Decorations come down in Alton
John Badman, jbadman@thetelegraph.com
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Matt Sowders, an employee of the Alton Parks and Recreation Departmet, removes the last of the Christmas garland from Lincoln-Douglas Square in downtown Alton Thursday.
ALTON — City employees on Thursday removed the last of the Christmas garland that had been put up at Lincoln-Douglas Square in downtown Alton.
The decorations in the square compliment the annual Alton Christmas Tree erected by Alton Godfrey Rotary Club members each year for the last quarter of a century. In previous years people packed the square for ceremonies related to the lighting of the tree, which often included a visit by Santa and Christmas carols sung by children.