SPECIAL TO THE REPORTER

Santa will make his annual pre-Christmas visit to the Chelsea and Cahaba Valley communities on Saturday, Dec. 16.

If Santa is rained out in Chelsea, he has agreed to come by the Chelsea fire station on Highway 69 near the Lime Creek subdivision and visit with kids from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m.

For further information on the routes or schedule, contact the Cahaba Valley Fire Department at 991-5266.

Chelsea

Wooddale Mobile Home Park at 1 p.m., Hodgens Road at 1:10 p.m., Brynleigh Estates at 1:25 p.m., Forest Parks on Highway 280 at 1:40 p.m., Forest Parks on Highway 43 at 2:05 p.m., Forest Lakes at 2:20 p.m., Arbor Way at 2:40 p.m., Chelsea Corners at 2:50 p.m., Chesser Plantation at 2:55 p.m., Foothills at 3:15 p.m., Old 280 Signal Valley to Highway 440 at 3:25 p.m., Highway 440 from Old 280 to New 280 at 3:35 p.m., Chelsea Park at 3:40 p.m., Highway 39 from Highway 280 to Highway 47 at 4:20 p.m., Twin Oaks at 4:25 p.m., Yellowleaf at 4:45 p.m., Shelby Forest Apartments at 5:05 p.m., King&8217;s Ranch and Dayspring Drive at 5:15 p.m., Brook Chase at 5:25 p.m., Liberty Road at 5:45 p.m., Countryside at 5:50 p.m. and Little Creek Circle at 6 p.m.

He will also visit Tara at 1 p.m., Highway 32 at 1:25 p.m., Lakewood at 1:35 p.m., Highway 109 at Chelsea section at 1:55 p.m., King&8217;s Ranch at Highway 109 at 2 p.m., Highway 333 at 2:15 p.m., Twelve Oaks at 2:30 p.m., Hidden Acres at 2:35 p.m., Shelby Forest at 2:50 p.m., Baron Drive at 3:15 p.m., Emerald Park at 3:25 p.m., Lime Creek at 4 p.m., Crossbrook at 4:25 p.m., High Chapparal at 4:30 p.m., Cameron Woods at 5 p.m., Chelsea Village at 5:15 p.m., Ashton Woods at 5:25 p.m. Highway 39 from Highway 36 to Highway 335 at 5:30 p.m., Highway 335 at 5:35 p.m., Hunter Hills at 5:45 p.m., Highway 36 from Hunter Hills to Windstone at 5:50 p.m., Windstone at City of Chelsea, both sections, at 5:55 p.m. and Sunset Lakes at 6:10 p.m.

Cahaba Valley

Santa will be in the Cahaba Valley area at Kenley Way at 9 a.m., Heather Brook Road at 9:30 a.m., Cahaba Beach Road at 10 a.m., Beach Circle at 10:35 a.m., Lenox Drive at 10:50 a.m., Springfield Loop at 11:10, Eagle Ridge Drive at 11:30 a.m., Meadows Drive at 11:45 a.m., Brook Highland Lane at 11:55 a.m., Stone Brook Drive at 1 p.m., Magnolia Place at 1:30 p.m., Brook Highland area at 2 p.m. and Calument Drive at 4 p.m.

He will also visit Turtle Lake Drive at 9 a.m., Stone Crest Drive at 9:30 a.m., Talon Parkway Drive and CT at 10 a.m., Eagle Point Drive and Eagle Wood Court at 10:30 a.m., Eagle Point Circle, Eagle Creek Circle and Eagle Lake Circle at 11 a.m., all streets in Highland Lake at 1 p.m., Essex Drive, Clairmont Road, Conroy Circle and Linwood Road at 3 p.m., Dunnavant Valley Road and Old Dunnavant Valley Road at 4 p.m. and The Narrows after that, if there is still light.