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Santa wishes Merry Christmas to all in Cassville
All our photos from Barry County’s Christmas parades may be found at: Photos may be purchased for $5 per digital download, and prints start at just $2. Cassville Parade…

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Christmas may be the busiest day of the year for Santa Claus, but for a small-town journalist like myself, the first couple Saturdays in December rival any day of the year.

Washburn kicks off Christmas parade season
Scenes from the Washburn Christmas parade.

Christmas parade marches through Exeter
Scenes from the Exeter Christmas Parade.

Candy abounds at Purdy Parade
Scenes from the Purdy Christmas Parade

Homecoming Parade marches through town
Tyra Sturgell throws candy to waiting gradeschoolers at the Cassville Homecoming Parade on Friday.

Parade lights delight in Wheaton parade
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus threw candy and wished a Merry Christmas to those gathered on Saturday at the Wheaton Christmas parade.

Trout Tales, Dec. 18
By my estimation, there’s only one time a year parents allow their kids to just run all willy-nilly
through the street — and you’re looking at it! The Wheaton parade is a big draw for kiddos, especially
because of the International Attractions guy in the Slingshot flinging bouncy balls and stuffed
animals up and down Main Street.

More than 130 entries in Cassville parade
Santa Claus waved to spectators at the Cassville Christmas Parade on Saturday, declaring who was on the nice list and who was on the naughty as he passed by the Barry County courthouse square.

Purdy parades for Christmas
Purdy held its annual Christmas Parade Saturday morning. .



