Durango's Festival of Trees and Res returns for its 22nd year of holiday displays. Santa Claus is coming to town for the annual singing with Santa Celebration and tree lighting. And Thanksgiving Day is the top reported day for home cooking fires. Learn how you can stay safe this holiday season with tips from the National Fire Protection Association. You are watching the local News Roundup, brought to you by Crystal Mart and Tafoya Barrett and Associates. I am Sadie Smith Durango's 22nd Annual Festival of Trees and Reese Display opens Monday, November 24th at the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum. The displays will be available during regular museum hours. Guests can vote for their favorite trees in the People's Choice Awards Friday through Sunday, December 5th through the seventh. The event will also include a scavenger hunt. Admission is free. The Festival of Trees and Reese Online silent auction will begin Friday, November 28th and close on Sunday, December 7th. The auction features re's Christmas tree decor and holiday gifts. Auction items may be previewed online on Monday, November 24th. Proceeds benefit to local nonprofits, community connections, and our own lives that supply services and advocacy for people with disabilities in Southwest Colorado. Visit the Festival of Trees and RE'S website for more information. Start off the holiday season with a song at the Durango Business Improvement District's annual Celebration. Singing with Santa on Friday, November 28th bid encourages you to shop and dine around downtown Durango and the North Main District and save your receipts. To enter to win prizes and gift cards. Children are invited to join the downtown reindeer scavenger hunt to help Santa find his reindeer. Then bring a mug to Buckley Park for free hot chocolate and cookies at 5:30 PM while supplies last. The first 50 children to turn in a reindeer scavenger hunt clue card with at least seven stamped locations. Will receive a free singing with Santa mug. Enjoy cookies and caroling until Santa arrives at 6:00 PM for the community Christmas tree. Lighting free photos with Santa will begin around 6:20 PM The line will close at 7:15 PM For more event details, visit the Seeing with Santa website. The National Fire Protection Association reminds you to stay safe and cook with caution this holiday season. The NFPA reported more than 1400 home cooking fires on Thanksgiving Day in 2023, nearly 400 times higher than the daily average. Thanksgiving Day is the number one day for home cooking fires in the United States, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. The majority of home fires in the US are caused by cooking incidents, particularly unattended cooking. NFPA officials say to remain in the kitchen when the stove top is on and to remain in the house. When cooking a Turkey, NFPA officials do not recommend the use of Turkey fryers and instead, suggest that you purchase a fried Turkey from the store or use a fryer that doesn't require oil. Learn more about these and other stories online at Durango Local News. Thank you for watching this edition of the Local News Roundup. I am Sadie Smith.