Tree decorating in Memorial Park

The parks department has busy decorating the downtown Hope for the holidays

Nov. 28, 2012 7:00 a.m.
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Steve Cox hangs a star on a tree in Memorial Park Monday morning. Parks department employees have been busy decorating the downtown core over the last week in preparation for upcoming holiday community events.

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