Light Up Lakewood 2016

photos taken at the 2016 Light Up Lakewood, put on by LakewoodAlive. It is the official kick off to Christmas season. ©2016 Lakewood Observer, Inc.

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  • Color Guard

  • Kick off to LakewoodAlive's Light Up Lakewood Parade 2016.

  • Olympian Makorobondo Salukombo, Grand Marshal for the Light Up Lakewood Parade.

  • The city of Lakewood loves this amazing athelete.

  • Lakewood High Ranger Band, the true stars of Rangers Football. Just kidding.

  • Dance Lakewood, another great Lakewood success story. Grown here by Lakewood dynamo, Donna Rakerd, who has worked to turn it over to Lakewood's next generation of business and community leaders, Stephanie Reed Howard. How does the story get better?

  • Pickle, don't forget Hixson's Barn for all your Christmas needs, including pickle ornaments.

  • Lakewood Girl Scouts

  • Packed in.

  • Daniel from Cleveland Pedicab, and the wonderful Scarlet!

  • Buddy the Elf, always has time for a pose, and to hand out popcorn balls.

  • Grant School

  • Emerson School...

  • ... and their Unicycle Club.

  • Kiwanis

  • Ghost Busters

  • Lakewood High School juniors Abe Dalisky and Sarah Bene.
    In a cool ride provide by Plantation Home, who also awarded them each $500 scholarship checks. It is the 5th year David Stein, has done this.

  • Abe Dalisky and Sarah Bene.

  • They goes Santa!

  • Thank you Lakewood city Services, Lakewood Police and Lakewood Fire for their part in this event, and a damn fine effort all year keeping this city nice.

  • FIREWORKS!

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