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Americas Best holiday First Friday
Santa, tiny floats, chili, arts and Tormenta FC
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Dino Mills and wife Karen encourage great-grandson Logan NeSmith, 2, to wave back at Santa during the 2014 Holiday Celebration in downtown Statesboro. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file
After one year in existence, the Tormenta FC pro soccer organization will take an honored place in Statesboro’s First Friday Holiday Celebration, joining Santa and Mrs. Claus, ballroom and ballet dancers, craft vendors, cooks competing in the Chili Cook-off and runners Friday for the 5:30 - 8 p.m. festivities downtown. As masters of ceremonies for the 2016 celebration, Tormenta Football Club Head Coach and General Manager Ben Freakley and seven professional players are slated to walk in the little parade, meet the public and have pictures taken. Meanwhile, some younger players from the club’s regional Youth Academy will run in the Run the Boro 5K, said Tormenta FC team President Darin Van Tassell.
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