Photos by Tom Rivers: Frank Babcock holds about a dozen canes he made and gave to Assemblyman Steve Hawley to distribute to local veterans.

ALBION – Frank Babcock was in the Albion Walmart about two months when he saw a man walking with a cane. Babcock, 89, complimented the man, a fellow veteran, on the quality of the cane.

The man said the cane made a big difference for him, and he received it for free from Assemblyman Steve Hawley.

Babcock got to thinking that he could make canes to be given to local veterans. Babcock served in the Army from 1955-’56 and was based at Fort Hancock, N.J. Many know him locally for his long career with NAPA Auto Parts in Albion and Medina.

Babcock has made 24 canes since meeting the man in Walmart. On Saturday he handed off a dozen to Assemblyman Hawley, who met him at the American Legion in Albion. Hawley said he will make sure they get to veterans, perhaps at the NYS Veterans Home in Batavia, the National Cemetery in Pembroke or through the Patriot Trip that Hawley leads each September to monuments in the Washington, D.C. area.

Babcock made the canes from small trees in his son’s woods. The raw materials were cut off from part of the roots with a slight angle. The handles of the canes are the roots from the trees.

Babcock would sand down the small trees and put shellack on them, as well as stickers of American flags.

“Now I have to get some more blanks so I can make some more,” he said on Saturday.

Frank Babcock was joined by friends and family at the American Legion on Saturday. From left include son Steve Babcock, son Jim Babcock, Frank Babcock, Assemblyman Steve Hawley, grandson Jeremy Babcock, and Legion Commander Brad Rouse.

Photos by Tom Rivers

LYNDONVILLE – The Village of Lyndonville welcomed Santa to Veterans Park this evening, when he flipped the switch to turn on the lights of 82 Christmas trees decorated at Veterans Park.

The village started the tradition of decorating the trees in 2013 with 26 the first year. The number steadily grew reaching a record high of 98 in 2022. Last year there were 85, and now 82 this year.

The trees will be lighted up until just after New Year’s Day.

After he flipped the switch at the “North Pole Electric Company” at veterans Park, Santa went into the Village Hall where he greeted a long line of families.

This group includes the Freeman siblings, who are the children of Devan Freeman, Lyndonville’s DPW superintendent. The kids include from left Nora, Carson (standing), Carter and Averie.

Here are some more photos of the trees, including the one in front decorated by Lyndonville’s Class of 1982.

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – The Albion FFA today delivered 45,000 pounds of produce donated by local farmers to Community Action of Orleans & Genesee, and other local food pantries.

The top photo shows FFA members Loralei Gailie, Logan Scott and Jimmy Harris moving a big box of squash to a tractor trailer outside the Ag Shop at the high school.

“It’s helping the community,” said Harris, a senior who arrived at 7:10 this morning to load up the food.

About 20 Albion FFA members helped with the food drive, calling local farmers and arranging for pickups and deliveries of the food.

FFA members are pictured next to three vehicles filled with food before the delivery to Community Action at about 9 this morning.

The donors include Panek’s, Circle R, Lynn-Ette and Sons, Preston’s, Van Lieshout’s, Heberle, Nesbitt’s, Brightly’s, Kludt’s, Orchard Dale, Kreher’s, Intergrow Greenhouses (Sungrow), Save A Lot, Root Brothers, Martin Farms, My-T Acres, Poverty Hill, Partyka’s, Orleans County Farm Bureau, Lamb’s, CY Farms, Torrey Farms, Hu-Lane Farm, Kirby’s, Kirby’s Cider Mill, Barilla, Triple G, Farm Fresh First LLC, Margaret and Charlie Swan, Peter Gaylard, Christ Farms, Kast Farms and Haylett Farm Enterprises.

FFA President Kaitlynn Basinait, right, and FFA secretary Kaitlin Bennett carry a sack of cabbage.

Basinait said farmers were very generous this year, even though many suffered big losses from hail storms. Those farms still contributed to the effort. Other farms who didn’t lose crops to hail stepped up even more knowing some of their farming neighbors didn’t have as much to give this food drive, Bennett said.

“The hail storm hurt several of the farmers,” she said.

The 45,000 pounds topped last year’s drive with 37,000 pounds.

The FFA started the food drive in 2010 with 3,000 pounds in the first effort. The food drive record is 53,000 pounds in 2020.

