Front Porch: Santa Claus is coming to Gold Bar

Published 7:24 pm Friday, December 13, 2013

The city is holding its annual holiday festivities with a lighted parade at 5 p.m. today. The parade starts and ends at the Gateway Park gazebo.

Santa will be at Snohomes Realty from noon to 3 p.m. for free photos. Snohomes will be serving cider and cookies at its location at 809 Croft Ave in Gold Bar.

For more information, call 360-793-9622.

Free ski pass for kids: Fifth-grade students can get a free season pass to ski or snowboard at Stevens Pass.

The pass is good for the 2013-2014 season. The students must be between 9-11 years old and enrolled in a Washington school.

To get the pass, students must show proof of fifth-grade enrollment, such as a report card or school ID.

To get your pass, call 206-812-4510, ext. 4206, or go to guest relations at Granite Peaks Lodge at the ski area.

For more information, go to www.stevenspass.com/site/passes/deals/5th-graders-free.

Regarding 2013: Did you start 2013 with a resolution to get healthy? Were you successful?

If so, reporter Gale Fiege would like to hear from you. Please send an email with your phone number and a brief description of your success story to gfiege@heraldnet.com. The deadline is Friday.