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— SEE PAGE 6<br />
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Side Trip:<br />
You know what they say about imitation<br />
being the highest form of flattery?<br />
We’re hoping that holds true in<br />
relation to cooking turkey.<br />
When my sister and brother-in-law host<br />
Thanksgiving, we feast<br />
on grilled turkey prepared<br />
over charcoal<br />
briquettes on a traditional<br />
Weber grill. It is<br />
always juicy and delicious,<br />
and the oven<br />
isn’t taken over by an<br />
enormous roasting<br />
pan.<br />
Two years ago, my<br />
husband got a smoker<br />
and has started experimenting<br />
with<br />
preparing different<br />
MYRNA<br />
WAGNER<br />
meats. As we were talking about hosting the<br />
family Thanksgiving this year, he suggested<br />
we smoke turkey. I loved the idea, but with<br />
hesitation. “What if our experiment doesn’t<br />
turn out?” I quizzed, fearing I would need a<br />
backup plan with a traditional roast bird.<br />
My husband, always the problem solver,<br />
decided to smoke the birds Sunday afternoon,<br />
just in case. You read that right —<br />
birds, plural. That’s because my husband<br />
likes spicy Cajun seasonings and others in<br />
our family do not. Thus, one bird seasoned<br />
with garlic, chili and pepper, and the other<br />
more traditionally with sage, thyme and<br />
marjoram.<br />
We put the two birds on at the same time,<br />
inserted the temperature probes, and he<br />
monitored the heat throughout the day.<br />
The bird at the top of the smoker registered<br />
done a good 90 minutes before the one<br />
below. (My theory is heat rises as they were<br />
both 12-pounders.)<br />
After letting them stand to cool I began<br />
the task of removing meat from bones, and<br />
all indications are that our experiment was<br />
a success. The meat went in plastic freezer<br />
bags, to be gently reheated on Thursday.<br />
The bones simmered overnight in the<br />
Crock-Pot for broth to make gravy.<br />
And rest of all the carcasses went out for<br />
the garbage truck to pick up overnight. That<br />
right there is a win.<br />
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Holiday Fantasy<br />
2023 Schedule of Events<br />
Raffle tickets can be purchased at: Boji Junction,<br />
The Coffee Shop and Milford Hy-Vee Pharmacy.<br />
Saturday, Dec. 2<br />
9:30 a.m. - noon | Milford Library Open House<br />
featuring the following:<br />
Voting on the Festival of Trees - Prizes will be awarded<br />
Free holiday crafts for kids<br />
Free treats sponsored by the friends of the Milford Library<br />
10:30 a.m. - noon | Visit with Santa<br />
(Bring your own camera)<br />
TBA | FREE Holiday Movie “Elf”<br />
At Milford Pioneer Theatre (Sponsored by the Milford Commercial Club)<br />
Visit milfordpioneertheatre.com for details<br />
11 a.m. | Holiday Fantasy Parade<br />
10:30 a.m. | Parade line up at St. Joseph parking lot<br />
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | FREE Chili & Soup -<br />
Milford Community Center<br />
Raffle tickets available to purchase at<br />
Milford Community Center<br />
12:30 p.m. | Raffle Prize Drawing - Milford Community Center<br />
Raffle prize winning numbers will be posted on the<br />
MCC website. Need not be present to win.<br />
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(1) $150 Shopping Spree at<br />
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(1) $100 Gas Card to Boji<br />
Junction Cenex<br />
(1) $100 Gas Card to Okoboji<br />
Gas Company<br />
(1) $100 Gas Card to Brew<br />
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Food Drive<br />
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RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Tannenbaum Tree Farm<br />
WHERE: 2098 220th St., Milford,<br />
IA<br />
WHEN: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday,<br />
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday<br />
COST: Varies by tree type<br />
CONTACT: 712-301-7996<br />
ONLINE: Find them on Facebook<br />
Filling the home with the fragrance<br />
of pine or fir is a Christmas<br />
tradition for many families.<br />
And many in the Iowa Great Lakes<br />
and beyond fulfill that tradition<br />
with an annual trip to Tannenbaum<br />
Tree Farm just outside of Milford.<br />
This year the farm will be open as<br />
usual the Friday after Thanksgiving<br />
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with the same<br />
hours Saturday, Nov. 25, then 11<br />
a.m.-5 p.m. on Sunday.<br />
Following weekends hours will<br />
be determined by tree supply and<br />
customer needs.<br />
Owner Nathaniel Stover says<br />
they’ve actually already ran out of<br />
tree tags indicating visitors’ eagerness<br />
to decorate for the season.<br />
And while it was still a pretty<br />
tough growing season once again, bunch of trees 7-8-feet tall that need<br />
