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"Isle be Home for the Holidays " 2010 Parade
2010 Christmas Parade Application
Smithfield Historic Downtown Map
Highlights from 2009's "Christmas in Smithfield" Parade
Congratulations to our Parade Winners
and thank you to all the participants!
Cars
1st – Ron Pack
2nd - Colonial VA Model A Ford Club
3rd – Tommy Reynolds
Dance
1st - Academy of Dance and Music
2nd – Dynamic Movements School of Performing Arts
3rd European Dance Studio
Bands
1st - Smithfield High School Marching Packers
2nd - Forte Jazz Band
3rd - The Apprentice School Team and Drum Line
Marching
1st Southside Ballet Studio
2nd –IOW County Humane Society
3rd – Franklin High School
Floats
1st – Carrollton Elementary Chorus
2nd – Hardy Family Float
3rd – Fur and Feathers – 4-H Club
Commercial Float
1 – Cooking up the Sweetest Deals
2-VA Living Museum
3rd – Sysco Foods
Horses
1-Mill Swamp Indian Horse Riders
2- Bowling Green Stables
3- Horse and Hound
The Smithfield Christmas Parade was magic a wonderful old fashioned parade that really sums up the heart of Smithfield. Many thanks to all who came out to support the parade and our neighbors along the parade route for your cooperation.
Special thanks to The Town of Smithfield, Smithfield Police Department, Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, IOW County, IOW Parks and Rec, Smithfield Times, The Smithfield Historic Business Association and Lt. Kurt Beach for honoring us as Grand Marshall.
Thank you to our sponsors C & R Services, Rowland Equipment, and Kandi Row with Towne Mortgage.
Thank you to Jim Groves for your 23rd year as Master of Ceremony. See you next year.
And the judges, a very tough task, Sheryl Lemccke, Barbara Melton, Matt Chapman, Edward Rhinier, and Michael Quinn.
The Dempsy Sisters, and Gayland Ryan for your wonderful performance of the Star Spangled Banner and Christmas songs. Many thanks to all of the volunteers who came out early to help organize this year’s parade: Dean Willard, Billy “Butterbean” Goodman, Charlie Brown, The Rainbow Girls, (Diana Baise – leader, Michelle Baise, Kayla Greene, Kelly Kaylor, Stevie Knadel, Kirsten Roth, Taylor D’Etcheverry), Austin Rhinier, Chay Bell, LeAnn Bell, Selwyn Curtis, Darlene Kept, Leslie Gordan, Lisa Gordan, Russ Frohman, Meredith Marchant, Fred Walls, Dave Williams, PJ Cave, Justin Bentley, Aaron Bruner, Joey Campbell, Aliva Roeper, Brandon Dzubilo, Nicholas Dunham, Zachary Sarris, The JROTC, Colonel Michael Donnelly, First Sgt Ronald Caldwell, Key Club, Tracy Ferguson and TACT Generation Joshua Club and Carly Ramsey – you are the best.
And as always the staff of IOW Tourism, Lois, Collin, Marci, Cheryl, Judy and our wonderful Docents ROCK.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Terry Thompson
Special Events Coordinator
Smithfield & IOW Tourism and CVB
For additional information or to volunteer to help with the parade, contact Terry Thompson at 357-5182.
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB Staff:
Judy Hare Winslow, Director of Tourism
Lois Chapman, Marketing & Public Relations Manager
Cheryl Whitener, Visitor Center Manager
Terry Rhinier, Event Coordinator
Kristin Wilda, Farmer's Market Manager
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Smithfield & Isle of Wight CVB and the Isle of Wight Arts League are partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
