Santa makes triumphant return to Lyndonville

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 3 December 2016 at 8:58 pm

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Photos by Tom Rivers

LYNDONVILLE – Santa Claus waves to a crowd on Main Street when he arrived by horse-drawn sleigh at 5 p.m. today for Lyndonville’s community Christmas celebration.

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Santa meets the crowd with Wes Bradley, emcee for the event which included Christmas caroling and the lighting of 61 Christmas trees at Veterans Park.

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A crowd waits at Veterans Park for Santa to flip the switch, lighting up the trees decorated by community organizations and residents.

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Santa is joined by Teri Woodworth, the village clerk, at the “North Pole Electric Company,” which had a switch to turn on the power for the lights.

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Santa also met with children inside the Village Hall. Here is Santa greeting Zachary Barnum, 5, of Lyndonville, who asked for a remote-control Monster Truck. Teri Woodworth, the village clerk, is in back as one of Santa’s helpers.

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Elijah Kingdollar, 5, of Yates asked Santa for a camera and suction boots.

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Santa also met with Grayson Buffin, 1, of Lyndonville.

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Before Santa arrived, the Lyndonville High School chorus sang Christmas carols in front of the library.

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