2009 Community Christmas Dinner
December 22, 2009
Eric Crump/Democrat-News
Operating on the theory that everyone in the community deserves to enjoy a wonderful Christmas feast, volunteers have, for the past four years, organized the Community Christmas Dinner, open to all.
From left, Landon Hartline and Tom Vogl make final preparations of meat to be served at the annual Community Christmas Dinner Saturday, Dec. 19.
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Jessie Hartline helps serve cookies at the annual Christmas dinner.
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Landon Hartline provided smokers for the beef and pork served at the Community Christmas Dinner.
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Kayla Brown, 6, of Marshall, discusses Christmas matters with Santa Claus at the Community Christmas Dinner Saturday, Dec. 19.
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Theresa Elfrink and her mother, Melanie, survey a table laden with cookies of all kinds.
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Landon Hartline shows the stack of pans containing smoked beef and pork just waiting for diners at the fourth annual Community Christmas Dinner Saturday, Dec. 19.
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Members of the local Civil Air Patrol unit await instructions for helping with the Christmas dinner.
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Bernice Sporleder, aka "the potato lady." She has helped prepare potatoes all four years of the Community Christmas Dinner.
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Abby Smithey decorates small paper bags to be filled with goodies for guests at the Christmas dinner.
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Mary Elfrink, daughter of Roy and Melanie Elfrink, keeps glasses filled with drinks during the dinner.
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Jeffrey Hollobaugh starts to collect materials after helping decorate goody bags prior to the start of the Community Christmas Dinner.
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