PUTNAM ó The Holiday Dazzle Light Parade committee has named the Town of Ashford as this yearís parade Grand Marshal in honor of the townís tercentenary celebration.   

The 13th annual parade is set to roll at 5 p.m. Nov. 30 downtown.

Once again this year, the parade committee will present a ìlitter free paradeî.  Before the parade begins, an army of volunteers from High Pointe Church in Thompson will hand out trash bags.  At the conclusion of the parade, volunteers will walk the parade route picking up trash bags from the crowd and depositing the bags into a town of Putnam Public Works truck.   According to parade organizer Gary Osbrey, ìOur first attempt at a litter-free parade last year was a hit.  People bought into the concept and the result was a noticeably cleaner town immediately following the parade.  We are grateful for the trash bag donation from the The Last Green Valley (last yearís Grand Marshal) and the volunteers from High Pointe Churchî.   The 13th annual Holiday Dazzle Light Parade will step off at 5 at the Grove Street monument and will follow Grove Street merging right onto South Main Street, left on Front Street (through the center of downtown Putnam), right onto Kennedy Drive (at Cargill Falls) and will travel past Rotary Park and Riverfront Commons on Kennedy Drive taking a right onto Providence Street and  will end at the Owen Tarr Sports Complex at the corner of Providence and School streets.  

Rain date is Dec. 7.  Entry forms are available at WINY Radio, the Putnam Town Hall on online at www.winyradio.com.  

For more information, contact parade organizer and chairman, Gary Osbrey at 860-928-1350 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.