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T&S Christmas Tree
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Jolly St. Nick to
make appearance in Estherville.
The Christmas Grainery
sells trees, wreaths and more.
Sounds: The Browns present
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Screen: New releases for the
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Side Trip:
Thanksgiving is past, Christmas is coming.
That means we are in the season
of Advent.
Watching a holiday movie in early
November, I cringed when one of the
characters explained
in a phone call to
her father that the
mountainside resort
she was staying at was
fully booked during
Advent, from before
Thanksgiving through
the 12th day of January.
What editor let that
ridiculous explanation
slip past?
Advent is a Christian
liturgical season
of waiting and preparing for Christ’s birth.
If you grew up attending church and Sunday
School, you know this from the ritual
Sunday morning lighting of the candles on
the Advent wreath.
Our kids had an Advent calendar with
tiny pieces hidden behind each door.
After we read the paragraph for that day
they could hang the character on the story
board. The pieces didn’t always end up
where they were intended — like a sheep
suspended in the sky where the star should
have been, or the manger appearing a full
week earlier than it should have.
But they knew the story and knew that
eventually the baby Jesus would end up in
the manger — the real meaning of Christmas.
Advent calendars are something of a “hot
ticket” this year. The Advent wine calendar
at one national chain sold out on the first
day it was available. Chocolate, cheese,
tea and even makeup are items I’ve seen
featured on adult versions, while Disney,
Harry Potter, “Star Wars” and unicorns have
surfaced on the youth varieties.
All great marketing opportunities, I suppose,
but amid all of this, I hope we still
find a place for Jesus.
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Over the river and
through the woods
This Weekend!
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T&S Christmas Tree Farm ready
for Christmas holiday season
At a Glance:
WHAT: T&S Christmas Tree Farm
WHERE: 20593 C12 Hawarden, IA
WHEN: 1-5 p.m. Sunday-Thursday
and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday
through second weekend in
December.
COST: Varies based on variety
and height of tree.
CONTACT: 712-552-1917
ONLINE: www.facebook.com/
tandschristmastreefarm
Christmas is ready to arrive early.
T&S Christmas Tree Farm in
Hawarden is ready to help you
get started.
They’ve been helping people
jump-start the holiday season since
they opened their Christmas tree
farm in 1986. Today, this second
generation farm continues to sell
Christmas trees as well as wreaths,
garlands and much more.
The Christmas tree farm was
started by Terry and Sue Muth as a
part of their nursery garden center
and landscaping business originally
named T&S Nursery. They closed the
nursery in 2003, but decided to keep
the Christmas tree farm.
When they started, they only had a
couple of hundred trees available for
people to cut and take home for the
holiday season, but that number has
grown to up to more than 1,000 this
year on their 15-acre farm.
The farm is now owned and run by
Terry and Sue’s two children Adam
Muth and Robin Miller and her partner,
Matt Smith.
They have a number of varieties of
trees for sale in varying heights and
fullness. This year they have balsam
fir, Fraser fir, canaan fir, white pine,
Scotch pine and some spruces.
In addition to trees in the field
that families can chop down, there
are also some extra large trees that
T&S has brought in from Wisconsin.
They also have wreaths, garlands and
other items for sale.
Normally, they enjoy delighting
kids of all ages with hot chocolate
and hot cider, but due to the continuing
coronavirus pandemic, they
won’t be offering refreshments this
year.
“We are going to have to disappoint
the little ones. We are not
doing our cider and hot chocolate
buffet this year. We are also asking
people who come into the store
to wear their masks and limit how
many folks come in,” Sue said.
The workers will also be masked
and Plexiglas has been installed in
strategic places in the shop.
They opened this year on Nov.
21 and will remain open through
the second weekend of December.
After that, they are available by appointment.
They are open 1-5 p.m.
Sunday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday-Saturday,
T&S Christmas Tree Farm is
open for the season and is
ready to help you pick our your
Christmas tree. They also have
wreaths and other items for
sale. SUBMITTED PHOTOS.
Despite everything, the family is
excited to be still in the business of
selling Christmas trees this year.
“The kids like the fact that they can
be self-employed and they can be
here on the farm. They both went off
to the city and then came back and
they love being on the farm,” Sue
said.
“Growing Christmas trees is also a
science and art — which offers fun
challenges. It’s science because you
have to pick the right varieties for the
area and manage pests and fungus.
It’s art because you have to learn to
trim them so they turn into Christmas
trees.” F
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Jolly St. Nick
to make
appearance
in Estherville
Social distancing
with
While the regularly scheduled
programming has been canceled,
that’s not stopping
Santa Claus from visiting Estherville
this winter.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic
brought a halt to the town’s
typical slate of seasonal events like
the Chocolate Walk and Winter
Nights, Holiday Lights, but a couple
of alternatives have been planned.
Starting on Black Friday and running
through Monday, Dec. 21, will
be the time to Shop the Ville for
Holi-YAY Cheer.
