Optimist Club tree ceremony kicks off Christmas season

November 25, 2015 Editor

Santa, assisted by Miss Rogers City Heather Hentkowski and court member Salena Hiedemann, get ready to light the Christmas trees in Westminster Park. (Photos by Richard Lamb)

With the touch of magic candy canes, Santa Claus flipped the switch on the Optimist Club’s annual Christmas Tree display in Rogers City. With more than 130 decorated trees wired and ready to be lit, Optimist Club president Mike Peltz welcomed Santa to the stage Wednesday at Westminster Park.

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The children’s choir at St. Ignatius Catholic School, under the direction of Amy Rabeau, offered a few Christmas carols, assisted by several area queens and their courts. Among the royalty was 2015 Miss Rogers City Heather Hentkowski, 2015 Junior Queen Linnea Hentkowski and Miss Sunrise Side Outstanding Teen Mikaela Bannon.

The event is the unofficial kickoff to the Christmas season in Rogers City.