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2017
Welcome to The Spirit of Christmas in Vernonia
will host this fundraising event again this year.
Please bring your homemade chili in a crockpot
before 10:00 am. Judging starts at 10:30 am.
$5 entry fee. $5 chili lunch may be purchased
following the judging; includes roll, drink and
cookie.
Join us in our traditional small town
celebration of the Christmas season.
This annual event features traditions
both new and old. We hope you will take time
to enjoy the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of
the holiday season as we celebrate Christmas
throughout the community on Saturday,
December 9th.
Gingerbread House Show-Off, 11 am -
3:30 pm, Vernonia Grange – All entries
must fit on a 13”x18” baking sheet; after that...
anything goes! Stop by to admire the entries and
vote; cash prizes awarded by People’s Choice for
top three in 0-12 and 13+ categories. Winners
announced at 4 pm. No entry fee. Sponsored by
Vernonia Hands on Art Center.
Downtown Business Window Display
Contest – Make sure to stroll downdown
to see all the local businesses who help make
everything festive with storefront trees and
window displays.
Breakfast with Santa, 8:30-10 am,
Vernonia Fire Station – Join Santa for this
extra special pancake breakfast.
4 th Annual Ugly Sweater 5K Run/Walk,
9 am, Anderson Park – Find your best ugly
Christmas sweater and take it for a tour around
the Vernonia Lake. It’s a flat and fast 5k race;
runners and walkers welcome. Entry fee is $20
for adults, $10 for youth and any students with
ID, 10 and under free. Prizes for best sweater
and swag for all!
Christmas Tree Lighting, following the
parade, Corner of Bridge St. and Weed
Ave. – Join Santa & Mrs. Claus as we light the
community Christmas tree.
Meet Santa & Mrs. Claus, following the
tree lighting, Blue House Café – Santa &
Mrs. Claus will arrive in the lighted parade and
then greet children at the Blue House Café.
Chocolate Walk, 11 am - 4 pm, Downtown
Businesses – Sample and purchase various
chocolate treats at local businesses. Look for the
big Hershey’s Kiss at participating shops.
Lions Club Hot Cider, 11 am - 4 pm, Blue
House Café – The Vernonia Lions Club will be
serving free hot cider, as well as holding a raffle.
Stocking Stuffer & Gift Show,
11 am - 5 pm, Vernonia Grange and
Grace Family Fellowship – Stop by for
holiday shopping and support local artists and
craftspeople, along with local non-profits and
local direct marketing vendors.
Storytelling & Craft: “Mooseltoe,”
11 am, Vernonia Library
Storytelling & Craft: “Twas the Night
Before Christmas,” 12:30 pm, Blue House
Café
Storytelling & Craft: “The Polar Express,”
1:30 pm, Vernonia Grange
Storytelling & Craft: “Olive, the Other
Reindeer,” 2:30 pm, Grace Family
Fellowship
Christmas Cookie Bake-Off, 3 pm,
Vernonia Grange – Entries must include 6-12
plated cookies. Adults (13+) and youth judged
separately. Cash prizes awarded. Cookies must
be delivered between 10 am and 3 pm; judging
is at 3 pm and results announced at 4 pm. No
entry fee. Sponsored by Vernonia Hands on Art
Center.
Storytelling: “How the Grinch Stole
Christmas,” 3:30 pm, R&S Market
Contest Winners Announced, 4 pm,
Vernonia Grange – Winners of the Lighted
Home Decorating, Business Window Display,
Chili Cook-off, Gingerbread House, and Cookie
contests will be announced.
Lighted Parade, 5:30 pm, State Avenue to
City Hall – Lighted log trucks, lighted vehicles
and lighted marchers are all welcome. Sign up
at Napa; line up at 5 pm, parade starts at 5:30.
Spaghetti Dinner and Auction, after tree
lighting, Cabin in Vernonia (formerly the
Scout Cabin) – Join the Vernonia Seventh Day
Adventist Church congregation at this annual
fundraiser. The dinner will benefit the Vernonia
Cares Food Bank and the auction benefits the
church’s renovation fund.
Food Vendors and Fire Pits, 10 am - 6 pm
Shay Park – Stop by Shay Park to warm up
and grab a bite to eat.
Winter Art Show, 10 am - 7 pm, Grey
Dawn Gallery – See fine art and enjoy
refreshments at this wonderful local gallery.
The show features a
selection of new images by
landscape photographer
Christopher Burkett.
Coloring Contest, 11 am
- 1 pm, Blue House Café
– Great prizes for kids ages
3-12. Coloring Contest
will be judged at 1:30 pm.
Sponsored by the Vernonia
Volunteer Ambulance
Association.
Chili Cook-Off &
Feed, 11 am - 1 pm,
Blue House Café –
The Vernonia Volunteer
Ambulance Association
Horse & Buggy Rides with Donner,
12 - 3 pm, City Hall – Rick Hobart and
his horse Donner will be
available for buggy rides
around town, starting and
ending beside City Hall.
Vernonia Dickens
Carolers, 12 - 4 pm –
Watch for these carolers
in full Victorian costume,
wandering the streets and
spreading Christmas joy
throughout the day.
Wine Tasting, 2 - 7 pm,
Bear Creek Pub – Stop by
and join Wines of Oregon for
a wine tasting event.