The BEST week-end ever to get you in the Christmas groove. Thanks to Westport Arts Council and Tracy and Paul for two amazing Christmas Markets. Shoppers were out for Shop’n’Hop Saturday Night – great work businesses. The Lions Santa Claus Parade today was incredible with so many local people participating and having a lot of fun.
The Christmas Tree on Spy Rock was lit last night – thanks Rob and your elves – and it shone bright and true in the cold, clear night.
And finally, hats off to everyone who made generous donations to the Westport Food Bank. The mountain of food grew before our eyes at Kudrinko’s this afternoon. Special mention to Lake 88.1 for their coverage. If you missed today’s event and want to donate, you can e-transfer to westportfoodbank@gmail.com.
Hometown Pride – what a great feeling.
Great turnout last night in the Village for the annual Shop and Hop event. Lots of people moving from store to store shopping and getting their passports signed while listening to the beautiful tenor voice of Steve Kennedy. The horse drawn wagon was a huge hit – with line ups of local residents and families waiting for their turn to tour the Village. Congratulations to Cynthia Pringle and Martha Kudrinko and your team!
A very special thank you to the Westport Arts Council who turned the Home Hardware parking lot on Church St into a European Christmas market for the Shop and Hop. Lovely during the day, it was magical during the evening with Christmas lights twinkling everywhere. Thank you to the large number of Some Kind of Choir carollers who lent their voices to the festivities, particularly its accompanist Mary Lou Carroll and hubby Rob. And to Les Cliff, your hospitality was awesome – thanks for letting WAC transform your parking lot.
By the way, when Santa visited last night, I pulled on his beard and asked about the weather for today’s Lions Westport Santa Claus parade … he had a twinkle in his eye and said that he and Rudolph agree it will be dry!.
See you this afternoon
Wonderful, informative evening at the Lions Beach Club. Thirty people attended our premiere event for the WAC Film Society with Paul Millar leading a great intro and critique of City Lights. Positive comments from everyone and requests to make this a regular event. We will. Thanks to everyone who helped to make our premiere a success.
Committed to community. Dedicated to progress.
Robin, The Mayor 
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