Santa Claus Came to Town for the River Oaks Christmas Tree Lighting
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Serving the Cities of River Oaks and Westworth Village 77th Year No. 49 817-246-2473 7820 Wyatt Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76108 suburban-newspapers.com December 7, 2017 Around the Town With Jo Ann Dennis and Melody Dennis Santa Claus Came to Town for the River Oaks Christmas Tree Lighting If you had any doubts about Santa showing up for Christmas this year, you can put them to rest. Santa and his escort from the River Oaks Fire Department made a lot of kids happy as he was delivered to the River Oaks Community Center last Friday night to listen to all the kids’ gift wishes. The River Oaks Community Center hosted Santa and anyone from the community who wanted to open the Christmas season with food, games, family activities, Christmas music and lots of friends. River Oaks, get ready! The Christmas season is finally here, and Santa is ready and busily working on everyone's wish list. From what I saw at the communi- ty center Friday night, it looks as if River Oaks is going to have a very merry Christmas! See you next week! (photos continued on page 8) Santa was escorted to the Santa is in Town Celebration by the River Oaks Fire Department. Santa made sure the River Oaks Christmas tree, River Oaks Center pictured right, was aglow at the celebration. Monthly Food Bank Day Moved to Dec. 8 The Tarrant County Food Bank comes to River Oaks Center monthly to distribute food. The date for the December delivery has been moved to Friday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. Individuals receiving food bank food must meet the following requirements: • age 60 years or older or disabled • attend one or more activities at least two times a month at the River Oaks Center The activities are as follows: • Low Impact Exercise Class - Mon., Wed. and Fri., 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. • Sewing Group - Mon., between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. • Game Days - Mon., Wed. and Fri., 11 a.m. • Senior Meal - Wed., noon Pictured right, Castleberry ISD Counselor Jason Martinez and his wife Abigail hold their son, Henry, dur- • Karaoke Night - Wed., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ing a visit with Santa Clause at the River Oaks Community Center. • Thursday Nite Live - Thurs., 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. PAGE 2, December 7, 2017 Suburban Newspapers, Inc. Hometown Hero Hotline Offers Free Legal Advice The Tarrant County Bar Association is sponsoring a LegalLine phone-in service on the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. Lawyers will answer callers' legal questions in the areas of business and finance, consumer information, criminal and traffic situations, employment, family law, insurance, landlord and tenant, taxes, immigration and wills and probate. Spanish speaking lawyers are also available. LegalLine is a public service and is free to all callers. Callers and lawyers remain anonymous. Call 817-335-1239 between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. for this free service. Callers may be referred to other local community resources for help. The Tarrant County Bar Association's Senior Citizens Liaison Committee has produced an Elder Law Handbook, and it is available for free by calling 817-338- 4092. The book explains and defines in layman's terms many of the issues senior citizens may encounter. Call for a handbook to be mailed at no cost. Crime Stoppers Tarrant County Residents who have witnessed a crime, seen or heard suspicious behavior or Fort Worth Police Officer and River Oaks resident Maria Orand was promoted talk, but are afraid to reach out in fear of “being involved”, in fear of retaliation or to Corporal/Detective on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in a ceremony at the Fort Worth Police having to appear in court, can contact Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County. Academy. Her family and friends attended the event. Crime Stoppers is 100 percent anonymous and confidential, and gives citizens the safety and freedom to make their community a better place to live. For more information, visit Crime Stoppers website at www.469tips.com or call 817-469-8477. We publish birth announcements, engagements, obituaries, words of appreciation, “yeas” and “nays” and letters to the editor. *** Contact us for rates! 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