Jungle Jingle offers one-of-a-kind holiday fund

Laura Young editor@riverbendnews.org Jack Stevens, “Santa” over in Monticello, will be making a special appearance this holiday season during the Jungle Jingle event at the North Florida Wildlife Center, a nonprofit sanctuary for vulnerable animals. Visitors on Saturday, Dec. 13, can enjoy a unique celebration for all ages from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with animal encounters, a bounce house, face painting, plenty of seasonal cheer and a chance to meet Santa in a setting like no other surrounded by the sights and sounds of nature. The Wildlife Center will be decorated for Christmas, and the animal residents will have lots of presents to open in their own curious way. There will be lots of