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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURESMore Seasons Eatings

Places To Go

Things To Do

Places to Go

People to See: Pentatonix

Things to Do: Jingle Jog

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MONTHLY FEATURE: Winning Recipes for Seasons Eatings!

PLACES TO GO: Missouri Town 1855 in Lee’s Summit

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

To see the Christmas Light Displays

For making lasting holiday memories

Columbia - Magic Tree

5-Member Acapella Group

5K Run near the Lake of the Ozarks

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Up Close w/the Editor

The leaves are falling, the air is turning cooler and, and the wardrobe includes

sweaters and jeans instead of shorts and tanktops. My calendar is already full of spooky places to go and Halloween activities to do. There is nothing more fun than having a clown monster scare the scream out you or winding around a corn maze that offers only one way out. Halloween is one of my favorite times of year and I love watching all the trick-or-treat-ers show off their costumes. Last year, I counted 129 “Frozen” cos-tumes, winning the most popular in my small town. What will it be

New Country Duo performing at the Blue Note in Columbia.

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THINGS TO DO: Jingle Jog PEOPLE TO SEE: Dan and Shay

this year? Share with usyour most memoriable Halloween event, scariest Halloween event, or what costume you are using and qualify for our next big giveaway. We have tickets to Lake Eerie Fearfest or the not-so -scary “Quilters” mu-sical in Ashland - winner’s choice. It’s easy to enter. Either email your answers to editor@theweeken-dermagazine or go to our regular website and click on the blue “click here for getaway” button at the top right side of the home page. Then enjoy our multitude of events, places to go, things to do and people to see listed in this issue... Kathy Barnett, Editor

Shown on our front cover are the Plaza lights, which cover a 15 -block area in downtown Kansas City. The Plaza Lights started with a string of 16 lights over a doorway in 1925.



Monthly Feature

1. Mint Oreo TrufflesBy Linda Cortez

Start with 1 package of Cool Mint Creme Oreos. You may use regular or Double Stuf Cool Mint Creme Oreos. Pulse the Oreos into crumbs. The entire Oreo – the cookie and the cream center. Beat the crumbs with 8 ounces of softened cream cheese in a large bowl. I’ve used light cream cheese before without any problem.

Next, roll into balls. I usually do about 1.5 Tablespoons of Oreo/cream cheese mixture per truffle. The mixture is very wet, but you’ll still be able to roll into balls. Place the balls on a plate and freeze.

Melt pure chocolate in a deep bowl. Drop the truffle in the mid-dle of the melted chocolate. Swirl the chocolate all around it with a fork. Pick up the truffle with a fork

Tap the fork on the edge of the bowl to allow the excess chocolate to drip off. Place on a baking sheet for chocolate to set. For the green drizzle, pour melted Candy Melts into an emptied squeeze bottle.

Seasons Eatings and Greetings / Holiday recipes shared by our subscribers...

2.Cheesy Swedish Meatballs By Tim Crow

1 lb. ground beef1 lb. ground pork 2 tablespoons butter1/4 cup grated onion1/2 cup bread crumbs2 large eggs1/4 teaspoon nutmeg1/4 teaspoon allspicesalt and pepper to tasteGravy: 6 tablespoons but-

ter, 4 tablespoons flour, 3 cups beef broth, 1/2 cup heavy cream /salt

2 cups cooked egg noodles½ cup Gruyere cheese,

shreddedChives to garnishCombine ground meats,

panko, eggs, melted butter, and seasonings. Roll mix-ture into balls. Cook in olive oil, until browned. Drain & set aside. In the same skillet, melt butter and whisk in the make gravy. Cook egg noo-dles. Mix all together, Sprin-kle chees on top. Bake at 375 degrees until golden.

3. Hamburger HashBy Mary Cole Eckart

3 pounds lean ground beef1 can (15 oz.) tomato puree1 can cream mushroom soup1 can French onion soup 3/4 cup water28 oz Potatoes, Cubed1 Onion sliced1 Pepper sliced2 cups diced carrots1 teaspoon salt2 cups shredded cheddar

cheeseCook beef over medium

heat, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Mix to-mato puree and mushroom soup in medium bowl. Stir in onion soup and water.

Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Reserve 1 cup of the potatoes. Gently mix beef, remain-ing potatoes, carrots, salt and soup mixture in cooker. Sprinkle with reserved 1 cup potatoes the add cheese.

Cover and cook on low heat 8-9 hours.



Seasons Eatings and Greetings / Holiday recipes shared by our subscribers...

The following recipes are listed in no particular order. Any tried and sampled will definately add to the success of your holiday meals.

4. Swiss VegetablesBy Jane Schmidt

1 can Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

1/3 cup sour cream 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 bag (16 ounces) frozen

California vegetable blend (broccoli, cauliflower, car-rots), thawed

1 cup French fried on-ions

1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese

1 Stir the soup, sour cream, black pepper, vege-tables, 2/3 cup onions and 1/4 cup cheese in a 2-quart casserole. Cover casserole.

2 Bake at 350°F. for 40 minutes or until the vege-tables are tender. Stir the vegetable mixture. Top with the remaining onions and cheese.

3 Bake for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

5.Old-Fashioned Raisin Pie By Nancy Richmond

4 cups raisins, 4 cups water, 1 cup brown sugar, 5 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 teaspoon lemon juice, 3 tablespoon butter, 1 tsp vanilla. Combine raisins and wa-

ter in saucepan, bring to boil and cook for 5 minutes. Blend brown sugar, cornstarch, cin-namon, and salt together, slowly stir into hot raisins. Cook and stir until thick and syrup is clear. Remove from heat, and stir in lemon juice, butter, and vanilla. Cool slightly. Preheat oven to 425°. Line 9″ deep dish pie plate with bottom pastry. Pour rai-sin filling into pastry. Cover with top crust, seal, and cut a couple slits to vent. Bake 30-35 minutes, cover with foil if necessary during baking if crust gets too brown.

6. Oreo DelightsBy April Bruce

1 pkg of regular oreos8 oz cream cheese softened

1 large pkg chocolate instant pudding6 T melted butter16 oz cool whip

1 c powdered sugar2 ¾ c milk

Crush cookiesSave about 1 c to sprinkle on top In small bowl mix remain-ing crumbs with butter. Press crumbs/butter mixture into bottom of a 9 x 13 cake pan to form crust. Make chocolate pudding according to package directions and let it set up in the fridge. Using electric mixer, mix half cool whip, softened cream cheese and powdered sugar in large bowl. Spread the cool whip/cc/sugar mixture on top of the oreo crust. Spread the pudding over the cool whip layer, then the remaining layer of the cool whip mixture on top of that. Refrigerate until ready to serve.. ENJOY!!!



LEE SUMMIT - The smell of wood burning fireplaces, period music and authentic decora-tions make this a grand holiday experience at Missouri Town 1855. During a thrilling special visit by Belsnickle, chil-dren are treated with can-dy…never a lump of coal.

The living history pro-gramming at Missouri Town 1855 takes you back to the simple life of a mid-19th century west-ern Missouri communi-

ty against a backdrop of authentic 150 year old buildings.

This circa 1820-1860 living history village and museum includes 25 original structures. Inter-preters in period clothing portray life as it was in western Missouri during the mid-1800s. Frequent special events are held. Located in Fleming Park.

For more information, call 816-503-4860.

While in the area, be sure to visit the Long-view Lake Campground located in the Longview Lake Park to see the Christmas light display. With 300,000 lights, 175 animated holiday scenes and splashes of Christ-mas color, the entire family will delight in the

The unique customs of the English, German and French settlers are brought to life while clebrating

Christmas at thie istoric antebellum community.

Places to Go:

8010 East Park Rd. Lee’s Summit

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magic of this enchanting drive-thru winter wonderland… a gift to you from Jackson County!

Now in its 28th year, the lights are on from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. There is no admission fee. How-ever, donations will be accepted which will benefit one of 35 local charities.

