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In Historic Bishop Hill, the annual Lucia Nights are set to brighten the winter evenings on December 13 and 14, 2024. From 6 to 9 PM, this beloved event celebrates the legend of Saint Lucia, symbolizing light during the darkest days of the year. Attendees can expect a magical atmosphere with a traditional tree-lighting ceremony, live music, education opportunities, and immersive storytelling sessions. As you wander through the historic streets, local businesses and museums will welcome visitors with open doors, offering special promotions and a glimpse of traditional Swedish festive decor. Lucia Nights in Bishop Hill is a perfect blend of tradition and community celebration, promising to deliver an unforgettable holiday experience.

Kinsleigh and her mom Christie joined Wake Up Tr-Counties to talk about the bake sales they held over the summer to raise money to fill senior angels from nursing homes in Kewanee. Kinsleigh is a 10-year-old student at Central School, and ringing bells on her birthday inspired her to get Christmas presents for seniors in nursing homes. She talks about how many residents in nursing homes have no family or no one to visit them. She raised $1,156 from the bake sales, and she and her mom Christie, with a little help from Grandma Madeline, baked all the treats and sold them around the community. They took the last 69 tags left on the Angel Trees from Royal Oaks and Kewanee Care Home. Kinsleigh said she wants this to be a yearly tradition for her family. Her goal was 50 angels, which she met plus more. Excellent work, Kinsleigh, from your friends at Regional Media! We can't wait to talk with Kinsleigh next year. In the meantime, if you want to help, send us a Facebook message with your information, and we will pass your information to Christie. 

The Save-A-Lot studio was joined this morning by RaeAnn Tucker from the Henry & Stark County Health Department!

Boiler Shop host, Seth Parlier, was joined in the studio by Russ Hughes and Jeremy Peart to talk about the start of winter sports and the first KHS basketball game.