Holiday season kickoff a success

To The Eagle:

I would like to thank The Eagle for getting the word out to the community about last Saturday's kick-off to the holiday season. The general theme was to "shop locally" so almost all the shops extended their hours, showed off their wares, provided tasty munchies, and welcomed Santa to town. The new feature of a "Walk Down Christmas Lane" seemed to really be enjoyed by the young folks, especially and the following people won the drawings: Howies' Coffee Shop Basket - Dallas Gott; Artisan Market Basket - Chrissy Teach; and Riverview Dinner - Rhonda Bingham.

The other new feature of the day was the opening of the holiday Artisan Market, made possible by the Cathlamet Market offering their vacant section for the art gallery. This will stay open the four weekends before Christmas so the public can find unique gifts created by various local artists and writers. After Santa's visit to town, the public was invited to a reception to meet the artists which was a smashing success. Thirty local individuals are participating and all pitched in to set-up. However, I would especially like to thank Judy VanderMaten, Mitzi Christensen, Mike Swift, David Goodroe and Joan Wren who went that extra mile to make things run smoothly.

What a nice even to usher in the holiday season.

Janet Cimino

Cathlamet