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Downtown Smithfield 2011 Christmas Parade
Saturday, December 10 at 11:00 a.m. in downtown Smithfield
Aa wonderful old-fashioned parade that sums up the heart of Smithfield.
This year's theme is "Main Street Holiday Magic!"
Congratulations to our 2011 Winners!
DANCE
1st Place – Academy of Dance
2nd Place – Dynamic Movements
3rd Place – Footnotes in School of Dance
FLOAT
1st Place – Surry Power Station
2nd Place – Christmas in Afghanistan
3rd Place – Bacon's Castle Baptist Church Nativity
3rd – Charlie Moore
MARCHING
1st Place – Smithfield Marching Band (high school)
2nd Place – Carrollton Elementary (3rd Grade Chorus)
3rd Place – Preservation Virginia
BAND
1st Place – Smithfield High School
2nd Place – Smithfield Middle School
EQUINE
1st Place – Diamonds in the Rough
2nd Place – Sesroh Tack Shoppe
3rd Place – Mill Swamp Indian Horses
CAR
1st Place –Team Deep and Wet
2nd Place – Gold Wing Riders
3rd Place – Colonial VA Model A Car
BEST IN SHOW
Santa in Smithfield Volunteer Fire Dept
The Smithfield Christmas Parade was once again was “Main Street Holiday Magic”. We have heard the term “Norman Rockwell” Christmas Parade, many times over the last few day. Many thanks to all who came out to cheer on the 83 entries making up the event.
Special thanks to the Town of Smithfield, Smithfield Police Department, Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department, Smithfield Times, C & R Services. We also appreciated the gracious presence of Grand Marshal John Edwards, Editor of the Smithfield Times Newspaper.
Thank you to Jim Groves for his 24rd year as Master of Ceremony. Can’t wait until you celebrate your 25th next year! Thank you, too, to our judges: Edward Rhinier and Rhonda and Joe Johnston, who took on that very tough task.
Moody’s AVES and Diamonds in the Rough for graciously provided clean-up at the parade’s tail end…..beautiful horses!
Hats off to Forte for performing festive music that put us all in the holiday mood.
A huge thanks to all of the volunteers who came out early to help organize the parade: Billy “Butterbean” Goodman, Selwyn Curtis, Dave Williams, Rickapedia, Elizabeth Moose, Dr. Roy Williams, Skip Sharpley, Tommy Reynolds, Bing Gatewood, and Sonja Pruitt.
I would also like to recognize the numerous students from the Smithfield High School Beta Club, under the direction of Julie Eng, who got up EARLY that morning to volunteer at the parade. There are too many kids to list them all, but I want everyone to know that they are a wonderful credit to SHS and their families.
And as always, THANK YOU to the staff of IOW Tourism: Judy, Lois, Kathy, Cheryl, Megan, Paul and Kim. Tourism Rocks!!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
Terry Thompson Rhinier
Special Events Coordinator
Smithfield & Isle of Wight 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.
