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"This is better than Macy's," said Sandra Dell'Aria, who has lived in the village for more than a year. "It's good old hometown fun. I absolutely love it. It brings the community together. It's a lot of fun."
The parade is not well known. Indeed, some of the natives were not even aware Ransomville had a parade. The kids caught on quickly, however, and kept an eye out for Santa Claus and a hand out for free candy.
There were no monster-sized balloons to intimidate the little ones, but life-sized real folk, friends and neighbors marching along Youngstown-Lockport Road to Ransomville Road under the traffic light.
Lilian and Larry Neumann served as grand marshals for the first time. Lilian, 92, and Larry, 95 have been married for 69 years, living in the same house.
"Think of what I've had to put up with all these years," she said.
"It's been quite a few years," said Larry, who delivered mail in the town and the surrounding country on a 42-mile heavy-duty route for 22 years. "I've met a lot of wonderful people, but a whole lot of them have gone. This has been quite an honor."
Hanna Slish, 4, waited for Santa on Ransomville Road with baby sitter Kerri Michel.
Ellie Murphy was bundled up in a Buffalo Bills jacket watching the parade for the first time. "This is very important. The Bills' game will be on again," she said, unable to explain why she never attended the parade before. "They don't advertise it enough." Granddaughter Jessica Stitt, 4, was ready to go to the library to make cookies. Her simple Christmas wish was hair ties to hold her hair back.
The parade included an antique sheriff's car, horses, the Ransomville Fire Co., a tractor pulling children on a flatbed and kids throwing candy to other kids. Aliana Smeal, 7, was tossed candy by a friend who was riding on a truck.
"I had no idea. I can't believe I've never been to this parade," said Stephanie Smeal who was wearing a Yankee ski cap. "It's really fun. The kids are enjoying it, so that's all that matters."
The Niagara Experience players sang and a reindeer went by. Santa sat on the back of a fire truck.
"There's been a parade for a long time, quite a few years," said Linda Steck who was walking with her grandchildren. "It's a wonderful parade as far as I'm concerned. For Ransomville, this is good."
Eric Coleman was dressed as Jacob Marley, Scrooge's deader-than-a-doornail partner from the Christmas Carol. It was from the sermon series by Members of t he Ransomville Free Methodist Church, "From Ba Humbug to Alleluia."
It was noisy in the library where dozens of kids worked on crafts, cookie decorating, coloring and wreaths. The 19th annual Lighting of the Wreaths was scheduled for early evening.
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