Cary, NC – This past Saturday, December 3, 2016, there were several holiday events all around Downtown Cary, culminating with the town’s official tree lighting at Town Hall.
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Santa’s Workshop in the Cary Community Center
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Six-year-old David Falodun waits for his grandmother to tie the string
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Kevin Hu listens to instructions
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The Muller Family. Eliza wasn’t happy to meet Santa with her father Dennis and brother Jonah
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Cary Library’s gingerbread house, made by the Parrish family
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Once In A Blue Moon’s gingerbread houses, made by the the Beck family and The Regehr family respectively
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Ashworth Village’s gingerbread house, made by Susan Hickman, and Paul Ashworth
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The Cary Gallery of Artist’s gingerbread house, made by Payton Whitmire and Sarah Jury
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The Perfect Piece’s gingerbread house, made by Demarco Persson, and Rebecca Ennis
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Cart Crosstown Tavern’s gingerbread house, made by Grier Ruebling, and Sheila Ryan
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Everything Better’s Monogrammed’s gingerbread house, made by Kylie Stremming
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Pharmacy Bottle and Beverage’s gingerbread house
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Bond Brothers’ gingerbread house
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Kitchen Bath and Galleries’ gingbread house and Katherine Moye and Bill Lemmon
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The Victorian Carolers and Dan the horse
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The Encore Singers performing
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The Cary Elementary Choir performing, directed by Tom Teachout
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Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht and Sheila Ogle, the official tree lighter, immediately after the tree lit up
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The Cary Town Council with Sheila Ogle
Photos by Dave Gill.