Hosting elements of German culture

Photo by Brian S. Orban

Kinslee Karovic listens as Santa Claus reads off a list of Christmas gifts the child hoped to receive as her family took part in Mountain Home’s first-ever Christkindl Markt on Saturday.

Elements of German heritage and culture came together that afternoon at the Hub Plaza in the city’s downtown area as hundreds of people gathered to enjoy various holiday meals as they took time to check out vendor booths that offered an assortment of authentic German meals along with various handmade jewelry, bookmarks and other unique hand-crafted items along with festive wreaths and traditional German holiday goods.

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