December 2023: Volume 24 - Issue 3 - - Kennedy Park Shines Again

Once again, Kennedy Park would sparkle with community pride. It took over 30 years but has become an annual event. The event includes over twenty donated Christmas trees that are decorated by community organizations. The gazebo located on site is illuminated with holiday lights. The area has two large wooden soldiers and Santa flying in a balloon with his reindeer (donated in 1998 by the Robert Williams Celebration Committee). Each year, the event provides dancing and musical acts from local dance studios.

The highlight of the evening is still the arrival of Santa on a fire truck from the Hicksville Fire Department and the countdown of the lighting of the large fir tree in the center of Kennedy Park. The Park stays open to the public throughout December to welcome in the new year. The Hicksville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary provides complimentary refreshments and locally donated treats.