Stow Cancels Annual Winter Wonderland Celebration
The parks and recreation department plans to offer new community events throughout the rest of the year.
Santa's not coming to Stow City Hall this year. But, that's only because Mayor Sara Drew said Santa and Mrs. Claus have so many visits to make in Stow this year that he simply does not have the time this Christmas. The city decided to not continue its annual Winter Wonderland Celebration to offer a variety of more programs throughout the year. In past years, hundreds of children and parents have attended the event, where there are crafts for children, pictures with Santa and caroling. "Because of the amount of staff time and preparation, we decided to move on," said Drew. "There are a lot of opportunities for residents to visit with Santa in shopping plazas and during the Breakfast with Santa event. We are not taking away opportunities…
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8:01 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Ho, Ho, Ho......unable to find the Keeping Christmas event (apparently it was deleted)...Just wanted to thank all the SMF residents for coming out that evening to share a cookie with Mrs. Claus and all of the wonderful volunteers! I enjoyed meeting the many kids and parents as well. Sadly, this was little to no coverage from the Patch, all the same. Merry Christmas to ALL in SMF! more ›