Tour of Homes among Dec. 8 highlights
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The Wills Point Historical Society will be hosting a Christmas Tour of Homes event for the second consecutive years. Stops on the tour will include the homes of Janice and Roger Moore, Charles and Jan Rogers, Gerald and Lyn Haney, and Herschel and Linda LyBrand.
Organizers behind some of the biggest holiday events of the season are working hard this week, looking to put the finishing touches on this year’s installment of local Christmas staples.
This year’s holiday events, scheduled for Dec. 8 locally, will also include a mix of old and new events including the return of the Wills Point Historical Society’s Christmas Tour of Homes.
The Tour of Homes, which will take place from 5-7 p.m. Dec. 8, will serve as a fundraiser for the historical society. Stops are scheduled to include the homes of Janice and Roger Moore (11 Hillside Drive), Charles and Jan Rogers (202 E. James St.), Gerald and Lyn Haney (550 County Road 3718) and Herschel and Linda LyBrand (288 Post Oak Road).
Tickets, which are good for all four stops on this year’s tour, are $15 each. They will be available for purchase on the night of the event from any of the four homes on the tour.
Profiles of the featured homes will be published in the Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 editions of the Wills Point Chronicle.
Christmas on the Bricks
Christmas on the Bricks, scheduled from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dec. 8, will feature the annual Christmas Parade as well as arts/crafts and vintage vendors, concessions and live entertainment. Additionally, organizers added that this year’s event will include a Christmas Pageant at the Wills Point Community Center.
A tentative scheduled for Christmas events includes Breakfast with Santa from 8-9 a.m., the Christmas on the Bricks Pageant from 10-11 a.m., and the “Christmas Stories”-themed Christmas on the Bricks Parade beginning at 1 p.m.
Information about Christmas on the Bricks, any of the scheduled events, or to become a vendor or participant, can be found by contacting the chamber at 903-873-3111.
BRICK$ BUCK$
The Wills Point Chamber of Commerce has also announced that the winners of the annual BRICK$ BUCK$ campaign to encourage residents to shop local will take place at 3 p.m. on the same day as Christmas on the Bricks.
Giveaway prizes for the BRICK$ BUCK$ prices will include: first place, $2500; second place, $1500; and third place, $1000. The person and their winning ticket must be present to win.
Participating businesses (businesses who are giving BRICK$ BUCK$ for purchases in their stores) include: 24 Market, Crestwood, Sweethearts Gifts, Wills Point Hardware, Young Ideas, Bruce & Human, Milano's Pizza, Wills Point Chevrolet, The Green House, Mitchell Oil, Wills Point Vet Clinic, Fairway Shoes, Grace Tanning, The Venue, Wills Point Visual & Performing Arts Centre, and Reclaimed Closet & Home.
