Join us for our 8th Annual Hometown Christmas on December 3rd from 5:00-9:00pm in downtown Warrenton, Georgia. Step back in time and enjoy the hustle and bustle of Christmas as they did many years ago. The following times listed display what will be going on:

.. 5:00pm: The Warrenton Garden Club will present the annual Tree- Lighting Service in front of our historic courthouse. Musical guests and the reading of the names of loved ones who are being honored or memorialized will highlight the service. Immediately following the service, the Garden Club will be serving hot grits, with or without cheese, and drinks in the Mason's Building, across the street from the courthouse. Look for notices in The Warrenton Clipper on making donations or speak with a Garden Club member.

5:30pm: The Cultural Heritage Museum at the Depot Welcome Center will be hosting an Open House. On the walls of the museum will be a display of pictures, fifty years or older, from county residents. You may find yourself among the many photographs from school pictures to church festivities. Come by and see who you can find among the vast display and tour the new Welcome Center and Chamber of Commerce offices.

.. 6:00pm: Santa will arrive by carriage. He will be greeting children and be available for pictures from 6:00- 8:00pm at The Station on Main Street. A photographer will be on hand for those without cameras.

.. 6:00pm until: The Live Nativity will take place on the grounds of the First United Methodist Church. Various church groups may participate in this portion of Hometown Christmas, placing Jesus Christ in the forefront of the celebration. If you or your church group would like to participate, please call Cindy Rivers at 706.465.9604. The group can be five or more children, adults or a combination of both. Costumes are available to put on over street clothes; plus, a live donkey is planned to be part of the scene!

.. 6:30pm: The Money Board drawing will be held at the Elves Bakery in The Store. Then, the board will be on display in the Elves Bakery so that you can check your ticket to see if you have won a prize.

The rules are:

1. 100 tickets available for sale, and all tickets have to be sold before the drawing on 12/3/09. To buy a ticket for $10, please call 706.465.9604.

2. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!

3. All numbers will be drawn with winners as follows: 10th number drawn wins $15; 2th number drawn wins $35; 50th number drawn wins $50; 75th number drawn wins $100; 100th number drawn wins $300.

4. Money board will be displayed and drawing held during Hometown Christmas at 6:30pm inside the Elves Bakery. The winning numbers will be announced in The Warrenton Clipper, The McDuffie Mirror and The McDuffie Progress the week following Hometown Christmas.

5. Winners will need to claim their prizes at the Elves Bakery either during Hometown Christmas or within two weeks of the drawing (12/28/ 09). Unclaimed prizes will be used as proceeds towards the Skyline Lighting Project along with the other $500 collected from the sales of the tickets.

For more information on the Money Board, please call the Warren Co. Chamber of Commerce at 706-465- 9604