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Success at the 20th Annual Madera Light Parade

Friday, December 20th, 2013

All of us at Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning had a great time enjoying the festivities of the 2013 Madera Light Parade. The parade was held on December 5, 2013 in downtown Madera and is an annual tradition to kick off the holiday season. For 20 years now, the Madera community has come out to celebrate the holidays by lining up along the streets of Yosemite Avenue to cheer for their favorite parade entry.

The Purl’s Sheet Metal crew entered the parade again this year with our fleet of antique firetrucks, loaded down with staff and family. We always have a great time and this year was no different! All of the relics came out with flare this year including the 1979 Crown Fire Coach Pumper, the 1951 American LaFrance Pumper and the 1948 American LaFrance Aerial Ladder Truck. We sang Christmas carols, ate hot dogs, sipped on hot cocoa and had a blast!

We hope to see you next year to continue the tradition and we wish you the best this holiday season, from our family to yours!

 

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20th Annual Madera Light Parade

Monday, December 2nd, 2013

The 20th Annual Madera Light Parade is scheduled for Thursday Dec 5,2013.  The light parade is an annual tradition in Madera that kicks off the Holiday Season with a spectacular Christmas celebration of lights.  The event is hosted by the Madera Kiwanis Club and the Downtown Association.

The light parade began 20 years ago as a procession of tractors and farm equipment down Yosemite Avenue in Madera, Ca.  It was a great way to celebrate the end of the harvest and kick off the Holiday Season.  Today, the parade route continues down Yosemite Avenue and still includes tractors & harvesters as well as fire trucks, cars, semi trucks, flatbed trailers and just about anything else.  There is only one qualification to enter…each vehicle must have a minimum of 100 lighted Christmas lights.   Madera residents line the streets of Yosemite Avenue and cheer for their favorite entries.

Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning will be entering the parade again with their fleet of antique fire apparatus decorated and loaded with Purl’s Sheet Metal employees and families.   It is a great evening for us to bbq hot dogs, drink hot cocoa and sing some Christmas carols.   The Purl’s Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning fleet includes, 1979 Crown Fire Coach Pumper, 1951 American LaFrance Pumper & 1948 American LaFrance Aerial Ladder Truck.

The parade begins at 6pm and also offers tickets to the wine stroll through downtown businesses with appetizers and wine tasting from more than 15 local Madera Wineries.  Contact the Madera Chamber of Commerce for tickets.

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