Santa Claus plays gotcha’ nose with a good little boy at the Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park tree lighting event Thursday night. Cookies and hot chocolate were served and more than 20 bicycles were raffled to children in the community. Visit enewscourier.com under photo gallery to see more pictures of the festivities.

The annual tree lighting event was held Thursday night at Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park in Athens. Cookies and hot chocolate were served and more than 20 bicycles were raffled to children in the community.

See additional photos in Friday’s edition of The News Courier and at http://thenewscourier.smugmug.com/Other/Lincoln-Bridgeforth-Tree/20496496_QWGFH3#1623025415_kdrdQbJ.

Or, visit enewscourier.com under the left-hand tab Photo Gallery to see more pictures of the festivities.