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(KAIR)--The Spirit of Christmas was alive in Atchison Saturday, from cookie sales and cookie crawls, to Santa visits to the evening's lighted parade, the City's holiday spirit was on full display, courtesy of local churches, businesses, organizations, the Atchison Area Chamber of Commerce, and others.

The morning began with a winter bazaar in the basement of the Atchison United Methodist Church, where Atchison farmers market vendors, in conjunction with Live Well Atchison County and Executive Director Jeff Schuele, set up early for the holiday celebration.

The church, at the same time, was holding its annual cookie sale, with Pastor Cyd Stein overseeing the morning's events.

Atchison's Memorial Hall, from 11:30 to 4:30, served as the Christmas headquarters, with activities and events held inside, while outside activities included guests walking the downtown Commercial Street corridor, collecting cookies as part of the Chamber's Cookie Crawl fundraiser.

Santa Claus held court in his little house, in the 400 block of Commercial, hearing the Christmas wishes of children, with Saturday concluding with the tradition of the annual lighted parade through the city's downtown that evening.