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NOVEMBER 20, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 48
Season’s eatings, treatings, and meetings BY ANN MEAD ASH
Farmers Day Association building at the corner of Roberts Avenue n New Holland, the Christmas and Franklin Street at 9 a.m. kickoff event is called ChristMain Street will be closed from mas on Main. The annual Railroad Avenue to Custer Avenue observation closes Main Street from noon to 7 p.m. North and and Roberts Avenue and lines the South Roberts Avenue will be streets with food vendors and live closed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. performers while bringing Santa From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., a variety to Towne Centre Green ahead of food vendors will line Roberts of the community Avenue, including Christmas tree those selling dough“Continuing this lighting. nuts, soup, french “C hr istmas on cherished tradition fr ies, and chocMain is the hallmark olates. T he New is essential event of the season Holland Lions Club to the heart in New Holland,” food trailer will be said organizer Gina present, and Boy of New Holland.” Dissinger. “(ChristScout Troop 48 will mas on Main) fills sell funnel cakes. our town with the joy and warmth A carousel, which was a new of the holidays.” attraction in 2023, will return this In 2023, the date of the event year offering rides from 1 to 6 p.m. was changed to the Saturday after Carriage rides will also be offered Thanksgiving to avoid conflict from 2 to 5 p.m. Barrel train rides with other area celebrations. The will be available as well. 2024 event will be held on SaturA ccording to Gina , Santa day, Nov. 30, with the Christmas will visit the New Holland Area Craft Market opening in the Historical Society Museum from
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Christmas on Main will feature Santa and the annual Christmas tree lighting along with a number of other activities.
See Christmas on Main pg 8
Misfits on a Mission plan holiday shopping bazaar
A very Christmassy market
BY ANN MEAD ASH
According to Barb Martin, associate director of mission advancement at Garden Spot Village (GSV), the annual GSV Christmas market is a popular attraction. “It’s very well attended,” shared Martin, who noted that 1,000 to 1,500 visitors enjoy the shopping and activities associated with the celebration. This year’s Village Christmas Market, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will turn the Village Square and adjacent areas at 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, The Train Room will be part of the annual Village Christmas Market
The Misfits on a Mission Relay for Life Team Santa’s Workshop Holiday Shopping Bazaar for 2024 is billed as the 14th annual, but organizer Sharon Groff believes the event may date back even further. “We’ve probably been holding it longer, but we have records going back 14 years,” said Groff. The bazaar, which raises funds to fight cancer, will be held in the Garden Spot Fire Rescue hall, 339 E. Main St., New Holland, on
Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The vendor and craft show will offer a variety of items for sale, food, and a Chinese auction. There is no admission fee charged to attend. “With more than 40 vendors and crafters, it will be a packed house,” shared Groff. “We will have (items) to appeal to all tastes.” Among the crafters at the bazaar will be those selling gloves, hats, and other knitted items and woodcrafts. “Crocheted animals are really popular,” noted Groff. One vendor will offer gifts
See GSV pg 4 at Garden Spot Village.
See Misfits on a Mission pg 9
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