Christmas Day is Monday, Dec. 25, and that means many businesses and other services in Fountain Hills will be closed for the holiday.

The Town of Fountain Hills will be closed for the weekend beginning Friday, Dec. 22, per normal schedule.

The Community Center will close at mid-day Friday through Monday, Dec. 25.

The Fountain Hills Library branch will also be closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

The Fountain Hills Unified School District and Fountain Hills Charter School are on winter break and offices will be closed throughout the holidays.

Bank branches in Fountain Hills will close their offices on Monday, Dec. 25.

Grocery stores in Fountain Hills will be closed on Christmas Day, so get that food shopping done early.

Republic Services will have no collection on Christmas Day. Collections will run one day behind, Monday to Tuesday; Tuesday to Wednesday, etc., through the week.

Display advertising deadlines for The Times will be Thursday, Dec. 21, at noon. Letters to the editor need to be in by noon on Friday, Dec. 22, for the following week’s paper.