SCIA Brings Christmas Spirit to 2023 Holiday Activities

      Sno-dough, reindeer, carriage rides, free movie, and Mr. & Mrs. Claus will bring Christmas Spirit to the holiday activities Shenandoah Chamber & Industry Association has planned for this festive season. Shenandoah Christmas Spirit is the theme for the 2023 holiday season emphasizing family, tradition, giving, peace, friends, celebration, and good cheer.  In the goodwill spirit of the theme SCIA will collect donations of food and kids toys to be passed on to those less fortunate in the community. Donations will be collected in a sleigh in the SCIA window. Earlier this month Shenandoah stores kicked off the Christmas shopping season with a holiday open house event.

Night the Lights Come On November 25th will again feature live reindeer, music, hot chocolate, and horse drawn carriage rides are back, all 3-5 p.m. Parents can take photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Flatiron Plaza location at the corner of Clarinda Avenue and Blossom St. downtown. Holiday lighting count down will be at 5:30 p.m. Soup & Pie Supper fundraiser 5:30– 7 p.m. is hosted by the Veteran’s Memorial Museum at 603 W. Lowell Avenue with donations accepted. Holiday bargain hunters are encouraged to shop Small Business Saturday. Sponsors For the event are Community 1^st Credit Union, Fuller Center for Housing, SCIA, and Shenandoah Medical Center. HyVee will also provide and serve hot chocolate.