Pioneer Christmas in Mayo

By Starr Munro Riverbend News For the first time, Mayo's 41st annual Pioneer Days festival will be blended with their annual Christmas in the Park event, from Friday to Saturday, on Dec. 11 and 12, at Veterans Memorial Park in Mayo. "A Pioneer Christmas," begins on Friday, with the Ms. Mayo and Lil Ms. Mayo pageant that begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. at Lafayette High School. Later that evening there will be a gathering with music and dancing at the town park gazebo from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Saturday morning, Pioneer Christmas officially begins at 9 a.m. and will go on until 9 p.m., with great vendors and food out on the street. Live entertainment is being provided all day, with musi