Jason Hanken, assistant director

To the editor:The Ossipee Town Hall was a festive and busy place on Saturday, Dec. 16.The fun began with the annual Breakfast With Santa. Over 160 people came to eat with Santa, told him what they want him to bring them, had their pictures taken with him, and made ornaments to take home.That was followed by the annual Community Christmas Celebration in Ossipee that evening. The Celebration included a potluck dinner, horsedrawn hay rides with caroling in Center Ossipee Village, live music and dancing with Bev Woods and Seth Austen and Friends. Over 300 people attended this event and had a great time visiting with friends and neighbors.We would like to thank the following for their support of these events: Ossipee Dunkin Donuts, Ossipee Hannaford, Ossipee McDonald's, The Iron Kettle, Jake's Seafood, Kranky Franky's, Lazy Susan's, Lino's Restaurant, Loon's Landing Restaurant, Ossipee Dinner Bell, Ossipee House of Pizza, PB&J's Village Store, Pizza Barn, R&L Subs, Ossipee Subway, The Whittier House Restaurant and Tavern, White Lake Pizza and the Yankee Smokehouse, for the wonderful food, paper goods and drinks.Thanks also to: A Second Glance Hair Salon, Bay Street Discount, Brooks Motor Sales, Canoe King, Ossipee Branch of Citizens Bank, Clark's Grain Store, Creative Cuts, Crowell's Towing Service, D&A Autobody, D&M Quickstop, Tramway Artisans, Don Miskelly, DuCo Construction, Dy-No-Mite Variety, Ecknoff's Autobody, Erland McLetchie, Expo North, Family Support Services, Freedom Hardware, Freedom Market, Gerard Constantino, Grant Hill Antiques, Green Mountain Furniture, Huggins Hospital and Back Bay Rehabilitation, Indian Mound Hardware, Indian Mound Golf Club, Jerel Nails, Andrea and Jim's Auto Repair, Kevin's Discount, Kokopelli's, Little Hooves Tack Shop, M&V Video and Convenience, Main Gas, Ossipee NAPA, Miller's Autodealerships, Northern Tire and Alignment, Northland Office Equipment, Ossipee Branch of Northway Bank, Ossipee Insurance, Ossipee Historical Society, O'Keefe's Enterprises, Ossipee Lake Country Store, Pathway to Serenity Massage, Pine Needle Embroidery, The ReSale Connection, Route 16 Tractor Rental and Tractor Sales, Ryan's Garage, Sager, Sager, Wunder & Dupree, Second's Anyone, Shear Art, Sunset Mattress, Skehan Home Center, Ski Works, Ted's Discount, The Mountain Greenery, Twisted Scissors, Two Paws Up, Tantastic, Underground Press, VanDyke Welding, Ward's Boat Shop, Watson's General Store, White Mountain Survey, White Mountain Audio Visual, Yankee Furniture Barn and Yankee Cash Register.We would also like to give special thanks to Kim and Frank Altomare for your tireless efforts in assisting in coordinating this event each year. To Don Miskelly for helping Kim and Frank out. To Lino, Don Kemper, and Joe Deighan for your help with the set up and clean up, and to the Girl Scouts Troop 2490 for their help at both events. Thanks to Junior Blanchard and his crew with the wonderful horses and to Bev Woods and Seth Austen and friends for their wonderful music. Thanks also to Ron Davis and his elf!Lastly, if we have left anyone off of this list, we apologize. We tried to be sure we listed everyone. We hope that all of you who attended these events had an enjoyable time.Happy holidays to one and all. Peter Waugh, director