Photos by Robert Williams

Above: Mike and Patricia Melander of Melander Trucking have a saying about their Santa Truck, “No matter the weather we will be there.” Last year, visitors were overflowing the parking lot of the Frazee Event Center, while this year was left to the hardy who were willing to brave temperatures around -10 degrees fahrenheit. A few of those kids popped in for a group shot with Santa, Mrs. Claus and all the characters of the Santa Truck on Thursday, Dec. 12. Right: Kathy Ghavimi and Sandy Oelfke were serving treats and hot cocoa, sponsored by CornerStone Youth and Community Center, inside the Event Center for visitors to the Melander Santa Truck Thursday night in Frazee.