It's hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. How many of you remember how we used to go down to the fire station in downtown and wait for Santa? I can remember being a little girl and waiting in the old fire station for Santa to come visit, boy were we excited. It felt like the entire town was there, everyone was hanging out in the cold waiting for the jolly fella to show up. When he finally showed up all of us kids would scream and jump around and our Mothers would watch in amazement. I will never forget the joy of getting to meet Santa in the Winlock fire station; those were the good ole days!
Winlock Timberland Regional Library Presents:
PageTurners Book Discussion, 10-11 a.m., December 4 for adults. Read or listen to "A Constellation of Vital Phenomena" by Anthony Marra, then come share your thoughts. Please note: This session starts at 10 a.m. and includes a holiday potluck brunch.
STEM Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., December 5 for all ages. Drop by the library on STEM Saturday for fun science activities, stories, and play.
Makers Unite - Share Your Work, 5:30-6:30 p.m., December 8 for all ages. If you are a maker, you belong in the Winlock Makers Group. Share successes, work on current projects - knitting, carpentry, painting, carving, etc. All ages and skill levels welcome.
Winlock Olequa Senior Center menu is as follows:
Dec 2nd - Tuna Casserole, broccoli slaw, Jello with mandarin oranges and Chocolate cake
December 3rd - Varies
December 4th - French dip with auj jus, seasoned fries, coleslaw, fruit chunks and tapioca pudding
December 7th - Soup, salad or sandwich (any combo of the two)
December 8th - no lunch will be served
The last potato bar of the year will be December 4th at the Winlock Oleq
Don't forget about the Christmas tree lighting this week on December 5th at 6:30pm. There will be refreshments and all sorts of fun so head downtown to the Worlds Largest Egg and enjoy the festivities!
Also, the annual giving Christmas tree is down at IGA Cedar Village, please help out a family in need this year by picking up a tag and making a young kids holiday. They usually put on the tag what they would like which makes the Christmas shopping that much easier, you don't have to guess. This is the time of year that everyone needs a little help, young and old alike.
Also, the new group called WIN will be having a meeting on the 17th of December at 6:00pm at Guadalajara if you are interested. These are a group of people who really want to improve Winlock, if you would like to participate in making Winlock a better place this is definitely where you will want to be.
The last potato bar of the year will be December 4th at the Winlock Oleque Senior Center. It starts at 4:30pm and they have expanded it recently so head on down and enjoy time with others in Winlock. Remember, this is not for seniors only, the Senior Center is open to everyone in the community.
Don't forget that the Lions club will be selling fireworks for New Years celebrations, they will be open on the 27th to the 31st and proceeds go to help out the community.