Gorham was once again treated to the traditional light parade despite the pandemic. The parade on November 29 included approximately 30 lit vehicles with onlookers lining the streets either in their parked cars or socially distanced outside wearing masks. Santa and Mrs. Claus rode into town safely protected in a snow globe. The couple did not personally greet the children due to safety measures. “There will be no visiting with Santa this year as he is a little over 1,700 years old and has a diet of mainly cookies, which puts him in the high risk category for COVID-19,” said Gail Platts, programmer/office manager at the Rec. Department. Despite the changes due to the public health restrictions, it was a great success. Comments left on the Rec. Department’s Facebook page included “The best light parade yet” and “It was a great display! A morale booster!”