WE'RE TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM THE

69TH ANNUAL HOLYOKE ST.

PATRICK'S PARADE.

22NEWS REPORTER SY BECKER

ATTENDED TODAY'S EVENT IN HONOR

OF THE

PARADE COLLEENS AND THEIR COURTS

AS THEY GET READY FOR THE BIG

DAY.

SY BECKER:

COLLEENS AND THEIR COURTS FROM

HOLYOKE, SPRINGFIELD,

CHICOPEE, WEST SPRINGFIELD AND

AGAWAM SHARED THE SPOTLIGHT AT

THE

SPRINGFIELD LODGE OF ELKS SUNDAY

AFTERNOON.

THE HOLYOKE AND SPRINGFIELD

PARADE COMMITTEES CO-SPONSORED

THIS

COLLEEN SALUTE COMPLETE WITH A

LUNCHEON FEATURING IRISH

CULINARY

FAVORITES.

IT'S BEEN A BUSY FEW WEEKS FOR

THESE YOUNG WOMEN APPROACHING

THE

PARADE WITH A SENSE OF EXCITMENT

AND ANTICIPATION..

MOIRA:

WE'VE MET SO MANY CHILDREN AND

PARADE

COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND THEY LOOK

AT US LIKE WE'RE PRICESSES. IT'S

EXCITING AND ENJOYABLE..

AVA:

IT'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO

MEET

EVERYONE, IT'S SUCH A GREAT

HONOR

COLLEEN

I'M VERY EXCITED, I SHARE WITH

SUCH WONDERFUL

PEOPLE AND GIRLS IN MY COURT,

IT'S AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

FIVE SECONDS OF IRISH MUSIC FULL

UP SOUND

SY BECKER BILLY EGAN AND HIS

GROUP PROVIDED JUST THE PROPER

BLEND OF

IRISH MELODIES, AND THROUGHOUT

THIS COLLEEN CELEBRATION PEOPLE

EXPRESSED HOPE THAT THE PARADE

AND ROAD RACE WEATHER IN TWO

WEEKS COULD

BE THE EQUAL OF CONDITIONS ON

THIS SUNDAY...REMEMBER, THE

22NEWS CW

SPRINGFIELD AND WWLP DOT

COM...WILL BROADCAST THE PARADE

LIVE

BEGINNING THE MORNING OF MARCH

22 AT 11:15..

WORKING FOR YOU IN SPRINGFIELD,

SY BECKER, 22NEWS