later summer rains helped many to sell, which is great,” Stover said.<br />
trees add some growth.<br />
“I’ve actually been doing things a<br />
“Each year it seems I don’t think little differently and trimming them<br />
I’ll be able to open but then I have a twice a year so they’re filling out a<br />
Tannenbaum Tree Farm opens for<br />
the season<br />
lot more. I started doing that the<br />
first spring [after taking ownership<br />
of the farm] and I think it’s honestly<br />
paid off.”<br />
So while the supply remains<br />
limited, Stover believes the trees are<br />
looking better and better each year.<br />
Visitors can choose from concolor<br />
fir, Fraser fir, white pine, Scotch pine,<br />
and Colorado blue spruce.<br />
Stover’s girlfriend continues to<br />
handle the wreath building side<br />
of the business, which are always<br />
popular with customers as well.<br />
He looks forward to having families<br />
visit the farm for their Christmas<br />
tradition, whether it’s a long-standing<br />
one, or perhaps just starting with<br />
their first live tree.<br />
“More than anything I want it to<br />
be family oriented and as genuine<br />
as possible,” Stover said. “I hope<br />
to have at least one of my boys out<br />
there helping me some of the time<br />
and hope everyone that visits finds<br />
what they’re looking for this holiday<br />
season.”<br />
If they’re visiting the farm then the<br />
perfect tree is certainly at the top of<br />
that list. F<br />
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Screen<br />
new at the<br />
box office<br />
Limited release movies are not included in “What’s New.” Only films that receive an average “C” or better rating<br />
by movie critics on both coasts and the Midwest are included in “Good Stuff.”<br />
Wish<br />
PG | 92 min<br />
Asha, a sharp-witted idealist, makes a wish so powerful that<br />
it is answered by a cosmic force — a little ball of boundless<br />
energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star confront a most<br />
formidable foe — the ruler of Rosas, King Magnifico.<br />
Napoleon<br />
R | 157 min.<br />
A personal look at the French military leader’s origins and<br />
swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of<br />
Napoleon’s addictive, volatile relationship with his wife and one<br />
true love, Josephine.<br />
good stuff still playing<br />
Hunger Games: The Ballad<br />
of Songbirds and Snakes<br />
PG-13<br />
157 min.<br />
★★★★★<br />
With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, Coriolanus Snow is alarmed when<br />
he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird. But, after Lucy commands all of Panem’s<br />
attention by singing during the reaping, Snow thinks he can turn the odds in their favor.<br />
Thanksgiving R<br />
106 min.<br />
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes<br />
what you can rent<br />
Plymouth, Massachusetts — the birthplace of the infamous holiday.<br />
The Equalizer 3 R<br />
109 min.<br />
Since giving up his life as a government assassin, Robert McCall finds solace in serving<br />
Blue Beetle<br />
Mission Impossible: Dead<br />
Reckoning Part One<br />
Sound of Freedom<br />
★★★★★<br />
Trolls Band Together PG<br />
92 min.<br />
★★★★★<br />
★★★★★<br />
PG-13<br />
127 min.<br />
★★★★★<br />
PG-13<br />
163 min.<br />
★★★★★<br />
PG-13<br />
135 min.<br />
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justice on behalf of the oppressed. Now living in Southern Italy, he soon discovers his<br />
new friends are under the control of local crime bosses.<br />
Jaime Reyes suddenly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology<br />
called the Scarab. When the Scarab chooses Jaime to be its symbiotic host, he’s<br />
bestowed with an incredible suit of armor that’s capable of extraordinary powers.<br />
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team must track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all<br />
of humanity if it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the<br />
world at stake, a deadly race around the globe begins.<br />
After rescuing a boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister<br />
is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running<br />
out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle to free her.<br />
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When Branch’s brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious<br />
pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a journey to reunite the other brothers<br />
and rescue Floyd from a fate even worse than pop-culture obscurity.<br />
Ocean Deep<br />
R<br />
86 min.<br />
Mara continues to search for her husband, a Marine research scientist, after he disappears<br />
in a routine dive in the Atlantic. Haunted by his memories and grieving his absence,<br />
Mara must find a way to uncover what really happened.
