ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times

DATE: Saturday, December 2, 1995             TAG: 9512040047
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C-1  EDITION: METRO 

HOLIDAY PARADE

LENGTH: Short :   17 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ERIC BRADY/Staff. Megan Abbott, 14, of the Emeraldettes 
          in Vinton was one of the many performers in the Salem Christmas 
          parade Friday. Santa Claus, who ditched his reindeer and hitched a 
          ride on a fire truck, brought up the rear in the 1 1/2-hour parade. 
          color.