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Fun, food and a bright Christmas excitement mark annual Christmas Spirit & Light Show

ONTARIO – Saturday night at Four Rivers Cultural Center was an evening of fun, food and Santa Claus during the center’s annual Christmas Spirit & Light Show.

A modest crowd of parents and kids converged on the center between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. to mark the beginning of the holiday Christmas season.

There were plenty of activities for kids, including craft projects and the opportunity to get a balloon animal.

Lincoln Pillatzke, 3, along with her mother Alicia, get into some coloring fun during the Four Rivers Cultural Center’s Christmas Spirit & Light Show, Saturday. The show attracted a good crowd and featured Mr. and Mrs. Santa Clause along with other games and crafts. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL)
Members of the Ontario PEO chapter AF were on hand at the Four Rivers Cultural Center’s Christmas Spirit & Light Show to offer goodies for sale. All proceeds went toward education scholarships for local young women. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL)
Rowen Kelsey, Nampa, reads from a list to Santa and Mrs. Claus outlining what he wishes for Christmas at the Four Rivers Cultural Center’s Christmas Spirit & Light Show Saturday, Dec. 3. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL)
Kids and parents gathered for some fun and food at the annual Four Rivers Cultural Center’s Christmas Spirit & Light Show Saturday, Dec. 3. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL)
“Magic Man Brad” was on hand at the Four Rivers Cultural Center’s Christmas Spirit & Light Show Saturday, Dec. 3 to create a variety of balloon animals for kids. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL)
A local young girl tries on one the balloon creations by “Magic Man Brad” at the Four Rivers Cultural Center’s Christmas Spirit & Light Show Saturday, Dec. 3. (The Enterprise/PAT CALDWELL).