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Christmas in Kalona
The annual Christmas in Kalona celebration drew a large crowd to the Kalona Community Center and downtown Kalona on Saturday.
Downtown streets were full of activity that morning with music and campfires on the sidewalks while parents and children visited businesses to fill the Kids’ Walking Stocking.
Promptly at 10 a.m., Santa Claus arrived in style at the Community Center, being chauffeured in a Kalona fire truck.
A long line of children waited patiently to relay their Christmas wishes to and have their picture taken the big man in red.
The gym was the hub of activity, with numerous vendors and activities, including cookie and ornament decorating.
The day was capped off with a lighted Christmas tree walk at the Kalona Historical Village.
Comments: james.jennings@southeastiowaunion.com
Knico Redlinger, 8 months, visits Santa Claus for the very first time at the Christmas in Kalona celebration on Saturday, Dec., 4. (James Jennings/The Union)
Kelsey Redlinger (left) helps 2-year-old Kneumann Redlinger decorate a Christmas cookie at the Kalona Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 4. (James Jennings/The Union)
Joey Miller, 9, concentrates as she decorates an ornament at the Kalona Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 4. (James Jennings/The Union)
Musicians Alvin Grigley (left) and Joe Shetler perform on the sidewalk outside Kalona Chocolates during the Christmas in Kalona celebration on Saturday, Dec. 4. (James Jennings/The Union)