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DECK<br />
KATE HARLOW<br />
STAFF WRITER<br />
Halls<br />
THE<br />
It’s almost time to rock around the<br />
Christmas tree.<br />
Due to the prolonged drought<br />
this summer, many Christmas tree<br />
farms in the area are experiencing<br />
a shortage of trees this season. But<br />
never fear.<br />
Country Pines Tree Farm in Marcus,<br />
IA, is ready to get your rocking with<br />
your very own Christmas tree.<br />
The first day of the season for the<br />
farm is set for Wednesday, Nov. 22.<br />
They’ll be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />
They are closed for Thanksgiving on<br />
Thursday and then they’ll be open<br />
from 9-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday<br />
followed by 1-5 p.m. on Sunday.<br />
Then depending on their supply at<br />
the end of the weekend<br />
they are set to be open<br />
from 1-5 p.m. from Nov.<br />
27-Dec. 1; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />
on Saturday, Dec. 2. Their<br />
closing day is set for 1-5<br />
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.<br />
For Justin and Tanya<br />
Pritts, it’s all about the<br />
experience.<br />
That’s why they decided<br />
to buy the Country<br />
Pine Tree Farm a few<br />
years ago.<br />
“I personally been coming to this<br />
farm since I was a little kid — since<br />
the second year they were open, I<br />
think,” Justin said. “It was a tradition<br />
for my family and I to come out to<br />
find our perfect Christmas tree each<br />
year and cut it down. There’s nothing<br />
better in my opinion.”<br />
Once they heard that the previous<br />
owners, Neal and Marie Bork, who<br />
started the farm 28 years ago, intended<br />
to sell or shut the farm down, Justin<br />
and Tanya decided to pick up the<br />
baton and allow people to carry on<br />
the tradition their own family loved<br />
so much of visiting a Christmas tree<br />
farm every season.<br />
They have about four and a half<br />
acres of variety of trees and about<br />
3,000 trees on site.<br />
When people come to the farm,<br />
the Pritts family is hoping they wander<br />
through all the acres of the farm<br />
to find that one special tree.<br />
And despite the not-so-great growing<br />
season, they are still committed<br />
to giving families a chance to “hunt”<br />
for their perfect tree.<br />
“We did this last year and are going<br />
to do it again this year — we stake<br />
some of our precut trees that we<br />
bring in out in our field so that people<br />
can go and cut one of them down<br />
if they choose,” Justin said. “We take<br />
a lot of pride in our farm and it’s not<br />
an ideal situation but we want to do<br />
our best to provide the experience for<br />
people and it went over really well<br />
last year.”<br />
The trees they will have for sale either<br />
precut or in the field include balsam<br />
fir, Fraser fir, Canaan fir, white<br />
pine and Scotch pine in a variety of<br />
sizes.<br />
They also have a cabin that Santa visits<br />
where kids can come and share their<br />
Christmas wishes. There’s a firepit for<br />
people to warm up those fingers and<br />
toes and they offer hot apple cider and<br />
hot chocolate with cookies to warm<br />
you from the inside out.<br />
They also have a large barn that<br />
sells Christmas and holiday decor to<br />
help people with decking the halls.<br />
To capture the moment, they have<br />
a perfect setup — a red, vintage 1949<br />
GMC pickup — in front of which<br />
families are encouraged to take their<br />
pictures with their perfect tree.<br />
Now that the turkey has been consumed,<br />
get ready to rock around the<br />
Christmas tree in your own home by<br />
enjoying a trip to Country Pines Tree<br />
Farm. F<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Country Pines Tree Farm<br />
WHERE: 707 520th St., Marcus,<br />
IA<br />
WHEN: Opening day is Wednesday,<br />
Nov. 22<br />
COST: Varies depending on tree<br />
variety and size<br />
CONTACT: 712-261-0400<br />
ONLINE: www.countrypinestreefarm.com<br />
Country Pines Tree Farm offers trees, visits with Santa and more<br />
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Community<br />
