Above: A great day for a parade - Santa Claus (David Higgins) took a ride on a Glade Creek Volunteer Fire Department Truck during the Sparta Christmas Parade. In the photo at left, the Kiddie Kampus float took the top prize for "Best Depiction of Theme."

Large crowds watch parade

Hundreds of spectators lined Main Street in Sparta to watch the procession of entries in the 2006 Sparta Christmas Parade. With temperatures in the 60s, the weather was the warmest for the annual yuletide event in recent memory.

The event is organized by the Sparta Revitalization Committee. "The weather was just about perfect; you couldn't ask for better."

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