Let's have a parade!

One of the most charming things about living in a small community is the community festival... Our small town a festival that, I guess, lasts all year. We have a parade on the 4th of July and at Christmas -- the "Dyer Station Celebration" and the "Dyer Station Christmas Parade".

We have (my friends) for the last few years organized a float for the 4th of July parade -- one year we put a kiddy-pool on a flatbed truck with some dogs and some water guns, another year we dressed in Hawaiian drag (men in coconut bras and grass skirts) and had a "Beauty Pageant". Most recently, we all dressed as characters from Gilligan's Island.

We have decided, this year, to expand and submit an entry in the Christmas parade. As it stands now, we plan to involve the pets once again along with some fitting pet-based Christmas music.

Over the years, our parade has at some times had little more than a few emergency vehicles and a smattering of pretty girl pageant winners. It is my hope that some day dozens of groups will submit entries for these parades. Our little down could easily become a destination!