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Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Customers braved ominous skies to shop at Downtown Bay City Market Day on Saturday, Nov. 22. Vendors showed off a variety of potential Christmas gifts, like one youngster, center, showing off a 3D-printed fidget toy.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Customers braved ominous skies to shop at Downtown Bay City Market Day on Saturday, Nov. 22. Vendors showed off a variety of potential Christmas gifts, like one youngster, center, showing off a 3D-printed fidget toy.

Market day shoppers

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Bay City Main Street Program's annual "Christmas Around the Square" returned to downtown on Thursday, Nov. 20. Local businesses and organizations were full of Christmas cheer and drew quite the crowd during the event.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Bay City Main Street Program's annual "Christmas Around the Square" returned to downtown on Thursday, Nov. 20. Local businesses and organizations were full of Christmas cheer and drew quite the crowd during the event.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Matagorda Regional Medical Center hosted the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture's "Business After Hours" event on Thursday, Nov. 20. The event featured refreshments and chances for businesses and individuals to network.

Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Matagorda Regional Medical Center hosted the Bay City Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture's "Business After Hours" event on Thursday, Nov. 20. The event featured refreshments and chances for businesses and individuals to network.

Contributed photo Holy Cross Catholic School’s 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students were at a presentation by the STP Nuclear Operating Company. The school thanked STP for educating students about the plants within the community and for the new books for the school’s library.

Contributed photo Holy Cross Catholic School’s 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students were at a presentation by the STP Nuclear Operating Company. The school thanked STP for educating students about the plants within the community and for the new books for the school’s library.