Christmas bazaar to be held Nov. 18

“A Country Christmas,” St. James’ annual Christmas Bazaar, will be held Saturday, November 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A wide array of handcrafted items will be available for purchase including jewelry, paintings, cards, postcards, prints, handmade ornaments, Christmas wreaths, aprons, quilts, blankets, headbands, porcelain art and plates, multimedia photography, art photographs, canned relish, journals, nonfiction stories, decorated picture frames, soaps, CDs of original music, handcrafted wooden items, handspun wool items with a spinning demonstration, etc.

A bake sale with Scandinavian and holiday goodies will tempt taste buds.

The kitchen will be open for lunch. On the menu will be Shannon's clam chowder, coleslaw, nachos, chili, hot dogs, chili dogs, desserts, hot apple cider and coffee.

The Children’s Christmas Store will be open to children under 12 only; parents not allowed. Volunteers will help kids select and wrap gifts for their family members. Nothing is priced over $1.

Adding to the festive spirit will be live music by the Wahkiakum High School Choir from 11 a.m. to noon, and Fred Carter on guitar and vocals in the afternoon. The raffle drawing for eight beautiful gift baskets including Gardening, Family Time, Cooking, Longbottom Coffee, Spa, Wahkiakum County Bounty, etc., will be at 3:30 p.m. It is not necessary to be present to win.

The event takes place at 1134 Columbia Street in Cathlamet. Proceeds go to St. James Family Center’s programs for children and families.