PHOTOS: Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
Attendees gather and hold candles while members of the Flathead High School Choir sing at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino lights an attendee's candle at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young girl holds a candle at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Members of the Flathead High School Choir sing at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kalispell Police chief Jordan Venezio speaks at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino speaks during the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | December 14, 2023 9:00 AM
Photos from the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters and first responders.
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino lights an attendee's candle at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A young girl holds a candle at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Members of the Flathead High School Choir sing at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Kalispell Police chief Jordan Venezio speaks at the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead County Sheriff Brian Heino speaks during the Christmas Blue Light Tree Lighting ceremony outside the Flathead County Justice Center in Kalispell on Thursday, Dec. 7. The event is held to support the families of fallen officers and to honor the officers, highway patrol, firefighters, first responders and all those who serve and protect. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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