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Vol. 18, No. 1, Wednesday, November 23, 2022 www.LamontLeader.com
Nice weather helps make Chipman Coyote Country Christmas a success
From their perch on the back of a Chipman Fire Truck, Santa Claus watches as Mrs. Claus loads up a sack with some goodies to toss to kids along the parade route in Chipman Nov. 19.
BY JOHN MATHER Warm weather and sunny skies brought many people out to celebrate the Coyote Country Christmas put on in Chipman Nov. 19. The day featured a vendors market at the community hall, kids Christmas crafts at the seniors centre, wagon rides throughout the afternoon, a Santa Claus parade later in the day, and concluded with a very successful turkey dinner with more than 200 being served. “We had about 40 kids come through to take part in the crafts,” said one of the organizers. “There were several crafts the kids could do and they could work on just one of them or rotate to the various tables and complete them all.” Crafts included making Christmas cards, a wish list for Santa Claus,
Twins Raynah, left, and Gabe Foster, 9, from Chipman are totally concentrated on putting the finishing touches on their Christmas ornaments at the Kids Christmas Craft event during the Coyote Country Christmas in the village Nov. 19.
Christmas ornaments including miniature trees, snowmen or sleighs, necklaces with bells in the shape of either reindeer or Santa, snowflakes out of pipe cleaners, or they could make Christmas trees with sparkles. Lorne McLaughlin from near Elk Island Park brought his team of horses and wagon and provided hay rides through the Village which proved very popular in the warm weather. Inside the community hall, several vendors offered up a variety of baking, crafts and other items to a good crowd of people looking to purchase some early unique Christmas gifts. The parade, while small, with only four entries proved popular with a lively crowd out to watch as Santa and Mrs. Claus rode in the back of a village firetruck and tossed goodies to the children who lined the route.
A pair of reindeer stand atop a vintage fire truck entered in the Coyote Country Christmas parade in Chipman Nov. 19. The fire truck was brought down from the town of Redwater.
Wagon rides around Chipman were very popular Nov. 19 during the Chipman Coyote Country Christmas. Lorne McLaughlin brought his team and wagon from his home near Elk Island National Park so people could enjoy the rides on an unseasonably warm Saturday.