It’s all about “FUN” when you spend a day with Jackson Coun-ty Parks. This is one of the largest park systems of any county in the United States. The parks consist of 21,000 acres of premier enjoyment for “get-away-from-it-all” week-ends and memorable vacations.

For more information, call 816-503-4860 or visit online at www.jacksongov.org. Discover for your-self why this is one of the region’s favorite holiday attractions.


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This edible tree decora-tion for the holidays was submitted by Stephanie Rackers, Missouri subscrib-er. She found this cute little Chocolate Covered Straw-berry Christmas Tree pro-ject online and shared on Facebook.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Christmas Trees - a fun and easy Christmas project to do with your kid-dos!

But really this was super fun to do with the kids and really didn’t get too out of control. I helped them each make a few trees one at a time, and I let them pick which color sprinkles and star they wanted to deco-rate with.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Christmas Trees - a fun and easy Christmas project to do with your kiddos!

The little stars on top are from a local specialty candy store, and they really complete the look of the tree. I think you could find something similar in the baking supply section of a hobby store as well. If you are not able to find them nearby, you can order them on Amazon. I only used the white ones for my trees, but the boys

Monthly Feature:

Monthly Feature: Seasons Eatings

Create Chocolate Covered Strawberry Christmas Trees

liked the colorful ones.

Toothpicks are a helpful tool when you are dipping and han-dling the strawberries before the candy coating has set. You’ll notice that I used a white icing on top of the Oreo to adhere the tree to it’s base. You can simplify this step by just opening the Oreo and setting the tree on the frosting already in-

side. I had trouble separat-ing the Oreos in a way that left all the frosting intact. Guess I didn’t have enough practice as a kid?


I would also recommend not planning on keep-ing these cute little guys around before eating them for more than a day. Be-cause of the moisture in the strawberry, things can get a little soggy.


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Monthly Feature: Create Chocolate Covered Strawberry Christmas Trees CHOCOLATE COVERED

STRAWBERRY CHRISTMAS TREES

Serves: 24 Ingredients:12 ounces dark green candy melts

(found at Amazon.com, Hobby Lob-by or Michael’s)

1 pound of strawberries, stems removed

24 Oreo cookiesWhite IcingSprinklesCandy Stars (order them from

Amazon)

ICING2 1/2 cups powdered sugar3 tablespoons heavy creamAdd water by the teaspoon and

whisk until the desired consistency is reached. You want it to be thick like toothpaste.

Strawberry Christmas Treeshelping you decorate these.The kids will have a blast

Place strawberry on a toothpick. Dip and roll strawberry in green icing.

Directions:Set a heat proof bowl over a

small pot of simmering water on the stovetop (double boiler). Slow-ly melt the candy melts in the bowl, stirring occasionally. Do not allow moisture to come in contact with the candy. Spoon or pipe a small amount of icing onto the top of each Oreo. This will adhere the strawberry to the cookie base.

Once candy melts are fully melt-ed, turn the heat to low while you dip the strawberries using a tooth-pick inserted into the cut end. Shake off excess candy coating gently. Using a second toothpick inserted into the pointed end of the dipped strawberry, carefully place the strawberry on top of the icing on the Oreo.

Decorate with sprinkles and a candy star while the candy coating is still wet. It will usually dry in about 10 minutes.

Place strawberry on a toothpick. Dip and roll strawberry in green icing.



Enchanted Village of Lights - Thru Dec.

Christmas on the Harbor - Dec. 12

LAURIE - We are striving to become the largest drive-through holiday lights event in Mid-Missouri. The last display of this season will be on January 2, 2016. Last holiday season was the best year in our history with over 5,778 vehicles and 19,466 visiting our beautiful 27 acre drive-through lighted park. While touring the lights is free, donations are accepted. A “Personal Hol-iday Greeting Board” is available for sharing your hol-iday greetings to your family, friends and community. A large assortment of “Giant Holiday Cards” will greet you as you enter the Enchanted Village of Lights. Do-nations will benefit the expansion of the lights displays.

