By Chad Koenen

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Vergas will get a bit of a sweet tooth on Saturday as the community hosts its annual Small Town Christmas with a Candy Land theme.

The annual Small Town Christmas celebration will be held in downtown Vergas from 2-5 p.m. and feature everything from a Live Nativity to fire pits on Main Street that will provide a little heat for all those who attend the annual celebration. 

Of course, one of the highlights of Saturday will be the jolly man in red, who will stop by downtown Vergas. Santa Claus will be visiting area children and the young at heart from 2-4 p.m. In addition to Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus will be visiting with children young and old on Saturday. Children who visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus will receive a free stocking courtesy of the Vergas Lions Club and drawings for prizes will also be held. 

Small Town Christmas will also include a live nativity, live music, horse wagon rides, fire pits, cookies and hot cocoa will also be served on main street. There will also be ranch animals set up near downtown Vergas. 

The annual lighting of the tree and reading of the Christmas Story will begin at 6 p.m. as Vergas rings in the holiday season.

From 2-5 p.m. several local businesses will be hosting everything from kids games, to free sandwiches and chips, cookie decorating, window painting, a scavenger hunt and more. Each business throughout the downtown Vergas area will have a slightly different game and theme. Those who attend Small Town Christmas can match the game piece to the business door to see what will be unlocked inside. 

Several Vergas area businesses will also have sales throughout Small Town Christmas. Several of the businesses and their sales are located throughout the Frazee-Vergas Forum as they get ready for a busy holiday season.

Saturday will also be the kick off for the Holiday Bucks sale. The Vergas Community Club is offering Holiday Bucks again this year. For every $80 spent on Holiday Bucks, a person will receive $100 worth of holiday bucks that can be used at most Vergas area businesses. The community club pays the difference out of their funds.