MARK YOUR<br />
CALENDARS!<br />
Hull’s Winterfest Craft & Vendor Fair has it all<br />
RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Winterfest Craft & Vendor<br />
Fair<br />
WHERE: Hull Community Building,<br />
1135 Main St., Hull, IA<br />
WHEN: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday,<br />
Dec. 2<br />
COST: Free Admission<br />
CONTACT: 712-439-1513<br />
ONLINE: www.hullchamber.org<br />
What I really enjoy<br />
is the variety. If<br />
you’re looking for<br />
gift items, it’s there.<br />
It’s fun to go look at<br />
all the different items<br />
and pick out a few<br />
things and support<br />
our vendors and our<br />
community.<br />
Doug Anderson<br />
If there is a wide variety on the all over N’West Iowa and even<br />
holiday shopping list this year, South Dakota,” Anderson said.<br />
be sure to circle Hull’s Winterfest<br />
on the calendar.<br />
people come and shop at the<br />
“That’s huge and not only do<br />
The community’s annual holiday<br />
craft and vendor fair hosts stores downtown, maybe stop at<br />
vendor fair, they can also shop<br />
more than 50 vendors selling the Grain House, and experience<br />
everything from crafts and baked what Hull has to offer.”<br />
goods to personal care items and And what they’ll experience<br />
much, much more.<br />
this time of year will be plenty of<br />
Winterfest is scheduled for 9 Christmas spirit and opportunities<br />
to shop local.<br />
a.m.-2 p.m. in the Hull Community<br />
Building on Main Street. “What I really enjoy is the<br />
Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will variety. If you’re looking for gift<br />
be on hand from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. items, it’s there,” Anderson said.<br />
with free photo opportunities “It’s fun to go look at all the different<br />
items and pick out a few<br />
and a special treat.<br />
Doug Anderson, director of things and support our vendors<br />
the Hull Chamber of Commerce, and our community.”<br />
looks forward to seeing so many Community residents will also<br />
people visit town for the event. be busy decorating their homes<br />
“One of the big things is this in the brightest lights possible<br />
brings people to Hull from for the return of the Holiday<br />
ONE STOP<br />
Holiday Shop<br />
Home Lighting Contest.<br />
After a few years off, the event<br />
is being brought back and basically<br />
anyone who decorates the<br />
outside of their home has until<br />
Dec. 15 to sign up and be eligible<br />
to win $50 in Chamber Bucks.<br />
“There will be judges and online<br />
voting and we hope really<br />
it’s just a fun thing for people<br />
to do,” Anderson said. “You can<br />
spend time driving or walking<br />
around town and checking out<br />
all the lights and we hope it creates<br />
a community spirit about it.<br />
And then the other thing is we<br />
hope it draws people from other<br />
communities who want to come<br />
visit and check out the lights. We<br />
expect it to grow every year.”<br />
Bright lights, and one-stop<br />
holiday shopping, ‘tis the season.<br />
F<br />
Hull | Iowa
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Paullina’s Hometown Christmas<br />
Friday, December 1st<br />
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Festival of Trees Open House at Legion<br />
11 a.m.-1 p.m. with Legion Auxiliary Luncheon<br />
6-10 p.m. Jingle & Mingle Holiday Cocktail Party & Family<br />
Feud at Legion | Buy $25 Tickets in advance at<br />
Security State Bank ($30 at the door)<br />
7:30-9:15 p.m. Arthur Christmas Movie (PG) at Wonderland Theater<br />
Just $1 Admission & Sunday 5:30 pm Showing too!<br />
Saturday, December 2nd<br />
9-11 a.m. Pancake Breakfast with Elves at Laue Room with<br />
Storytime & Crafts | Wear Your PJs!<br />
(FREE/Sponsored by ISB Insurance)<br />
10 a.m. Festival of Trees Mimosas & Brunch at Legion<br />
Buy $25 Tickets in advance by Nov. 22 at<br />
Security State Bank<br />
SPONSORED BY PAULLINA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE<br />
Dark<br />
Holiday Lights Contest | Tour & Scavenger Hunt<br />
4-9 p.m. Hoilday Music Playing Downtown & Pocket Park Photo Opps<br />
5 p.m. Holiday Lights Parade | From E Railroad to E Broadway Then S<br />
