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The ADVANCE, November 30, 2022/Page 3A
Christmas
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Toombs County
Franklinia Playhouse
will perform Rudolph
the Red Nosed Reindeer:
The Musical at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, December 1,
and Friday December 2
at Southeastern Technical
College (STC). For more
information, contact STC.
The City of Lyons will
host its annual Winter
WonderLyons event on
Friday December 2, from
4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in the
downtown area. During
this event, merchants will
have activities and treats
for the public to enjoy.
The annual Lyons
Lighted Christmas Parade
will begin at 6:30 p.m. on
December 2, but will run
backward from its nor
mal route, meaning, the
parade will begin at Par-
tin Park and end after the
downtown area.
The City will also have
a designated “Quiet Zone”
for those with sensory is
sues that would like to en
joy a less noisy experience
during the parade. This
area will be in front of the
First Baptist Church of Ly
ons, from South Jefferson
Street to South Washing
ton Street, and will feature
less sirens, horns, loud
music, and loud noises.
For more information on
the parade route or quiet
zone, contact the Lyons
Main Street Office.
The annual Vidalia
Christmas Parade will be
held on Saturday, Decem
ber 3, at 11 a.m. and will
run its normal route. This
year’s parade will also fea
ture a quiet zone, which
will run from the First
Baptist Church of Vidalia
to The Advance. For more
information, contact the
Downtown Vidalia Asso
ciation office.
Becoming One Out
reach Ministries will be
hold a free Christmas Car
nival on Saturday Decem
ber 3, from noon until 3
p.m. at the plaza in front
of Starr Music along High
way 280. This carnival will
include kids’ activities, a
visit by Santa, and conces
sions.
The Nadekow Family
will welcome the public
for their annual Christmas
Display, located at 410
Durden Street in Vidalia,
from 5p.m. until 10 p.m.
every night. The home
is decorated with lights,
which they welcome visi
tors to enjoy, along with
showing Christmas mov
ies and visits from the
Grinch.
The Cedar Crossing
Christmas Parade will be
held on Monday, Decem
ber 5, at 6 p.m. The public
is welcome to enjoy this
lighted spectacular on Ce
dar Crossing Road.
Diamonds in the Ruff-
South Georgia, a non
profit organization that
facilitates animal rescues,
will hold a Santa Pictures
fundraiser in Lyons on
Saturday December 10,
10 a.m. until 2 p.m., where
they welcome all families
and pets to take photos
with Santa Claus. Along
with pictures, the event
will feature hayrides, a
petting zoo, cookie deco
rating, and more. Cost for
admission is $10 per adult
and $5 per child. Children
under the age of two will
have free admission. The
event will be held at 1099
GA-56 in Lyons.
The Pal Theatre will
be showing a weekend of
Christmas classics on De
cember 9-11, beginning
with National Lampoon’s
Christmas Vacation at
7 p.m. on December 9,
which will also feature
an Uncle Eddie Contest.
Arthur Christmas will be
shown at 3 p.m., 5 p.m.,
and 7 p.m. on Saturday
December 10, while Elf
will be shown at 3 p.m.
and 5 p.m. on Sunday
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Montgomery County
Small businesses in
Montgomery County will
gather in the parking lot
of the 280 Venue on Sat
urday, December 3, for a
Christmas Pop-Up Show.
Set-up of the vendors will
begin at 11 a.m., and the
public is welcome to join
from 11:30 a.m. until that
night. Types of vendors
that will be featured at
this event include arts and
crafts, sweets, food, and
more.
The annual Christ
mas In Dixie event will
also be held on Saturday,
Lyons
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stones of the community,
and because both are ac
tive in the Lyons Lions
Club and other aspects of
the community
“This is wonderful,
and I appreciate it so much.
I am very thankful for you
all, and our community”
Collins commented. “I
am so appreciative of such
a huge honor. I love all of
you.”
John Adams respond
ed, “You never get too old
for good things to happen
to you. We moved here
in 1960, and we have en
joyed every year of it. We
raised our three kids here,
and we have one still here.
We’ve enjoyed being in
Lyons. We like the people,
I like my job, and I hope
I’m around many years to
come. “
The pair will lead the
Lyons Lighted Christmas
Parade beginning at 6:30
p.m. on Friday, December
2, for all the public to en
joy
MR. GRAND MARSHAL - John Adams will serve as the
2022 Lyons Lighted Christmas Parade Mr. Grand Marshal.
L to R: Janet Barras, John Adams, Tracy Adams, and
Carter Lane Adams.
MRS. GRAND MARSHAL - Longtime Lyons resident Joyce
Collins will lead the parade as the 2022 Lyons Lighted
Christmas Parade Mrs. Grand Marshal. L to R: Dean Col
lins, Joyce Collins, and Joy Collins Lyle.
A 25 minute program about the City of Vidalia featuring
City Manager Nick Overstreet and special guests.
Tune in the second Tuesday
of each month at 8:05 AM
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December 3, from 10
a.m. until 6 p.m. in front
of Wholesale Customs in
Higgston. The celebration
will include arts and crafts
vendors, live music, San
ta’s Train Ride, inflatable
slides, food, and more.
Participants are welcome
to take part in the annual
car show. Registration will
occur from 10 a.m. until
2 p.m. on the day of the
event. The only entry fee
for the car show is the do
nation of a toy for a child
to help provide Christmas
to those in need.
KC’s Kitchen, located
at the former Windmill
Restaurant in Tarrytown,
invites families to join
them from 4 p.m. until
8:30 p.m. on Sunday, De
cember 4, as they have
a breakfast buffet and
Christmas event. Attend
ees will be able to take pic
tures with Santa, and visit
with the Grinch and San
ta’s Elves. There will also
be a toy giveaway, Christ
mas movie showing, ven
dors, hot cocoa, and more.
The annual Mount
Vernon Christmas Parade
will take its normal route
through downtown begin
ning at 4 p.m. on Saturday,
December 10. This year’s
parade theme is “Old
Fashioned Christmas,”
and will journey from
Highway 280 near the
280 Venue, make a right
at the red light, and travel
through town, ending at
the Montgomery County
Courthouse.
Wheeler County
The City of Alamo will
stage its annual Christmas
in the City event on Sat
urday, December 3, in the
city flower garden, start
ing at 2 p.m. This event
will feature vendors and
a Christmas parade that
night, which will be held
downtown at 6 p.m.
The City of Glenwood
will hold its annual Christ
mas parade downtown on
December 10 at 11 a.m.
Participants are welcome
to join the parade. Call
City Hall for information.
Crossword Puzzle
Solution, page 12A
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25. Hard liquors
26. One from Scotland
27. Satisfy
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to expectations
46. Nursemaid
47. Inheritor
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54. Serves as an introduction
55. Earned top billing
56. Mansion
57. A partner to a carrot
59. War-horse
60. Midway between northeast
and east
61. It checks the heartbeat
62. Aquatic salamander
63. CNN's founder
CLUES DOWN
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2. A system of connections
3. Emblems of royalty
4. Work with a soft hand
5. Plant cultivated in Peru
6. A timid man
7. Lacking intellectual depth
8. A way to order
9. Intoxicating
13. Mimic
14. Surfers use it
17. Small Eurasian deer
18. Popular Miller beer
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22. Unusual
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28. Indicates before
29. Birth swine
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33. Letter of the Greek alphabet
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38. Stitched up
39. Utilized
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