LEWISBURG- Considering the outside conditions, a relatively large crowd braved the rain, wind, and cold to attend the Shanghai Parade to ring in the new year of 2025.
Mike Kidd narrated the event and as always, did a tremendous job.
Cub Scout Pack 122 led off the parade as the lineup made their way down route 60 in front of the post office and Lewisburg United Methodist Church.
Rather than the typical man in a diaper parading down the streets as the New Year’s baby, this year’s baby was just that, an actual baby, Beckham Erskine, who was pushed in his stroller by his mother.
On an interesting note, one lady walked in the parade and came all the way from Utah to do so.
The weather hampered the parade this year, but as stated above, plenty of folks still made time to get out and celebrate one of Lewisburg’s longstanding traditions.
The participants in order were:
Cub Scout Pack 122
New Year’s baby and mayor Beverly White
City of Lewisburg Volunteer of the year- Lewisburg Foundation
Junior Miss Shanghai Preteen- Kenzley Smith
Junior Miss Shanghai- Kennedy Dabbs
Young Miss- Bree Runyon
Little Miss- Arabella Dillon
Tiny Miss- Berklee Comer
Baby Miss- Lakeleigh McCoy
Patricia Sommerville in the dog mobile
Greater Greenbrier Agritourism
1948 Plymouth
West Virginia Preteen Sunflower Queen- Elizabeth Gum
1949 Plymouth Speed Deluxe
1948 Willy’s Jeep
Crickett Wireless
Happy New Year Blue Bronco
Richard Banton, Big Ben
Suzanne Robinson- The Green Witch
Thomas Gorsuch- Mothman and Men in Black
The Hub
A Beard Family Tradition
Wonder Filled Wednesdays Nature Group
Gus the Dog
Martin Luther King March Celebration
Fathom Realty, LLC
Greenbrier Valley Shrine Club with Shriner’s Minibikes
Radio Greenbrier, The Bear
Lindy Whited
Golden Wool Coats
Greenbrier Valley Music Foundation
Glenn Singer and Dianne Hall
Sam Herndon 3C Trucking
Stay Alive in 2025
Two old elks, One old car
New Year’s Pheasant and Chicken
1948 Ford
The Greenbrier Goat
Ronnie Snedegar with his squirrel dogs
The Walking Jeff at 93 years old
Greenbrier County Democrats
Girl on a Unicorn
A Dragon and Annie
Sadie the Horse
Horses- Prince Chrissy and Phoebe and Jade
The Huffman’s Kubota Tractor
Cassidy Rodriguez
Year of the Snake
City of Lewisburg Fire Department
State Fair of WV celebrating 100th anniversary this August
AWARDS:
Antique Car Division:
Third Place- Radio Greenbrier
Second Place- Bill and Gloria Barton
First Place- Jerry Vance, 1946 Plymouth
Equestrian Class Prize Winners (Horse Names)
Jade
Sadie
Chrissy
Phoebe
Musical Winners:
First Place- GBV Music Foundation
Animal Winners:
Third Place- Ronnie Snedegar
Second Place- The Knights, Pheasant and Chicken
First Place- The Greenbrier Ghost
Float Winners:
Third Place- Greenbrier Valley Agritourism
Second Place- State Fair of WV
First Place- A Beard Tradition
Decorated Farm Equipment Winners:
Third Place- Abel Holliday
Second Place- Huffman’s Tractor
First Place- Carol Crane
Walking Winners:
Third Place- The Green Witch
Second Place- Stay Alive in 2025
First Place- Walking Jeff
Walker Winners of Three or More:
Third Place- The Hub
Second Place- Girls in Wool Coats
First Place- Thomas Gorsuch- Mothman
Joe Ellis Memorial Tradition Award- Jerry Vance
Mary Satterfield Spirit Shanghai Award- The Greenbrier Goat
Chairman Award- State Fair of WV
Jim Wills Memorial Award- Walking Jeff
