{"id":11090,"date":"2014-11-09T20:52:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T01:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=11090"},"modified":"2014-11-09T20:52:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T01:52:27","slug":"thumbs-veterans-day-parade-special-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/09\/thumbs-veterans-day-parade-special-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Thumbs! (Veterans Day Parade Special Edition)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parades like today&#8217;s make me proud to live in Danville. Here come da Thumbs!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Big Board!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Thumbs UP!<\/strong> to everybody who came to this year&#8217;s Danville Veterans Day Parade. This was the largest crowd that I&#8217;ve seen, and their waving and cheering put a smile on all the honorees&#8217; faces. We could always use a bigger crowd, but I&#8217;m not complaining one bit here. You folks that came out to today&#8217;s parade&#8230; you did it right. Thank You!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thumbs UP!<\/strong> to the Danville Police Department. They did a fast and amazing job blocking off the streets and keeping everybody safe. It was a precision effort that had to be well planned.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thumbs UP!<\/strong> to everybody who participated in the parade. From the 9-month old being pushed in the stroller with wide open eyes looking at everything, to the 80+-year-old WW2 veterans riding down the streets (and all in between), they all made for a great sized parade (45 minutes).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thumbs UP!<\/strong> to ALL of Danville City Council for coming along for the ride as well. Sherman Saunders was leading the pack on his motorcycle, with the other council members following.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/FTJuZgD.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sherman Saunders rolls by on his motorcycle.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Four <strong>Thumbs UP! <\/strong>for the Danville Veterans Day Parade. You think that&#8217;s not enough Thumbs UP! for this event? Hey, you&#8217;re right!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get some more Thumbs Up! from Danville City Council&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.imgur.com\/IzEZQfA.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Now that&#8217;s a LOT of Thumbs!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More coming up on SouthsideCentral!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parades like today&#8217;s make me proud to live in Danville. 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