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By Randy Mitchell The Allen Elementary School choir performed for the Allen Board of Education Monday, singing Christmas music.

Christmas is a time to come together, enjoy a good meal and be around the people you love. This year a Community Christmas Dinner on Friday, December 22. will be all of that.

Area children need to start making their lists to be ready when Santa visits in downtown Allen on Saturday, December 16th. Since there won’t be snow for the reindeer to pull the sleigh, the Jolly Ole Man will arrive by fire truck at 2:00 p.m. and visit with children on west Main Street.

The Allen Elementary School Choir will be among those performing this Saturday, December 9th, at the “Jolly Good Time” festivities in Ada. The choir, made up of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students, will be singing in the Juliana Park. Singing groups will take the stage between the hours of 11:00 a.m.

The Allen Mustang bands have been hard at work to bring a little Christmas cheer to you and the rest of the community with their Merry Mustang Concert.

Allen Elementary will celebrate the coming Christmas break next week by dressing up each day.

We’re sure Haven Ward’s favorite song this Christmas is “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth!” We have our doubts about Santa having teeth in his sack of gifts but maybe soon they’ll appear. Haven is a 1st grader at Allen Elementary.

Filing for Seat #4 on the Allen School Board of Education closed at 5:00 p.m. yesterday, Wednesday, December 6th. As of press time two individuals had filed for the position: Brad Wofford and incumbent Kelly Hurt. The position is for a 5-year term of office.

Area children need to start making their lists to be ready when Santa visits in downtown Allen on Saturday, December 16th. Since there won’t be snow for the reindeer to pull the sleigh, the Jolly Ole Man will arrive by fire truck at 2:00 p.m. and visit with children on west Main Street.

The AHS Sophomore class will be holding an Indian Taco Dinner on Tuesday, December 12th, prior to Allen’s first home basketball game. Come enjoy a taco, dessert and drink in the school cafeteria before the game. Serving will be from 4:30 to 6:30. Cost of the meal will be $10.