Parade Of Lights Will Open Holbrook’s Holiday Season

Kids are welcome to come and visit Santa Claus, who will be at the courthouse gazebo from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The theme for this year’s parade is Let It Snow, and entries as of press time included the Holbrook Summer Dancers, Navajo County Hashknife Sheriff’s Posse, Mission Linen Supply, Committee to Elect Russell Begaye, Holbrook High School Spiritline, American Legion Color Guard, Travel Centers of America, Holbrook Painted Desert Kiwanis Club, Adrian and Marlene Sample Family, Arizona Public Service Co., Summit Healthcare Holbrook Clinics, Route 66 Gearheads Car Club, Bucket of Blood Re-Enactors, Navajo County Rodeo Queens, Holbrook United Methodist Church, Holbrook High School Marching Band, Holbrook Volunteer Fire Department, Holbrook Animal Shelter, Holbrook Chamber of Commerce, Holbrook Man and Woman of the Year, Petrified Forest National Park, Holbrook Seventh-day Adventist Indian School, Holbrook Police Department, Bahai’ Faith, Fidencio Tafoya and Gina Baca, Northland Pioneer College Welding Program, Marc Community Resources, Scotty & Sons Towing and Auto, Las Joyas Del Desierto Folklorico Dancers, Navajo County Fair Royalty, and Girl Scout Troops 510, 1449 and 2093.

The parade will travel south along Navajo Blvd. from East Florida Street, then move west along Hopi Drive to West End Park.

Festival Of Trees

The 33rd annual Holbrook Festival of Trees will continue from 4 to 9 o’clock tonight (Dec. 5) and from 12 noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday at the Catholic Family Center, located at 210 E. Arizona St. There will be hot chocolate and cookies to enjoy, musical performances and a toy drive for charity.

Residents, churches, civic organizations, schools and businesses in Holbrook and the surrounding area have decorated trees for display in this event to help welcome the holiday season.

The Holbrook Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event.