Main to Groesbeck | Tree Lighting/Decorating at Pocket Park<br />
5-6:30 p.m. S’mores, Hot Cocoa & More at Downtown<br />
2023<br />
5-6:30 p.m. Christmas Carol-oke & Free Popcorn at Wonderland Theater<br />
5-7 p.m. Paullina Fire Dept. Chili Feed Fundraiser at Laue Room<br />
(& To-Go)<br />
5-7 p.m. Santa & Mrs. Claus Visit at Historic Bank on Main &<br />
Broadway with crafts, gingerbread house decorating, and more<br />
5:30-6:30 p.m. Live Nativity by Z-SJ Lutheran School at Paullina Hardware<br />
7:30-9 p.m. ELF Movie (PG) at Wonderland Theater with Free Admission!<br />
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Event<br />
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At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Sinterklaas Dag<br />
WHERE: Downtown Orange City, IA<br />
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2<br />
COST: Free<br />
CONTACT: dutchheritageboosters@<br />
gmail.com<br />
ONLINE: www.dutchheritageboosters.com<br />
RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER<br />
Celebrate<br />
history and<br />
heritage in<br />
Orange City<br />
Here<br />
Sinterklaas<br />
comes<br />
Frosty the Snowman likes he<br />
leads a good parade. And as it<br />
turns out, so does Sinterklaas.<br />
Every year on the first Saturday of<br />
December, he and his helper, Piet,<br />
make their through the downtown<br />
streets of Orange City from Stadscentrum<br />
to City Hall with a procession<br />
of children and adults.<br />
The parade leads to a morning<br />
of stories, songs, puppet plays, fun<br />
and games celebrating the history of<br />
Sinterklaas.<br />
“It’s like passing the baton from<br />
an older generation to the younger tumes then we’ll break out into the<br />
generation — the tradition of Sinterklaas<br />
and the legend of St. Nick,” The games have proved to be<br />
games.”<br />
said Randy Van Peursem, a member quite popular and last year eight<br />
of the Dutch Heritage Boosters, new games were introduced.<br />
who host the event. “After all the “Those were a big success so we’re<br />
centuries we’re remembering this continuing that,” Van Peursem said.<br />
man and his mission. A lot of people<br />
think it’s Santa Claus, but it’s we borrowed and that was one of<br />
“We only had one sjoelen board that<br />
actually a celebration of Sinterklaas the favorites so this year my dad<br />
the saint, and it’s always great seeing was actually able to make four new<br />
the excitement of both the younger ones out of our old puppet theater.<br />
kids and adults who enjoy it, too.” That one and shootin’ nuts is pretty<br />
At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, this popular, basically anything that<br />
year’s Sinterklaas Dag will get underway<br />
as the crowd gathers to see knocking things over.”<br />
involves throwing something and<br />
Sinterklaas and Piet arrive at Stadscentrum<br />
in a wagon where they’ll proceedings will be the Tulip Court<br />
Adding an element of fun to the<br />
stop and a brass quintet will lead being on hand to help out with the<br />
the procession to city hall where games.<br />
everyone will file in for story time. After the games wrap up, everyone<br />
is called back to gather and<br />
“We have a narrator that will welcome<br />
Sinterklaas and talk a little sing one last song and say goodbye<br />
bit about the history, then we have to Sinterklaas before receiving their<br />
two puppet shows that talk more own chocolate medallion at the<br />
about the history and story,” Van conclusion of the festivities.<br />
Peursem said. “After that is a little Fun, games, chocolate — a great<br />
bit more narration about their cos-<br />
start to a Saturday with Sinterklaas. F<br />
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Community<br />
MARK YOUR<br />
CALENDARS!<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Hometown Holidays<br />
WHERE: Sioux Center, IA<br />
WHEN: Nov. 30-Dec. 2<br />
COST: Varies<br />
CONTACT: 712-722-3457<br />
ONLINE: www.siouxcenterchamber.com/hometownholidays<br />
Home for<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
Christmas<br />
After a successful first year, Sioux<br />
Center has decided to bring back<br />
