Thursday, november 26, 2015
an edition of the Lawrence Journal-World Thursday, november 26, 2015
an edition of the Lawrence Journal-WorldThursday, november 26, 2015
an edition of the Lawrence Journal-World
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Let’s celebrate Special holiday guide inside.
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By Chad Lawhorn, Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
ome see a horse, and bring a toy. It is a new twist to one of Lawrence’s long-standing holiday
traditions. For the 23rd year, downtown will be the site of the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, a unique event that features horse-drawn wagons and carriages from across the region. But for the first time, the event also is partnering with the Blue Santa and the Toys for Tots program to collect toys and donations for families in need this holiday season. “The theme of this year’s parade is memories,” said Patty Kennedy, the secretary and treasurer for the volunteer organization that runs the parade. “We’re trying to give kids some good memories.” This year’s parade is set for 11 a.m. Dec. 5. As usual, the route will run from Seventh and Massachusetts streets, head south, and go through South Park. The horses and rigs then will find their way back to the horse trailers and pens at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in eastern Lawrence. As for the toy giving, volunteers will be stationed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the parking lot of Central Bank of the Midwest at Ninth and Kentucky streets. People can drive-thru and drop off a new toy or a donation to be used for the programs. “It could be absolutely marvelous the number of toys we collect,” said Elaine VanDeventer, director for the parade. On good weather days, the parade has been estimated to draw more than 20,000 people to the downtown area, VanDeventer said. She said families seem to love the chance to see a unique site that brings back memories of a different time. “Many kids haven’t seen a horse, or at least haven’t been able to be that close to a horse,” VanDeventer said. “You see a lot of excitement on the faces of the kids.” Adults get fairly excited about some of the sights too. The bigger wagons and the larger
team of horses particularly get the crowd worked up, she said. “It seems like people get really excited about the big rigs,” VanDeventer said. “They should. It is a major undertaking to drive that many horses.” This year the parade is expected to have at least two six-horse rigs, VanDeventer said. One team of horses will be pulling a restored stagecoach that has not made an appearance at the parade for several years, and the other team will be pulling a large, custom-built wagon that is making its debut at the parade. “There are some awful big wagons,” VanDeventer said. “They’ll be crowdpleasers.” In total, VanDeventer expects about 50 participants in this year’s parade, which is about an average number for the event. Participants come from all over the region. Parade organizers provide participants a hotel room, a meal and boarding facilities for the horses at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. “It is a lot of work and expense for people to be in the parade,” VanDeventer said. “But they love their horses and rigs, and they love sharing them with the public.” Kennedy said funding to keep the parade operating has improved recently. In past years, the parade had lost a major corporate sponsor, and organizers were concerned about its future viability. City commissioners, however, have increased the city’s contribution to the parade to $8,000 a year — from the city’s special tax charged on hotel rooms — and that has helped the organization approach private donors more confidently. For the second year in a row, the Lawrence Arts Center is providing a $5,000 donation to the parade. The arts center received a gift from an anonymous donor, who instructed that $5,000 go to the parade. “People have been very generous to the parade,” Kennedy said. “It is an event people love.”
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Santa waves from the back of a stagecoach to conclude the 22nd annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. Journal-World File Photo
LAWRENCE OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS PARADE 11 a.m. Dec. 5, Downtown Lawrence, along Massachusetts Street from Seventh Street through South Park
By Chad Lawhorn, Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
ome see a horse, and bring a toy. It is a new twist to one of Lawrence’s long-standing holiday
traditions. For the 23rd year, downtown will be the site of the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, a unique event that features horse-drawn wagons and carriages from across the region. But for the first time, the event also is partnering with the Blue Santa and the Toys for Tots program to collect toys and donations for families in need this holiday season. “The theme of this year’s parade is memories,” said Patty Kennedy, the secretary and treasurer for the volunteer organization that runs the parade. “We’re trying to give kids some good memories.” This year’s parade is set for 11 a.m. Dec. 5. As usual, the route will run from Seventh and Massachusetts streets, head south, and go through South Park. The horses and rigs then will find their way back to the horse trailers and pens at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in eastern Lawrence. As for the toy giving, volunteers will be stationed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the parking lot of Central Bank of the Midwest at Ninth and Kentucky streets. People can drive-thru and drop off a new toy or a donation to be used for the programs. “It could be absolutely marvelous the number of toys we collect,” said Elaine VanDeventer, director for the parade. On good weather days, the parade has been estimated to draw more than 20,000 people to the downtown area, VanDeventer said. She said families seem to love the chance to see a unique site that brings back memories of a different time. “Many kids haven’t seen a horse, or at least haven’t been able to be that close to a horse,” VanDeventer said. “You see a lot of excitement on the faces of the kids.” Adults get fairly excited about some of the sights too. The bigger wagons and the larger
team of horses particularly get the crowd worked up, she said. “It seems like people get really excited about the big rigs,” VanDeventer said. “They should. It is a major undertaking to drive that many horses.” This year the parade is expected to have at least two six-horse rigs, VanDeventer said. One team of horses will be pulling a restored stagecoach that has not made an appearance at the parade for several years, and the other team will be pulling a large, custom-built wagon that is making its debut at the parade. “There are some awful big wagons,” VanDeventer said. “They’ll be crowdpleasers.” In total, VanDeventer expects about 50 participants in this year’s parade, which is about an average number for the event. Participants come from all over the region. Parade organizers provide participants a hotel room, a meal and boarding facilities for the horses at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. “It is a lot of work and expense for people to be in the parade,” VanDeventer said. “But they love their horses and rigs, and they love sharing them with the public.” Kennedy said funding to keep the parade operating has improved recently. In past years, the parade had lost a major corporate sponsor, and organizers were concerned about its future viability. City commissioners, however, have increased the city’s contribution to the parade to $8,000 a year — from the city’s special tax charged on hotel rooms — and that has helped the organization approach private donors more confidently. For the second year in a row, the Lawrence Arts Center is providing a $5,000 donation to the parade. The arts center received a gift from an anonymous donor, who instructed that $5,000 go to the parade. “People have been very generous to the parade,” Kennedy said. “It is an event people love.”
