Christmas will be much merrier and brighter than expected for more than 40 local households this year as a result of the tremendous generosity shown by so many people through the local Lights of Love effort. The program was able to provide Christmas gifts to about 120 children in 41 different families, according to Kathy Reeves with the Dawson County Child Welfare Board. The Child Welfare Board sponsors the annual Lights of Love effort, which provides Christmas gifts and other assistance to families in need at Christmas time. “There are always different circumstances, but some of them would just not have a Christmas ...