Christmas Day is Tuesday, Dec. 25, and that means many businesses and other services in Fountain Hills will be closed for the holiday. Many are taking a longer than usual break.

The Town of Fountain Hills will be closed for the weekend beginning Friday, Dec. 21, per normal schedule through Tuesday, Dec. 25.

The Community Center will be closed Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25.

The Fountain Hills Library branch will close at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 24, and is closed Christmas Day.

The Fountain Hills Sanitary District office is closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, 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 Christmas Day, 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 is normal; Tuesday to Wednesday, etc., through the week.

Display advertising deadlines for The Times will be Wednesday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m. Letters to the editor need to be in by noon on Friday, Dec. 21, for the following week’s paper. The Times office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Christmas Day.