This year, Santa Claus is leaving the sleigh at home and arriving by helicopter for the Twentynine Palms Light Parade and City Tree Lighting. Reporter Heather Clisby has details…
The Twentynine Palms Rotary Club and the City of Twentynine Palms are kicking-off the holiday season on Tuesday, December 4, with the Twentynine Palms Light Parade and City Tree Lighting, set for 5:30 p.m. and free to all ages.
The parade will begin on Joshua Lane, off of Adobe Road, pass City Hall and then turn left on to Sun Valley Drive. Some entries will be on display in the lot west of Veteran’s Park at City Hall after the parade.
Several Twentynine Palms Service Clubs—Soroptimist International, Kiwanis, and Rotary—will then prepare to illuminate the official city Christmas Tree. Mayor McArthur Wright will welcome attendees, area churches will provide music, and the service clubs will serve hot cocoa and holiday goodies. The tree will be lit at 6:25 p.m.
Without any help from reindeer, Santa Claus will then fly in straight from the North Pole and touch down via helicopter on Adobe Road right in front of City Hall. Santa will hang out for photos while reviewing his Good-Bad List before lifting off and heading due north at 7:30 p.m.
Light parade applications are available at the Park and Recreation office at Luckie Park or by calling Z107.7 at 760-366-8471. Applicants are asked to bring a donation to the Twentynine Palms Food Pantry.
TWENTYNINE PALMS CITY AND SERVICE CLUBS TEAM UP FOR PARADE AND TREE LIGHTING EVENT
