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NEWS photos by Bob Vines
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION: The Worland Middle School
Christmas Choir and Band Concert Tuesday night concluded with a good
old fashioned sing-a-long when all bands and the choir encouraged
the audience to get involved. Above, the Worland Middle School DRUM
class knocks away some holiday classics on the xylophones. DRUM
(Discipline, Respect and Unity through Music) is a new class being
offered by Wendy Compton this year. From left are Whitney Austin,
Laura Garretson, Brittany Anderson and Dakota Rishel. Left, band
director Rodney Woodbury turns to the audience to make sure everyone
was participating in the sing-a-long. Right, seventh grader Tyler
Lindley belts out “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”
Kiwanis, Senior Center welcome Santa to town
By Jeanette Johnson
Staff Writer
WORLAND — It all happens on Saturday morning from 8 to 11. Everybody’s invited to Breakfast with Santa. No one’s too old to sidle up to Santa at the Worland Senior Citizens Center or to taste the culinary expertise of the Worland Kiwanis members.
“Santa is hoping to do pictures before breakfast,” Kiwanis secretary Laura Brown said.
“For obvious reasons — syrupy fingers,” Kiwanis President Bob Vines said. “What a great weekend. It seems to be turning into Worland’s own holiday weekend. Anything to keep people sticking around town is good.”
Come with smiles, a favorite Christmas outfit for the kiddies — from infant to eighty and beyond, sit on Santa’s lap for a private confab with the jolly old gentleman and have a photo taken — then get in line for sausage and all-you-can-eat pancakes. Wash it down with coffee, juice or milk.
“The folks at the senior center are excited about getting the kids and seniors together,” Vines said. “You don’t need to be a kid to hang out with Santa. There’s no maximum capacity for Santa’s lap.”
“Santa might have something to say about that,” Brown said.
Save the syrupy smiles and sticky fingers for the napkins. After all, Santa and Mrs. Claus have lots of rounds to make and need to keep their red and white outfits ready for travel.
Teaming up with the senior center seemed like a logical move because of the space available to feed a large group of people, not to mention its proximity to other events that are going on that day at the Worland Community Center Complex and other places.
Face it: Worland is the place for every family to go on a crisp December Saturday morning to meet with Santa and Mrs. Claus and fill the tummies with a hearty breakfast.
In what is turning into an annual event, the first Saturday in December in Worland is when and where plenty of Christmas action occurs.
This weekend is no exception as members of the local Kiwanis Club partner up with the Worland Senior Citizens Center for the first ever Breakfast with Santa. If you don’t know about it, you haven’t been paying attention to the 800 flyers that have been handed out announcing the family fun morning.
“The whole idea started with getting kids and Santa together,” Vines said. “First we had to reserve a spot with Santa, which isn’t easy to do. But Santa has a soft spot in his heart for kids — go figure. We built from that.”
Brown is happy about the association of the two groups in working together to bring one more memorable event to the area.
“They have been really, really good to work with,” Brown said.
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