Tree-lighting ceremony kicks off Christmas season

It was an old-fashioned Christmas celebration in every sense.

The Salvation Army sold hot chocolate on Town Square, while Havre High School's Hi-Liners sang Christmas carols. There were bonfires to keep people warm, though Chamber of Commerce President Chandra Moomey said it was the warmest tree-lighting ceremony she could remember.

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"Jolly," the human Christmas ornament, played by Jim Potter, interviews Santa Claus at the tree-lighting ceremony on Town Square Saturday night.

Kids got free tickets, handed out by Leadership High School's elves, for a chance to win...