Santa and Mrs. Claus greet kids

Santa and Mrs. Claus greet kids

Santa and Mrs. Claus wave to the collection of children gathered along the Sertoma Children’s Christmas Parade route Sunday in the annual event that this year honored Benjamin Hanby’s 150th anniversary of writing “Up on the Housetop,” a perennial Christmas favorite.

Uptown Deli hints at opening menu

Uptown Deli hints at opening menu

The first item in the new Uptown Deli and Brew menu and three of the local brews hint at the opening day celebration where the more than two year process for rebuilding the old feed store into a restaurant .