“Little Matthew Bisland’s excited expression tells what kind of reception Santa Claus got at Sunday’s Christmas party at the Lumberland Town Hall,” reads the caption of this 1998 The River Reporter photo, taken around this time of year 10 years ago. “The Lumberland Community Club distributed about 300 presents to local kids at the annual affair.”

Stories by David Hulse, who took this photo, can still be found on the pages of TRR, in the news section. Hopefully Santa got a warm welcome as he made his rounds this year in Sullivan County.