Christmas tree lighting in Malden

People gathered around a towering tree in Malden City Park wrapped with thousands of bright bulbs Saturday afternoon.

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Sun., Dec. 6, 2020

After the Pine Creek Community Meeting, residents of the wildfire-damaged town of Malden, Wash., gather in the town’s community park for a holiday tree lighting, Sat., Dec. 5, 2020.

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After the Pine Creek Community Meeting, residents of the wildfire-damaged town of Malden, Wash., gather in the town’s community park for a holiday tree lighting, Sat., Dec. 5, 2020.

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The shell of a burned-out building still stands in the center of the wildfire-ravaged town of Malden, Wash., Sat. Dec. 5, 2020. Community efforts, with help from grants from the state, are continuing the town’s clean-up efforts.

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Whitman County Commissioner Art Swannack swears in Dan Harwood (on right) as the the new mayor of the wildfire ravaged town of Malden during the Pine Creek Community Meeting, Sat. Dec. 5, 2020 in Malden, Wash.

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Before the Pine Creek Community Meeting, left to right, Rachel Blakeley, Kris Finch and Shane Blakeley deliver bags of hand-made quilts donated by the Tri-City Quilters’ Guild to the residents of the wildfire-ravaged town of Malden, Wash., Sat., Dec. 5, 2020.

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Before the Pine Creek Community Meeting, Kristen Ciesielski helps her daughters Isabella, 6, and Annabelle, 2, select warm mittens and hats donated to the wildfire-ravaged community of Malden, Wash., Sat., Dec. 5, 2020.

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Scott Hokonson, executive director of the Long-term Recovery Group, updates the residents of Malden on wildfire cleanup efforts during the Pine Creek Community Meeting, Sat., Dec. 5, 2020 in Malden Wash.

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