Bennett said the FFA is proud to facilitate the food drive every year.

“It makes my heart feel happy,” she said.

FFA members Matthew Bloom and Hailey Lonnen fill boxes with Pink Lady apples.

Assemblyman Steve Hawley helped unload the vehicles this morning. He has attended the food drive delivery for many years.

Community Action and other volunteers from local food pantries helped sort and move the food on a chilly morning at the Community Action site on East State Street.

The food is shared with about 20 different food pantries, churches and other organizations in Orleans County.

Barry Flansburg is one of several Albion FFA alumni who help with the food drive each year. Pete Gaylard from the Albion Central School buildings and grounds moves a pallet for of tomatoes into a tractor trailer from Panek Farms.

Photos by Tom Rivers

CLARENDON – Clarendon held its fourth annual lighted parade on Friday and the caravan included this goat, shown rounding the corner from Route 31A onto Route 237.

These people braved the cold to watch the parade, including a fire truck from the Murray Joint Fire District.

Rebecca Scharping, right, and her mother Jeanette Novak brought a calf and heifer from Clover Hill Acres in Clarendon.

Gavin Mosher wore the Grinch costume and got a ride from Justin McCormack. Gavin is the in the Early Act service club at Holley for students in grades 4-6. McCormack’s son Landon also is in Early Act. Gavin handed out onions instead of candy in his role as the Grinch.

The Holley Interact Club had about 30 junior high and high school students in the parade.

Boy Scouts in Troop 59 carried flags in the parade. James Shaw is holding the American flag high while Logan Lane carries the troop flag.

This girl wears a Santa hat while watching a Clarendon fire truck pass by on 237 in front of Crosby’s.

Girl Scouts had a float decorated with many lights.

The Girl Scouts had fun despite the freezing temperatures.

This float was decorated in a Pokémon theme.

After the parade, people gathered at the Clarendon museum to meet Santa. Here Santa greets Rylie Ierlan, 2, who is joined by her grandmother, Melissa Ierlan, the parade coordinator.

Dustin Reisman, 7, and his sister Harper, 5, of Holley met Santa. Dustin said he would like Legos for Christmas while Harper asked for a Barbie Dream House.

MEDINA – After serving the people for nearly two centuries, the First Baptist Church of Medina is going forth with a new name.

The Rev. Randy LeBaron, former pastor of the Albion Free Methodist Church, assumed pastoral duties at First Baptist Church in September 2023.

He recently announced a name change for the church – New Hope Community Church.

The First Baptist Society was formed in Medina 195 years ago. The historic sandstone building was erected 151 years ago, having been dedicated Jan. 8, 1873, according to Mike Wright, a deacon and member of the church with his wife Joyce for more than 40 years.

Like many mainstream churches, attendance at the First Baptist Church had been declining.

“When I first started here, there was a core group who were casting a vision for the church,” LeBaron said.

“We wondered what we were going to do,” Wright said.

LeBaron grew up in Chautauqua County, attended Central Christian College in Kansas, then transferred to Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester. His first assignment was as assistant pastor in Warsaw, then lead pastor in Niagara Falls.

“When they asked me to come to Albion Free Methodist Church, I didn’t know where Albion was,” he said.

It was 2004 when he moved there with his wife Sheryl and children Ashlyn and Brendan. Two more daughters, Madison and Jillian, were born later.

(Left) The church has collected toys in the annual Red  Barrel Drive. (Right) Randy LeBaron holds a cake celebrating the name change from Frist Baptist to New Hope Community Church.

In 2019, LeBaron shifted his ministry to become a Free Methodist Conference evangelist. During that time, he founded and became president of Go Scatter Ministries, with the goal to equip Christians for everyday evangelism. He traveled and spoke to more than 100 churches in 22 denominations. He preached, presented workshops and started posting Refill with Randy videos on his blog. That led to a bi-weekly column. One received more than 18,000 shares in more than 32 countries.

“I still felt very much connected to ministry in our county,” LeBaron said.

While running Go Scatter Ministries, LeBaron became involved with other agencies, such as a volunteer with Hands 4 Hope, a counselor at Care Net and chaplain for the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department. He went every other week to different churches, preaching messages on evangelism. In January 2022, he joined Hospice.

