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NOVEMBER 23, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXII • NO 39
Lions Announce Parade Results, Holiday Decorating Contest BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Parkesburg Lions Club recently listed the results of its recent Halloween parade and announced its annual holiday decorating contest. The Halloween parade, held on Oct. 29, began at the A. Duie Pyle parking lot and proceeded down First Avenue, ending just past the Keystone Valley Fire Department (KVFD). The recently formed Octorara Leo Club served as the parade grand marshal and also collected food for the Octorara Area Food Cupboard along the parade route. See Parkesburg Lions pg 4
community tree-lighting ceremony, open houses at local businesses, craft vendors and an appearance by Santa Claus are just some of the activities that will be featured during Christmas on Main. The event, which will be presented by the Parkesburg Action Committee (PAC), will take place on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 2 to 7 p.m. on Main Street in downtown Parkesburg.
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Participating shops on Main Street will host local craft vendors and artisans at their locations. “Businesses will donate space in their stores for craft vendors who don’t have their own buildings,” said PAC member Tina O’Connor. “The road won’t be closed like it is during Final Fridays, so crafters will be inside.” Participating businesses will also offer in-store holiday specials and bargains during the event. “Everybody Plays! and the
Parkesburg Parks and Recreation Commission will host a takehome ornament table,” O’Connor noted. There will also be a food truck on-site and roaming Christmas carolers. Children will be able to write letters to Santa at the Parkesburg Free Library, 105 West St., Parkesburg. Letters to Santa that children write at home can be dropped off at the library or at Rocco & Anna’s Ristorante Italiano, 302 Main St., Parkesburg.
The tree-lighting ceremony will take place at the corner of Main Street and Strasburg Road at 6 p.m. Santa will be on hand during the event. The live tree has been donated by Al and Kelsey Demsky from AWD Holdings, 3852 Upper Valley Road, Parkesburg. The community tree will remain lit throughout the holiday season. This year, the public is being asked to help decorate the tree on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 1 p.m. Ornaments will be provided. See Christmas On Main pg 2
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Volunteers will wrap presents that will be given out to families in need during the Christmas on Main celebration.
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Parkesburg Action Committee members and their children visited with Santa during last year’s Christmas on Main.