Eat Mo' Shad
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THE TIMES-LEADER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017
Eat Mo’ Shad
DEAN-PAUL STEPHENS | THE TIMES-LEADER
GRIFTON—THE TRIBE OF Judah performs in Saturday’s Grifton Shad Festival parade. Many enjoyed the three-day festival that featured Circus Stella (above, left and right), Sky High Skyler (right), a stilt walker and juggler, Capt. Jim is Magic (left), amusement rides, an art show, entertainment, crafts and vendors, carnival food and, of course, shad.
YOUNGSTERS WAVE TO the crowd in the Shad Festival parade.
EIGHTYEAR-OLD KAYLYN VIA (right), 8, one-yearNAME, AGE, OF TOWN old Lewis spots her family has she spins Greene, around on the carrousel. both of Tarboro, cruise on a four-wheeler Saturday at the Shad Festival.
RACHEL TURNER (LEFT) of Grifton enjoys a funnel cake with her five-year-old daughter, Kaya.
LEVI DIXON, 3, of Grifton gets tatted up by Shelby Powell in the face painting booth.
REAGAN WATSON, 2, of Grifton is a bit unsure of Mr. Ed.
PROTOWN BMX PERFORMER hands a fan an autographed T-shirt. Protown BMX made its first-ever appearance at the Shad Festival Saturday with multiple performances. The stunt riders soared into the sky and over one another. KYRA UZZELL (LEFT), 10, of Grifton assists Dextre Tripp in the Circus Stella show.
MICKEY MOUSE WAS excited to meet David Heath, 3, of Grifton and his mother, Mary Beth. (pictured left) Preston Blodgett, 3, of Grifton gives Leonardo, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle a hug. Characters could be found throughout the festival grounds, including Mr. Pig of Piggly Wiggly, Mr. Mountain Man of Mountain Dew and even Buzz Lightyear.
THE TIMES-LEADER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017
Eat Mo’ Shad
DEAN-PAUL STEPHENS | THE TIMES-LEADER
GRIFTON—THE TRIBE OF Judah performs in Saturday’s Grifton Shad Festival parade. Many enjoyed the three-day festival that featured Circus Stella (above, left and right), Sky High Skyler (right), a stilt walker and juggler, Capt. Jim is Magic (left), amusement rides, an art show, entertainment, crafts and vendors, carnival food and, of course, shad.
YOUNGSTERS WAVE TO the crowd in the Shad Festival parade.
EIGHTYEAR-OLD KAYLYN VIA (right), 8, one-yearNAME, AGE, OF TOWN old Lewis spots her family has she spins Greene, around on the carrousel. both of Tarboro, cruise on a four-wheeler Saturday at the Shad Festival.
RACHEL TURNER (LEFT) of Grifton enjoys a funnel cake with her five-year-old daughter, Kaya.
LEVI DIXON, 3, of Grifton gets tatted up by Shelby Powell in the face painting booth.
REAGAN WATSON, 2, of Grifton is a bit unsure of Mr. Ed.
PROTOWN BMX PERFORMER hands a fan an autographed T-shirt. Protown BMX made its first-ever appearance at the Shad Festival Saturday with multiple performances. The stunt riders soared into the sky and over one another. KYRA UZZELL (LEFT), 10, of Grifton assists Dextre Tripp in the Circus Stella show.
MICKEY MOUSE WAS excited to meet David Heath, 3, of Grifton and his mother, Mary Beth. (pictured left) Preston Blodgett, 3, of Grifton gives Leonardo, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle a hug. Characters could be found throughout the festival grounds, including Mr. Pig of Piggly Wiggly, Mr. Mountain Man of Mountain Dew and even Buzz Lightyear.