Santa waves from the back of a stagecoach to conclude the 22nd annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. Journal-World File Photo
LAWRENCE OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS PARADE 11 a.m. Dec. 5, Downtown Lawrence, along Massachusetts Street from Seventh Street through South Park
By Chad Lawhorn, Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
ome see a horse, and bring a toy. It is a new twist to one of Lawrence’s long-standing holiday
traditions. For the 23rd year, downtown will be the site of the Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, a unique event that features horse-drawn wagons and carriages from across the region. But for the first time, the event also is partnering with the Blue Santa and the Toys for Tots program to collect toys and donations for families in need this holiday season. “The theme of this year’s parade is memories,” said Patty Kennedy, the secretary and treasurer for the volunteer organization that runs the parade. “We’re trying to give kids some good memories.” This year’s parade is set for 11 a.m. Dec. 5. As usual, the route will run from Seventh and Massachusetts streets, head south, and go through South Park. The horses and rigs then will find their way back to the horse trailers and pens at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in eastern Lawrence. As for the toy giving, volunteers will be stationed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 5 in the parking lot of Central Bank of the Midwest at Ninth and Kentucky streets. People can drive-thru and drop off a new toy or a donation to be used for the programs. “It could be absolutely marvelous the number of toys we collect,” said Elaine VanDeventer, director for the parade. On good weather days, the parade has been estimated to draw more than 20,000 people to the downtown area, VanDeventer said. She said families seem to love the chance to see a unique site that brings back memories of a different time. “Many kids haven’t seen a horse, or at least haven’t been able to be that close to a horse,” VanDeventer said. “You see a lot of excitement on the faces of the kids.” Adults get fairly excited about some of the sights too. The bigger wagons and the larger
team of horses particularly get the crowd worked up, she said. “It seems like people get really excited about the big rigs,” VanDeventer said. “They should. It is a major undertaking to drive that many horses.” This year the parade is expected to have at least two six-horse rigs, VanDeventer said. One team of horses will be pulling a restored stagecoach that has not made an appearance at the parade for several years, and the other team will be pulling a large, custom-built wagon that is making its debut at the parade. “There are some awful big wagons,” VanDeventer said. “They’ll be crowdpleasers.” In total, VanDeventer expects about 50 participants in this year’s parade, which is about an average number for the event. Participants come from all over the region. Parade organizers provide participants a hotel room, a meal and boarding facilities for the horses at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. “It is a lot of work and expense for people to be in the parade,” VanDeventer said. “But they love their horses and rigs, and they love sharing them with the public.” Kennedy said funding to keep the parade operating has improved recently. In past years, the parade had lost a major corporate sponsor, and organizers were concerned about its future viability. City commissioners, however, have increased the city’s contribution to the parade to $8,000 a year — from the city’s special tax charged on hotel rooms — and that has helped the organization approach private donors more confidently. For the second year in a row, the Lawrence Arts Center is providing a $5,000 donation to the parade. The arts center received a gift from an anonymous donor, who instructed that $5,000 go to the parade. “People have been very generous to the parade,” Kennedy said. “It is an event people love.”
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Santa waves from the back of a stagecoach to conclude the 22nd annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade. Journal-World File Photo
LAWRENCE OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS PARADE 11 a.m. Dec. 5, Downtown Lawrence, along Massachusetts Street from Seventh Street through South Park
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ive decades after they were featured in the Journal-World, posing with prop turkeys and pies, three families reflect on the continuation of their Thanksgiving traditions. Catch up with the Carttars, the Scannells and the Johnsons.
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Don’t be a turkey: Remember, Friday is a big day downtown. Lawrence will kick off the holiday season with its annual lighting ceremony, followed by the traditional rescue of Santa Claus from the rooftop of Weaver’s Department Store at Ninth and Massachusetts streets. Santa will then be available to listen to holiday wish lists and take photos. The festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. Pick up Friday’s Journal-World for more details.
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