Lincoln Heights Christmas Parade for 2009 today at 11 a.m.

Well, it looks like the Lincoln Heights Christmas Parade will not be needing raincoats and rowboats to get through the route. It's today at 11 a.m. starting at Lincoln Park Avenue at the DMV offices and travelling up to North Broadway at Lincoln High to the destination at Avenue 24 behind the Bank of America.

It did not look good for the weather side of things at this time yesterday, but it looks like the storm hurried up and moved on overnight. (Photo: LHS at Dec. 2008 Parade)

A little more Christmas with parade photos

Some of the Lincoln Heights Christmas Parade photos of Lincoln High entrants.

there's a bunch more, but you get the idea.

I will post a little more in a few days, but smaller sized for a little better loading time.

Christmas is coming. What to give Lincoln Heights? Try a parade.

The Lincoln High Alumni Association will be among the entrants in this Sunday's "Lincoln Heights Christmas Parade" that begins at 11 a.m. The alumni intending to participate were sent an email from the Association this week.

In case you did not receive the email and want to be part of this entry, what you should know is that alumni parade participants are asked to show up at the formation area at the DMV offices at Lincoln Park Avenue and Mission by 10 a.m. They will follow the cheer leaders and the school band. Participating alumni are asked to wear school colors and comfortable shoes. You can get any further information on that entry directly by contacting the Alumni Association through it's website.

The Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council's own announcement provides some additional details on the parade. From that web posting:

"At the end, there will be a celebration for the whole community in the
parking lot behind the Bank of America with Santa, snow, Christmas gifts, music
and food for all. Thousands of spectators are expected to crowd along the Parade
route. For over two hours they will be treated to a seemingly endless line of
colorful drill teams, dance groups, bands, classic cars, dignitaries and large
and small floats. The Miss Taiwan entry will grace an antique fire truck from
Fire Station #1."

The Christmas Parade announcer will be LHS teacher, Mark Shapiro, as noted in an earlier posting on this blog. He will be delivering the play-by-play on the parade from Griffin Avenue and North Broadway, making the adjustment from his regular duty as Lincoln High School's Football home games announcer. Now you have the location and you know his work, so get there early to find a spot to hear the Shapiro touch, a truly unique experience.

I am glad to see that the "Christmas Parade" is still called that and not a "Holiday Parade"which sounds so cheesy and yielding to political correctness. If there is a federal and a state holiday for Christmas, there should not be any hand-wringing over the title of a parade that comes once a year with most entries themed with Christmas decorations and Santa Claus as the big ending. Ho, Ho, Ho.