With the holidays just around the corner, Echter's Garden Center in Arvada is once again prepping for its annual Christmas tree giveaway ... start to feel more like Santa's helpers.

Dozens of Santa Maria children received a bundle of Easter gifts during a charitable event held Thursday afternoon.

From a scavenger-hunt- type list to cash giveaways in Lindale to ornament decorations and snowfall in Edom, small towns made the ... and lunch event with Santa Claus himself.