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Christmas Tree Lane 2018

11/14/2018

Looking forward to Christmas Tree Lane this week!

Hours the annual tree display is open to the public:
Friday, November 16 10:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday, November 17 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday, November 18 10:00am - 4:00pm

Santa arrives at noon on Saturday via Firetruck! He will stay until 2:00pm to listen to children's wishes!

Admission:
Ages 12 and up $3.00
Ages 6 - 11 $1.00
Ages 5 and Under Free admission
Never a Fee just to visit with Santa!!

Northcoast Brass Company will be treating us to some holiday favorites beginning at noon on Saturday over the 'Santa/lunch rush' and will welcome Santa to the fire hall with one of his favorite songs!

The kitchen will be open all 3 days for some tasty treats including pie for dessert!

You can vote for your favorite tree and see how your vote compares to the judges' awards, with the People's Choice Winner announced at the close of the event on Sunday, November 18!

If you want to 'stuff a ballot box' - we're pretty sure this is the only place you can get away with that -- The Reindeer Red-Nose Award will be announced Sunday, November 18 at the close of the event, winner being tabulated by which tree raised the most money for the Cochranton Community Fair Parade Committee during the event! Details available at the event!

There are a couple fabulous Chinese-style raffle items available, including a collectible Hershey ornament, donated in January 2018 that we've been waiting to put on display at this year's Christmas Tree Lane!

Trees will be judged by a private panel of judges prior to opening to the public on Friday morning -- Awards will be given in categories as follows"
Ten Divisions of Trees:

Adult with manufactured ornaments
Adult with hand-crafted ornaments
Adult with combination ornaments (manufactured and hand-crafted)
Adult Organization trees (community & religious organizations, i.e., non-profit)*
Commercial trees (businesses, i.e., for-profit)
Adult Miniature trees (under 3 feet, individual, commercial, and organizations)
Youth Individual Miniature (under 3 feet)
Youth Organization trees (full-size)*
Youth Individual trees (full-size)
Adult/Youth: Family Combined Tree (combined age groups, any ornaments)

Additional awards are as follows: (1) Best of Show, (1) Most Original, (1) Best Use of Individual Theme, (1) Best Use of Event Theme, and several Awards of Excellence.
Additionally, the St. Nicholas Award is awarded to the tree which most exemplifies the spirit of the Organization {*see Divisions 4 and 8 below} which creates the tree.

Please come to Christmas in Cochranton 2018! The Presbyterian Church is hosting a pancake breakfast on Saturday; the Cochranton Area Public Library is holding a book sale Friday and Saturday; various businesses are sharing Christmas open houses during the weekend; and the CARE Committee is lighting up Cochranton with a restored display of the H.L..Moore decorations in the yard beside the library Friday evening to usher in the season (and hosting a house decorating contest!!)!!

Come, spend some time, enjoy our little town and her special events. Other towns in northwestern PA are hosting Christmas tree events and holiday open houses this weekend also -- Meadville's Trees of Christmas and Franklin's Barrow-Civic Theater's Christmas Tree Extravaganza!

Visit Christmas Tree Lane in Cochranton and other wonderful displays in the area this weekend to put yourself in the right mood to decorate and celebrate!

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Tis a Day for a Parade!

8/8/2018

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Parade Day in Cochranton has arrived!
"Farms, Families, Fairs, & Fun!" is our theme this year! Our Grand Marshal is a long-time FARMer involved in the Community! (Wait until tonight for the big reveal and give him your applause, please!) FAMILIES participating, spectating, volunteering! Be sure to visit the FAIR before and after the parade, it's loads of fun, fuzzy noses to be petted, and tasty treats to enjoy! FUN is what it's all about -- we're having FUN and hope you do to!!
Volunteers are as ready as can be, out and about, setting up tables, planting number stakes, and a myriad of other little details (that can't be seen but are crucial to the parade running smoothly).
Participants will be arriving late this afternoon and at 6:30pm our annual parade will step-off, traversing the streets of Cochranton!
The weather has potential for something other than sun (we aren't going to mention that 4-letter word starting with "R"), but the percentages are in our favor and if you're of the praying sort, please say a couple extra prayers for those stormy-type things to scatter away from Cochranton today. We ARE having a parade and we are planning on it being Picture Perfect and not too hot!
Our volunteers will be out and about and very busy today, so, unfortunately, calls will not be returned - we want to make sure tonight runs smoothly for everyone and we appreciate your understanding.
Please accept our thanks, too, for understanding that we are all volunteers who have families, jobs, and other organizations with which we donate our time. This summer has proven interesting for our crew to meet as several little things cropped up, trying to throw kinks in our planning time (e.g. our parade secretary fell & broke her hip in May with repair surgery later the same day -- you'll see her for a bit today, with her walker and some 4-wheeled transportation), but, our volunteers are wonderful people and the show has gone on!!
We hope you enjoy "the show" a.k.a. the annual Cochranton Community Fair Parade, tonight, Wednesday, August 8, 2018!! Bring your lawn chairs (and a container to collect the candy...), your appetites (be sure to visit the fair before and after the parade for some delightful Firemen's Fries, Presbyterian Hot Sausage, Catholic Church Funnel Cakes, Methodist Taco Salads and Loaded Baked Potatoes, Lemonade, and Many More Tasty Treats throughout the fairgrounds!)!!