For every $20 shoppers spend at
chamber businesses and restaurants
they will get the chance to register
their name for prize drawings the
week of Christmas.
“People can go to as many places
as many times as they want and
get registered tons of times,” said
Lexie Ruter, executive director for the
Estherville Area Chamber of Commerce.
Santa
Giveaways will include gift cards,
Estherville Bucks and dozens of prizes
donated by chamber businesses.
“We do some promotions like that,
slightly differently, throughout the
year, then we typically do in-person
events during the holiday season.
Since we can’t do that we’re going
to do these giveaways and promote
shopping throughout the 25 days,”
Ruter said. “It’s always important
to support local businesses and it’s
especially important this year when
they had to close and were unable to
do business like normal.”
While folks are shopping for those
on their Christmas list, they may
hear a “Ho Ho Ho” or two from the
man in charge of sorting out who’s
been naughty or nice.
Santa Claus will make appearances
Saturday, Dec. 5, and Saturday, Dec.
12, from 1-4 p.m. on the porch of
Santa’s House in downtown Estherville.
“Santa’s House is this little cabin
we bring in every year and it actually
has a front porch. We usually do
our meet-and-greets inside, but we
thought we could take advantage of
the front porch to allow kids to come
talk to Santa and see him in person,
but from a safe distance,” Ruter said.
At a Glance:
WHAT: Santa in the Ville
WHERE: Downtown Estherville, IA
WHEN: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
5, and Saturday, Dec. 12
COST: Free
CONTACT: 712-362-3541
ONLINE: www.estherville.org
“They’ll even be able to take pictures
with Santa. He’ll be on the porch
and the kids will be on the street
below, but it will still be nice and still
be safe.”
Masks will be required for the
events.
Ruter is just happy kids will get a
chance to see Santa Claus.
“We wanted to have Santa because
this isn’t a normal year for anybody
and Santa is such an integral part
of the holiday here in the Midwest,”
Ruter said. “Kids have been through
a lot with canceled activities and
sports and all that stuff, so if we can
provide even a little bit of that magic
and cheer of Christmas, we wanted
to be able to do that.” F
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and more
At a Glance:
WHAT: The Christmas Grainery
WHERE: 3223 Kiwi Ave., Sheldon,
IA
WHEN: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays
until Christmas
COST: Varies based on the size
of tree
CONTACT: 712-395-1027
ONLINE: www.facebook.com/thechristmasgrainery
The Christmas Grainery in
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Christmas trees, lessons
in making your own wreath
and much more this holiday
season. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Christmas on the farm
It’s time to start decking the halls.
And The Christmas Grainery in
rural Sheldon is ready to help you
get started.
For the third year, Debbie and Greg
Alexander will be helping people
deck their halls with their business,
The Christmas Grainery.
The couple started the seasonal
business in 2018 and even though
the trees they planted aren’t big
enough to cut down yet, they are still
selling trees.
They are bringing in trees from
a supplier and offering a variety of
types and sizes.
“We have balsam, canaan, Korean
and Fraser firs. I am really excited
about the Korean firs. I hadn’t heard
of them and they are so cool. They
are a fir so they don’t shed their
needles as bad, but they sort of have
the look of a Scotch pine,” Debbie
said.
The Christmas Grainery is more
than just trees.
In addition to selling Christmas
trees, the Alexanders decided to
open up a small store and a spot for
people to make their own Christmas
wreaths.
“We are located in one of our
old granaries. We use the upstairs
to make wreaths and then downstairs
we have a little shop,” Debbie
said. “It’s been really fun to offer the
chance for people to make their own
wreaths. It takes zero skill and anybody
can do it. People seem to have
fun doing it.”
Due to the coronavirus pandemic,
wreath making is by appointment
only this year, and while people are
in the shop they are asked to wear a
mask.
Their small store offers up a variety
of homemade, local products that
would be great stocking stuffers.
They have some farmhouse decor,
holiday tea towels and other holiday
decorations, barn quilts, local honey,
handmade greeting cards and more.
The Christmas Grainery opened
for the season on Saturday, Nov. 21,
and will be open every Saturday until
Christmas from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. They
will also be open for appointments.
Just call Debbie at 712-395-1027 to
set up a time to purchase a tree or to
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At a Glance:
WHAT: Joy to the World — The
Browns 2020 Christmas Show
WHERE: The Browns Theater, 11
Central Ave. NW, LeMars, IA
WHEN: Nov. 24, 27, 28, Dec. 2-5,
9-12, 16-19, 22, 23
COST: $10-27
CONTACT: 888-202-2712 or 712-
546-5770
ONLINE: www.thebrownstheater.
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DON’T MISS IT!: The Browns
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Rudolph on Saturday, Nov. 28.
Seatings at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
The Browns present annual series of Christmas shows
The holiday season is in full
swing and for the Brown family
that means one thing — Christmas
concerts. A whole bunch of
them.
