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The Boy Friend
The GDCI players are
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■ Steve Goodson and the rest
of the Lakeview Boxing crew
will be sparring at Suncoast
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Photo by Denny Scott
The man in red
Two -and -a -half -year-old Jacob Middelkamp and his five -month-
old brother Ethan whispered into Santa's ear what they wanted
for Christrrias during Santa's visit to the Suncoast Mali on
Sunday. See more of Santa's weekend tour on page 4.
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Mon. -Fri.
7:30 am -5:30 pm
Saturday
8 am -5:00 pm
Parade, tree lighting
highlight weekend events
Danny Scott
signal -star staff
Goderich's Santa Claus Parade was
the crown jewel of holiday celebrations
over the weekend, filling every inch of
roadside -space with spectators as more
than 66 floats made their way around
The Square Saturday night.
"It went very well, and we couldn't
complain about the weather," Wanda
Keith, festival and special events co-
ordinator said.
The parade was one of several events
that happened over the weekend, each
one more successful than the previous,
according to Keith, starting with the
lighting of the Alzheimer's, Angel, and
MADD Trees on Friday evening.
"We had the biggest crowd yet at
the tree lighting ceremonies," she
explained. "A bit of it had to do with
weather, but it was very rewarding for
the people involved to see all the peo-
ple who have had their lives touched by
these issues come out and remember."
Saturday evening drew a 'huge
crowd,' according to Keith, and even
the people jostling for prime -parade -
viewing real-estate , took time to turn
around and enjoy the seasonal music of
the Goderich Laketown Band that pre-
ceded the parade.
The parade lasted about an hour and
was one of the best in memory, accord-
ing to Keith.
"We were very pleased with how
many businesses and individuals really
worked on using the Victorian Christ -
mas theme. It was evident on quite a
few floats," she said.
Ketih said that a lot of the thanks for
the evening need to go to the Goder-
ich Parks Department, who set up the
Christmas lights, and decorated one of
their vehicles to be in the parade.
"There were a lot of people who
stayed after, looking at the decorations
and lights, and just enjoying the sea-
son," she said.
As for the youngsters, Claus con-
noisseurs Nevaeh Goddard, Seth Dun-
can, and Madeline Hill agreed that their
favourite part of the show was the big
man himself.
"[My favourite part; was when Santa
drove by and waved at me," Goddard
said.
Nine-year-old Natalie Hill enjoyed
the firetruck and the Huron County
Crimestoppers float, while 12 -year-old
Ryan liked the fancy police car that led
the charge.
Mayor Deb Shewfelt said that the pa-
rade was a memorable one.
"It's one of the best I've seen in many
years," he said. "And the weather lends
itself to that."
Shewfelt also extended thanks to all
the participants in the parade, especially
those who had to travel to be here.
Keith thanked Tim Hortons as well,
who donated the hot chocolate that was
provided at the beginning of both the
Friday and Saturday night events.
For other seasonal events, be sure to
check out Goderich's town web site;
www.goderich.ca.
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