“I was just going to be there five hours a week,” LeBaron said. “But three others left for various reasons and I became spiritual care and bereavement counselor for all the grief support groups in Orleans County.”

About that time, he was asked to help as interim at North Point Chapel, at the former United Methodist Church in Albion, then other Free Methodist churches and the Albion First Baptist Church. He actually helped to bring the pastor, Marsha Rivers, to the Baptist church Jan. 1, 2023.

“Then one day Mike Wright gave me a call and asked if I could fill the pulpit of the First Baptist Church in Medina, and help them with their pastoral search after the Rev. Michael Stephenson left,” LeBaron said. “They had quite a few candidates apply, but the more I saw the heart of the people here, I felt called to put my name in.”

The Covid pandemic hit in March 2020 and churches weren’t able to do in-person services for about three months. Full attendance didn’t come back immediately when the churches reopened.

“Covid really hurt our attendance,” Wright said. “It was demoralizing – a very dark time for us, and we didn’t have the resources we needed. A lot of pastors who came to fill the pulpit had some really good messages. Buffalo pastor Rebecca Allis asked if we were not here, would people miss us. She said if the answer is ‘No,’ then you’re done. But if the answer is ‘yes,’ then you need to get involved in the community.’ And we hired Randy. He had so many contacts.”

Randy LeBaron sits at the altar of New Hope Community Church, where he preaches his sermons since becoming pastor of the church.

LeBaron started as interim Feb. 20, 2023, and was hired as lead pastor that September.

“I didn’t know if I’d fit in theologically,” LeBaron said. “A decade ago, the American Baptist denomination switched to North American Baptist Association, which now serves us more regionally and are much more mission-oriented.”

They picked three things they wanted to become involved in: Hands 4 Hope, Care Net and Campus One-80. The Campus One-80 became so popular, two young students joined and are now leading campus ministries in their college.

“When I first started here, there was a core group who were casting a vision for the church,” LeBaron said.

“But we didn’t know what to do,” Wright said.

LeBaron said when he first filled in, attendance was down and the atmosphere was dire.

“Then, suddenly there was new hope,” Wright said.

Changing the name of the church is meant to reflect that hope and give new hope to others, LeBaron said.

They had a long meeting with the congregation about changing the name. Some looked at it as “breaking my heart,” but the majority favored the change.

“We are still a Baptist Church,” LeBaron said.

 “The Lord continues to bring people he wants here and people continue to come,” Wright said. “One or two at a time, and they don’t just attend, they want to join.”

When LeBaron first came to the church, attendance averaged eight to 10 people. Now they are happy to share attendance has increased to 50 to 60, and they have performed a dozen or more baptisms.

“We are a very casual, contemporary Christ-centered church,” LeBaron said.

They meet every Sunday after church for coffee and conversation. There were a number of attendees who didn’t believe in anything, and now they want to be involved in everything, LeBaron said. Even a former atheist who now leads the new men’s group and helped carry the cross at Easter.

Their community involvement includes sponsoring a free garage sale every June, where the church basement is filled with merchandise, which people can just walk in and take. They give away hot chocolate during the Parade of Lights and coats during the winter.

A sunrise service every Christmas at 7 a.m., followed by breakfast is a tradition more than 100 years old.

Sunday worship is at 10 a.m., and this week begins a new sermon series, “Advent 2 Christmas,” to which everyone is invited.

Slowing sales tax growth, rising mandate costs strain the budget

ALBION – Orleans County legislators unanimously passed the 2025 county budget on Tuesday.

The budget represents $99,092,747 in total spending, a 7.1 percent increase that raises taxes by 1.95 percent.

Jack Welch, the county’s chief administrative officer and also the budget officer, said nine mandated programs are seeing a $2,003,938 increase in 2025 or a 10.5 percent jump to $21,060,228. That exceeds the county’s total tax levy of $19,639,000.

The “9 for 90” mandated programs used to consume 90 percent of the tax levy, but next year will be 107 percent.

