This & That…Friday, November 24, 2023

Tonight is the night to help make history! Head to Stonewall for the lighting of the World’s largest Christmas tree structure at 6:30pm. It will take place at Stonewall Government Plaza, 1746 US-171. 

Ducks Unlimited Banquet will be held Thursday, December 7 at the Clista A Calhoun Center in Mansfield. Doors open at 6pm. Contact Cody Love for tickets at 318.617.6541.

Enjoy a visit to downtown Logansport this Christmas season during the Holiday Stroll on December 14. All the shops are decorated for the holidays as a backdrop to all the amazing lights in Logansport. Most of them carry locally made salsa, jams & jellies and so much more. Perfect Christmas gifts. Come shop until 8:30pm and stroll down to the riverbank to enjoy the beautiful Christmas lights along the Sabine River.

Mansfield State Historic Site will present Christmas On the Homefront December 16 from 2-3.pm Taking a trip back to the holiday season during the American Civil War, visitors to Mansfield State Historic Site will learn about the Christmas traditions of the era and how families of Civil War soldiers celebrated the yuletide season with stories, songs, and food! Period holiday sweets such as gingerbread cookies, peppermint sticks, molasses taffy, hot chocolate, and chicory coffee will be available for sampling, as well as a demonstration of how these items were made in a 19th-century kitchen. Admission is $4.00 per person age 4-61; seniors 62 and over and children 3 and under are free. For more information, call (318) 872-1474 or (888) 677-6267, or visit our website at https://www.lastateparks.com/historic-sites/mansfield-state-historic-site.

Keatchie Heritage Foundation presents Christmas Musicale on December 17 at the Keatchie Presbyterian Church, 9548 Hwy 5, Keatchie at 6pm. Visit http://www.discoverdesoto.com for more information.