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Florissant Christmas Celebration

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Get Your Pet's Photo Taken With Santa Today at Florissant Petco

"Your Friendly Neighborhood Fish Guy" will be on Santa duty at Petco three days this month, including Saturday.

In addition to his stop at Florissant City Hall today to visit with local kids and help with the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Santa will also be at Petco Super Store on North Lindbergh in Florissant to catch up with your “furry kids.” Jim Lovins, who formerly worked with Beldt’s Aquarium and the St. Louis Zoo and who is also known as “Your Friendly Nighborhood Fish Guy,” will be on Santa duty. Pets and family members are invited to pose for photos with Santa, which will be sold for $8.95. “All of the proceeds will be donated to local animal shelters,” Lovins said. “All species are welcome, including humans.” Lovins added that there will also be a raffle to benefit local shelters that will include featured items such as an …

Monday, December 5, 2011

Florissant Residents Enjoy Annual Christmas Walk

Businesses, Santa Claus helped ring in the holidays in Old Town Florissant.

Florissant residents had somewhat warmer weather and a ton of options for the annual Christmas Walk. Several Old Town businesses opened their doors to holiday shoppers, while kids and adults could partake in several crafts, storytelling and, an important task, talking to Santa Claus. Each year, Florissant Old Town Partners works in conjunction with the cities and businesses to welcome the holidays to town. The fun-filled afternoon lead up to the Christmas tree lighting at City Hall. We caught a few photos of the event around town.

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