Northern Berkshire Children's Parade Winners Announced
 More photos from the parade can be found here. |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The annual Children's Parade marched down Main Street on Friday evening featuring costumes and floats recalling the Fall Foliage Parade's 60 years of history.
Monsters, superheroes, soldiers, fairies and nursery rhymes were among the many participants. Two groups even copied costumes that had been worn by parents and relatives in past parades.
The Drury High School band and SteepleCats' mascot Slider led the 89 children, accompanied by parents, to City Hall along with a North Adams Police escort.
Help with registration, organization and judging was provided by: Dale Waterman, Amanda Chilson, Fran Berasi, Mohawk Forest teen leader Gio Santelli, and MCLA volunteers Matt Costa and Kircys Cane. The gift certificates for all nine winners were provided by Persnickity Toys and Antionette Cariddi of the former Cariddi Sales, ensuring every child who participated also received a prize.
Winners in the following categories were:
Floats
1st: The Peanuts Gang (Snoopy and Friends): Avah DeBenedetto, Jack Tanner, Lennon Kirby, Kenley McConnell, Sophia Piantoni, James Lovett
2nd: North Adams Ambulance, the Meaney Family: Andrew Meaney, Abigail Meaney, Natalie Meaney
3rd: Ice Palace from Frozen with Elsa, Olaf and Knight ("Tribute to Walt Disney 1967): Carmela Reynolds, Wyatt Reynolds
Group
1st: Susan's Day Care, "Flashback to 1983" (when parents of some of the kids were in the parade): Katherine Richardson, Evelyn Richardson, Thomas Richardson, Madison Saunders, Cameron Saunders, Ava Griffith
2nd: The Family Center of Northern Berkshire, Community Helpers: Jaydon Dimitropolis, Chloe Dimitropolis, Leila Millard, Owen Poirer, Estelle Klein
3rd: "Toys on Parade 2012": Race Chilson, Abby Moulton, Weston Moulton
Individual Costumes
1st: Civil Soldier with American Flag: Andrew Daniels
2nd: Hockey Player: Jack George
3rd: Owl of the Berkshires: Ayden Duncan
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