Caleb Nickerson
LADYSMITH Nov. 25, 2017
The TCRA Hall was packed Saturday evening for the Ladysmith and Friends Christmas Dinner. Volunteers from the recreation association hustled to and fro from the kitchen to the buffet table in order to keep up with the crowd, which TCRA President Gilles Ouimet estimated at around 250 people.
He said that the dinner has been taking place annually for at least 30 years. He gestured to the large pile of gifts under the Christmas tree on the stage.

“We get quite a few door prizes from people that donate gifts and the R.A. usually buys about 15,” he explained.
On the menu was all the typical Christmas fare, from turkey and ham to meatballs and coleslaw.
“There’s even horseradish, I guess some people like that,” Ouimet joked.
He said the whole night wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for the team of around 15 volunteers that put in all the work in the kitchen and decorating the hall.