Chivas USA will be grand marshals of Parade

This year's Pomona Christmas Parade will bring the holidays and soccer together.

The Chivas USA soccer team will serve as grand marshals for the annual parade which will return to Pomona's downtown.

"Christmas with a Kick," as the parade will be themed, will begin at at 10 a.m. Dec. 11, according to a statement from the Downtown Pomona Owners Association.

The Association sponsored the event for the first time last year following a one-year absence and will do so again this year.

The parade, which travels down Second Street and Park Avenue, will include the participation of high school bands, service clubs, youth groups and dignitaries.

Parade entry forms are available through the Association's website, www.metropomona.com and can be submitted by e-mailing them to metropomona@hotmail.com or by faxing them to 909-469-1120.

For additional information call 909-469-1121.