Portville plans for 2021 holiday season

Christmas in Gowanda preparations

PORTVILLE — Christmas in the Park is set — again this year on an abbreviated scale — for Nov. 27 with a tree lighting at 5 p.m.

The gazebo/band stand delights holiday visitors with its thousands of white lights, as does the additional lighting in the park’s tallest trees.

Before Santa arrives, there will be live music and it’s planned there will be individually wrapped cookies and hot chocolate available for the community.

A table time with Santa will take the place of children sitting on his lap this year so they can visit but will have some space between them.

This year there will be a Decorate for Colt house decorating contest this year. Anyone in the town or village can enter at a fee of $20, and proceeds will be donated to the family of Colt “Colt-45” Matz. Judging will take place Dec. 1 and prizes will be given out for first, second and third place. To enter, call Tim Hollamby at (716) 244-1407.

Once again, a special mailbox will be set up in the Portville Post Office where children can mail their letters to Santa.

The village of Portville has been busy preparing Pioneer Park for it’s Christmas in the Park tree lighting ceremony. There will be a house decorating contest through Dec. 1, with three prizes and proceeds to benefit the Matz family.

Photo by Cindy Wagner