Today in Columbia: Don't Forget to Deck the House!

The Weather:

"Sunny, with a high near 49. South wind between 6 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. West wind between 6 and 9 mph." — The National Weather Service

Deck the House:

Time is winding down for you to enter your house in Patch's Deck the House contest.

By now, your house is ready for its Christmas (or other winter holiday) closeup!

Patch is holding a national house decoration contest, and we need pictures of your house all dressed up for a winter holiday.

Get the details and find out what you have to do to enter your house.

The grand prize winner 's school district will win $100,000.

Community Shout-Out:

A big shout-out goes to Meagan Vargas, who was Columbia's first — and so far, only — entrant in Deck the House!

Thanks for breaking the ice, Meagan.

Now let's get moving, Columbia! Get those entries in.

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