On Monday, December 12, the city of DeSoto was brightened with Christmas cheer and a festive atmosphere.
DeSoto Mayor Rachel L. Proctor flipped the switch to light the City’s 2022 holiday tree.
Mayor Proctor was joined by her city council colleagues and about 75 eager participants on Monday evening at DeSoto Town Center.
The original tree lighting ceremony was postponed so that made Monday’s tree lighting ceremony even more memorable.
The original tree-lighting ceremony was scheduled for Saturday evening.
“I believe that the wait was well worth it,” said Mayor Rachel Proctor. “We were able to give our DeSoto Eagles our undivided attention late Saturday and celebrate their uplifting victory over Denton Guyer.”
“And none of the residents who would have been taking part in our canceled parade or postponed tree lighting ceremony would have been out in the driving rain on Saturday,” Proctor continued. “Instead, they only faced a little drizzle on Monday night, saw a beautiful tree lighting ceremony, and even got to play in some ‘magical’ snow right here in North Texas. So, all worked out!”
The DeSoto Eagles defeated the Denton Guyer Wildcats in a massive 47-28 win in a state semifinal matchup.
The Eagles will play Austin Vandergrift (14-1) in the 6A Division II state championship game on Saturday.
It is DeSoto’s first trip to the state championship since its 6A Division II title win in 2016.
A link to watch Mayor Proctor lighting the tree can be found here.
The City of DeSoto and the DeSoto Parks & Recreation Department sponsored the event.
Joshua Carter