The annual Holiday Open House was held this past Thursday at the Choctaw County Library and featured holiday entertainment and festively decorated Christmas trees.
The culinary arts department of the CCCTC provided hot chocolate, the CCHS Band Boosters held a bake sale, and Santa was on hand for pictures with the kids.
Groups who decorated Christmas trees included: Choctaw Regional Medical Center (People's Choice), Choctaw County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Enon Kids for Christ (Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Kids Group), Lucky 13 4H Club, Girlfriends 2020 (People's Choice for Handcrafted Tree), 4H Clover Buds (People's Choice Award, Youth Group), Joni McCulloch's Class at Ackerman Elementary School, Ackerman Elementary School Pre-K, CCHS Band Boosters, Farm Bureau- Brandt Peterson, Ackerman Twentieth Century Club, Walker Crimm & Ethan McCulloch and Carol Crimm.
Entertainment was provided by the CCHS Chamber Choir, Elizabeth Rester, FCA Jr. High Choir, Teresa Ryan, Caleb Studdie, Becky Orr, Bill Taylor, Selah Ryan and Kendal Gammil.
At Holiday Open House, people voted for their favorite tree. Winners were:
People's Choice Award - Choctaw Regional Medical Center
People's Choice Award/Youth Group tree- 4-H Lego Engineering Cloverbud Club
People's Choice Award/Handcrafted tree - Girlfriends
Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest Winners:
Youth: Benjamin Ryan 1st Place
Adult: 1st Place Teresa & Selah Ryan
2nd Place Penny Burkes
3rd Place Jennifer Dempsey
Ugly Christmas Hat Contest Winner:
Youth: Haven Whittington
See page 15 for more photos
