“
I guess you could say it takes
us back to our small-town roots.”
Again this year, a mailbox will
be set up outside Denhart’s so
children can mail their letters to
Santa Claus. Those with self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelopes will
receive a reply from Santa.
“
It’s an important event for our
merchants, also, because it marks
the beginning of their holiday
shopping season and staying
open later,” Ruder said.
Another popular event in
Washington is the Historical
Society’s Christmas Home Tour,
scheduled for Dec. 11. Five or
six homes will be featured in the
event that is a fund raiser for the
Historical Society.
Ruder said there will be holi-
day events scheduled in Sunny-
land, as well, though the details
and dates were not set when The
Peorian went to press.
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This Nativity scene is displayed each year in the square at Washington.
