Winning ticket drawn in Christmas Is for Kids fundraiser

Marble Falls resident Melodee Slade has the winning ticket for the fully decorated Christmas Tree in ACE Hardware of Marble Falls that was the prize in the Highland Lakes Service League’s Christmas Is for Kids fundraiser. Stacy Bryant (left) asked Robben Thompson, director of the Christmas Is for Kids organization, to pull the ticket, one of many that raised $1,724.42 to help make Christmas a little brighter for some area youngsters. Courtesy photo