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The show goes on

By Drew Steketee · December 20, 2012 ·

Conversations drifted to tragedy in Connecticut, but the holiday season’s 25th annual Toy Parade went on as scheduled at the Spruce Creek Fly-In community in Florida. The parade boasted an ingeniously decorated Cub, Cherokee and Waco, the latter owned by 2012 Grand Marshalls Pat and Lenny Ohlsson, long-time real estate gurus (pictured below)

This Cessna 150 was gift wrapped with wishes for a new paint job.
Grand Marshalls Pat and Lenny Ohlsson
Jet-propelled Christmas tree

Spruce Creek’s spirited retirees and tinkerers presented “The Creekettes” reindeer herd, the ladies formation golf cart team and the world’s only “jet-propelled” Christmas tree (complete with authentic sound and starting smoke.)

All this was a tonic for the kids and grandkids of the “adults at play” who make Spruce Creek special.

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