Albion has new welcome sign celebrating Santa, local scenes
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ALBION – Mary Jo Whitman of Batavia has created a new welcome sign for Albion that village officials are aiming to have installed on the east side of Albion along Route 31.
The village would like to have the new sign up with a dedication celebration on Nov. 21.
The village received a grant through the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council (GO Art!) to fund the project.
The sign includes a Santa to highlight Albion as a home for a Santa School that was run by the late Charles W. Howard from 1937 until his death in 1966. The Santa will be mounted on top in the middle of the sign.
Whitman created Albion scenes within the large letters of “ALBION.” Those scenes include a boat on the Erie Canal with a lift bridge, the Civil War memorial tower at Mount Albion Cemetery and the Orleans County Courthouse.
