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Now it’s time for TSPN’s Home for the Holidays series – featuring
fun, free or low cost activities for the whole family to enjoy right here in Amador County,
now through New Years Day! Here’s a look at what’s coming up this
weekend:
Christmas Craft Faire at Preston Castle
to benefit Junior Girls Golf Program, sponsored by the Castle Oaks Women’s club, will be held this Saturday,
December 1st from 10am to 3pm. There will be arts, crafts, a bake
sale, hot beverages, tamales, fabulous raffle prizes, a puppet show,
face painting and castle tours; plus an appearance by Santa Claus. For more information,
call Nancy Marshall at 274-0703
6th Annual Children's Holiday Festival:
"Winter Festivals Around the World" will be held Friday, November 30
from 5:30-8 pm at the Sutter Creek Auditorium. This a totally free event with
holiday fun designed for the youngest children – and their older siblings and
parents. Santa Claus will be there
along with activities, music, snacks and holiday entertainment. Bring the whole
family! This event is sponsored by First 5 Amador. For more information call
257-1092.
The Upcountry Community Center is hosting its 1st Annual
Holiday Open House on Saturday December 1st from Noon till 4pm at the Upcountry Community Center,
19999 Highway 88 in Pine Grove. Children can give Santa their wish list and get
pictures taken for a requested donation of $3. There will be
refreshments and crafts. There is also an opportunity to help with there
holiday project by bringing an unwrapped gift for a child aged 0-17. This is a
project of the Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency. For more information
call 296-2785.
Mother Lode Scots Christmas Walk will be held on Saturday, Dec 1.
in Plymouth
this year. This Scottish candlelight procession is a favorite long-time Amador County tradition. Gather at the gazebo on Main Street at 5:30
pm. The candlelight procession on Main
Street begins at 6.
Come to a Hospice Tree of Lights ceremony and celebrate the life of someone you
love. For each $10 donation, Hospice will place a light on the Tree and list
the name of the person you wish to remember on a Memorial Board at the site.
The Tree of Lights Ceremony
will be Sunday, December 2, 5:00 pm at the Hospice Thrift Store in Jackson. For more
information, call 223-5500 or go online at www.hospiceofamador.org.
Do you and a partner
have what it takes to be on the next "Amazing Race" TV show? An Open
Casting Call will be held right here in Amador County
on Sunday, December 9 at the
Jackson Rancheria Hotel in the Grand Oak Ballroom. Doors open at 9:00 AM, and
the casting call lasts till 2pm. All participants must be 21 or older
and have valid passport or proof of applying for a passport. For more
information and qualifications
visit the Amazing Race Website at the address you see on the screen…
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