Parade of Lights set for Friday

A youngster meets with Santa and Mrs. Claus during last year's Festival of Lights celebration.

The annual Christmas Parade of Lights, featuring the first "official" appearance of Santa Claus in Mountain Home, will be held this Friday, beginning at 7 p.m.

The theme this year is "An Old Fashioned Christmas."

The event committee is led by Desiree Morgan from Wells Fargo Mortgage and Willy Heckathorn from United Metals (who is a personal friend of Santa and Mrs. Claus). The local masonic organizations will once again offer free hot dogs, coffee and cocoa.

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