Newport Hills Community Club

Well, Christmas 2009 has passed and so has the 2009 Santa Tour.  How quickly it all seems to arrive and go!  Even though we encountered some hurdles with this year’s event and missed the fire truck, Santa was able to successfully come through Newport Hills and for many of you, get quality time and give [...]

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Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas!  Santa Claus and his elves toured Newport Hills and Lake Heights on December 19th, handing out oranges and candy canes along the way.  Santa finished the day visiting with families at the Cornerstone Studio II from 1-2:30 PM.
A HUGE thank you to the volunteer elves and drivers (in no particular order):  [...]

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That’s right.. we have received confirmation from the North Pole that Santa is making his preparations to land in to the Newport Hills Neighborhood at 9am Saturday December 19th. He is looking forward to seeing all of you, and collecting canned goods along the way for needy neighbors. If you want some great photos and [...]

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Santa’s Elves finished construction of the sleigh in record time last week and we are ready for the Santa Tour!  Our Holiday Bazaar experiment is also returning good results so far. We have a few vendors who will set up their tables outside of Cornerstone Studio on December 19th from 12:30 to approximately 3 PM. [...]

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Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the wonderful volunteer elves who came out to help assemble Santa’s Sleigh last Saturday morning.  There were so many helping hands the sleigh was finished in record time. 
Your generosity of time and holiday spirit is greatly appreciated – and you are part of what makes this neigborhood [...]

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Are you an artist?  A crafts(wo)man?  A home business with goods or services to offer that would make great holiday gifts?  Do you raise money for a favorite cause through bake sales?  Cookie sales?  If you or someone you know in Newport Hills does, read on.
Saturday, December 19th, is the Newport Hills Community Club’s Santa Tour.  [...]

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Neighbors, Thank you all for the great response to our search for a trailer. We have SECURED a trailer for Santa’s Sleigh!! So thank you to everyone who tried to help. We COULD use more helping hands and tools for this Saturday morning’s build of the sleigh. If you have availability of time, talent or [...]

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Dear Neighbors,
Santa’s Elf Team has a challenge.   In the past we have shared use of the trailer that carries Santa’s sleigh with the Newcastle Rotary Club.  Late today we received word that Newcastle Rotary will not be running their Santa tour this year – and therefore will not be providing the trailer.  We still have [...]

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It was a great day for a convertible ride through Newport Hills! Once again Mother Nature made things interesting for this year’s Santa Parade creating a Winter Wonderland for Santa to make his appearance this year!  It felt like Christmas had truly arrived early in Newport Hills.  Adding a shiny red convertible to the parade [...]

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