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Holiday Boat Parade Seeking Entries
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ALL HANDS WILL BE ON DECK for the 2007 Riverlights Boat Parade on the Pithlachascotee River between Port Richey and New Port Richey. Organizers are looking for boat owners who wish to enter the parade.
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Published: November 13, 2007
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - The river will twinkle with lights this holiday season as the eighth annual Riverlights Boat Parade sets off Dec. 1.
Greater New Port Richey Main Street, which is presenting the parade, and the event's chairman, Craig Carmichael of Suburban Feed and Pet Supplies, are looking to make this year's colorful boat parade the best one yet.
They need owners of seaworthy boats who wish to enter the parade. There is no entry fee.
"We are so excited that Craig Carmichael stepped up to chair the parade," said Judy DeBella Thomas, the executive director of Greater New Port Richey Main Street. "He has some fantastic ideas to make it a great one.
"We want everyone to put this on their calendar as a wonderful and festive kick-off to the holiday season," Thomas added.
The parade, part of local Main Street Holidays festivities, will set sail down the Pithlachascotee River from Moonlight Bay, in Port Richey, at 6:30 p.m. This is an earlier start than last year to accommodate the increased number of parade entrants, according to Thomas.
Downtown, DJs will play holiday music in Sims Park from 6 to 9 p.m.
The parade boats will be judged as they cruise past the dock at the riverfront city park.
Judging will be based on theme, lighting, colors, and special effects, with two separate boat-length categories, up to 24 feet and 25 feet and longer.
The first-place winners in each category will have the option of participating in the Downtown Holiday Parade hosted by the Holiday Rotary Club and the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce the following Saturday.
Immediately following the evening boat parade, there will be a Holiday performance by the Gotta Dance youth dance troupe at the Sims Park band shell.
The entire event is part of Main Street Holidays, which continues into the following weekend, Dec. 7 - 9.
There will be a parade captain's meeting Nov. 28, 7 p.m., at Juan's Black Bean Café, on Main Street in downtown New Port Richey.
Main Street Holidays recently won the Honor Award from Florida Main Street and the Florida Secretary of State as the Best Main Street Special Event of 2006.
Boat owners may apply for the parade by logging onto www.nprmainstreet.com, click on Events, scroll down to Main Street Holidays and download the Boat Parade Application and Information for Boat Captains.
Contact Greater New Port Richey Main Street at 727-842-8066 for additional information.
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