Making sure he’s dressed for the part, Kyle Parks and Recreations worker Joe Loya dons a large holiday ornament as a rather fancy earring while in a cherry picker at Mary Kyle Hartson City Square Park last week. (photo by Moses Leos III)

While there were some fun and games, workers hastily put the finishing touches on the large Christmas tree in City Square Park for the annual tree lighting ceremony Nov. 29. Above, city workers put up the 20,000 lights at the Trail of Lights at Stagecoach ...