WARSAW - 4:30 -7:30 p.m. - Enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas as you stroll the Harbor and enjoy activities and vendors with lots of holiday goodies. 4:30 p.m. – Vendors open and Madrigal performs 5-7 p.m. – San-ta arrives; Blitz and Glitter. 5 p.m.-7 p.m. – 4H Photo Booth. Mom & Dad can take pictures of the kids with the ponies and alpacas. 5.-7:30 p.m. – Free old-fashioned hayrides. 6 p.m. – Prize drawings. Plus: fudge, hot choc-olate, cider, cookies, and Christmas and holiday dé-cor. The downtown and Drake Harbor lights come on for your enjoyment Nov. 25 at sunset. Be sure to drive through the park and enjoy Drake Harbor every night through Jan. 3. For more information, call 660-438-5522.

Another year is drawing to a close and there are precious few days left to enjoy 2015. Make the most of that time and finish the year in style with a holiday trip to see a Christmas Light display. Many have bonuses like a visit with Santa or refreshments. Other’s showcase musical entertainment or animated shows. So bundle up the whole family and enjoy!

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Santas Magical Kingdom

Never Enough Lights

Celebration of Lights

ST. LOUIS - As you drive through the four story tall Kingdom doors, you’ll discover a wacky, whimsical, wondrous world that’s guaranteed to make you laugh. It’s an extraordinary place where pigs fly and ice cream sundaes are as big as a boat.Millions of lights dazzle so brilliantly you can see them for miles. Trees twinkle, fountains glisten, and a shim-mering 300’ waterfall flows from the sky. Open 5:30 -10:30 p.m. (11 p.m. Fri. & Sat.) through Jan. 3. $20 per family car. Visit with Santa in the general Store. www.santasmagicalkingdom.

ST. CHARLES - This is the 10th year synchronizing the Christmas lights to ‘dance’ to Christmas songs. There are more than 60,000 lights Open 5-10 p.m. Sun. - Thur. and 5-11 p.m. Fri. and Sat. Experience the Star Wars theme song added to the show this year! We’re located at 607 Calamar Ct (zip 63368) in St. Charles county. Be sure to tune your radio to 107.1 FM to hear the music. Visit www.neverenoughlights.com

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O’FALLON - At Fort Zumwalt Park. Open through Wednesday, Dec. 30. 6-9 p.m. (extended hours until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Monday nights are for train and segway rides only, and the display is closed on Christmas Day. Admission is $10 per car ($7 Tue.) Visitors can ride a train, carriage or sleigh through the lights. For details and prices, visit www.ofallon.mo.us/celebration-of-lights


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Things to Do: For Christmas Memories

and Holiday SpiritTo last a Lifetime

Find the perfect way to cele-brate this holiday season where making memories should hold the top spot on your gift-giving list. From traditional holiday festivals and shopping destinations to out-door fun and kid-friendly activi-ties, Missouri has a generous dose of holiday spirit – and the Show-Me State loves to share!

Enjoy the magical moments this season brings, from the smile on a child’s face to the sounds of family and friends gathered for

a traditional holiday outing. The holidays are here. Make the most of them in Missouri.

Celebrate the holidays, Mis-souri style, with lights, festivals and traditional Christmas events where family, food and fun – and a sprinkling of history – take center stage. If you like big cele-brations of the holidays, perhaps there’s no better destination than Branson’s Silver Dollar City, which hosts An Old Time Christ-mas (Nov. 7-Dec. 30, 2015) During

the festival, 5 million lights, 1,000 decorated Christmas trees, two live shows and a parade - not to mention the outstanding food, thrill rides (open when weather allows) and shops - give this spe-cial season a dazzling treatment.

More than 4 million lights, an all-new holiday light parade featuring Rudolph & Friends, a five-story special effects Christ-mas tree, fun family shows in-cluding It’s a Wonderful Life and the acclaimed A Dickens’ Christ-



found along the festive-ly decorated brick-lined streets.

Take in the scent of roasting chestnuts.

