AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER
Volume 19 Number 8
Jolly old elf is Parkchester Santa page 29
OF FLORIDA
December 2015
myseniorlife.com FEATURES
Holiday cheer
This boomer’s career is on fire Page 10
SENIOR LIFE Karen Harshaw
Santa and Mrs. Claus entertain Josh Harshaw, left, and David Harshaw at the 2014 Melbourne Light Parade, one of dozens of holiday parades on land and water through December. BY LINDA WIGGINS There is nothing like a holiday parade. It’s free. The only equipment required is perhaps a folding chair. It does not require cardio or great range of movement. Unless you are on the float. “If you don’t have the feeling of Christmas before the parade, it is amazing how you leave in the perfect mood,” said Lucy Hixenbaugh, spokeswoman for the Banana River Sail and Power Squadron, which launches its boat parade at 6 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 19 on the Grand Canal in Satellite Beach. The Melbourne Light Parade is one of the top land-based movable fests. “It’s just something that is a thrill for all ages, whether you are 1 or 101,” said Karen Harshaw, president of the parade, which rolls at 6 p.m. Dec. 12 from 100 W. Nasa Blvd. in downtown Melbourne. How about a blend of land and sea? The Cocoa Beach Sail and Power Squadron uses both, by decorating their boats, and then placing them on trailers
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to bring the party to the masses. “It’s the perfect combination,” said Sandra Schoonmaker, spokeswoman for the squadron, which launches and rolls at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 in the Merritt Island Holiday Boat Parade on Courtenay Parkway at Merritt Island High School. For more parades and all things Christmas and winter holidays, see the events calendar on page 30, the holiday happenings highlights on page 31 and the North Brevard feature on page 29.
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