Santa arrives and is greeted by families as rain falls outside of the Mossyrock Community in a Lewis County Fire District 3 engine on Saturday, Dec. 9, for the Mossyrock Area Action League and City of Mossyrock's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
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Approximately 150 people watched as the City of Mossyrock and Mossyrock Area Action League's Christmas tree lit up for the first time during a lighting ceremony held by the city on Saturday, Dec. 9 outside of the Mossyrock Community Center.
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The City of Mossyrock's Christmas tree stands illuminated in the rain on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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Children get their face painted inside the Mossyrock Community Center while waiting for the arrival of Santa and the Grinch during the Mossyrock Area Action League and City of Mossyrock's Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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While Santa was available for pictures too, people also got to pose with the Grinch for photos on Saturday, Dec. 9, inside of the Mossyrock Community Center after the Mossyrock Area Action League's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
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Families enjoy fellowship, face painting, ornament making and more during the Mossyrock Area Action League's Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Mossyrock Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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Deanna Myers gets hot chocolate with marshmallows alongside her mother, Destiny, from Mossyrock Area Action League treasurer Judy Hollinger on Saturday, Dec. 9, during the Mossyrock Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Mossyrock Community Center.
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Mossyrock Area Action League vice president Joe Blum hands a cup of hot chocolate to Alissa Hughes during a Christmas tree lighting event hosted by the League and the City of Mossyrock at the Mossyrock Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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Kids watch Disney Christmas specials on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Mossyrock Community Center during the Mossyrock Area Action League and City of Mossyrock's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
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Mossyrock Area Action League vice president Joe Blum and treasurer Judy Hollinger hand out confections for young moviegoers in the Mossyrock Community Center during the City of Mossyrock and League's Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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Kids decorate wooden Christmas tree ornaments with markers on Saturday, Dec. 9, inside the Mossyrock Community Center for the City of Mossyrock and Mossyrock Area Action League's Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
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Children pose with the Grinch while their parents take a picture in the Mossyrock Community Center during the Mossyrock Area Action League and City of Mossyrock's Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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Following the City of Mossyrock and Mossyrock Area Action League's Christmas tree lighting ceremony, some families went across the street to Birley Hall for free hot dogs and a Christmas pajama party and movie night on Saturday, Dec. 9.
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