One Last 'Jingle In The Junction' Tonight In West Des Moines

WEST DES MOINES, IA — The final Jingle in the Junction event of the season runs from 5 to 9 tonight in Valley Junction. Holiday activities take place throughout the district.

From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. you can take a horse-drawn trolley ride through Valley Junction. The rides begin on Railroad Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets.

From 6 to 8 p.m., visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus om Sixth Street south of Maple Street, where kids also can participate in activities and Professor Von Air will have balloon art.

From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. you'll find live reindeer visiting the Junction. They'll be located north of Maple Street between Fifth and Sixth streets.

From 6 to 7 p.m., Bill Gordish will create art from ice as you watch him carve his creations. He'll be located near the reindeer on Fifth Street.

While you're in the area, take a drive along Eighth Street north of Railroad Avenue and check out an area artist's unique holiday creation: a 14-foot leg lamp modeled after the "major award" in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story." Tom Gross, who built the display, said it's been getting a lot of attention from passersby, many of whom stop for photos in front of the artwork.

You can read more about it in a previous Patch story here: For Kicks: Man Creates 14-Foot Leg Lamp