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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Downtown Kelseyville will be decked out in lights, decorations and holiday cheer for the town's annual “Christmas in the Country,” which will be held this Friday, Dec. 3.
The Kelseyville Business Association will host the 17th annual old-fashioned Christmas celebration from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The event features what Mary Morse of the Kelseyville Business Association said is the biggest and oldest light parade in Lake County. The light parade starts at 6:30 p.m.
Businesses along Main Street will remain open late, offering coffee and cookies, Morse said.
The festivities will include Christmas music, hot cider and free mule-drawn carriage rides – courtesy of Eleven Roses Ranch – in a relaxed Christmas country atmosphere, she said.
Morse said the event takes people back to a simpler time – filled with good will and the smiling faces of children and adults alike.
“It's Norman Rockwell all the way,” she said.
Morse said downtown Kelseyville is awash in holiday lights and decorations beginning at Thanksgiving and lasting throughout the New Year.
The light parade – the lineup for which begins in front of Gard Street School at 5:30 p.m., an hour before the parade starts – will feature the crowd favorite “bubble machine” courtesy of David Morse of Kelseyville Appliance, the association reported.
Mary Morse said there is no cost to enter the parade, and community members are encouraged to enter anything brightly lit – trucks, cars, boats, floats, horses, wagons and community groups.
She said the 2009 parade was the best ever, and they're hoping to top it this year. Entries will be accepted right up to the time of the parade, she added.
At 7 p.m. the traditional town tree lighting will be held at the Kelseyville Fire Protection District's firehouse, said Morse.
She said Santa Claus also will make an appearance – complete with a sleigh built by Kelseyville Lumber – at WestAmerica Bank, where children can share their Christmas wishes and have a photo taken with Santa.
Local piano man David Neft also will be playing Christmas music at the bank, Morse said.
This year the event will feature free raffles from a number of Kelseyville businesses, Morse said, including Kelseyville Pharmacy, Rosa D'Oro, Darling's Vitamins and Lyndall's Sports Stop Grill.
Other special features Morse said will be offered this year will include a miniature quilt display at the Saw Shop Gallery Bistro, the “Sweet Shoppe” featuring goodies and hot cider at Patti's Petals, and the art of Carolyn Morris at WestAmerica Bank.
On the same night as Christmas in the Country, the Kelseyville Presbyterian Church will host its chili and chowder supper, starting at 5 p.m. in the Friendship Hall.
The church reported that it will serve chili or chowder, salad, cornbread, dessert and a beverage. The cost for the full meal is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under, or $3 per person for dessert and beverage only.
Morse said St. Peter's Catholic Church will provide hot dogs and beans and John's Market will serve up barbecue.
Kelseyville Methodist Church also will hold its annual holiday canned food drive. Community members are urged to be generous and bring a can or two to help everyone have a bountiful Christmas.
For applications or more information on the parade contact Mike Linnell, 707-279-4506. For other event information contact Mary Morse at 707-279-8559.
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