The annual Winter Walk parade in the Village of Valatie breezed down Main Street on December 14 under an almost full moon. Santa Claus is always the star. Photo by Emilia Teasdale
Santa was also at the Copake Holiday Light Parade on December 14. Santa and Mrs. Claus arrived at the Copae Memorial Park under the moon. Spectators in Copake watched the parade as Santa’s sleigh passed by. Photo by David Lee
At the Copake Park community building, Michela Hawver brought Santa an entire hand-written list. Photo by David Lee
Friday, December 6 brought the annual Kinderhook Candlelight Night to the center of the village which was lit with lights and sidewalk luminaries as people came out for music, food and good cheer. Pictured are: Kinderhook Boy Scout Troop 113 Scoutmaster Jeremy Bertram and Assistant Scoutmaster Kevin Daly ladling hot apple cider and Kinderhook Girl Scouts from Troop 5575 posing with their holiday sweets, the sale of which benefits the Marion Stegmann Fund with a mission to deliver food, clothing and gifts to needy families in the area. Photos by David Lee
THROUGH THE WOODS: Christmas cookie timeby Columbia Paper / December 23, 2024
