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A portrait of Elsa Putzier in her Bigfork home. The creche in the background, left, as well as the candles used on the tree, are from Switzerland. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

A portrait of Elsa Putzier in her Bigfork home. The creche in the background, left, as well as the candles used on the tree, are from Switzerland. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

December 24, 2017

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Swiss native preserves age-old holiday custom
December 24, 2017 4 a.m.

Swiss native preserves age-old holiday custom

In the quiet of this Christmas Eve, Elsa Putzier will carefully light the candles attached to the branches of her Christmas tree, and a bit of nostalgia will set in.