This year the series of holiday
shows, which got underway last
week, have been themed “Joy to the
World.”
“We picked the theme a few
months ago. Even at the point we
knew that everyone needed a little
bit, or a lot of joy this year,” said
Shelly Brown. “We just felt like with
everything going on people need
some hope and encouragement and
joy in their lives.”
There will be plenty of opportunities
to experience that joy with 17
shows still on the schedule running
all the way until Dec. 23 at The
Browns Theater in LeMars.
Tickets range from $10 to $27 and
shows are scheduled for 7 p.m. most
nights with a 1:30 p.m. show added
on Saturdays. Evening shows also
feature a home-style holiday meal.
“We’re having a traditional Christmas
meal with turkey, dressing,
homemade cranberry sauce, gravy,
salads and desserts. It’s just a festive
Christmas is our
favorite time of
the year. We’re
thankful we can
still do what we
love to do.
Shelly Brown
Christmas meal,” Shelly said.
As far as the show itself, guests can
expect to hear several Christmas classics
over the course of a couple hours.
Everything from classical music
with “The Nutcracker” to country
Christmas tunes like “I’ll Be Home
With Bells On” and everything in
between is on the table.
Caroling medleys and timeless
favorites like “Mary Did You Know”
and “O Holy Night” will be featured
as well.
“There are so many great songs to
choose from and it’s been fun over infection system, which is designed
the years to feature different things. to kill airborne viruses, including
Every Christmas show is different COVID-19.
and this year we have picked out a They will also be limiting capacity
lot of new songs and have over 20 to less than half of normal for each
costume changes, so that’s really show and masks will be required
fun.” Shelly said. “From our time in upon entry.
Branson we learned that people like Due to the limited seating capacity,
Shelly noted that they may add
a lot of variety and the shows are fastmoving
with a lot of songs fit into extra shows to the schedule based on
those two hours.”
interest and turnout.
This year’s music will have also “Safety is our top priority. We
have a boost from a full orchestra. want the people that come to feel
“We had producers here a couple comfortable so that they can hear an
weeks ago from Nashville to put on inspiring message,” Shelly said. “I
the background music and vocals we can’t tell you how many hours we’ve
wanted, and this year we were able to spent discussing seating and how to
record some songs that our producer do it all. We’ve made every effort to
arranged with the Nashville orchestra,”
Shelly said. “So we have these audience and for us.”
make it a safe environment for the
rich, large orchestral arrangements Once everyone takes their socially
which are so much fun.”
distanced seats, the Browns can focus
Of course a big reason so many on spreading the joy of Christmas
are looking for a little extra joy this through song.
season is the continuing coronavirus “Christmas is our favorite time of
pandemic.
the year. We’re thankful we can still
The Browns have several protocols do what we love to do,” Shelly said.
in place to make guests feel as safe “The outward circumstances have not
and comfortable as possible including
multiple hand sanitizer stations that’s what we’re going to share this
changed the song in our hearts and
and a newly installed UV-C Air dis-
Christmas season.” F
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PG-13 | 108 min. | ★★★★★
Members of a covert security company try to protect an accountant from the world’s
deadliest mercenary organization.
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Fatman
R | 100 min. | ★★★★★
To save his declining business, Chris Cringle, also known as Santa Claus, is forced
into a partnership with the U.S. military. Making matters worse, Chris gets locked
into a deadly battle of wits against a highly skilled assassin, hired by a precocious
12-year-old, after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
The Last Vermeer
R | 117 min. | ★★★★★
A soldier investigates a renowned Dutch artist who is accused of conspiring with the
Nazis.
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116 min. A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula.
★★★★★
PG-13 After suffering a difficult breakup, Lucy experiences a chance encounter with Nick, an aspiring hotel manager. The pair then
109 min. teams up to open an unusual art gallery that allows people to leave behind the mementos of former relationships and achieve
★★★★★ closure.
PG-13
120 min. To save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man to battle northern
★★★★★
invaders in China.
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91 min.
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The Climb
R
98 min.
Kyle and Mike are best friends who share a close bond until Mike sleeps with Kyle’s fiancee. A tumultuous but enduring relationship
between two men across many years of laughter, heartbreak and rage. It is also the story of real-life best friends who turn
their profound connection into a rich, humane and frequently uproarious film about the boundaries in all close friendships.
Freaky R
103 min. A mystical, ancient dagger causes a notorious serial killer to magically switch bodies with a 17-year-old girl.
★★★★★
Let Him Go
R
114 min.
Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from the
clutches of a dangerous family living off the grid in the Dakotas.
★★★★★
Aspiring 1990s musicians Bill S. Preston and Ted Logan are now middle-aged dads. When the Great Leader visits them to ask
about the song they were supposed to compose to save all of humanity, the two are at a loss. Given a new deadline, they ride
their telephone booth and time-travel into the future to retrieve this song from the people who have it — their future selves.
Diagnosed with a mental illness during his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while
falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
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