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Santa brings Lincoln
a present: snow
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[DEC. 5, 2003]
Lincoln must have been
really good this year, because as Santa passed through downtown last
night, dreary rain turned to large, wet downy flakes. Santa took his
usual position bringing up the rear of the annual Christmas parade,
which was themed "Christmas Past, Present, & Future."
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While there was a bit of a chill in the
air, there was no apparent wind, and parade goers seemed too caught
up in the festivities to take much mind as the thermometer hovered
at the freezing mark.
For those who did get a chill, hot
chocolate and coffee from Abe's were sold on the sidewalk. But there
were enough friendly smiles and greetings to warm even the less hale
souls.
Firetrucks, horses, convertibles,
tractors, military vehicles, legs and floats transported
participants. Whistles, sirens, taped Christmas music and the
heartbeat setting vibrations of live bands provided the sounds.
Uniformed Boy and Girl Scouts, costumed performers and sheep (yes,
real sheep, not in costume), local government officials,
associations, and businesses paraded along the crowd-lined streets
from Lincoln High School, around the square and finally down
Sangamon Street to finish at Carroll Catholic School. All these
people, sights and sounds brought in the holiday spirit.
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The annual parade is co-sponsored by
the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce and the city of
Lincoln.
A couple of downtown businesses offered
incentives to get a little Christmas shopping done. Kathleen's
Hallmark offered 25 percent off all Christmas giftware.
At Abe's, Helen Rainforth was pleased
to say that 25 percent of all sales for the evening were being
donated to the YMCA
For the children who missed talking
with Santa at The Oasis after the parade, he will be at the Lincoln
Public Library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. There is no fee
for this, but reservations are requested.
There are
still many more holiday activities coming up for your participation.
See LDN's calendar of
events.
[Jan
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