their Hometown Holidays event for<br />
another go.<br />
The second annual Hometown Holidays<br />
are set to take place from Nov. 30-<br />
Dec. 2. Each day will be packed with a<br />
variety of fun activities that will include<br />
something for everyone in the family to<br />
enjoy.<br />
It’s a perfect time for the community to<br />
come together.<br />
“We felt like we had a hole in that time<br />
of the year and didn’t really have much<br />
going on during this time,” said Amber<br />
VanDerVliet, the event coordinator with<br />
the Sioux Center Chamber of Commerce.<br />
“We all enjoy the Summer Celebration so<br />
much — seeing the community come<br />
together is such fun. We wanted to do see<br />
if we could do that again during this time<br />
of the year.”<br />
The event kicks<br />
off on Thursday,<br />
Nov. 30, with a<br />
Christmas Story-<br />
Walk at Centre<br />
Mall hosted by<br />
the Sioux Center<br />
Library. Centre<br />
Mall will also be<br />
the place for the<br />
Casey’s Bakery<br />
cookie decorating,<br />
coloring<br />
page contest, hot<br />
drinks and teas,<br />
mini train rides<br />
and more.<br />
A lighted parade<br />
along First<br />
Avenue will light the night.<br />
“I love the lighted parade,” said<br />
VanDerVliet. “Seeing the way the businesses<br />
came together to support<br />
this event and putting together<br />
floats is amazing. Right now we<br />
have about 30 entries in the parade<br />
and I am thinking we will<br />
still get a handful yet.”<br />
There is not set theme for the<br />
parade with the exception that<br />
they should light up — which<br />
gives the businesses and organizations<br />
room to let their imaginations<br />
run free.<br />
Immediately following the parade<br />
is a tree lighting ceremony<br />
in the Centre Mall parking lot<br />
which will be followed by a<br />
concert featuring Hollander Jazz<br />
and a free family movie showing<br />
of “The Grinch.”<br />
Friday will see the return of<br />
the Christmas StoryWalk as well<br />
as the Peoples Bank Christmas<br />
for a Cause at Heritage Village. That night<br />
Sioux Center Arts will present “A Christmas<br />
Showcase” at Covenant CRC.<br />
Saturday kicks off with breakfast with<br />
Santa and will continue with more fun<br />
at Centre Mall. Later that day there will<br />
be Christmas at the Village and then a<br />
Festive Sweater Trivia showcase at Late<br />
Harvest Brewing.<br />
Citizens of Sioux Center are also being<br />
asked to channel their inner Clark<br />
Griswold and participate in the first<br />
ever Hometown Holidays House Lighting<br />
Contest. Any residential property with a<br />
Sioux Center address can participate and<br />
a map will be available with all of the<br />
participating homes so people can grab<br />
some hot chocolate and check them out.<br />
People will be able to vote on their<br />
favorite house and winners will get cash<br />
prizes.<br />
So head to Sioux Center to enjoy some<br />
hometown holiday feelings, because<br />
there’s no place like home for the holidays.<br />
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Hours: Mon-Sat 8 AM - 5 PM<br />
Sunday Noon - 4PM<br />
(Thanksgiving & Black Friday<br />
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Phone: (800) 359-1416
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Event<br />
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At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Christmas at the Winery<br />
WHERE: Round Lake Vineyards<br />
& Winery, 30124 State Highway<br />
264, Round Lake, MN<br />
WHEN: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3<br />
COST: Free<br />
CONTACT: 507-945-1100<br />
ONLINE: www.roundlakevineyards.com<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
Christmas<br />
at the<br />
winery<br />
A<br />
day of Christmas<br />
fun.<br />
That’s just what<br />
the people at Round Lake<br />
Vineyards & Winery have<br />
planned from 1-4 p.m.<br />
Sunday, Dec. 3.<br />
This will be the fourth<br />
year that they have hosted<br />
Christmas at the Winery.<br />
It’s a day for the whole<br />
family to enjoy the best<br />
of the holidays and it just<br />
keeps getting more popular.<br />
The event is free.<br />
