Toys, groceries distributed to local families

Hundreds of people will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the generosity of all those who donated to Vernon County charities and groups. At left, Lexi Johnson puts some eggs and bread into a cart while Parker Richardson waits patiently. Johnson and Richardson are two of the many Nevada High School student council members who volunteered to help with the annual distribution of food, toys and clothes, at the National Guard Armory in Nevada on Friday, Dec. 18. --photos by Ralph Pokorny/Herald--Tribune