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Wells Fargo stagecoach joins Johns Creek Founders Day Parade

The legendary Wells Fargo stagecoach will bring a touch of the Old West to Johns Creek in the 4th Annual Johns Creek Founders Day Parade on Dec. 4.

The stagecoach, pulled by a four- to six-horse team, harkens back to the 1860s when stagecoaches carried passengers, mail, and valuables from town to town across the western U.S.

The stagecoach is patterned after the original designed by carriage-builder J. Stephens Abbott and master wheelwright Lewis Downing in Concord, N.H. The Wells Fargo stagecoach joins the No. 16 Nationwide Series NASCAR owned by the Roush Fenway Racing team, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, and the Chicago Fire Pipes and Drums, as well as about 15 floats, Johns Creek high schools' marching bands, and about 2,000 parade performers.

The parade is the highlight of a week of festivities celebrating the founding of the City of Johns Creek on Dec. 1, 2006. The parade will be emceed by Emmy Award-winning 11Alive news anchor and longtime Johns Creek resident Karyn Greer.

All Events are Free!! Bring your family!

• Monday, Nov. 29, 6:30 p.m. – Tree and Dreidel Lighting at City Hall, 12000 Findley Road. Music by Dolvin Elementary School Chorus.

• Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2:30-5 p.m. – "Kids Holiday Art Workshop" at the Johns Creek Arts Center, 6290 Abbotts Bridge Road.

• Thursday, Dec. 2, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. – "Toys for Tots" kicks off at City Hall and fire stations. Also, "Cards for our Military Personnel" can be signed at City Hall. Both run through Dec. 15.

• Friday, Dec. 3, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. – Holiday Workshop at Emory Johns Creek Hospital, 6325 Hospital Parkway.

• Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – Founders Day Parade – West on State Bridge Road between W. Morton and Kimball Bridge roads. Viewing stand at northeast corner of State Bridge and Jones Bridge roads.

  • Barnwell Elementary School Chorus will entertain before the parade starts.

  • 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. – "Santa Jam," a community celebration, Johns Creek High School, 5575 State Bridge Road.