Submitted Photo Patty Bretheim holds Gideon Bibles with bookmarks that she and Diana Reiner made. The Bibles and bookmarks will be given to children who participate in the Follow the Star event at Festival of Trees Saturday, Nov. 22.

The Christmas story is more than just a Nativity scene for volunteers with Follow the Star, who strive to create an experience so authentic that guests walk away in awe of Bethlehem.

Follow the Star has long been a part of Dakota Hope Clinic’s Festival of the Trees, but it has grown and been refined into a uniquely developed production made possible by about 30 volunteers, including 21 actors, and live animals.

Co-coordinator Tara Wiley said, from the beginning, there was the desire to integrate the Christmas story into the activities at Festival of Trees.

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