Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
George Smith, left, and Jeff Fox of Heartland Continuing Care Center work on setting up the frame for their float Tuesday afternoon. It will be one of several in the Portales Christmas parade Friday night.
PORTALES — December has several local events in store for families to celebrate the holiday season together.
The little miss merry christmas Pageant will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Yam Theatre, and will see one of this year's seven contestants awarded the title of little miss merry christmas for raising the most money for the white Christmas lights on businesses in downtown Portales.
Fridaywill see the 30 annual Christmas Light Parade and Jubilee, in which local organizations will run their floats at 6:30 p.m. from the Portales Recreation Center to the downtown square. Pre-parade entertainment will also be available to attendees at 6 p.m. on the square. The forecasted temperature for Portales Dec. 2 is a high of 49 degrees and a low of 28.
According to Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Events Coordinator Heidy Basso, 20 floats are currently registered, with a few more expected to sign up before the event.
Clovis' Christmas Lights Parade will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday and will travel Main Street from 14th Street to Second Street.
The parade currently has "about 35 entrants right now," according to Clovis MainStreet Executive Director Lisa Pellegrino-Spear. The forecasted temperature for Clovis Dec. 3 is a high of 35 degrees and a low of 22.
The Santa Cop event, in which toys will be handed out to between 300 and 400 children, will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Portales Memorial Building. The event will include snacks, drinks, cookies, a goodie bag for children and a gift from Santa Claus.
At 5 p.m. Dec. 11, the First Baptist Church in Portales will perform "Fumbly Bumbly Angels," a children's play about angels who learn about the story of Christmas in a unique way.
"There's four angels who have been assigned a special assignment, because they're trying to earn their place in the heavenly choir. It ends up taking them to Bethlehem, because their assignment is to go and see Jesus being born," said Children's Ministry Director Sara Keller, adding that the play will be a "fun night for families to watch a play and learn a little more about the Christmas story."
RCCC will be holding a free movie night 6 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Yam Theatre in Portales.
According to Executive Director Karl Terry, the movie is "The Muppet Christmas Carol."
The movie night, he said, is "just a chance to kick back with family and watch a movie, and for folks that maybe don't have the means for the whole family to see the movie, this gives them a chance to go for a free movie."
Concessions such as popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be available for a low price, Terry said.
Clovis Community College will have its own version of "A Christmas Carol," in the form of "Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge." It will be shown 7 p.m. Dec. 14-17 and 2 p.m. Saturday at the CCC Town Hall. Tickets are $10 general admission, with a discount to $7 for either CCC Cultural Arts Series season ticket holders, seniors, students and military. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance at the CCC Cashier's Windows.
