2016 Holiday on Central
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-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Victoria Coleman brought her daughter Isabella Coleman, 1 year old, to experience Lights on Central for the first time.
-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
That face you make when Santa Claus arrives... as demonstrated by Maverick Rasch, 4, at the Lights on Central celebration Monday night at the Fort Dodge Public Library. Rasch and his brother Declan Rasch, 2, were among hundreds of children celebrating as St. Nick arrived by fire truck at the city square.
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Grayson Chance, 7, tells Santa about his Christmas wishes while his brother, Paxton, 4, gets a candy cane after finishing his turn. The line reached out the front doors at the library with children waiting to see Santa Claus at the Lights on Central celebration Monday.
-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Eli Asay, a junior, and Nathan Hays, a sophomore from Fort Dodge Senior High, sing and play "Little Drummer Boy" with a huge djembe at the gazebo on the city square after Santa Claus arrived Monday night. The two are in an anti-harrassment group at school called Storytellers.
-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Ronan Kavanaugh, 4, left, and James Kavanaugh, 5, add sprinkles to their Christmas cookies after adding some frosting at Lights on Central Monday. The cookie station proved to be a popular stop.
-Messenger photo by Joe Sutter
Aliseya Klein, 4, gets help from her mom Amara Pommer and sister Ana Pommer, 8, creating a stocking ornament at Lights on Central. Kids also wrote letters to Santa and could check out library books Monday night.