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Santa visits, toy drives next week in Crosby

November 29, 2018
The Crosby-Huffman Chamber of Commerce’s Kid’s Festival combines with the Turner Chevrolet Monster Truck Toy Drive and ATV Lights Christmas Parade on December 8 parading from the Crosby Middle School to the Crosby Rodeo Fairgrounds to make a new, more decorative, longer, more dark parade.

CROSBY– Next week a bevy of special holiday display events begin in unincorporated Harris County.

One of the most exciting developments is that a large motorcade assembles at the parking lot of Crosby Middle School on Dec. 8 to be on parade at 6:00 p.m., stopping traffic on FM 2100 and marching to the Crosby Fairgrounds where a Children’s Festival is to be ongoing from 3:00 p.m.

The Children’s Festival offers photos with Santa, with traditional hotdogs and treats. On hand will be vendors with great gift ideas and lots of kids’ fun enjoyment. Last year there were rides and bounce houses with a petting zoo.

Turner Chevrolet has teamed with Clothe-A-Child Program to add to the chamber parade a special Toy Drive and 4X4 Parade with special guests Santa and friends. The Toy Drive and Clothe A Child are hoping to provide toys and clothes to those in need this year. The Toy Drives conclude with the parade on Dec. 8.

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Santa to sparkle in Highlands Dec. 4

November 29, 2018
Santa arrives in Highlands on a Highlands VFD Fire truck with hopes to hear the wishes of good little boys and girls on Dec. 4 beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the community park on San Jacinto.

HIGHLANDS – A mainstay tradition for the area is the annual park tree lighting and Santa’s early visit brought in by the Highlands Volunteer Fire Dept. on a fire truck.

The Jolly Ole’ Elf appears Dec. 4 at 6:00 p.m. and the community comes out to chat and have the kids tell him what they want. Meanwhile, folks can get photos of kids rapping with Santa.

The Highlands-Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce will provide cookies and goodies and the Highlands Rotarians are offering the greatest hot chocolate for all that attend.

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CHILI FEAST FEB. 2

November 29, 2018

Members of the Highlands Rotary Club display one of the raffle prizes in the 44th Annual Chili Feast, scheduled for next Feb. 2. Winner of the raffle has a choice of this car, a 2019 Camaro, or a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox. Cars are courtesy of Turner Chevrolet in Crosby. The first prize winner has a choice of color and model. There are 19 other prizes in the raffle. Highlanders look forward each year to a delicious bowl of Chester’s Chili, and a day of socializing with friends. Rotarians now have Chili Feast tickets available, at $100 each. See page 6 for more details.

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Next “Bras for the Cause” Feb. 2

November 29, 2018
Bras for the Cause’s next venue is on display inside the Southern Lace Estates palatial event center. Here two bras are modeled by pillars of the community and with the Lady’s of Tough Enough to Wear Pink Committee of the Crosby Fair & Rodeo.

The Crosby Fair and Rodeo’s Bras for the Cause Committee has announced plans for their 8th annual event on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the new Southern Lace Estates. The venue is located on 100 acres in Indian Shores and has hosted weddings and fundraisers. The Committee once again will host an event with 20 “celebrity” models, modeling bras with various themes to music of the model’s choice. The bras will be auctioned off at the end of the evening in a live auction.

Our MC again this year is Charles “Big Angry” Adams. Charles is a former police officer, former judge, a graduate from Harvard Law School and is a practicing personal injury and criminal defense trial attorney. He is also the host of the Big Angry and Zro Show on IHeart Radio’s Houston KPRC 950AM and the legal analyst of Fox 26 Houston’s Isiah Factor Uncensored. Over the past 7 years, BFC has raised over $1,000,000. All funds are donated to help cancer patients in our local area.

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