California Resident Kelly Messerli Embodies Spirit of Christmas

"Santa" with Moniteau Care Center resident Virginia Anderson during the Christmas event held Friday, Dec. 19.
"Santa" with Moniteau Care Center resident Virginia Anderson during the Christmas event held Friday, Dec. 19.

When thinking of Christmas, a picture of a jolly man in a white beard bringing smiles to faces young and old comes to mind. No one embodied that spirit more than Kelly Messerli who went to local nursing homes distributing presents to residents around Moniteau County Friday, Dec. 17. Messerli said seeing the smiles on the faces of the residents is all that matters to him when he volunteers not looking for anything for the time and effort he puts into brining joy to so many.

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Swimmers float in the Crystal Cove Wave Pool at Crystal Falls.

For more of this story check out the Dec. 22 issue of the California Democrat.