ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1995, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, December 1, 1995               TAG: 9512010015
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: NEW RIVER VALLEY BUREAU 

NEW RIVER VALLEY HAS CHRISTMAS ON PARADE

Wear your warmest wraps, find a street corner with a good view and hoist a short kid to the top of tall shoulders. Christmas parades begin tonight and continue through Dec. 14. Parades include floats, antique cars, and marching bands. You might even catch a glimpse of Santa.

Tonight

6 p.m., Pearisburg: "Christmas Under the Stars." Christy Mutter, 921-1254.

7 p.m., Dublin: "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." Deanna Hopkins, 674-4731.

Saturday

1 p.m., Blacksburg: "Memories of Christmas." Randy Hall, Blacksburg Parks and Recreation, 961-1135. Weather date is Monday at 7 p.m.

6 p.m., Christiansburg: Parade is sponsored by the Christiansburg Jaycees. Samuel Snuffer, 382-8485.

Sunday

3 p.m., Floyd: Parade is sponsored by the Floyd County Merchant's & Businessmen's Association. Rima Forrest, 745-4407. Weather date is Saturday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m.

Monday

7 p.m., Radford: "Christmas - The Children's Delight." The parade is sponsored by the Radford Kiwanis Club. Tracy Howard, 731-3639.

Thursday

7 p.m., Pulaski: Sponsored by the Pulaski County Jaycees. Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, 980-1991.

7 p.m., Rich Creek: Sponsored by the Rich Creek Lions Club. Tim Skeens, 726-2482.

Dec. 14

7 p.m., Narrows: Call the town office at 726-2423.

LENGTH: Short :   50 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  ALAN KIM/Staff. You'll always see some unique floats at 
          the Christmas parades around th region - some with more than one 
          Santa. This cart was in a recent downtown Pulaski parade. color.