ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, November 30, 1996 TAG: 9612050014
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Christmas parades in the New River Valley start tonight. Here's a rundown:
*Pulaski starts the holiday marching at 7 p.m. today. Lineup begins at 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Pulaski County Jaycees, the parade's theme is "Celebrating the Greatest Gift Ever Given!" The rain or snow date is 7 p.m. Dec. 12.
*Blacksburg gets things rolling with a performance by the Blacksburg Community Band at the Main Street Post Office at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The downtown parade begins at 1 p.m. The parade's theme is "Visions of Snowflakes." Sponsored by Blacksburg Parks and Recreation and the Virginia Tech Chapter of Circle K, the rain date will be 7 p.m. Monday.
*The Christiansburg parade will be at 6 p.m. Saturday. Sponsored by the Christiansburg Jaycees and the Christiansburg-Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, the theme is "Christmas Through a Child's Eyes."
*Floyd's parade, "Let's Keep Christ in Christmas," will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday. The sponsor is the Floyd County Merchants and Businessmen's Association.
*The Christmas parade in downtown Radford will begin at 7 p.m. Monday. The theme is "Peace on Earth" and the parade is sponsored by the Radford Kiwanis Club for Main Street Radford.
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