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ARMA —
The annual Arma Christmas parade isn’t a grandiose affair, but it is Arma’s parade all the same.
Small town charm, as well as community pride and a sense of tradition, is what drew most of the spectators out into the comparatively warm Wednesday night to watch the Arma Fire and Police departments, Santa Claus and Christmas carolers make their way down Washington Street with sirens blaring.
Though the parade was relatively brief — it also featured 2013 Crawford County Rodeo Queen Sam Sarley and groups from the Arma Care Center, New Life Baptist Church and Arma Family Christian Center — the community members turned out anyway to support their town and get into the Christmas spirit.
Arma resident Adam Nunn and his family have lived in Arma for six years. They didn’t attend the parade last year due to the biting cold, but Nunn and his wife, Alicia, and children Brock, 7, Kale, 3, and Bryce, 6, ventured forth Wednesday to watch the parade and have cookies and chocolate milk with Santa inside Northeast Junior High School afterward.
“The weather is really nice and the kids are finally old enough to enjoy it,” Nunn said.
Sarley and her friend, Amelia Tersinar, both ride as member of the Heartland Twisters rodeo drill team. As rodeo queen, Sarley is required to ride in area parades.
“I’ve always looked to do these kind of things,” Sarley said. “Now that I’m Rodeo Queen I have a reason to do them.”
The annual Arma Christmas parade isn’t a grandiose affair, but it is Arma’s parade all the same.
Small town charm, as well as community pride and a sense of tradition, is what drew most of the spectators out into the comparatively warm Wednesday night to watch the Arma Fire and Police departments, Santa Claus and Christmas carolers make their way down Washington Street with sirens blaring.
Though the parade was relatively brief — it also featured 2013 Crawford County Rodeo Queen Sam Sarley and groups from the Arma Care Center, New Life Baptist Church and Arma Family Christian Center — the community members turned out anyway to support their town and get into the Christmas spirit.
Arma resident Adam Nunn and his family have lived in Arma for six years. They didn’t attend the parade last year due to the biting cold, but Nunn and his wife, Alicia, and children Brock, 7, Kale, 3, and Bryce, 6, ventured forth Wednesday to watch the parade and have cookies and chocolate milk with Santa inside Northeast Junior High School afterward.
“The weather is really nice and the kids are finally old enough to enjoy it,” Nunn said.
Sarley and her friend, Amelia Tersinar, both ride as member of the Heartland Twisters rodeo drill team. As rodeo queen, Sarley is required to ride in area parades.
“I’ve always looked to do these kind of things,” Sarley said. “Now that I’m Rodeo Queen I have a reason to do them.”
