Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

The Alan Screws family has their “Christmasland - the North Pole of Texas” display for the 2009 holiday season open to the public again this year. This is the 13th year for the display, which offers train rides, hot chocolate and more than 90,000 lights in addition to an animated Santa’s Toy Shop, and paddle-boat elves.  The rides are available from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the weekends Dec. 11-13, and each evening Friday through Wednesday, Dec. 18-23. No rides are scheduled if it rains. For more information, see the Oct. 10 edition of the Optic-Herald.