Winterfest brings snow, holiday cheer to R.B. park
December 8, 2016 at 1:29 a.m.
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jean Lane brothers Johnny, 9, and Quinn Borzoni, 7, pose, excited after watching Don Harrison working on his Christmas tree ice sculpture</span>
<p class="Picture">Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg stands with Trustees David Heiser and Susan Epstein in front of the newly lit Christmas tree and menorah. </p>
<p class="Picture">Kids color in holiday and winter themed drawings and ornaments. </p>
<p class="Picture">The line for the Royal Express train ride was as long as the basketball court. Kids couldn’t wait to go on the slow trek around the holiday-themed park. </p>
<p class="Picture">Rye Brook 9-year-olds Daniel Schutzer and Billy Oh race down the giant slide. Oh was the clear winner. </p>
<p class="Picture">Rye Brook fourth graders Meghan McEvoy (left) and Addison Gabriel sit on Don Harrison’s completed ice bench.</p> <p class="Right">Courtesy of Michael McEvoy</p>
<p class="Picture">Rye Brook Recreation Department’s Rocky Furano loads the tee shirt gun for Frosty the Snowman, also known as Justin DiSanto from the Village’s Parks Department. </p>
<p class="Picture">Kids were more than happy to play in the fake snow while their parents waited in lines for food, pictures with Santa, or the train ride. </p>
<p class="Picture">The Blind Brook High School Choir spreads some holiday cheer with carols. </p>
<p class="Picture">Don Harrison of Philadelphia shows off his sculpting skills as he carves a Christmas tree out of a block of ice. Inside the frozen block are strings of lights. </p>
<p class="Picture">Audrey Peña of Stamford, Conn., attempts to make a snow angel in the fake snow. Her grandmother is from Rye Brook, which is how she knew about the event. </p>
<p class="Picture"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Gasparino family of Park Avenue poses with Santa Claus. This was one-year-old Abigail’s first time meeting the jolly man in red and her parents Bridget and Rich couldn’t have been happier with how well she behaved during Winterfest in Pine Ridge Park. The festivities took place during the night of Friday, Dec. 2. </span></p> <p class="Byline">Photo Story By Casey Watts</p>
