by Dennis Dalman
Santa Claus is coming to town – to St. Joseph, that is.
On Friday, Dec. 1 from 4-8 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet city residents on the patio of the Bello Cucina restaurant in downtown.
The special appearance is just one of the events scheduled for the 13th annual JoeTown Winter Walk. A tree-lighting ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. in front of the St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Here is a line-up of the day’s events:
Santa at Bello Cucina, 4-8 p.m.
Woodcraft projects with members of the Avon Home School at Bad Habit Brewing Co., 4-8 p.m.
A “Luminary Walk” in downtown St. Joseph, 4-8 p.m.
Local musician Dave Cofell will give a performance at Bad Habit Brewing Co., 6-9 p.m.
Musical performance by Aksel Krafnick at Krewe restaurant, 6-9 p.m.
Live music at Jupiter Moon ice-cream shop, 5-8 p.m.
Massages at Exponential Chiropractic, 4-8 p.m.
Craft sale at the St. Joseph church’s Heritage Hall, 4-8 p.m.
Tree-Lighting Ceremony on the front lawn of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 7 p.m.

Colton Schnettler, 5, a preschooler at Kennedy Community School, looks to his mother (not pictured) for help on what to ask Santa for Christmas at a previous WinterWalk.