Christmas in Hopkins County arrives this weekend

Also, beginning Dec. 5 and throughout the month of December, Christmas trees decorated with handmade ornaments from the local elementary schools will be on display at the park’s Visitor Center, which is open from 8 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. daily. She only makes it once a year, which makes it extra special.

There will be a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus plus crafts and Christmas activities.

NEWARK – Learn more about your family roots through databases of Heritage Quest and Ancestry at the Charles B. Phillips Library on 6 N. Jackson St.in Newark at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Rochesters annual parade, now in year 64 of hometown holiday celebrations, is themed “The Sounds of Christmas.”.

The Greenville Jaycees Holly Jolly Christmas Parade rolls through Uptown Saturday morning starting at 10:30.

Nancy Dungan (left) takes a picture of her three daughters from left, Chloe, 7, Ayva, 4, and Emma, 5, during the Temecula Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony held past year.

Streets on and near the parade route will close around 5:30 p.m., and parking on route streets will also be closing around 5:45 p.m. There are prizes like best float and fan favorite which will be announced at Tuesday’s Town Hall meeting. “They say a smile is the same in every language, and I think you can spread that spirit of graciousness everywhere you go”.

The hometown parade is the largest Christmas parade in MI, according to Rochester Regional Chamber of Commerce representatives, with an average of 3,500 participants annually.

House said there will be 16 floats up for judging by longtime parade judges Patty Kirts of Container Technologies and Diana Gould of Gould Body and Paint.

Jubilate Novum carols and poetry past and present; directed by Anne Armetta; 7 p.m.; CATHE Center, 125 E. State St., Burlington; $8 adults; $4 students/seniors; free under 10; (262) 763-1709; (262) 539-2180. A Christmas Parade along the Boulevard in Seaside Heights is open to all Ocean County residents with gifts, giveaways, Santa’s Workshop, and a special Santa’s send-off with live entertainment to light Santa’s way back home to the North Pole. “In lining it up we find a nonprofit to sell cookies and cocoa to try and help them raise funds”. Of course we all hear the bell and we all still believe in Santa Claus. Last year, she said, there weren’t so many. Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive in a horse drawn carriage. Santa will be riding at the end of the parade and Lonnie “Gee” McGee will be leading the Greer High School Marching Band.

There are many other volunteers that make the parade possible. Afterwards, children can get free photos with Santa at All That Matters, 22990 Joaquin Gully Rd.in downtown Twain Harte. “People can see what cool things we have to offer”, Baull said.