Crowd turns out for Clarendon lighted parade and to see Santa

Photos by Tom Rivers

CLARENDON – Michael Klatt drives a 1947 Ford 2N tractor and pulls a small trailer with his three children and his mother, Susan Colby, who is the Clarendon town clerk.

They were in Clarendon’s third annual lighted parade on Friday night. The route started at the fire hall on 31A, went through the town’s main intersection, and took a right turn onto Route 237, and then a left on Church Street to the Historical Society.

There will be a lighted tractor parade in Barre today at 5:30, starting on Route 98 at East Barre Road and going north on 98 to the Barre Town Park.

Albion has a lighted parade at 6:30 p.m. starting at Dubby’s Tailgate on Platt Street. The route for “Santa’s Hometown Parade” then goes on East Avenue, turns right on Main Street, until another right on Bank Street, and one more right on Platt Street and ends at Dubby’s.

Painted Sky Ranch brought about a dozen horses for the parade. Here they are headed down Church Street.

These Girl Scouts were in the parade and also promoting their upcoming cookie sale.

These scouts led off the parade.

The Grinch greeted people along the route and gave them an onion instead of candy.

The Cub Scout Pack 3062 enjoyed the parade in warm temps of about 50 degrees.

Clarendon Town Supervisor Richard Moy and his wife Sandy rode in the parade on an RTV. Moy said he is thrilled to see turnout grow for the event. The Moys gave away candy bars to kids and some adults along the route.

Sheriff Chris Bourke participated in the parade.

A Clarendon fire truck was decked out in lights for the procession.

After the parade people gathered at the Clarendon Historical Society to meet Santa and have hot chocolate.

Santa meets with Adam Pahman of Clarendon. Adam’s family also was in the parade with a horse from Showdown’s Ranch.

Raymond Kingdollar, 7, of Clarendon whispers his Christmas wish to Santa: “hunting stuff.”

Audrey Penna, 7 months, meets Santa for the first time.