GENTRY — The annual Christmas parade in Gentry is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, with lineup at 5:30 p.m. at Nelson's Feed Store (at Railway Avenue and Main Street), and will travel west down Main Street. "Christmas on Main Street" is the theme of this year's parade.
Awards will again be given for best themed, best lighting, best music and best overall entries.
Preregistration will not be necessary, but all parade entries should be at the lineup location at 5:30 for judging and placement in the parade.
Santa Claus is expected to again make an appearance in the parade. Watch for him toward the end of the parade, high up on a Gentry firetruck.
Santa will also be on hand in the Chamber of Commerce building, located at 212 East Main Street, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., to hear wish lists from children and for photos with children. Santa has been preparing and looking forward to his Gentry visit all year, and he is hoping plenty of area youth will come to the Chamber office for a visit.
An open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Gentry Public Library, at Main Street and Collins Avenue in Gentry. Library tours will be offered and Burt Crume, area pianist, will be providing musical entertainment for the season on the piano. Artwork will be on display in the library, including photographs by Terry Stanfill and paintings by area artists Lydia Seiden, Barbara Bush and Martha Reimer. A holiday backdrop painted by Cecil Savage will be available for family photos. The library will remain open until the parade, which begins at 6 p.m., and will show a movie after the parade.
Community on 12/07/2016