty the
Snowman greeted and surprised them on the sidelines. Then, about
an hour and 10 minutes after the parade had begun came the
moment many had all been waiting for - the arrival of Mr. and Mrs.
Santa Claus.
They waved and wished a “Merry Christmas” from the end of the
EMILY WEAVER / HERALD
Sidney Dixon, a WWII
hero and KM native,
was Grand Marshal for
this year's KM
Christmas Parade on
Saturday. Left, the Loch
Norman Pipe Band
marched in Saturday's
Christmas procession
playing festive tunes.
More parade pictures
on page 12
line. The visible signs of the parade treats were seen in candy wrap-
pers and broken lolipops scattered along the streets and sidewalks.
At the end of the parade, the crowd departed into another sign of the
holidays - traffic.
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