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Kim Lister and her granddaughter Emilee Lister, age 3, walk along Rose Crossing doing "quality control" on Thursday as they and other volunteers work to line the street with 1500 lights in celebration on Christmas Eve. The residents of Rose Crossing have been placing luminarias for more than 20 years. Lister said quality control is one of the most vital aspects of making the luminarias last. The bags must have a good amount of sand at their base, the sand must be spread out to the corners to keep the bag open so the candle can get enough air, and the candles need to be cenered with their wicks straight up. If all goes well volunteers have found candles still burning Christmas morning when the luminarias are collected Christmas morning.

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