Those mandates include:

• Medicaid, $8,845,064 – up 1.7%
• Public Assistance/ Safety Net, $2,974,100 – up 27.6%
• Child Welfare/Protection $2,259,557 – 2.9%
• Special Education, $1,006,696 – up 1.6%
• Indigent Defense, $749,690 – 6.9%
• Probation – $694,581, down 10.9%
• Mental Health – Law Expense § 730.30 (competency exams), $500,000 – up 1,000%
• Early Intervention, $318,681 – up 15.3%
• Pension, $3,711,859 – up 22.0%

Total: $21,060,228, or  $2,003,938 over 2024 budget

Another big expense for the county, health insurance, will see a 19.8 percent increase to $7.7 million.

“The true challenge of this expense is that nearly 24 percent of this cost is for one drug,” Welch said in his budget message. “As an experience-rated group, orphan drug expenses play a significant role in the calculation of health insurance premium rates by all health insurance companies.”

The budget increases the tax levy by $375,000 from the $19,264,000 for 2024. That increase keeps the county under the tax cap, Welch said.

The tax rate will drop by 66 cents per $1,000 of assessed property to $7.91 due to growth in the tax base through reassessments. Not all the towns pay the same tax rate because not all have completed recent town-wide reassessments to put them at full values. Towns that are considered under value by the state will pay higher tax rates to be determined just before the tax bills go out in January.

Sales tax helps offset property taxes, and sales tax has been rising significantly in recent years. However, this year it was $900,000 below the amount in 2023 for the first six months, but then saw an $800,000 jump in the third quarter.

“Accrued sales tax collections year-to-date are still below 2023,” Welch said. “This is the first time since 2016 we have experienced this. Residents have shifted their spending from taxable sales to sales that do not have a sales tax connected to essential goods like food and rent.”

Welch said the recent increase in sales tax has been consumed by state mandates which include the increased costs for the homeless crisis and the Mental Health Law expense Section 730.30 – competency exams to determine a defendant’s competency. The county has experienced big increases in homeless placements the past 30 months for temporary and emergency housing, Welch said.

The budget includes $10,925,755 in a capital plan for projects and equipment upgrades.

That includes the following departments:

Highway – $8,132,479

Peter Bilt 10-wheeler, $260,000; Rollers, $200,000; local bridge and culvert repairs, $200,000; two pickup trucks on lease, $22,104; Upper Holley and South Holley Road replace and overlay, $460,000; patch and seal county roads, $200,000; highway reconstruction, $2,464,280; Eagle Harbor Road culvert replacement design, $170,000; Eagle Harbor Road culvert replacement, $759,625; Gillette Road bridge replacement design, $289,270; bridge preventive maintenance, $1,809,300; Route 279 bridge replacement, $1,136,900; Lakeshore Road bridge design, $161,000.

Buildings and Grounds – $1,410,000

Public Safety Roof, $1,200,000; sewer lateral lining, $150,000; Mental Health and Clerk’s buildings, $50,000; Animal Control roof, $10,000.

Information Technology Services – $70,000

Firewall replacement, $70,000.

Sheriff’s Office – $1,313,276

Dispatcher Stations upgrade, $810,000; jail repairs, $200,000; Jail vests, $13,000; Axon Tasers lease in jail, $6,000; animal control leased truck, $15,000; fleet maintenance program 2022, $66,493; fleet maintenance program 2024, $52,958; fleet maintenance program 2025, $106,000; Tasers lease from 2024 to 2028, $43,825.

The county budget includes 445 full-time, 107 part-time and 163 seasonal positions across numerous programs and services. This is a decrease of 4 full-time positions and an increase of 10 part-time positions compared to 2024.

The county has struggled to fill some positions in the government. With that reality, plus the rise in costs for employee benefits, the county has begun changing the work week for employees from 35 hours per week to 37.5 hours per week – with a goal of 40 hours per week rather than hiring additional employees, Welch said.

The annual fee for solid waste and recycling service will increase $5 to $225. This fee will continue to support the e-waste collection efforts for county residents at three sites across Orleans County.

Lantern parade added to the festivities

Photo by Tom Rivers: Corey Fults, a lineman with the Village of Holley Electric Department, puts lights on a tree in Holley’s Public Square on Thursday.

HOLLEY – The Village of Holley will have its annual tree-lighting ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday when the names of people honored with memory bulbs are read aloud.

Sal DeLuca, recently recognized by the Village Board as Holley’s Citizen of the Year, will be part of the ceremony as well.

The village is trying a new lantern parade, too. People are welcome to bring paper lanterns or other more sturdy ones for a parade. If there are enough lanterns, the parade will start at 6 p.m. and go from the pharmacy to the Public Square.