Capture in your mind a time in America when life was simpler and Christmas was elegant and magical. For more information, visit http://www.historicstcharles.com.

mas Carol, and festive food await in the winter wonderland.

For more information, visit on-line at http://www.silverdollarcity.com/theme-park/festivals/An-Old-Time-Christmas.aspx .

St. Charles also does the holi-days in a big way with its annual Christmas Traditions festival. From the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas Eve, the streets of this historic city are filled with songs of the season, Santas from around the world and great shop-ping and dining opportunities.

The gingerbread village and chances to meet with Santa delight youngsters, while seasoned visi-tors may want to grab their sweet-ie - and a smooch - when visiting the Holiday Kissing Ball (a big bundle of mistletoe, holly and rib-bon) in Kister Park Gazebo.

St. Charles is a great place to

unwind as the typical hustle and bustle of the holiday season melts away, and allows you to enjoy the yuletide sights, sounds and magic of yesteryear. Close your eyes and listen to the sounds of holiday music from the Victorian Carolers and the fife and drum corps.

Experience the unique shop-ping and dining opportunities

Month long traditions in St. Charles. Visit with Santas from arund the world.

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Across the state, in Kansas City, the holiday season begins with the traditional Plaza Lights Lighting Ceremony. Held the day before Thanksgiving (Nov. 26, 2015) in the popular Country Club Plaza entertainment district, the Plaza lighting (celebrating its 86th edition) includes activities and concerts both before and after the traditional flip of the switch. The Plaza lights illuminate 15 city blocks and are on daily, from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m., through Jan. 17, 2016. Shops in the district offer ex-tended hours during the holidays.

Fun for all ages abounds in the Lake of the Ozarks area dur-ing the holiday season. Visit the Enchanted Village of Lights (Nov. 20, 2015 through Jan. 2, 2016) and the annual Lighted Christmas Parade (Nov. 28, 2015) in Lau-rie. Don’t miss the Osage Beach Holiday Lights (Nov. 28, 2015

through Jan. 3, 2016) or Christmas on the Square in Camdenton (Dec. 5, 2015). And enjoy Old Tyme Christmas (Dec. 12, 2015) in Linn Creek and the Lake Ozark Christ-mas Parade (Dec. 12, 2015) during your holiday travels to the Lake.

The first weekend in Decem-ber is a great time for festival fun in Ste. Genevieve, which hosts its 31st Annual Holiday Christ-mas Festival from Dec. 5-6, 2015. During the weekend, you’ll enjoy a parade, carolers and carriage rides; have the chance to snap photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus; listen to any number of 30 free musical programs in the historic district; and shop in stores and art galleries. While you’re in town, don’t miss the chance to visit Ste. Genevieve’s popular wineries. After sampling for yourself, pick a bottle (or two) as gifts - you’re sharing a true taste of Missouri!

Also in Ste. Genevieve, the Felix Valle House State Historic Site hosts Le Reveillon, a showcase of traditional French Christmas cus-toms, decorations, music and food on Dec. 13, 2015. And the Buldoc House Museum has a winter won-derland of lights in the Vieux Noel on Fridays and Saturdays through Jan. 6, 2016.

Remember, not every holiday gift has to come from a store. In fact, the best gifts are shared memories and creating family traditions that endure. Enjoy the holidays in Missouri.



COLUMBIA - What started in 1995 as one Columbia resident’s per-sonal project, involving many strings of lights and a small crab apple tree in his front yard, has morphed into one of Columbia’s most gorgeous and popular holiday attractions. Now, locals and visitors alike make a tradi-tion of bundling up, piling family and friends into the car and heading out to visit the Magic Tree at the Village of Cherry Hill, located on the south-west part of town at 4200 Merchant Street.

Each year, Randy Fletcher, or “Will Treelighter” as he’s better known, spends hours upon hours wrapping tens of thousands of lights around every branch of the Magic Tree. While the original Magic Tree was lo-cated in Will’s front yard, the growing popularity of his work and resulting increase in traffic in the residential neighborhood necessitated finding a new tree in a new area.

