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Christmas parade starts at 5 p.m. Saturday
Friday, November 16, 2012
The Martinsville Henry County Christmas Parade will ring in the holidays on Saturday.
This year’s theme is “A Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas.” The parade will begin at 5 p.m. in uptown Martinsville.
Around 130 entries will pass through the uptown area and follow the same route as in years past, according to Jeanne Lawson, president of the Martinsville Henry County Christmas Parade Association.
Entries are welcome to do a float fitting the “Rock ’n’ Roll Christmas” theme, although it is not required.
The entries will include “everything from horses, churches, Macaroni Kid, antique cars, beauty queens, marching bands and, of course, Santa,” Lawson said.
The grand marshals of the parade will be members of The Rogues and The Generals, two celebrated local bands that formed in the 1960s.
Representing The Rogues will be Jim Stone, Pat Haley, Mark Anthony, Wayne Lovell and Nelson Edwards. The Generals will be represented by Ron Ashworth and Fairy Ashworth Coleman.
The parade will end with Santa Claus riding a professional float sponsored by the city of Martinsville.
The parade will begin at the corner of Church and Clay streets. It will turn right onto Clay, left onto Main, right onto Bridge, left onto Fayette, left onto Moss and left onto Church, where it will end at the intersection with Ellsworth Street.
“We are hoping to have very nice weather,” Lawson said. “I understand there is a chance of rain, but hopefully that will hold off” until after the parade.
Just in case, a rain date is set for at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Following is the numeric lineup for the parade (some spaces are left blank for late entries):
1. Martinsville Police
2. Martinsville Sheriff’s Office motorcycles
3. Magna Vista High School Marching Band
4. Martinsville Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard
5. Henry County Emergency Services Honor Guard
6. Martinsville Fire and EMS Honor Guard
7. Martinsville Police Department Honor Guard
8. Henry County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard
9. American Legion Homer Dillard Post 78
10. American Legion Homer Dillard Post 78 Ladies Auxiliary
11. Grand marshals — The Rogues and The Generals
12. Ninth District U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith
13. Del. Don Merricks
14. Del. Charles Poindexter
15. Henry County Board of Supervisors Milton Kendall and Joe Bryant
16. Martinsville City Council
17. Henry County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Lane Perry
18. Martinsville Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Steve Draper
19. Martinsville Police Department and Chief Mike Rogers
20. Virginia State Police
21. Triangle Electric Corp.
22. Sons of Confederate Veterans Stuart Hairston Camp 515
23. Landmark Church
24. Big Bird’s Big Twins Christmas 20th Annual Toy Run for Christmas Cheer
25. Hopkins Performance 1977 Chevrolet pickup
26. Girl Scout Troop 943 Collinsville
27. Axton Volunteer Fire Department
28. Axton Lifesaving Crew
29. Magna Vista High School JROTC
30. Magna Vista High School cheerleaders
31. Magna Vista High School Homecoming Queen Fadre Dillard and King Keon Mabin
32. Magna Vista High School Homecoming Princess Gabby Eggleston and Prince Bryce Hankins
33. Laurel Park Red Cheerleading Squad
34. Hugo’s Food Sports and Spirits
35. Marine Corps League Toys for Tots
36. First United Methodist Church of Martinsville “Our King Rocks”
37. Gary Cardwell 1956 F100 Ford pickup
38. Girl Scout Troop 388 Bassett
39. Minds In Motion Team XXL
40. Hill Court and Hill Chiropractic — professional float
41. WAKG FM 103.3 “Today’s Hot Country and Cool Classics”
42. R&D Automotive
43. Patrick Henry Community College Athletics
44. KuWat Temple Shriners No. 126
45. Daughters of ISIS KuWat Court No. 169
46. GSI Commerce/eBay
47. Ridgeway District Volunteer Fire Department
48. Campbell’s Towing
49. Cub Scout Pack 166 of Collinsville
50. Harvey Napper and Friends 1968 Camaro driven by Harvey Napper
51. Harvey Napper and Friends 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle driven by Alvin King
52. Fieldale Collinsville Rescue Squad
53. Divine Faith Holiness Church
54. Golden Living Center
55. Teresa’s School of Baton and Dance
56. Bassett High School Marching Band
57. Bassett High School cheerleaders
58. Bassett Volunteer Fire Department
59. Girl Scout Troop 387 Ridgeway
60. Angler’s Choice
61. Fieldale Volunteer Fire Department
62. FC/HCPR Royal Blue and White Cheer Squad
63. Martinsville Henry County Men’s Rountable Club
64. Christmas Ponies
65. Lil Mz Moms and More Aaliyah Smith
66. Calvary Christian Church Youth Group
67. Elite Stangs Car Club
68. PrivaCare
69. Yesteryear in Motion
70. Martinsville and Henry County Lions Club
71. Martinsville Glass
72. Clearview Wesleyan Church
73. Druid Hills Youth Bowlers
74. Cub Scout Pack 178 of Axton
75. Carlisle School
76. Candy Board Inc. — 1953 International Rat Rod
77. Piedmont T’s
78. Martinsville Electric Department bucket truck
79. Martinsville Electric Department line truck
80. Chamber of Commerce — professional float
81. First Baptist Church of Collinsville
82. Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
83. Linda and Speedy Thomas golf cart — 1932 Ford pickup
84. National Association of Black Engineers Ms. NSBE Kiarra Price
85. Century Link
86. Cub Scout Pack 168 of Ridgeway
87. New Vision Ministries of Praise
88. Virginia Angels Baseball 10 Under
89. Blue Ridge Village
90. Christian View Baptist Church
91. Virginia Department of Forestry
92. Star City Mustang and Ford Club
93. Girls Scout Troops 1345/982/913 of Bassett
94. Monogram Snacks
95. Martinsville Fire and EMS
96. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
97. Chick-fil-A
98. Girl Scout Troop 55
99. Chef Paul (Farrar)
100. Martinsville Transportation Safety Commission
101. Faith Tabernacle L.D.P.H. Church
102. Martinsville Mustangs
103. Hillcrest Baptist Church
104. Harry Hairston, 1951 Chevrolet truck
105. Martinsville Middle School Beta Club
106. Kionna Faith Mills, Ultimate Miss Franklin County
107. Harbour’s Garage
108. Cub Scout Pack 63
109. Robert Vaughn, 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury
110. Greater Youth for Christ Apostolic Church
111. Hazel Duncan, 1969 VW
112. Sheetz
113. Hannah Mitchell, Little Miss Danville Petite
114. Fieldale Collinsville Cavalier Purple Cheerleaders
115. Skyline Tree Service
116. Martinsville Henry County NAACP 7089 Mr. and Miss Freedom and Mr. and Ms. NAACP
117. Martinsville Macaroni Kid
118. Henry County Stix Baseball Team State Champions and World Series
119. Silent Servants of Valley Drive Baptist Church
120. Therapy Direct
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122.
123.
124. Martinsville High School Future Business Leaders of America
125. Martinsville High School cheerleaders
126. Martinsville High School Homecoming Queen LaVonne’ King and King James Strawn
127. Martinsville High School Homecoming Princess and Prince
128. Martinsville High School Marching Band
129. City of Martinsville — professional float with Santa Claus
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