If there are only a few, people are welcome to just have them at the tree lighting. The Community Free Library has hosted lantern-making workshops to help people make the lanterns. They have been designed and decorated with a theme from The 12 Days of Christmas.

After the tree-lighting, the community is welcome to go the fire hall to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus.

There will also be horse-drawn carriage rides for free from 1 to 4:30 p.m., with pick up and drop off at the Murray-Holley Historical Society Museum.

The American Legion also will be hosting a craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The big Santa statue in the Public Square was blasted with snow during an intense snow squall on Thursday morning.

ALBION – The American Legion family of organizations in Albion has donated to the Toys for Tots program, filling boxes with toys.

Brad Rouse, commander of the Sheret Post 35 in Albion, said the Legion donated money last year. This year the organization ourchased toys and made monetary donations.

Rachael Spearance and Karen Dawley from the Auxiliary went shopping for the American Legion, Auxiliary and Legion Riders. Debbie Hennekey and Lindsey Monacelli of the Auxilary shopped for Sheret Post 35 and Sons of Legion.

The groups and supporters donated $990, in addition to purchasing toys.

“Thank you goes out to all our members for the continued donations of goods, volunteering and services from the community all year long,” said Brad Rouse, the Legion commander.

American Legion Sheret Post 35 – from left Phil Warne, Rick Ebbs, Wally Skrypnik, Jim Hollinger, Robert Gilsinan, Joe Gehl, Brad Rouse, Ray Madigan and Tom Sietmann.

Sons of Legion – from left Brad Rouse, Mike Riegle, Roger Ettinger, Pete Hennekey ,Ray Madigan and Tom Sietmann.

Auxiliary – from left Lori Recco, Lindsey Monacelli, Debbie Hennekey, Caroline Gibson, Carol Rouse, Wendy Hinkley, Racheal Spearance, Ray Madigan and Tom Sietmann.

Legion Riders – from left Lori Recco, Mike Riegle, Ray Madigan and Tom Sietmann.

Auxilary members presenting checks from C.W. Cold Storage, and Presidents Village. From left Lindsey Monacelli, Debbie Hennekey, Ray Madigan and Tom Sietmann.

MEDINA – Two esteemed musical groups from the Medina Central School System will join once again this year to present their annual Community Christmas Concert.

The Medina High School A’Cappella Choir and Oak Orchard Elementary School Glee Club Community Christmas Concert is scheduled at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 at St. Mary’s Church.

Rachel Trillizio directs the A’Cappella Choir, while Andrea Busch leads the Oak Orchard Glee Club. They will be joined by Kyla Leno and Matt Jaeger, who will direct offerings by several instrumentalists.

The tradition of the A’Cappella Choir Christmas Concert began decades ago at the First Presbyterian Church of Medina, with former choir director Robert Connor.

The much-beloved event became so popular, it eventually outgrew the Presbyterian Church and moved to St. Mary’s, according to Chris Busch, an alumnus of Medina High School and member of St. Mary’s Church.

The event attracts a capacity crowd and is free and open to the public, Busch said.

The Oak Orchard Elementary School Glee Club will join the High School A’Cappella Choir for a Christmas concert Dec. 15 at St. Mary’s Church.

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MEDINA – A cast of 91 fifth- and sixth-graders at Clifford Wise Intermediate School is performing Finding Nemo KIDS, a musical, this evening and Friday at 7 p.m.

The 45-minute musical is the based on a beloved Pixar film from 2003, Finding Nemo. The musical is designed for elementary school-aged performers. The cast is led by Anna Ferlito, Morgan Janese, Renee Copperthite, Demerise Eadie and Jeanette Sheliga.

“This is the event that most students look forward to each year!” said Ferlito, a Medina music teacher and the musical director. “It is so exciting to watch them put together a show from start to finish and be proud of their production. It’s amazing to be a part of a community that supports the arts and encourages students to explore their musical abilities!”

This is the third production at Clifford Wise Intermediate School as part of their 5th and 6th grade Performing Arts Program. Other productions included Aladdin Jr. and The Jungle Book kids.

“Over the past two years we have seen tremendous growth in the High School Musical Theater program as a result of equipping students with theatrical fundamentals in the younger grades,” Ferlito said. “The kids love when high school students come and work with them on singing, stage presence, choreography, etc, and we love when the kids already feel connected to the vocal program when they enter high school.”

