Unseasonably warm weather greeted those attending Saturday’s Christmas parade in downtown Houston.
The event is sponsored by the Houston Area Chamber of Commerce and spearheaded by Mandy Adey.
Here is a list of winners from the chamber:
Grand prize float: Northside Baptist Church.
Religious float: first place, Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
Non-religious: first, Mark Twain National Forest, Smokey Bear; second, Houston Girl Scout Troop 70166; and third, Outhouse entry, Houston Community Betterment and Arts Council Y.O.U.T.H.; and honorable mention, Texas County Master Gardeners.
Tractors: first, Panzer garden tractor; second, Allis Chalmers with a bear; third, Allis Chalmers; and honorable mention, John Deere.
Vehicles: first, 1957 Missouri State Highway Patrol car; second, 1995 Chevrolet car; third, 1954 Chevrolet pickup; and honorable mention, Oldsmobile 442, Alan Branstetter.
Equestrian: first, miniature donkeys, Carol Dale; and second, Golden Hills stagecoach, Don Rutherford.
Carol Dale’s miniature donkeys won the equestrian category. Riding with her is Addison Neugebauer.