The Becker Community Center hosted their annual holiday craft show and tree lighting ceremony  Sunday.

 

The craft show ran from 2 to 6 p.m. and featured nearly 50 crafters and vendors from Tupperware, Scentsy, Ellis Bakery, Pampered Chef and Young Living, among others. Booths and kiosks filled the gymnasium and poured into the hallways and adjoining rooms.

 

Handcrafted jewelry, knitted and crocheted mittens and scarves were adorning the booths as well as homemade jams and jellies, dog and cat treats and winter wreaths and swag for decorating or gift-givings.

 

Becker High School Senior Morgan Meyer again featured a gigantic Christmas tree placed in the lobby of the BCC and adorned with ornaments, tinsel and other Christmasy decorations. She conducted an ornament-making class for people interested in putting a decoration on the tree.

 

The purpose behind the Remembrance Tree is so those who have passed away too early in life can be remembered through this simple act during the holidays. The ornaments featured a clear bulb with a photo of the person inside. 

 

Meyer had a dance teammate, Brianna Bertram, die of Cystic Fibrosis in 2014 and she continues to show her remarkable fortitude for keeping her memory alive for years to come.

 

Brianna is also the daughter of Mayor Tracy Bertram and her husband Mark.

 

Members of the Becker High School choir showed up at the BCC just prior to 6 p.m. to sing a couple Christmas carols for all attendees of the day’s event. Gretchen Bordson conducted the caroling as the kids gathered around the Remembrance Tree to sing for the season.

 

Following the carols, the dozens of guests to the BCC ventured outside to join in on the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the BCC parking lot. The carolers continued to fill the ears of the guests with more songs of Christmas.

 

Mayor Bertram and her family used a device to light up the trees after a countdown from 10 to one. The guests “oohed and ahhhed” as the twinkly blue, yellow, red and purple lights lit up the trees right on cue.

 

Members of the BCC invited all the participants back into the BCC for some treats, including red punch and cookies while others stayed where they were and took video and still pictures of the trees.

 

“It was an awesome event, and lots of shoppers visited yesterday afternoon,” said BCC Administrative Assistant Cindy Kazeck. “Lots of talented people brought their ‘wares’ to sell yesterday.”

 

“It was a very nice event and we received a lot of great comments from vendors and shoppers,” said Program Supervisor Chelsea Swiggum.