“Each year the event<br />
gets bigger, which coincides<br />
with our growth<br />
over the those years. We’ve<br />
remodeled to add another<br />
100 indoor seats that<br />
works really well when<br />
we do events like these,”<br />
said Scott Ellenbecker, the<br />
owner of Round Lake Vineyards &<br />
Winery.<br />
There will be lots of activities for<br />
the whole family to enjoy.<br />
“It’s a great day for families and<br />
kids. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be<br />
here listening to kids talk about their<br />
wishes for Christmas. Santa will be<br />
here from 1:30-3:30 p.m. We’ll have<br />
lots of activity and craft stations<br />
for kids to play from 1-4 p.m.,” Ellenbecker<br />
said. “These are set up at<br />
tables so kids can move from one activity<br />
to another and play with other<br />
kids. We’ll also have animals so kids<br />
can get up and personal with goats,<br />
horses and other farm animals.”<br />
This is one event that bring in<br />
droves of families.<br />
“We see lots of kids with parents<br />
and groups of moms with kids. The<br />
kids are free to roam the play area<br />
together.” Ellenbecker said. “Moms<br />
and parents either follow the kids<br />
around or keep vigilance<br />
over pizzas and pretzels<br />
while the kids are off having<br />
fun.”<br />
Kids are not the normal<br />
target market for most<br />
events hosted by Round<br />
Lake Vineyards & Winery,<br />
but this is one where the<br />
goal is to put smiles on children’s<br />
faces.<br />
“The kids love this event.<br />
Decorating cookies or creating<br />
a gift for mom and dad.<br />
You can see the joy on kids’<br />
faces throughout the day,”<br />
Ellenbecker said. “It’s just<br />
about the fun. It’s a day for<br />
the kids and parents to get<br />
into the Christmas spirit.” F<br />
Round Lake Vineyards & Winery to host holiday event on Dec. 3<br />
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9am-6pm<br />
Sioux Center Library: Christmas StoryWalk®<br />
Centre Mall<br />
4-5pm<br />
Casey’s Bakery Cookie Decorating<br />
Centre Mall<br />
4-5pm & 6-7pm<br />
Coloring Contest Turn-In<br />
Centre Mall<br />
5-8pm<br />
Mini Train Rides<br />
Centre Mall<br />
5:30pm<br />
Lighted Parade<br />
Along 1st Ave SW<br />
THURSDAY, NOV. 30 SATURDAY, DEC. 2<br />
5-7pm<br />
Hot Drinks & Treats Vendors<br />
Centre Mall<br />
Immediately Following Parade<br />
Tree Lighting<br />
Centre Mall Parking Lot<br />
6-9pm<br />
Peoples Bank: Christmas for a Cause<br />
Heritage Village<br />
6:30pm<br />
Holiday Stage: Featuring “Hollander Jazz”<br />
Centre Mall<br />
7pm<br />
Free Family Movie “The Grinch”<br />
Cinema 5<br />
$5<br />
Popcorn<br />
& drink<br />
deal!<br />
FRIDAY, DEC. 1<br />
9am-6pm<br />
Sioux Center Library: Christmas StoryWalk®<br />
Centre Mall<br />
6-9pm<br />
Peoples Bank: Christmas for a Cause<br />
Heritage Village<br />
7pm<br />
Sioux Center Arts Presents: A Christmas Showcase<br />
Covenant CRC<br />
Remember to VOTE<br />
for your favorite<br />
Lighted House!<br />
Voting is active Thursday,<br />
November 30th through<br />
December 15th.<br />
Scan for parade route,<br />
contest map and voting,<br />
coloring pages and more info!<br />
Thank You to our Sponsors<br />
PLATINUM<br />
9am<br />
Breakfast with Santa<br />
Centre Mall<br />
9am-3pm<br />
Sioux Center Library: Christmas StoryWalk®<br />
Centre Mall<br />
9:30am-3pm<br />
Mini Train Rides<br />
Centre Mall<br />
11am & 12pm<br />
Free Merchant Matinee Movies<br />
Cinema 5<br />
2pm<br />
Sioux Center Arts Presents: A Christmas Showcase<br />
Covenant CRC<br />
4-8pm<br />
Christmas at the Village<br />
Heritage Village<br />
6-9pm<br />
Peoples Bank: Christmas for a Cause<br />
Heritage Village<br />
7:30pm<br />
Festive Sweater Trivia<br />
Late Harvest Brewery<br />
(Hosted by Sioux Center Health Foundation)<br />
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Pella Corporation | Sioux Automation | Sioux Center Christian School | Walstra Plumbing & Heating<br />
BRONZE<br />
Beaver Eye Care | Center Sports Screen Printing | Neal Chase Lumber | ProActive Physical Therapy | Summit Contracting, Inc. | Ver Hoef Automotive<br />
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