Brownwood News – This year the Chatfield Assisted Living facility’s Tour of Trees will feature 40 uniquely decorated Christmas trees, a record number for the annual event. What began with just 10 trees in 2010 has grown over the years as local businesses and organizations step up to contribute.

The Chatfield Assisted Living facility welcomes the community to attend their Holiday Open House to kick off their 7th annual Tour of Trees on Sunday, December 3rd from 2 to 4 p.m. at 1605 Calvert Road, across from the Brownwood Middle School. The Holiday Open House will feature a dessert buffet and holiday beverages. Pictures with Santa, sponsored by Walgreens, will also be available.

The Heavenly Ringers, a senior adult handbell group from San Angelo, will be playing at The Chatfield in Brownwood on Sunday, December 3, at 2:00 PM as a part of the Christmas Open House.

The handbell group is made up of ten ringers from Christian Village, a senior living facility in San Angelo.  The group was started in March of 2016 after a set of handbells was made available.  Most of the ringers had never played an instrument of any kind and were not music readers at that time.

The group has as its primary purposes:  1) the opportunity for seniors to learn a music skill, and 2) performing for other senior facilities and nursing homes.  The Heavenly Ringers have played eight concerts in five senior facilities, and have five Christmas concerts scheduled for this holiday season, including The Chatfield.

The following businesses, organizations, and individuals will feature trees in the tour:

  1. Jane Ellen Jamar/KBWD-KOXE
  2. Oak Ridge Manor
  3. Brownwood High School
  4. Jacobs Family Pharmacy
  5. ResCare
  6. Early High School
  7. Kindred Home Health/Hospice
  8. Iva Hamilton
  9. Oceans Behavioral HC
  10. CMS Home Health
  11. Hospice of San Angelo
  12. Walgreens
  13. Early Blooms
  14. Circle of Survivors
  15. Heartland Funeral Home
  16. Interim Hospice
  17. Brownwood Middle School
  18. Brady Health Care Services
  19. Encompass Home Health
  20. Travis Medical
  21. Sr. Citizens
  22. VFW
  23. Accel Health
  24. Davis Morris Funeral Home
  25. Premier High School
  26. Untitled
  27. Blaylock Funeral Home
  28. Walmart Vision
  29. Doc’s Pharmacy
  30. Sue Blake
  31. CARR
  32. Untitled
  33. Early Middle School
  34. Lee DME
  35. CARE Nursing & ReHab
  36. Brownwood Funeral Home
  37. Billie Thomas
  38. Life Guard Ambulance
  39. Sean Lewis-Veterans Service Coordinator
  40. Alpha Omega Hospice