Vancouver Lights Its Christmas Tree

Lincoln Horn didn’t want to be late. The 5-year-old Vancouver boy and his family were hustling along the sidewalk Friday evening toward Esther Short Park. That’s where Santa Claus was scheduled to flip the switch at 6 p.m., turning on thousands of lights draped over Vancouver’s Christmas tree. His mom, Katy Belokonny, said that Lincoln started to worry when they were driving downtown.

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