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www.hgazette.com THE HAVERHILL GAZETTE Thursday, December 10, 2009 9

Step into the season with notecards featuring Haverhill footwear

Where to find them: Story, Page 12

Kevin Galva, 14, and his friend Tyana Gonzalez, 15, both of Haverhill, wait
The Sons of Italy Drum and Bugle Corps led Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to the center of the Haverhill Christmas Stroll on Friday evening.
for Tyana’s mom during the Haverhill Christmas Stroll on Friday evening
to pick them up so they can go and get warm. See story, Page 10
PHOTOS BY ALLEGRA BOVERMAN

Mr. and Mrs. Claus arrive at the Haverhill Christmas Stroll on Friday.

The Sax Pack, comprised of members of the Merrimack Valley Concert Band, walked around and performed downtown. From left to right are:
Ron DiCarlo of Danville, Ron Hoehm of Derry, Paul Yankowskas of Londonderry, and Greg Lyons of Merrimac.

Edison Silvio of Haverhill, left, and her grandmother Coreen Malone of

Salem, N.H., sample and vote on spaghetti sauces during the Spaghetti
Sauce Challenge sponsored by the Garibaldi Club, where it was held,
and the Haverhill Chamber.

A group of women out during the Haverhill Christmas Stroll decided to go caroling while
they were there and stopped in to the YMCA-sponsored gingerbread decorating activity to
sing a few songs. From left are: Annette Costantini, Alison Faust, Cheri Butler, Rosemarie Marc Lemay was the master of ceremonies of
Hardy, Robin Star and Brenda Bixby. Also caroling but not shown is Marcia Price. the Haverhill Christmas Stroll.
Cashman Smith, 4, left, and his sister Wynter Smith, 21⁄2, both of West
Newbury, made a gingerbread house together at the YMCA-sponsored
Belgian Draft activity during the Haverhill Christmas Stroll on Friday evening.
horses from
Ledgewood Belgian
Farms of Epping,
N.H., driven by
Lloyd and Joan
Perkins, gave
people rides
around downtown
Haverhill during
the Christmas
Stroll on Friday
night and also
brought in Mr. and
Mrs. Santa Claus.

Isaiah Davis, 9 and his dad, Jesse, both of Haverhill, were making a
gingerbread house together with Isaiah’s mom Cherri Runnels, at the
YMCA-sponsored activity during the Haverhill Christmas Stroll on
Friday evening. Organizers said that 40 families made gingerbread
houses, then they ran out, and were going to get at least 17 more for
waiting families.

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