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Lights glow around the Stave Church in the Scandinavian Heritage Park as a crowd gathers for the festivities celebrating the flipping of the switch to turn on the decorative lights for the first time this holiday season Saturday, Nov. 22.
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The Scandinavian Heritage Park lit up for the season Saturday, Nov. 22, with a large crowd on hand to watch the lights come on. There were hot drinks, live reindeer, visits from Santa and the Grinch and music from Western Plains Children’s Choir.