• Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Philomath Elementary Falcon Singers performed a number of songs at the event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • The Philomath Christmas Tree brightens the night sky on a pleasant Friday evening on the Philomath Museum’s front lawn. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Santa Claus poses for a photo with a family at Friday night’s tree-lighting event. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • A youngster flips the switch to light up the tree at the end of a 10-second countdown. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Philomath Christmas Tree Lighting 2024 (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)
  • Shonnard’s created these ornaments out of the holiday lights that hung on the Philomath Christmas tree from 2008-22 with all sales proceeds to be donated to charity. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News)

Brad Fuqua has covered the Philomath area since 2014 as the editor of the now-closed Philomath Express and currently as publisher/editor of the Philomath News. He has worked as a professional journalist since 1988 at daily and weekly newspapers in Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, Arizona, Montana and Oregon.