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THE SEA COAST ECHO—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1990-1B
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BY TRACI BONNEY
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Normally it would be halls and holly, but Hancock County’s Red Ribbon Christmas by the Bay is
the steps of the Courthouse beginning at 1 p.m. Community caroling will begin at 2.
For those interested in local history (or those who wish to see the area, but want to get off their feet) trolley rides will be
Commerce, the City of Bay St. Louis, the City of Waveland, the Bay St. Louis Business Association, the Diamondhead Business and Professional Association and The Sea Coast Echo.
Bay St. Louis Business Association president Ruth Thompson said planning for the event began in July. “This is the third year we’ve done this, but it’s the first year it has been this big. This is the first time it’s been a joint venture between the two cities, Diamondhead and the county.”
The happenings don’t stop when the sun goes down December 1. The Bay St. Louis Little Theater will present “Life With Mother Superior” Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8 at 8:15 p.m. at the playhouse on Boardman Avenue.
In addition, the Bay High School Band and choir will present a Christmas concert Wednesday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m., at the Bay High Auditorium on Blue Meadow Road.
The festivities continue Saturday, Dec. 8, when the Hancock County Courthouse, Bay St. Louis City Hall and Waveland City Hall turn on decorative lights at 5 p.m.
Bay St. Louis Business Association president Ruth Thompson, left, and Hancock County Historical Society secretary Patt Cucullu decorate a post of the Kate Lobrano House in preparation of Red Ribbon Christmas by the Bay.
an outdoor event.
The 500 red ribbons donated by five of the six sponsors are only one feature of the celebration to be held Saturday, Dec. 1. A Red Ribbon Christmas Parade will begin at 11 a.m. at Main Street and Hwy. 90. It wil go east on Main to Beach Blvd., south to Carroll Ave., and west to Second Street, where it will disband. More than 30 units are expected to participate in the parade.
Meanwhile, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. young shoppers will be able to select gifts for family and friends (with some help from Santa’s elves) at the Santa’s Shop in the vestibule of the Courthouse. All merchandise is donated from area stores and is priced at $5 or less. Proceeds from the Shop will go to the Bay St. Louis Business Association’s Bay Middle
conducted in the Historic Beach Blvd. District from 2 to 5 p.m. Tours are $2 per person.
Other events include open houses at Halcyon House, Chartres Antiques, Yesterday’s Treasures, Potter’s House and Weaver’s FYame Studio; a Hwy. 90 Holiday Tour that includes Ellen Kane Gifts, Princess Shoppe, S.R. Chapman and The Kid Company; and an autograph party featuring Frank Davis and Leah Chase at Bookends on Hwy. 90.
Sponsors for the Red Ribbon Christmas by the Bay are the Hancock County Chamber of
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the same day, a car and boat show will be held on the grounds of the Waveland Resort Inn on
Hwy.90.
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