Bringing in the holidays - Northwest Montana style
<p>Teri Noble, on ground, directs crews putting lights on Libby’s Christmas tree. Libby city worker, from left, Chris Thompson, volunteer Zeta Thom, city workers Robert Carlson and Randy Augustine add lights to the tree at the end of Mineral Avenue on Tuesday as they prepared for the official lighting on Friday.</p>
<p>Teri Noble, co-owner of Noble Excavating, accompanies Mayor Doug Roll as the tree is lighted. The Nobles contributed $2,000 for Mineral Avenue decorations.</p>
<p>Mayor Roll was joined at the Libby tree lighting by Councilwomen Robin Benson, left, and Vicky Lawrence.</p>
<p>Cecil McDougall brought Mr. and Mrs. Claus to the event at Troy’s tree-lighting.</p>
<p>A wonderful Winter Wonderland near Troy made for this picturesque photo.</p>
<p>Several people in Troy went caroling after the tree-lighting.</p>
<p>The tree was full of lights Friday. Unfortunately, some time late Saturday or early Sunday, vandals pulled down the lights.</p>
All across the country, the immediate days after Thanksgiving, people turn their thoughts toward Christmas and all the festivities associated with it.
In Libby and Troy, residents kicked off the Holiday Season on Friday and Saturday with tree-lightings, caroling and talk of visits by St. Nicholas.
Unfortunately, vandals in Libby pulled down the lights on the tree either late Saturday or early Sunday. Plans are to replace the lights.
Here is a collection of the events in Libby and Troy.