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Saturday con’t
in the Fellowship Hall. Doors will
open at 8:30 a.m. and admission is
free. Ladies of the church will serve a
mid-morning coffee with fresh-baked
cinnamon rolls. There will also be a
noon luncheon of soup, sloppy joes or
hot dogs and pie for a nominal charge.
Senior fundraiser
A Soup, Sandwich and Sweet
Fundraiser will be held at the Senior
Citizens Center, located at 105 S. 4th
St., on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Carry outs are available and the build-
ing is handicap accessible.
Engage!
All persons needing winter outer-
wear this season are invited to attend
the Engage! giveaway from 10 a.m. to
1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at 207A S.
4th St.
Royalty chosen
A crowning ceremony for 10
children ages three to five-years hop-
ing to become the Christmas By The
Lake Princess and Prince will be held
at Clear Lake Bank & Trust at 11 a.m.
Saturday. The public is invited to at-
tend.
Nativity display
The Clear Lake Regular Baptist
Church, 314 N. 6th St., will host a
Community Nativity event with over
130 Nativities on display for any one
in the community to come and look
at Saturday, Dec. 5. Admission is free
and cookies and cider will be served
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Family activities
A variety of free activities are of-
fered for children and families during
Christmas By The Lake Saturday. In
the 400 block of Main Avenue, free
s’mores for kids are offered at 1 p.m.
and Christmas Karaoke runs from
1-4 p.m. A free children’s petting zoo
is open noon to 4 p.m. at City Park.
Free horse drawn sleigh and carriage
rides will be given from 2-4:30 p.m.
The Main Street Trolley will also offer
free rides 1-4 p.m.
Share event
Clear Lake Christian Church,
302 Highway 18 West, will host an-
other Share Event Saturday, Dec. 5,
from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. This is a large
giveaway of gently-used items includ-
ing clothing, household items and
more. In addition, a free meal is avail- tory and political science instructor at an instructor in History and Political
able during the event.
Christmas stories
The Clear Lake Public Library’s
Children’s Department is hosting sto-
rytime at the library, for children age
three to six-years, on Saturday, Dec. 5. pan were bent on expanding their em-
There will be a storytime at 10:30 a.m.
and again at 11:30 a.m. ultimately led to the deaths of over
Book signing
Gail Kittleson, from St. Ansgar,
Iowa will be at the Clear Lake Pub-
lic Library Saturday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m.
featuring her debut novel, “In This
Together.” Besides explaining her mo-
tivation and writing process, she will
talk about her experience of getting
the book published.
Santa’s workshop
Saturday, Dec. 5, from 1 – 3:30
16Happy th Birthday
Maddie!
Love, Mom & Dad
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Happy Holidays
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rade, starting at Main and 8th Street at 1 p.m. Sunday. Meet at the Lakev- be presented to the store, owned by
at 5 p.m. and continuing to the lake. iew Room at the City Park Bandshell. Chris and Ed Masters. A member of Order Now! Pre-made Holiday Candy Trays
The parade will be followed by fire- Participants will search for coins and the FDNY will also speak about their
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bar starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are 6, from 1 – 3 p.m. Larsen will also Lake children ages three through Overhead Garage Doors
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Sara Evans home, the Joshua Melson House in Parks and Recreation office. Calls can
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