Parks Department Light Display In Central Park Planned
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Staff Report-
Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will offer its annual free holiday light display in Central Park. Light Up The Night and Christmas Countdown events also are planned, This year’s display, sponsored by Maple Leaf Farms and Indiana University Health Goshen Hospital, will be Dec. 6 to 31. The display will be lit from 4 p.m. to midnight each day. “We want everyone to come and enjoy the holiday with us. It’s a great time for families to come together, grab a warm cookie and a hot chocolate and walk through our holiday display,” said Larry Plummer, parks superintendent. “I personally hope everyone enjoys our display and has a happy holiday season.” Attendees can take a stroll through the park and enjoy the lights and music. This year there will be many rope light fixtures as well as carolers, a manger scene and Santa with a sleigh and reindeer. All parks buildings will be lit as well as the 200,000 lights on the trees and bushes in the park. New this year will be a rope light action Santa going down the Center Lake Pavilion chimney, and an LED drive-through archway entering and exiting the Indiana Street parking lot. Concessions will be provided by Young Tiger Football with all proceeds going to the 2014 Christmas display. Other activities will include the Light Up The Night display at Central Park Dec. 6 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. celebrating the first lighting of the Central Park holiday light display. People can walk through the light display and enjoy holiday performances in the park. Santa and Mrs. Claus will ride in the First Friday Twinkle Parade at 7 p.m. from downtown and will arrive at the park by 7:30 p.m. to visit children. Children also will receive holiday glow necklaces while supplies last. There will be a Christmas Countdown Dec. 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Center Lake Pavilion. This is a free event. There will be crafts, hot cocoa, cookies and music. Santa will make an appearance and attendees are encouraged to bring their cameras.
