On Saturday, Nov. 25, Jaycee Baruth put her senior project into action with a Kids’ Country Christmas at her family’s farm. With everything in place for the 6B Seed and Supplies annual Christmas Tree Open House, Baruth had a perfect opportunity to take advantage of the great setup and scenery to make for a wonderful event.

The event was free to the public, and there were all kinds of activities for kids of all ages. She had different types of crafts, including painting and decorating a piece of wood to make into a Christmas decoration, a Christmas tree ribbon craft and others. She also set up a station for the kids to decorate their own cutout sugar cookies. 

In the barn, Baruth had a ping pong ball game, ring toss, and bean bags set up for the kids to play. She also had the petting zoo ready for the kids. Of course, it couldn’t be considered a kids’ Christmas event without a visit from Santa, who just happened to be there to listen to kids give their Christmas lists and for photo ops with the master of Christmas joy himself.

Baruth stated that the most difficult part of organizing these festivities was trying to get it all done while still trying to help her family with everything else they have to do for the Christmas tree and greenery open house. However, she said it was all worth it when stating “My favorite part of this project was seeing it all come together and getting to watch all the kids enjoy all the activities I had worked hard on. I loved being able to see the kids enjoy all the crafts, cookie decorating and seeing Santa. It made it all worth it when I got to see all the kids so happy.”

…See pictures of the event in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!

The Town and Country Fire District of Woonsocket was called out to a fire on Thursday, Nov. 2, at around 9:40 p.m. The fire was located in a hay yard just north of Adam and Jody Schmiedt’s home, which is northwest of Forestburg. The blaze destroyed several hay bales, but was under control in approximately two hours and did not spread from the hay. No injuries were reported.  

Advent season is quickly approaching, and several annual events will soon be occurring. Starting the celebration will be the annual Woonsocket Community Christmas Concert, “My Christmas Prayer,” which will be performed by the Woonsocket Community Choir on Sunday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m. at the Woonsocket Community and Events Center. There is no charge for the concert, but attendees are encouraged to bring non-perishable items for the Sanborn County Food Pantry. Following the concert will be a potluck meal. Everyone is invited to attend this great event.

Another anticipated event will be the Sanborn County Courthouse’s “The Parade of Trees.” Groups and individuals are invited to bring and decorate a tree (artificial, with no lights) for the enjoyment of the many people that tour the courthouse to see these trees. 

There is no theme – your imagination can run wild, but with good taste. The trees can be placed on any of the three floors and should be in place between Nov. 27 to Dec. 8 and remain until after New Year’s Day – removed by Jan. 5, if possible.

Santa with treats for the kids (presented by the Woonsocket Community Club) will be present at the courthouse on Dec. 15 between 3 and 4:30 p.m. The trees can be viewed any day the courthouse is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Everyone enjoys driving through the town and countryside to view beautifully decorated homes for the Christmas season. If you haven’t done so before, consider doing so this year.