Two-year-old La Verne resident Ty Ranells is helped by his mother, Christy Ranells, and La Verne Mayor Don Kendrick to turn on the lights on the City Hall Christmas tree on Monday night.

The annual La Verne tree lighting ceremony has a long-standing tradition of capturing the spirit and camaraderie of the holiday season, and this year was no exception.

After determining that no seats would be contested, the city of La Verne canceled its scheduled city council and mayoral elections that had been scheduled for March 8 of this year.