{"id":51626,"date":"2024-11-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=51626"},"modified":"2024-12-05T17:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T23:53:40","slug":"santa-to-visit-tarleton-states-w-k-gordon-center-dec-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/santa-to-visit-tarleton-states-w-k-gordon-center-dec-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa To Visit Tarleton State\u2019s W.K. Gordon Center Dec. 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Santa is coming to Tarleton State University\u2019s W. K. Gordon Museum and Research Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Cookies-With-Santa--600x600.jpg\" alt=\"red and white illustration breakfast with santa instagram post 1\" class=\"wp-image-51627\" style=\"width:262px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Cookies-With-Santa--600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Cookies-With-Santa--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Cookies-With-Santa--400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Cookies-With-Santa--768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Cookies-With-Santa-.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission is free for children and adults, with cookies available to enjoy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors are encouraged to vote on their favorite Christmas tree decorated by local businesses and displayed throughout the gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ballots are available in the museum, and voting will continue until the holiday closure in December. The winner will be announced on social media Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The W. K. Gordon Museum and Research Center is located at 65258 Interstate 20, Exit 367, in Mingus and is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The combined museum and special collections library is located at the site of the Thurber ghost town. To learn more about the museum visit <a href=\"http:\/\/tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\">tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Santa is coming to Tarleton State University\u2019s W. K. 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