Sign up for the parade!

Entries are coming in for the 33rd Annual Holiday Parade on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Entry forms are available at our office, 225 N. Richmond Road. You can also download the entry and vendor forms from our website at whartontexas.com.

This year’s parade theme is “Storybook Christmas”. Our Parade Marshal is Phil Stephenson, who is the first state representative from Wharton in more than one-half century.

Lots of other stuff happening:

Camille Miller, president and chief executive officer of the Texas Heath Institute, will explain the new health-care law at the Wharton Chamber’s Lunch and Learn Seminar series.

The luncheon will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at the Wharton Civic Center. Tickets are now on sale.

The emphasis of her talk will be the new law’s impact on businesses. Call us at 532-1862 to reserve tickets.

The Chamber’s Christmas Open House will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10. Come by and visit!

Susan Shell Winston will have a book signing at Milam Street Coffee Shop from 3 to 5 p.m. today, Saturday, Nov. 16. The coffee shop also will host the next Java Jam from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22.

“Proof” is at the Plaza Theatre this weekend, and the Farmers Market from 9 to noon today at the WCJC parking lot.

Whartontexas.com can post your events and has a complete listing of events. It also is a great way to avoid conflicts when scheduling an event.

This week’s Business Spotlight: K&D Design.