Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Alan Screws family will open their “Christmasland - the North Pole of Texas” display for the 2011 holiday season on Friday, Dec. 2. The display is free and open to the public. This is the 15th year for the display, which offers train rides, hot chocolate and more than 90,000 lights in addition to cut-outs, an animated Santa’s Toy Shop, and paddle-boat elves. For more information, see the November 24 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.