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SPRING THINGS

4/27/2018

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2018 Parade Plans are well underway! Our theme for 2018 is "Farms, Families, Fairs
& Fun! We hope you can join us as a participant, spectator, volunteer, or donor! We welcome you!
Please be patient as updates are in progress for the website and application process. Our goal is to have everything ready for you after May 5, 2018. Stay tuned! March on..........

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Floating along....

8/15/2017

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The 2017 Float Contest winners are now posted on the website. Congratulations to them and Thank You to all who participated in this year's contest and parade!
Photos of the August 9th parade will be uploaded in the coming weeks. Please use our contact form and/or email us photos if you would like us to share them on the website.
Thank you to our participants, spectators, volunteers, and donors -- each one of you plays an essential role in the annual parade event!

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2017. May

5/2/2017

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Parade season is well underway!
We are looking forward to your company on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 in our little town of Cochranton when 'thousands' come for our street party and fair. Updates forthcoming.
Theme this year is "Country Scenes" for both the Fair Parade and our fund-raising event Christmas Tree Lane.
Online applications for the parade are available as of today; PDF versions will be available mid-May (that you may download and print out).
We are always looking for volunteers and welcome new faces! Contact us at cfp@mdvl.net !

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JULY 15TH!!

7/15/2016

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Today IS THE DAY!
Do you have your application submitted to the parade committee?
IF not, please fill it out and get it on its way TODAY!!

You can fill out our online application(s), print out our online PDF applications, fill out, scan and email them (or mail them, but please postmark them TODAY). There are options! Let us know you're interested and get those applications in/on the way TODAY!!

Time is of the essence! TODAY! JULY 15TH!

Don't be left out! (We do NOT accept walk-ins on parade day!!)

today. Today. TODAY!! Fill out and submit your applications TODAY!!!

(Thank you so very much for your help in this process! We are a small committee of volunteers who fit this event and its background work around our work and family lives. Thank you. THANK YOU!)

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2016 Theme

4/20/2016

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We are pleased to announced that the 2016 Cochranton Community Fair Parade Theme is "Good Things Growing!"

We are making some changes to our website. Prospective participants will be able to apply online by June 1, 2016 if not sooner.

Letters of invitation to past participants will mailed out by May 31,. 2016. If you would like an invitation, please contact us at cfp@mdvl.net . Our sincere apologies for the delay. (updated 5/21/16)

A couple of glitches and we didn't make the planned-on 5/31/16 target date. Look for them this week though (June 1-5, 2016). Thank you! (updated 6/1/16)

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2015 Planning

6/5/2015

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Plans are underway. The cold, really really cold harsh winter made us all move a bit more slowly, but spring has emerged in a beautiful way and we, your parade committee are moving forward, making up for lost time. We are looking forward to sharing our "Hometown Pride" with all of you fellow parade-goers this August!!
If you would like to help out with the parade in any way, please send us an email at cfp@mdvl.net ! If you would like to be added to our mailing list (as a participant in the parade only), please send us your mailing address to the same email address.
Thanks and have a great summer!

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Technology and Deadlines

8/4/2014

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    Technology is meant to make our lives more efficient, less stressful, and overall better than they were pre-technology. I'm beginning to seriously doubt this. Those doubts have been around for quite some time.
    Every year as the parade draws near, technology seems to become possessed by the spirit of a full moon or perhaps gremlins.
    The committee graciously appreciates the support of all our participants when there are delays of any kind. We do our very best to run an efficient operation, but, more importantly, a fun-filled parade experience for participants and spectators alike.
    Technology interferes and sometimes it seems as though we should go back to old-fashioned methods. By the same token, technology allows us communication without busy signals, the ability to leave messages, and the ability to reach more people than ever before.
Good and bad, like all things in this world, technology encompasses a bit of both.
    Plans were to be sending out parade numbers today and this evening. Looks like that will be happening the day prior to the parade and the day of the parade. We thank you for your good spirits and look forward to seeing you Wednesday evening!
    To our spectators, c'mon down to Cochranton and check out all the fun things at the fair before and after the parade! Live band at 8PM following the parade! Food of all types at the fairgrounds! Animals to pet! Rides for the kids! Home-show exhibits! Games to play! Friends to make!
    Remember, please, walk-ins are not permitted in our line-up. To those who applied and are registered, we look forward to seeing you at sign-in! If you missed applying for this year's parade, send us your contact information and we will make sure you get an invitation next year!
    As the years go by, our committee members get a bit older and eventually retire from parade duties. We encourage you to consider getting involved and joining our fun group so that this tradition in our community may continue for many years! Please get in touch with us and join us! First requirement: you should really love a parade! Requirement Number Two: You must be willing to volunteer your time; parade committee members are volunteers, unpaid
See you at the fair And at the parade!   For fair information, please visit the new website www.cochrantonfair.org .

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Application data

6/16/2014

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Oh goodness what a busy spring it has been!! Hope you all are ready for a great summer!
Apologies to all of you who are internet savvy that it took longer than we anticipated to get all the necessary paperwork uploaded and forms created. Sometimes technology cooperates, sometimes not.

Happy to say that now the Invitation Letter (important parade details), Policy Brochure, and Application forms (yes, there are two forms for horses/animals) are now available! The applications are available in both PDF (downloadable/printable format) and as fillable online forms; whereas the letter and policy brochure remain in PDF format.

We look forward to seeing everyone's creativity with this year's theme: "Treasure Your Dreams!"

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