Paw Paw hosts Christmas parade & tree lighting ceremony

by Lisa Schauer

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened,” said Devin Abe at Paw Paw’s tree of remembrance lighting ceremony following the town’s annual Christmas parade on Sunday, December 7.

Abe, who is coach of Paw Paw Little League, has hosted the ceremony for the past few years, and unabashedly choked up when reciting the names of townspeople who have passed during 2025.