Tree lighting event to be festive occasion

AUSTINTOWN

The Wickliffe Circle Christmas Committee Inc. will sponsor its 27th annual Austintown Community Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on 140 E Lincoln Way, Dec. 5 at the Fire Station at 4102 Mahoning Ave.

At 6:45 the Fitch Brass Band will play sing-along Christmas carols, and at 7 p.m. a trustee will turn on the lights of the community Christmas tree, and Santa arrives.

Afterward, there will be visits with Santa and a free reception with refreshments at the fire hall.