The Magic Tree display moved to the Village of Cherry Hill in 2010,

making it easier for more people to enjoy Will’s art. The popularity of the Magic Tree continues to grow expo-nentially each year and now, there are six different Treelighter projects located throughout the city. Visitors to Columbia during the holiday sea-son can take a driving tour to bask in the glow of each extravagantly lighted trees.

The “magical loop,” as we’ll call it, covers just under 16 miles and me-anders through some historic neigh-borhoods with views of other elegant

lighting displays and can be complet-ed in less than an hour. “Magical” tourists should feel free to linger to take in the lighted trees in all their splendor. We suggest starting in the downtown district at the tree located on the corner of Broadway and Ninth streets, that way visitors can pop in and out of shops and grab a bite to eat before embarking on their tour. The trees are alight from 5-11 p.m. every night, now until January 6, 2016. For detailed turn-by-turn driving direc-tions, visit TinyURL.com/MagicTree-Tour.

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People to See:

Pentatonix

The worlds most famous five-member acapella goup will perform in concert, also featuring Adam Lambert and Rachel Platten for the “Let It Snow Show.” The next evening, Pentatonix will be in Independance at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena, again with Adam Lambert, for the “Jingle Jam.”

Since bursting onto the scene in 2011, Grammy Award-winners and platinum selling recording artists, Pentatonix, has sold more than 2 million albums in the U.S. alone and amassed over 905 mil-lion views on their YouTube chan-nel with more than 7.8 million sub-scribers.

Their latest holiday album - That’s Christmas To Me - sold more than 1.1 million copies in the U. S., becoming one of only four

acts to release a platinum album in 2014. In February 2015, the group received their first GRAMMY® Award for Best Arrangement, In-strumental and A Cappella for their “Daft Punk” medley.

The group just wrapped the North American leg of their “On My Way Home” tour which sold out of all of its 100,000 tickets.

That’s Christmas To Me follows their highly successful 4th EP, PTX Vol. III which debuted in September at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200. The group re-leased 4 music videos in support of the EP, “Problem”, “La La Latch”, “Papaout-ai” ft. Lindsey Stirling and “Rather Be” which have been viewed over 29 mil-lion times. The Pentatonix YouTube channel has been propelled by un-paralleled performances of their Daft Punk mash up (103 million views) as well as the incomparable “Evolution

Of Music,” a 4 minute, 36-song live journey through the history of music that has tallied more than 49 million views. The group’s cover collabora-tion with Lindsey Stirling for Imagine Dragon’s “Radioactive” has seen more than 97 million views over the two artists’ channels and won in the “Best Response Video” category at the inau-gural YouTube Music Awards on No-vember 3, 2013. The group also has more than 1.7 million Facebook fans, over 400,000 Twitter followers, and 281,000 Instagram followers.

The group continues to create, ar-range and perform new music, con-sistently testing any and every precon-ception of what vocal music is and just how big it can be.

Tickets are available online at www.ticketmaster.com. For other informa-tion on the group, visit online at http://tctm.ptxofficial.com/

7:30 p.m., Dec. 16Peabody Opera House - St. LouisTickets: $25-907:30 p.m., Dec. 17Silverstein Eye Center-Independence


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Things to Do: Jingle Jog 2015

The TRI-COUNTY YMCA of the Ozarks presents the first of what they propose to become an annual event.The overall 5K male and female winners will receive a FREE Christmas Ham!

The TRI- COUNTY YMCA of the Ozarks presents the first of what will become an annual event: The YMCA 5K Run/Walk “Jingle Jog 2015.” This exciting event will take place on Saturday, Decem-ber 19, with the start and finish of the race to be at the YMCA parking lot located at 950 Airport Road in Osage Beach, MO. 65065.

The participants and spectators will be able to stay warm and cozy be-fore and after the event in the lobby of the YMCA.

