Our little community puts on the most amazing Christmas Fair…has for the 20+ years that I have lived here. The past few years the folks running the fair have changed. And as with any shuffle of administration things change…new ideas get brought to life. We were pretty happy to see this great seasonal community event grow again this year with more new ideas! Like decorating and advertising…with even two versions of posters to catch the eyes of crafts patrons.
Rides to the fair were provided by Marmot Basin…a little green initiative in the season of white! Santa and a couple of his helpers did an afternoon circuit through the town to get visitors and locals to the fair and home. When I stepped out to see how the bus was doing, the carols were playing and the antlers were on!
Choirs and piano music rounded out a day of gingerbread houses and the gifts that can’t be bought. Fair organizer Greg Van Tighem was awarded for his long days of planning with one of the crafts from the childrens area. After all are children not the real reason why we celebrate this holiday. A season of hope, a reprieve from the daily grind where spirit and grace are not foremost in many minds?
Lets see…children, crafts, gingerbread, Santa bus, unexpected gifts, choirs, piano music, decorations, community organizations…oh yah! – the most amazing collection of artisans and bakers…pottery, jewelry, First Nations art, fabric arts, stone mosaics, woodwork, metalwork, cookies, chocolates, pet treats…
And we thought it was just a Christmas Fair!
