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ON THE COVER Christmas on the Square

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Christmas on the Square will be held in Camdenton offering a free and festive way to spend the holidays with family this season. Each year Christmas on the Square is held on the first Saturday in December. Free activities, food, music and a visit with Santa and his helpers is a part of the day. It will be held Dec. 3 from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Santa arrives at 11:30 a.m. The theme this year is “Reindeer.”

On Friday, Dec. 2, a Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held on the courthouse lawn from 5:30-7 p.m.

The season of giving is alive and well with the Can Do Challenge. It’s time to “Rein” in and be a “Deer” for the challenge that collects non-perishable items for the Lamb House. Get your business, church or group together and collect items up until the day of Christmas on the Square. A tally of donations is done for those participating in the contest with the winners in each category taking home a traveling trophy to display until next year. The Can Do Challenge is open to anyone that would like to participate in the following categories: Business, Church or Group/ Organization. In 2021 winners were: Save A Lot in Camdenton, Business category; St. Anthony’s Church in Camdenton, Church category; and Kiwanis Club of Camdenton, Group/Organization category. A booth will be set up during Christmas on the Square to take collections. The Lamb House is located in Camdenton and offers a thrift store, food pantry and emergency aid for families in need in the Lake area. They provide food for up words of 450 families each month. For more information about the Can-Do Challenge, call Rhonda Wilkening at 573-286-7945, the Camdenton Chamber of Commerce at 573-346-2227 or Gary Mitchell at the Lamb House at 573-346-2168.