ROCKINGHAM — Santa and his reindeer are again in their traditional perch atop Discovery Place Kids.
City workers spent the late morning and early afternoon setting up the traditional display, which was sent crashing to the ground during a storm eight days before Christmas last year.
Randy Warren and volunteers with Arts Richmond recently finished a restoration project to have the display ready for this year.
Click here to read about the restoration.
Susan Perkins and Mari Bennett gave Santa a slight touch-up with red paint as city workers lifted the sleigh onto the roof.
Perkins, Bennett and city workers brought each of the reindeer down the block along the sidewalk to be set in place.
Photos courtesy Mary Stogner
The city started putting up decorations last week ahead of the holiday season.
The 22nd annual Rockingham Christmas Tree Lighting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, with Bob Sargent — promoter for the upcoming NASCAR weekend at Rockingham Speedway — flipping the switch.
Christmas on the Square, a nearly 30-year city tradition, is scheduled for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7.
Click here to read more about Christmas on the Square.
See more photos of the display going up below.
