WINNERS OF BELLVILLE SMALL TOWN CHRISTMAS PAGEANT ANNOUNCED

  

Bellville’s 39^th Annual Small Town Christmas celebration got underway Thursday night with the Little Mr. and Miss Small Town Christmas Pageant.

Crowned as this year’s Little Mr. and Miss Small Town Christmas were Lane Luedeker and Emma Tallerine.

The two will be featured in the lighted Small Town Christmas parade on Friday, December 3^rd.  The parade will be accompanied by the lighting of the courthouse tree.

Following the parade, downtown Bellville will be filled with holiday activities.  The Mini-Park will have a real snow slide, an inflated activity area with a swing and obstacle course, a petting zoo, pony rides, and non-profit food and drink vendors at the Jim Bishop Pavilion.  Guests can also watch the movie “The Star”, take pictures with Santa in the Mini-Park gazebo, and enjoy a street dance with the Red Bulls.

Festivities continue on Saturday, December 4^th with Breakfast with Santa at Newman’s Bakery, along with holiday shopping, food trucks, performances and music on the courthouse square and under the Jim Bishop Pavilion.

A drive-thru living nativity will be set up at the St. John Lutheran Church Retreat Center on December 4^th and 5^th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information, visit www.bellvillesmalltownchristmas.com.