Lights, action - Fantasy of Lights brightened the Streets of Tempe

Another Tempe Fantasy of Lights Parade is in the books. Congratulations to Russ Plieseis for again managing the 17th community parade Nov. 26 through Downtown Tempe with dozens of lighted floats and vehicles and many hundreds of light-decorated walking participants.

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Fantasy of Lights Parade Nov. 26 in need of a few more volunteers

Russ Plieseis reports he still needs a handful of Kiwanians to help out in key roles for the 17th annual Tempe Fantasy of Lights Parade in downtown Tempe at 6 p.m. Saturday Nov. 26 – Tempe's largest annual parade, which was founded in 1995 by Linda Spears and coordinated by KCOT from the beginning.

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Captains and Drivers needed for Fantasy of Lights Parade

Russ Plieseis, on Thursday, invited Kiwanians to sign up to volunteer to again help with the 17th annual Downtown Tempe Fantasy of Lights Parade, which KCOT carries out with the Downtown Tempe Community (DTC).

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Fantasy of Lights Parade

Mike Cryer announced that KCOT again will be providing a lot of the labor to carry out the 17th annual Downtown Tempe Fantasy of Lights Parade in coordination with the DTC (Downtown Tempe Community.)

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Thief floats off with KCOT's Fantasy of Lights' parade trailer

President Kerry Fetherston told members Thursday that someone had stolen the trailer and the gingerbread house atop it – the raw float that the Kiwanis Club of Tempe has decorated, lit brilliantly and pulled through the annual Tempe Fantasy of Lights Parade in late November each year, a parade founded and organized by KCOT since 1995.

 

The trailer on four tires had been stored in a lot just north of Tempe Town Lake and west of Rural Road near the Route 202 (Best Western Hotel). The house was covered by a tarp. At the same time, the Tempe Family YMCA had store the old ASU School Bus it owned (Is that the Spike Lawrence Sun Devils bus?) in the lot and all its windows were smashed out.  Tempe police are investigating the theft.  If it is not recovered, KCOT will be left to start over with its annual float in the city's largest and most popular parade, typically the Friday or Saturday night immediately after Thanksgiving.