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City's 2011 Holiday Ornament Celebrates Farmers Market


The annual custom-designed 2011 City of Grand Prairie holiday ornament, which celebrates the city’s Farmers Market, is now available. First Lady Janice England created the ornament project as a way to celebrate Grand Prairie. Revenues benefit local charities. Ornaments retail at $15 each and may be purchased at:

City Hall
317 College St.
8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon-Fri

Tourist Center
2170 N. Belt Line Rd.
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mon-Sat

Farmers Market
120 W. Main St.
8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sat

Grand Prairie resident and University of Texas student Hannah Cook designed this eighth-in-a-series of annual ornaments. It features a representation of the bountiful fare you can find weekly at Farmers Market on Main Street. The two-sided gold-tone 3D ornament features a delicious ripe red tomato holding a basket of fruits and vegetables.

Also available for $10 each are the inaugural 2004 ornament, recognizing Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie’s World Thoroughbred Championship Breeders’ Cup; the 2005 “I Love Grand Prairie” ornament; the 2006 “Starry Nights” ornament; the 2007 “Uptown Theater” ornament; the 2008 “Prairie Lights” ornament and the 2010 “Willow Tree in Central Park” ornament. The 2009 “Centennial” ornaments are sold out. For more information, call 972-237-8086.

Source: City of Grand Prairie


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