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Planning well underway for Colton Winterfest Jan. 23-25

Posted 12/27/14

COLTON -- The Town of Colton’s Winterfest Planning Committee is working with many businesses, organizations and school staff to plan the town’s Winterfest Weekend scheduled for Jan. 23-25. The …

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Planning well underway for Colton Winterfest Jan. 23-25

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COLTON -- The Town of Colton’s Winterfest Planning Committee is working with many businesses, organizations and school staff to plan the town’s Winterfest Weekend scheduled for Jan. 23-25.

The theme “Color Me Colton” celebrates and reflects the community’s pride which will be highlighted in numerous ways leading up to and during the weekend festival.

Many people volunteer their time and resources to plan and host Winterfest events. Once again the Colton-Pierrepont Senior Racqueteers are planning their popular spaghetti dinner to be held Saturday, Jan. 24 at the school. Students will assist seniors and others hosting events.

Volunteerism is highly valued and recognized during Winterfest when the town announces it Citizen of the Year, according to a news release.

A health fair is held annually to promote healthy living and lifestyles. Many outdoor activities help people stay active throughout winter, including recreational snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and ice skating. A variety of more intense, competitive events are being planned including a foot race right in town and cross-country ski races at Higley Flow State Park.

Art, in several forms, is a growing part of Winterfest. Artisans and entrepreneurs sell their products during a craft fair held in conjunction with the health fair. The Winterfest concert on Saturday night will involve school students performing with seasoned musicians.

Murals painted by school art students will be displayed around town. This year one of the murals will be a painted barn quilt to be permanently mounted on the exterior of the Colton Museum on Main Street for viewing all year long.

Every year Winterfest participants also can attend the annual quilt show. This year as people travel through the town’s two hamlets of Colton and South Colton they also will be greeted by new snowflake banners being hung on poles along State Highway 56; and the winter nights will be brightened by Holiday Remembrance Trees left shining along Main Street and at Three Falls Park in South Colton through the weekend.

With all that is being planned the committee says they hope people will find time to slow down to enjoy each other’s company during meals and to take in the natural beauty of the area while going on a sleigh ride or dog sled ride or while snowshoeing through the woods. A variety of food opportunities are being planned, including breakfasts by the Mason’s High Falls Lodge and by school classes to help people start both Saturday and Sunday with good, hot food.

A silent auction at the Colton Methodist Church on both Saturday and Sunday supports the neighborhood center serving Colton, Pierrepont and Parishville. Artists, crafters, collectors or others wishing to contribute items for the silent auction should contact Judy Brassard at 265-2566 or Shirley Gardner at 386-2103.

A passport activity begun last year will be expanded to lead people to events throughout town and a chance to win prizes.

Anyone still interested in planning events should call Grace Hawley at 262-2439) or Scott Muller at 244-9956. Updates also will be posted on the Town of Colton website (www.townofcolton.com) and its Facebook page.

For a third year in a row the Colton-Pierrepont Central School art department is busy painting murals to be displayed outside during the town’s Winterfest Weekend Jan. 23-25. Ninth grade designer Destiny Gilbert, wearing striped sweater in photo, is working with several members of the 5th and 6th grade art club on her winning mural titled "Loki.” Going counterclockwise starting with Destiny Gilbert the painters are Jade Blackmer, Amanda Woods, Landree Chamberlain, Shawn Gilson, Matilyn Lovely and Maura Richards. The other three painters, with only their hands pictured, are Callie Richards, Michael Schwartfigure and Alexa Gilbert. The two other winning murals were designed by 10th grade student Theadora Moore and 9th grade student Eli Thomas. Photo by Krystal Hewer.