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2020 H O LID A Y ISS UE
N NORTHORTH H HAVENAVEN
N NORTHORTH H HAVENAVEN

M AG A Z I N E

Happy Holidays,

While it is certainly a “different” holiday this
year, it is still a holiday. A time to enjoy family and
friends, even if remotely, eat cookies and watch
really mushy Hallmark movies. OK, maybe that
is just me. I am continuing to try to work with our
current situation and offer our town’s kids and kids
at heart, like me, some safe holiday fun. For those
of you that drove through the Pumpkin Patch, thank
you for your support and I hope you enjoyed it. If
you did not recognize me, I was the Spider Queen.
(I really think I was meant to be royalty). This was
my first Pumpkin Patch and it was so much fun to
put together. Check out the story page 22. And,
Thank you to The Landing of North Haven for their Now for the cookies – I am planning, shopping
trust for a first time event. and can not wait to start baking. Each year, I bake
16 – 17 different types of cookies and this year 21
Jill DeChello And, now my sights are set on two things – A trays. It is a huge undertaking. I call it My Personal
Editor Winter Wonderland Drive Through, again at the Food Network Challenge. In my younger days, I
Landing of North Haven, and cookies! The Winter would bake through the night and it would take
Wonderland will have trees and displays supported me three days. Now, I have to freeze some dough
by the town’s businesses, the students' hard work, and it takes a full week, with lots of breaks. My
the Moms and the volunteering of their husbands. dogs track flour all over the house and, somehow,
In my mind, it will be spectacular. Debbie Volain is I am always covered in it and get chocolate in my
creating a Chocolate House you do not want to hair. But I enjoy every minute, it reminds me of my
miss. Her story is on page 26. We added an extra Mom and simpler holidays.
day to accommodate everyone so please make
plans to drive through. And, it is for such a good My wish for the holidays is that everyone is safe,
cause. The Italian Youth Foundation will use the peaceful and happy in our little town.
money to enhance the holidays for needy families
in North Haven and the surrounding communities. Jill DeChello

Featured

6 Wreaths: Perfect for Holidays 10 Animal Tracks In The Snow 26 The Chocolate Builder
Debbie Volain
Who Came Into Our Yard?
& Every Day!
by Sally Brockett by Sally Brockett by Marisa Hexter
Content
Carbutti Cares..................................................... 13 Where Is It? Winners........................................27
The Dr. Robert Goodyear House............................ 14 Find The Jack-O-Lantern Winner.......................27

Holiday Traditions: A Time To Celebrate, North Haven's Very Own Mayflower Society
A Time of Good Cheer!.......................................... 18 Banquet A Tradition Since 1895....................... 28

The Landing of North Haven: Resident Spotlight... 20 Where Is It?..................................................... 29
Behind The Pumpkin Patch................................... 22 A Winter Wonderland....................................... 31

Find The Presents................................................ 25 A Message From The First Selectman.............. 32
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