Crowds flock to Delano Old Fashioned Christmas
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- Santa Elvis entertains families on the street. He was one of numerous holiday characters that youngsters were invited to discover.
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- Delano City Hall served as headquarters for visitors, who needed a scorecard to tell them about all the happenings.
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- Music reverberated all day in Delano City Hall. Here, the Trinity Lutheran hand bell choir rings holiday music in the Senior Center.
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- Characters for Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carole stroll along city streets and chat with visitors.
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- The Delano Lions proclaim not only their own Christmas tree sales but also Lions tree sales in other communities, such as Loretto.
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- A live conifer on River Street next to the Three Crows takes on a new life as Delano’s community Christmas tree.
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- Visitors take a sleigh ride without snow around Delano courtesy of Love in the Name of Christ – Heartland (Love INC). The sleigh rides jumped off from the Love INC headquarters on Railroad Avenue.
Delano’s Old Fashioned Christmas has become a traditional community kick-off for the holidays. Downtown was flooded with events and holiday characters — both outside and inside — at this year’s Dec. 1 event. Visitors discovered carolers, Dickens characters, area artists, a Santa Claus show, boutiques and much more. (Photos by Bill Decker)
