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Volunteers Step Up After "Grinch" Cuts 90% Of Light Strands At Sartell's Country Lights Festival

A Minnesota community is stepping up after "the Grinch" tried to get in the way of a sparkling celebration.

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November 8, 2023

SARTELL, Minn. — A Minnesota community is stepping up after "the Grinch" tried to get in the way of a sparkling celebration.

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The Country Lights Festival covers 33 acres in Sartell during the month of December.

Last week, organizers discovered someone snipped almost all the lights volunteers worked hard to set up. That put them behind schedule to be ready for opening day on Dec. 1.

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