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Photos: Grand Illumination in Trenton, Ga.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Two-year-old Carley Cannon smiles as library manager Marshana Sharp puts a Christmas light necklace on her at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown. Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Two-year-old Carley Cannon smiles as library manager Marshana Sharp puts a Christmas light necklace on her at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.

By Staff photos by C.B. Schmelter December 1, 2019 1 min read

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Grand Illumination in Trenton, Ga.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Sitting on her mother Brenda's lap, 4-year-old Melody Burns leans in towards Santa as he tries to find out what she wants for Christmas at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Eight-year-old Emmalee Harris goes to mail a letter at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Malachi Dee, 7, writes a letter to Santa at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Rachel Stark smiles as she holds her 18-month-old son as they look at the Christmas tree at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Ashley Tishaw, left, helps her 4-year-old son Jase decorate at the Dade County Public Library during Grand Illumination on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019 in Trenton, Ga. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.

The Grand Illumination event was held in downtown in Trenton, Georgia, on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. The Grand Illumination event included ornament making, pictures with Santa, gifts and free hot chocolate inside the Dade County library and ended with the lighting of the Christmas trees downtown.