These ideas would help Albion to better embrace Santa heritage

Editor:

Is it too early to think about Christmas? Oh no it isn’t, especially if we’re going to do something exciting in our Village of Albion then we have to start thinking about it now. Actually we are late!

So let’s get going! We have a beautiful Santa statue. Let’s build around the concept that Albion is the original home of the Santa school! Christmas should be the time we showcase our little village! Here are some ideas.

We should build a little shed down by that Santa just like the one in Medina but more like a little school house. If it works there and can work here too it would be a great place for a little mailbox to send letters to Santa. The little park all decorated up would look fantastic! We could even hold a little fun contests there like a “Ho, Ho, Ho” contest, best beard competition, Santa costume parade! How fun is that!

With our beautiful, historical Courthouse Square, it would be a beautiful place to put Christmas trees to honor loved ones or if you don’t want to do that because everyone else does it (even though it is a success, and I will travel to Lyndonville and Middleport to see theirs) maybe we could do wreaths of all sizes and decorate them in the Square.

Christmas caroling! What is more fun on a winter’s evening then Christmas caroling with hot chocolate and friends! We could do it once a week at the Square and groups could break off and walk down the side streets caroling – different organizations can supply the hot chocolate!

Movies … a month of Christmas movies, hosted at churches, different businesses that can accommodate, the library, the schools, Elks Lodge, any of the beautiful party venues we have.

Beg the Santas to come back! It’s probably too late for this year, but wouldn’t it be great to have them here next year? We had so much fun when they were here!

Do the Christmas decorations and contests for homes and businesses, but have people post their gorgeous pictures, and perhaps an online map of the decorations for folks to check out. Then have judges go around and pick winners in different categories, popular vote really doesn’t work, secret judges would be great!

Adopt a pole! (pun intended, North Pole county) all the beautiful light posts could be decorated with Christmas trees, Santas, angels … you get it , anything Christmas! The poles could be judged for winners, too! The prizes do not have to be monetary. It could be a dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Claus….. a winter wonderland sleigh ride, something like that would be fun for the whole family!

Did you see the big beautiful Santa at the Browsery? Check him out.

Lori Laine

Kent