For information on purchasing tickets please email Musical Director Anna Ferlito at aferlito@medinacsd or call (585) 798-2700 ext. 6204.

Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo KIDS is presented through special arrangement with and all materials are provided by Music Theatre International.

BATAVIA – The Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Wyoming Workforce Development Board will honor businesses and agencies in the four counties during its annual meeting on Dec. 13.

That meeting starts at 7:30 a.m. and goes until 9 a.m. at the Terry Hills Restaurant in Batavia. The GLOW WDB will present awards to the following businesses or agencies

• Geib Estates Corp. in Genesee County
• Coast Professional, Inc. in Livingston County
• P.Raising Kids in Orleans County
• Beaver Hollow Conference Center in Wyoming County

The Workforce Development Board also will honor a participant and youth from each county for their success with employment. The WDB also will go over its annual report.

The public is welcome to attend the meeting. For more information, call Jay Lazarony, GLOW WDB executive director, at (585) 344-2042 ext. 4212.

Press Release, Orleans County DSS

RIDGEWAY – The Safe Harbour program run by the Orleans County Department of Social Services is hosting a Human Trafficking Prevention event this evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The event will be held at the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, located at 11392 Ridge Rd. in Medina. Anyone 13 years of age and older is welcome to attend and the event is free.

The event will be focused on what families need to know when it comes to human trafficking. Training will be provided by Survivor-Led Solutions, an organization staffed by survivors of trafficking who use their own life experiences to help people identify the red flags for trafficking and how to respond.

The Safe Harbour program is designed to be a safe place for teens. In addition to providing education and awareness, Safe Harbour provides lessons in life skills to promote a strong foundation to help children launch into their future.

For more information on Safe Harbour or how you can get your child involved in the program, email SafeHarbour@orleanscounty.gov.

LYNDONVILLE – The community is gearing up for its “Christmas in Lyndonville” celebration on Saturday.

There are activities throughout the day, capped by the lighting of 82 Christmas trees at Veterans Park at 5 p.m. and then a chance to meet Santa from 5:15 to 6:30 at the village office.

The trees are purchased for $45 and decorated by businesses, organizations, families, churches and some graduating classes from Lyndonville.

The village started the tradition of decorating the trees in 2013 with 26 the first year. The number steadily grew reaching a record high of 98 in 2022. Last year there were 85, and now 82 this year.

Santa will arrive at 5 p.m. to flip the switch at the “North Pole” at the park and turn on the lights. The trees will stay on display until after New Year’s, said Teri Buffin, the village clerk/treasurer.

The event on Saturday is sponsored by the Village of Lyndonville, Lyndonville Fire Department, Lyndonville Lions Club and Lyndonville United Methodist Women.

The schedule for Saturday includes:

• Mail letters to Santa at the North Pole Post located at the Yates Community Library
• 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Community Breakfast/Basket Raffle – Lyndonville Presbyterian Church
• 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Holiday Cookie Decorating Station & Crafts – Webber Kitchen
• 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Soup, Sandwiches, Mac & Cheese & Hot & Cold Drinks – Webber Kitchen
• 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Magical Musical Craft Show – Music Boosters – Lyndonville School
• 10 a.m. to until sold out – Paula’s Donuts & Food – Music Boosters – Lyndonville School
• 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Petting Zoo – Library Parking Lot
• 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Hot Chocolate – M&T Bank – Library Parking Lot
• 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. – Catherine Street Bakery – Library Parking Lot
• 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Frosty Toss – Christine Heideman Ins. Broker – Library Parking Lot
• 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Horse Drawn Carriage Rides – Village Hall
• 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – NYS Child ID – Orleans County Sheriff’s Dept – Village Hall
• 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Pizza Slices & Subs – Chops Shop Bar & Grill North – Library Parking Lot
• 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Craft & Games at Yates Community Library
• 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. – Hotdogs & Sodas with Lyndonville Lions Club – Library
• 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Caroling at Veterans Park
• 5 p.m. to Santa’s Arrival & Lighting of Trees at Vets Park
• 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Visit with Santa
• 7 p.m. – Christmas LaLaPalooza at Lyndonville Presbyterian Church