Superior gets into the spirit of Christmas
Santa and his elves received many local children's wish lists Saturday evening at the Tree Lighting Ceremony. This year Mr. Claus met with kids from the comfort and style of his brand new locally furnished wooden Santa chair. Jeff Schultz's high school shop class helped build the Christmas throne out of donated materials. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Sheriff's Office deputies visit with Santa Claus. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Fires kept everyone warm and worked well for making s’mores at the Christmas Tree Lighting in Superior. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
There’s nothing like forgetting what you want for Christmas when you finally get to talk with Santa. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
Naomi Mesenbrink, owner of The Phun-E Farm in DeBorgia, might have had the most exuberant merchant Saturday at the Christmas Tree Lighting in Superior. Volunteer Dana Samson realizes that she’s probably going to have to break down their booth by herself. (Monte Turner/Mineral Independent)
The decked out steps of the Mineral County Courthouse made for the perfect festive back drop for Santa photos. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
Warming barrels were provided during this year's Tree Lighting Celebration in Superior which helped take the chill off and allowed folks to mingle and drink their free hot cocoa. (Mineral Independent/Amy Quinlivan)
When the crowd started gathering, there was maybe an inch of snow which turned to light rain for the Christmas tree lighting that took place in Superior on Saturday night.
But a cheerful crowd paid no attention as it was great to meet new people and visit old friends again.
This is the second year for the event and is the brainchild of Julie Prater. She and her husband Steve moved to the area about 13 years ago but Julie is a 4th generation Montanan.
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