Amador County - This year’s annual Ione Christmas celebration will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 4 pm in downtown Ione. The parade will have more than 30 entries that include floats, three marching bands including Argonaut, Amador and Ione Jr. High School, Santa Claus and his helpers closing the parade. The downtown will be aglow with lights outlining the buildings, Christmas displays and garland. After the parade, downtown businesses will host an open house with refreshments for parade attendees. A special professional group of carolers will be singing songs of the season downtown from 3:30 to 5:30 pm and will be at the newly opened Clark’s Corner after the parade. Santa will be in the park located at the corner of Main and Preston for free pictures and listening to Christmas wish lists from the children. Candy Cane Lane in Ione will officially open the same evening. Story by Alex Lane(This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).