It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in downtown Grass Valley, thanks to a team of local electricians who stepped in to make sure the holiday lights shine bright this year.

"This is a small town with a huge heart. And when push comes to shove, we take care of each other," said Robin Galvan-Davies, executive director of the Grass Valley Downtown Association.

The Grass Valley Downtown Association is in charge of the holiday rooftop lights around Main and Mill streets. But their usual electrical contractor moved out of state, and they quickly realized they couldn't afford the new invoice this year for lighting.

"True sticker shock," said Galvan-Davies, "I got with my team and said, 'OK, folks, we are going to need to find an alternative funding source, because we need to have those

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