Santa arrived in downtown tonight on a horse-drawn carriage that sent scores of children scurrying through Greer City Park to greet him.
The occasion was the annual lighting of the Christmas tree sprinkled with a flurry of activity for families from the promenade to the amphitheatre.
Families of Pfc. Adam Ross and Sgt. Channing “Bo” Hicks and will lead the Greer Jaycees Christmas Parade Sunday at 2:30 p.m. The Ross family is the grand marshal and the Hicks family agreed to participate in honor of their son who was killed in action on Nov. 16.
The parade, featuring 100-plus units with the theme, “A White Christmas”, will culminate three days of festivities that begins with tonight’s Christmas tree lighting at City Park and Saturday’s Breakfast with Santa for three seatings at the Cannon Centre.
Roper Mountain Holiday Lights will open on Thanksgiving evening through Dec. 30 from 6-10 p.m.
In addition to the drive through the displays with thousands of lights, visitors may park their cars and stroll through Winter Wonderland. Santa will be there through Dec. 24, a mailbox for letters to Santa and his elves, 25 giant holiday cards created by local school art classes, a gift shop and concessions.
This is a tale of a whale on the move at Hollywild Animal Park.
The staff is preparing for Saturday’s opening night and the park’s annual Holiday Lights Safari. Along they way they had some fun.
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