Center Christmas parade and lighting contest Dec. 15

CENTER— This year’s Center Christmas parade will take place on Saturday Dec. 15 with Santa greeting boys and girls at Center’s Casa Blanca Park on Worth Street following the parade. 

Floats will line up at Second and Worth Streets at 12:30 p.m. The parade begins at 1 p.m. Floats, cars, wagons, ATVs – all are welcome. Prizes will be awarded for the floats with $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place. 

Children will receive bags of candy from Santa and merchants will be giving away prizes and gift baskets at the park.  The parade is sponsored each year by the Center Kiwanis Club.

Lighting contest

The Center lighting contest begins this week with judging set for Dec. 14. The town is asking for residents to volunteer as judges. 

In order to be considered as a participant in the contest, residents are asked to register at town hall. For more information, call 754-3497.