
Contributed / Lois Holleman
The Knob & Kettle Restaurant and Lounge, rural Laporte, hosted an afternoon of baking, decorating and crafting for kids on Sunday, Dec. 11.
The program, titled Cookies and Christmas, Make, Bake and Take with Lois and Friends, was for ages 4 to 12 but also included a few older kids and parents and grandparents. More than 40 kids participated.
According to a news release, Lois Holleman said participants worked their way around the restaurant doing crafts, making and decorating cookies, writing letters to Santa, taking a snack break and playing games.

Contributed / Lois Holleman
Thousands of people came to Wadena between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day to view the Christmas in Wadena animated light show, with many of them donating to the cause.