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chase at the Ridgely Train Station on Thank you for participating! If there
Railroad Ave. All participants are also are additional questions you may email
asked to donate a non-perishable pet us at ridgelylions@verizon.net or look
food item to support the Pet Pantry at for details at https://ridgelylions.org or
the Caroline County Animal Shelter. www.facebook.com/RidgelyLionsClub/
or call 410-490-5825.
For Santa Chase information and
registrations contact Caroline County Marydel Lions Club ‘Goes
“We Serve”
Recreation and Parks offi ce at 410-479- Whole Hog --- With Honey’!
8120 or at www.carolinerecreation.org .
8th Annual Santa Chase The Marydel Lions Club, in its 74th year

The Ridgely Lions Club 2022 of service to the communities, folks
On Friday, December 2nd the Ridgely,
Greensboro, Denton and Hurlock Lions Christmas Parade! and families of the northern portion
Clubs will sponsor the 8th Annual The 2022 Ridgely Lions Christmas of Maryland’s Caroline County and a
Santa Chase Luminary 2 Mile Fun Parade will be held on Saturday major western portion of Delaware’s
Run and Walk at Martin Sutton Park December 3rd! As always there is no Kent County has ‘Gone Whole Hog
on 4th Street in Ridgely. This year’s official registration process for this --- With Honey’! Please see the
race is also sponsored by the Caroline event other than to jot down a little bit accompanying advertisement in this
County Department of Recreation and of information on an index card and issue of the Caroline Review that
Parks, the Town of Ridgely, Sign Trek by show up at the 4th Street parking lot highlights these two events.
Ace Design, and the Caroline County of Martin Sutton Park (near the Skate Specifically, lets first consider the ‘Gone

Humane Society. All proceeds from Park). The information that we would Whole Hog’. A whole hog that will dress

the Fun Run will support Lion’s vision like to have on the card is (the name of out at 200 pounds will be raffl ed off with
and community programs as well as the your group and any brief message that the winner being selected at the Club’s
Caroline County Humane Society.
you would like to have our announcer Business Dinner Meeting on Tuesday,
Cost for the Santa Chase is $15 per share with spectators). December the 6th. The hog will be
person if registered by November 28th Line up begins at about 6 PM and we dressed, processed and wrapped ready
and $20 after November 28th. For a pet really like to have all parade participants for pick-up by the holder of the winning

and person team, cost is $20 and a group there by 6:30 PM. It is important to tell raffle ticket. Members of the Club will

of 4 is $50. You can get the Santa Chase all parents and those dropping off parade be delighted to sell raffle tickets at one
registration forms at the Caroline Rec participants to enter 4th Street from ticket for $5 or three tickets for $10.

and Parks office at 107 South 4th Street Sunset Avenue. Please be prepared to Tickets can also be acquired from Wayne
in Denton or online at www.carolinerec- drop off participants and move on down Voshell at wvoshell@wintransportinc.

reation.org. net or terryhiggins38@outlook.com
4th Street and away from the Parade which is Terry Higgins’ e-mail.

The Santa Chase will begin promptly at Staging area. 4th Street will be one way
7 pm with race check-in and registration for the evening moving from Sunset Now lets talk about Honey! This has

from 5:45-6:55 pm on 4th Street near the towards Park Avenue. There will be no been an exceptionally good year for
skate park. Th e flat 2 Mile course will be parking along 4th Street or in the rear honey production in this part of the

lighted with over 600 luminaries and parking lot of Martin Sutton Park except DelMarVa Peninsula. The Club has 200
the Town of Ridgley’s holiday lights on for “Vehicles/Parade Entries”. Please pounds of local honey in one-pound

Railroad Ave and Belle Street. This is a dress appropriately for the weather that jars for sale under the label of Lee’s
pet friendly event, but please remember evening. Bees --- All Natural Local Honey! Both
to have your pet on a leash. All runners, The parade will get underway by our the traditional Amber Honey from

walkers and their four-legged friends are designated start time of 6:45 PM. Th e wildflowers and the Light Honey from

encouraged to dress in their best holiday parade will leave Martin Sutton Park Baby Lima Bean flowers are off ered at
costumes. Prizes with be awarded to on 4th Street to Central Avenue and $9 a jar.
the best male, female, family, and pet this year we will turn left on Railroad The honey is available from leevoshell@

costumes. First, second and third place Avenue and then left again on Maryland gmail.com or from Terry Higgins’ above

prizes will be awarded to the top three where the parade will end. Featured listed e-mail.
male, female and canine-reindeer teams. performances are scheduled by the
The Santa Chase awards and costume North Caroline High School “Band of The income generated from these two

prizes will be distributed immediately Blue” and the Lockerman Middle School unique Club fund raisers will be used
following the race. Participants and Band. Santa will be at the Train Station to support the Marydel Lions Club
volunteers are invited to enjoy tasty aft er the parade to visit with children activities. Please know that 100% of all
goodies and hot cocoa following the funds raised by the Club are returned to
of all ages.
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