This event will bene-fit the kids at the YMCA and the participants will be able to burn off some of those “holiday calo-ries” a little early. Regis-tration for the event will start at 8 a.m. at the Y and the race will begin at 9 a.m. Early bird reg-istration will be until De-cember 11 for $20. Regis-tration the day of the race will be $25.

You can pick up reg-istration forms at the YMCA. The participants will be divided into age

divisions and the overall 5K male and female win-ners will receive a free Christmas ham. The num-ber of entries in each class will determine how many hams will be given out.

For those of you who want to participate but don’t want to do an en-tire 5K, there will be a two-mile walk; however that will be for fun and no prizes awarded.

After the race the fun begins: Santa will be pres-ent to take photos with the kids and there will be a Hot Cocoa bar, music and games for the kids. You will definitely want to bring the kids to this fun event. For more informa-tion, contact Ben Jacobi or Cierra Grein at the YMCA at 573-348-9230.

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Candlelight ToursDec. 11-12/New Madrid - 6-8:30 p.m. Day time tours 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free admission. Enjoy a 1860s Victorian Christmas during candlelight tours of the Hunter-Dawson home. The house, aglow with the warmth of oil lamps and candles, will be decorated with fresh greenery, Christmas trees and 1860s-style ornaments. Site staff will be wearing Victorian era fashions and refreshments will be served. This event is sponsored by the Missouri State Parks. For more information, call 573-748-5340.

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See the Lights DisplaysDec. 15-6/WARRENSBURGH - 5 p.m. at the Warrensburg Community Center. Deck the house with boughs of holly, ‘tis the season to be cre-ative! Homes will be Lit Up, spruced up, and adorned as entries in the Warrensburg Parks and Recreation Holiday Decorating Contest. Judging takes place Dec. 16. Top three homes will be rewarded with a nice sign placed in their yard. For more information contact [email protected]. Free to enter!

Unity Circle of LightsThru Dec./VERSAILLES - Hwy 5 and Hwy 52. For the 9th straight sea-son, the city of Versailles will light up its city park for the Unity Circle of Lights from Nov. 27 - Jan. 1. The holiday light park is named after the “Unity Circle,” a monument erected at the park entrance to show cooperation among various entities in the community. The Unity Circle of Lights will feature as many as 40 lighted displays, including several animated holiday scenes for the family. The park is open from dark until midnight and admission is free. For more information, call 573-378-4634 or visit online at www.cityofversailles.org

Eagle Watch Dec. 19 & Jan. 16/CASSVILLE - 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. at 12716 Farm Road 2239. Roaring River State Park is proud of its wintering bald eagle population. For this event, we show a video about bald eagles in Missouri. After the video, participants go outside of the nature center to watch bald eagles coming in to roost for the night. Binoculars and warm clothing are recommended. The eagle watching programs are held only on the dates shown. Call 417-847-3742.


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Calendar of Events - December

Nature Bingo Dec. 26 /MINDENMINES – 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Prairie State Park. Are you looking for family activities after Christmas? Do you have fam-ily in from out of town? Bring them out to Prairie State Park! We will have two rounds of Nature Bingo the day after Christmas. Learn about prairie plants and animals in this fun, interactive learning game. Prizes will be awarded, so come have some fun and get out of the house! Call 417-843-6711

“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”Dec. 18-20 /ST. JOE – 7:30 p.m. at the Robidoux Resident Theatre (2 p.m. Sun.) Set in late 1941, this musical is about family and hope in the golden days of radio. As the family listens to the broadcast, you will experience an explosion of original and familiar Christmas music including swing, lush ballads, and big band. Dance, music and special appearances from the New Generation Singers. Missouri Theater. For tickets or more information, visit http://www.rrtstjoe.org,

Skating With Santa Dec. 19/JEFFERSON CITY - 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Bring the family to the Wash-ington Park Ice Arena for skating with Santa! $4.50 for adults and $3.50 for ages 17 and under. Don’t forget a camera! For more informa-tion, call 573-634-6580.Dec. 12 is the Winter Ice Recital from 6-8 p.m. Admission is Free to watch. A 1$ donation will help make improvements to the facility.


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