PARADE TO BEGIN ANNUAL FESTIVAL LITTLEROCK HOSTING CELEBRATION OF FALL.Byline: Daily News LITTLEROCK - Littlerock residents will start their third annual Fall Festival with a parade Saturday along Avenue U. More than 70 entries are signed up for the 10 a.m. parade, which will kick off festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. that organizers say are the largest ever. ``We put a lot of effort into this one, so we'll have a lot of stuff there,'' said Tom May, treasurer of the Littlerock Town Council. Grand marshal Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. will be Dr. Larry Connelly, a Littlerock veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. who was one of the original members of the Town Council and a member of the Little Rock Irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. District. Also riding in the parade will be Citizen of the Year Bud Callaway, who has been active in the Town Council, Chamber of Commerce, Grange and other Littlerock organizations, May said. The festival will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at Almondale Middle School, 9330 E. Ave. U. The parade will start at 10 a.m. Saturday at Avenue U and 87th Street East and run east along Avenue U to the school. Among the parade participants are the Littlerock High School Littlerock High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Littlerock, California. It is the a part of the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). External links
The Girl Scout troops and other organizations will run game and food booths during the festival, which will also include carnival rides, community information booths, a dog show, a talent show that starts around 2 p.m. Saturday, entertainment and a raffle for $1,000. A pancake breakfast will start at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Orchard Fellowship, 8533 E. Ave. T. The cost will be $3 at the door. Entertainment will include the Irish River Dancers, Littlerock High School Drama Club, Littlerock and Quartz Hill high school Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
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