DOWNTOWN SEBRING GOES WILD

Many thousands of surprized yet adoring fans lept to their feet as Stephen Colbert and his ALPACADEER pranced in stunning step as part of the HEARTLAND SUN TIMES parade float which also sported a lighted and large reindeer party baloon on top of the truck cab behind the Alpacadeer. Kids danced and squealed, shouted with joy upon seeing "reindeer" and dozens of adults, standing, appaluding the float and animals, rushed out to shout "What are they???" The parade, picked up by COMCAST CABLE was over a hundred floats long and everyone, it seems, from several counties were there. The alpacadeer did their job along the two mile stretch, where often people were eight and ten deep on sidewalks. WILKENS LIVESTOCK INSURERS and FLORIDA ALPACA BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION have picked up sponsorship offers to support the efforts of the alpacadeers to inspire people to see them again and again. Helping out was Tom Winger and his wife all along the route...and their CYCLE AND AUTO REPAIR in Sebring is another sponsor to visit or call, they did excellent "alpaca train rescuing" last night when the hook up to the truck/float broke. When interviewed immediately following the parade, Colbert the alpaca simply said "Whewwwww."