2017 Grand Lighting Ceremony for Christmas at the South Dakota Capitol set for Tuesday
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PIERRE — The 2017 Grand Lighting Ceremony for Christmas at the South Dakota Capitol will take place in the rotunda at 7 p.m., CST, on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
The public is invited to join Gov. Dennis Daugaard, First Lady Linda Daugaard and Fort Pierre Mayor Gloria Hanson as they welcome guests and light the Capitol trees.
The Capitol Christmas display includes over 90 trees decorated by volunteers from communities, schools, churches, nonprofit organizations and state government offices. This year’s theme for Christmas at the Capitol is “The Colors of Christmas.”
The largest tree in the Capitol, a 27.5-foot Colorado Blue Spruce, is being decorated by the Fort Pierre Bicentennial Committee and was donated by Mary and Iver Finnesand of Grenville. After being trimmed, the tree stands at 24.5 feet in the rotunda.