DECATUR — Alan Richardson and Rick Hedges met in 2005 through services they both needed at the Salvation Army of Decatur and Macon County.
Salvation Army Major Randall Summit, left, Jeff Daly, center, and Major Susan Summit kick off the Christmas Red Kettle Campaign.
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1978: The characters were from City of Milwaukee Parade but were honored to march in the Decatur Christmas Parade for the theme of "Christmas — A Time for Children." And in spite of the competition, they were a big hit marching in front of the big guy Santa who brought up the rear.
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1997: Dawn Marquis bought home her Christmas tree the hard way, bout a special motive made the pedaling easier: "It's for my 3-month-old, Cory. It's our first Christmas." Marquis goth the tree at the Salvation Army, which received 120 trees from Four E'S Christmas Trees Inc., of Mount Zion.
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8 archive photos of Decatur celebrating the Christmas season
Let's dig into the Herald & Review archives and look at these photos from the past.
1989: Brrr! A heavily bundled crowd huddled three rows deep for the annual Decatur Community Christmas Parade. Lendsay Muson, left, and Jennifer Stukins are well wrapped up against the cold.
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1982: Thousands of spectators lined the streets of downtown Decatur for the annual Christmas Parade.
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1978: The characters were from City of Milwaukee Parade but were honored to march in the Decatur Christmas Parade for the theme of "Christmas — A Time for Children." And in spite of the competition, they were a big hit marching in front of the big guy Santa who brought up the rear.
- H&R FILE PHOTO
1990: Getting ready to march in the Decatur Jaycees Annual Christmas Parade are the elves for the Toys for Tots float that is sponsored nationally by the U.S. Marine Corps and locally by Coldwell Barker Cardwell Realty.
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1978: Accompanied by band music, waiting sirens and the squeals of delighted children, the Christmas season officially marched into Decatur via the Community Christmas Parade.
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1984: Rex Dolinger, Peoria, wears hand guard as he shears trees. All Christmas trees must be sheared into shape in the summer time to be ready for Christmas.
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1997: Dawn Marquis bought home her Christmas tree the hard way, bout a special motive made the pedaling easier: "It's for my 3-month-old, Cory. It's our first Christmas." Marquis goth the tree at the Salvation Army, which received 120 trees from Four E'S Christmas Trees Inc., of Mount Zion.
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1992: Mike Jacobs, owner of the Glenview Tree Farm, Oreana, give children from Little People's Prep School a high look at some of the Christmas trees from one of several towers on the farm.
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Contact Donnette Beckett at (217) 421-6983. Follow her on Twitter: @donnettebHR
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