SAN CLEMENTE, CA — The holidays are nearing in San Clemente! Christmas this year falls on a Friday, Dec. 25. Hanukkah runs Thursday, Dec. 10 through Friday, Dec. 18. And Kwanzaa is Dec. 26 to Jan. 1. Celebrations are markedly different for 2020, to be sure. Many annual community extravaganazas […]
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Last year, they delivered more than 80,000 letters from seniors and adults and children. “My classmates and teachers have been asking me what we’re going to do this year, and I’ve been telling them that we’re not doing in-person letters this year, but we are doing on-line,” said Luke Hoag. […]
Dan Schebler, Guest columnist Published 7:00 a.m. CT Nov. 28, 2020 This has certainly been a trying year…we have experienced wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and tropical storms in addition to living with a pandemic. On top of all that, the recent election cycle has further exacerbated the divisions evident in our nation, which makes it is easier to understand […]
CLOSE Many of the usual places children can see Santa Claus are still inviting him from the North Pole, but have several precautions in place due to COVID-19. Visits with Santa Claus will be a little different this Christmas season. (Photo: ToddKuhns, Getty Images/iStockphoto) Add a facemask to the red suit […]
[email protected] Every year, Santa Claus makes the long journey from the North Pole to North Fort Myers and the Shell Factory to get some sun and find out what all the good little girls and boys want for Christmas. This year will be no different as he will appear at […]
Santa Claus is going virtual amid the pandemic. Flight School Studio, a Dallas-based Academy Award and Emmy nominated creative team, is bringing a new interactive experience to Sugar Land Town Square from Nov. 27 to Dec. 24. The innovative holiday installation features a three-dimensional St. Nicholas inside a large snow […]
From The Pioneer Woman Although some of your favorite Christmas traditions might change this year in order to keep your family safe and healthy, there are still plenty of annual activities that you can still do: Decorating the Christmas tree, watching holiday movie marathons, and baking up batches of delicious […]
CLOSE There will be no sitting on Santa’s lap this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. But that doesn’t mean he’s not making a list — and checking it twice — ahead of Christmas 2020. This year, he’s getting a little creative. Santa will make some appearances at local malls, but families […]
TribLIVE’s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. This year’s Holly Jolly holiday festivities in Latrobe will include a virtual visit with Santa and four days of extended downtown shopping promotions. As with the town’s Great American Banana Split […]
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — David Cornwell saved Christmas 2020 at Cabela’s, managers at the Noblesville store said. For more than 40 years, Cornwell transformed himself into Santa Claus for the outdoor recreation retailer’s annual “Santa’s Wonderland” event. Smiling in his velvet suit and sporting a long white beard (au naturale, according […]
November 10, 2020 | 9:00 a.m. In place of its usual fundraising event, Dream Foundation, this fall, is inviting people to bid, buy and give to help make the final Dreams of terminally ill adults and their families come true as part of Magical Moments, a celebration of Dreams. Magical […]
Visits to Santa have been cancelled after travel firm Tui said it cannot go ahead with trips to Lapland. The tour operator said it could not guarantee it would “keep the magic alive” for British and Irish families visiting the Finnish region because of coronavirus restrictions. In a statement it […]
Permits to cut your own Christmas tree in Santa Fe National Forest will go on sale Monday. The $10 permits will be available online through recreation.gov and over the phone by calling forest headquarters at 505-438-5300 or any of the forest’s district offices. Permits purchased by phone will be delivered […]
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION) Health officers from Santa Cruz County and counties and cities around the Bay Area issued recommendations for celebrating Thanksgiving safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations encompass gatherings, travel and recommended steps to reduce risk. “While we have made progress in reducing disease transmission and […]
American Film Market participants are grounded this year due to restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 virus and the market going virtual. Those factors have resulted in significant economic fallout for Santa Monica, the confab’s seaside home. There will be no power breakfast at Cora’s Coffee Shoppe; Santa Monica’s 29 […]
Permits to cut your own Christmas tree in Santa Fe National Forest go on sale Nov. 16. The $10 permits will be available online through recreation.gov and over the phone by calling forest headquarters at 505-438-5300 or any of the forest’s district offices. Permits purchased by phone will be delivered […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic challenges, Santa Maria is “holding up well,” with City Manager Jason Stilwell sharing both bright spots and bleak news on Wednesday. Stilwell and Mayor Alice Patino provided the State of the City presentation — virtually, of course — during an annual event hosted […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Bay Area children hoping to sit on Santa’s lap this year are in for some big changes, but it is still possible to get quality time with Saint Nick. A lot of Santa’s helpers who usually staff malls and department stores are older and at high […]
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and other economic challenges, Santa Maria is “holding up well,” with City Manager Jason Stilwell sharing both bright spots and bleak news on Wednesday. Stilwell and Mayor Alice Patino provided the State of the City presentation — virtually, of course — during an annual event hosted […]