On Dec. 5 from 1 to 7 p.m. there will be a Craft Fair in the Rainier Room. Vendor tables are just $10 with proceeds going to the CVH Booster Association’s “Seasons of Giving.” Call 360-618-7874.

Free pictures with Santa will be available that same day from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Cascade Cafe. Cookies and milk provided, and not just for the Jolly Old Elf. Santa will arrive on an Arlington Fire Department truck. Bring a non-perishable food donation for the fire department’s Santa Run, benefitting local food banks.

The annual Festival of Trees Community Open House will take place Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lobby. Visitors can view for free the extravagantly decorated trees and wreaths made for the gala and auction fund-raisers, which will take place that night from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Tickets to the gala are just $10 and  include two drinks, appetizers with a Northwest flair created by chef Josh Schiessl and live jazz.

To purchase tickets, go to www.cascadevalley.org.  Proceeds go to the hospital foundation for the improvement of safety and convenience for patients, visitors and staff.  For details, go to www.cascadevalley.org/foundation.

For more information regarding the events, call Jennifer Egger at 360-618-7848.