Volunteers serve up Christmas spirit

************ Lori Ball-Kiser receives a hug from Fire Chief Pat Hart at the Community Fellowship Dinner.

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Hundreds of volunteers and diners enjoyed a free meal and fellowship.

Dog days of winter

Initially Lucifer seemed unsure about the snow, however, in short time Jeter showed him how much fun it could be.

Hey, I'm gonna be as big as you someday.

Well, until then, I'm in charge.

That Old-fashioned Christmas feeling

After I entered several photos for a story about the Christmas Carriage Parade (East Oregonian Dec. 6, 2009 "Carriage festival creates old-fashioned fun) - I knew only a couple would run, so I decided to post a number of them on my blog. The first few are people's attempts to stay warm as well as the Pendleton Chamber Ambassadors, who serenaded people along the parade route — getting them into the holiday spirit.

The first year I covered it there was a beautiful dusting of snow and it was bone-chilling cold. Although there wasn't any snow this year, it was still cold. But somehow, the warmth of the season makes up for the dipping mercury.