The Christmas at Ware Market, held on a windy and cold Saturday, Dec. 14, attracted more than 1,100 visitors (along many with four-legged mascots) and 62 vendors, according to church spokesman Mary Galloway.
The chilly start saw “many hands reaching for the freely served hot chocolate,” she said.
Many of the vendors, associations and activity booths were decorated for Christmas to enter a contest for prizes, Galloway said. Judges scored for materials, creativity, theme coherence, and overall appeal.
First place went to “Crafty” run by Joy Charbonneau; second to “ROX4U” owned by Valeria Morgan; and third to “Tupperware” by Linda Conway. The People’s Choice Award was won by “Little Chickadee” owned by Tammy Kryzwiecki.
Galloway reported that judges enjoyed participating in the town square atmosphere. “This is a lovely event” commented Robert Fraser of Riverwood Designs.
The market provided “several ingenious replicas of fireplaces in vendors’ stalls posing the question if they wished the...