DBA Christmas Stroll 2022

The Downtown Bozeman Association presents:

The 42nd Annual Christmas Stroll Poster Contest Winner!

The Christmas Stroll has been one of the longest-standing Bozeman community traditions! This year, the Downtown Bozeman Association put out a “Call for Art” for the official Christmas Stroll Poster design. In addition to the notoriety of having their artwork featured, a $200 cash prize will be issued to the winning artist!

This year bought a whole array of festive and imaginative designs! The winning poster stood out with its fresh and fun take on a Bozeman Christmas.

The 2022 Christmas Stroll Poster Contest Winner is Ian Rezac! Rezac was born in

Longmont, Colorado and has his hand in various creative outlets ranging from logo design for bands, hand-sewn backpacks and jackets, commissioned artwork, and custom leatherwork for guitarists! You can find more of Ian’s artwork on his Instagram @ rezac_art_and_design.

The winning design showcases a Bozeman Christmas through a retro lens with a nod to our agricultural backbone and sprinkled with a bit of humor!

The 2022 Christmas Stroll poster design by Rezac will adorn all businesses in Downtown Bozeman and will be featured on all event collateral.

Christmas Stroll Button Tradition Continues

In its 42nd year, the Christmas Stroll has become a Bozeman tradition for all ages. One decades-long staple of the event is the Stroll Button. The Downtown Bozeman Association creates, purchases and distributes the annual commemorative buttons. The designs come from either local artist submissions or area design team PRIME.

This year PRIME graphic designer Katie Pierce crafted a wintery pattern featuring a snowflake. The buttons

will be $4 each (also coming with an entry to drawings for various prize packages) and are currently available to purchase at the Downtown Bozeman Association’s office at 222 E. Main #302 and various other locations across town.

All sales go towards funding the Christmas Stroll, Downtown Bozeman Partnership Program Director Cache Perdue said. All sales go towards funding the Christmas Stroll, Downtown Bozeman

Partnership Program

Director Cache Perdue said, and are the sole avenue for funding the event along with business sponsorships.

This funding helps pay for printed materials, Santa, street closures, portable restrooms, ect.," she said. "You can feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that your purchase allows us to put on this anticipated event without requiring an entry fee to stroll down beautiful Main Street and check out all the amazing vendors."

Have you been wondering what the deal is with those AWESOME Christmas Stroll Buttons? The 42nd annual Christmas Stroll is a longstanding tradition that hopes to continually bring our community together for a fun event that ushers in the Holiday Season. This FREE community event is 100% supported by our incredible business sponsors and the sales of our timeless button souvenirs. You can support the Christmas Stroll by purchasing an “Official 2022 Downtown Bozeman Christmas Stroll Button” for just $4 and be put into a drawing

to win various prize packages totaling over $3,000! Prizes this year include Bridger Bowl Lift Tickets, an Endeavor Ballooning Flight for 2, Downtown Dollars, and more*! As an added bonus, you can feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing that your purchase allows us to put on this anticipated event without requiring an entry fee to stroll down beautiful Main Street and check out all the amazing vendors. Please consider purchasing a button and helping keep this tradition alive AND consider upcycling your button into a cute, seasonal ornament!

Stroll Street NONPROFIT ACTIVITIES

406CIRQUE S ROUSE

Winter Circus Village; face-painting, balloonmaking, performance at 5:15 PM

BAXTER BAXTER

Santa Photos by 406Photo

BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT (BYEP) VOORMI

Warm up with a Ski Boot Lift Challenge & get a one-of-a-kind Polaroid taken!

BILLINGS CLINIC BOZEMAN

ROCKFORD COFFEE

Giveaways, coloring books

BILLION

N WILLSON

Two award-winning trucks presented by Billion Auto Group

BOZEMAN ALL STAR DANCE

ATHLETA

Bozeman All Star Dance Team will perform Christmas themed routines throughout the evening

BOZEMAN

NOVA

Note: ALL activities are 4:30-7:30pm

ANGLICAN CHURCH

Christmas ornament craft

BOZEMAN ICE FEST TREELINE COFFEE

Climbing wall, climbing videos, live music, coffee + cocoa

BOZEMAN POLICE FOUNDATION

321 E. BOZEMAN

Giving away cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate

BOZEMAN SYMPHONY 402 EAST MAIN STREET

Sing Christmas carols with members of the Bozeman Symphonic Choir

BRIDGER BOWL S BOZEMAN

View highlights from 21/22 on a HUGE inflatable screen and learn what’s new for this season!

CALVARY CHAPEL BOZEMAN EAGLES

Live Nativity Scene

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTERDAY SAINTS - BOZEMAN STAKE DOWNTOWN ANTIQUES

A Christmas photo op for families and friends

CITY OF BOZEMAN MACKENZIE RIVER PIZZA

Learn about Bozeman’s development code and provide your input at our mobile engagement station!

CROSSCUT MOUNTAIN SPORTS CENTER

MOUNTAIN TIME ARTS Polish Horseshoe

CUSTER GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST SCHNEE’S

Sell Christmas Tree Tags

ENDEAVOR BALLOONING

MAIN BETWEEN ROUSE & CHURCH

Hot air balloon

ERA LANDMARK REAL ESTATE

8 EAST MAIN STREET

Thrive Children’s Craft Station: Candycane Reindeer Tree Ornaments

EVAN HILL - ALLSTATE BAXTER

Ornament Making

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WILLSON & W BABCOCK

“Sanctuary and Song”: Enjoy Christmas music and a warm drink in our beautiful sanctuary!

FIRST SECURITY BANK/SWEET PEA/ AMERICAN LEGION

AMERICAN LEGION Gingerbread House Contest

FRIENDS OF HYALITE OWENHOUSE HARDWARE

Snowplow races

GALLATIN CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

BAREFOOT CAMPUS OUTFITTERS

Pin the Carrot on the Snowman

GALLATIN COUNTY LIBERTARIAN PARTY

J & CO.

Political outreach & hot cider

GALLATIN VALLEY CHOIRS

S WILLSON Gallatin Valley Choirs

GALLATIN VALLEY YMCA

RIALTO BOZEMAN Christmas Themed Activities for Kids

GREATER GALLATIN UNITED WAY

FIRST SECURITY BANK kidsLINK Christmas Crafts

GRIFOLS BIOMAT USA

N BLACK Warming hut with hot chocolate and fire

GUARDIANS OF THE CHILDREN

224 EAST MAIN Warming area

HAVEN HEYDAY

Haven will provide a fun, interactive activity!

HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD OF GALLATIN COUNTY

OWENHOUSE

Sellin Christmas ornaments of historic sites in Gallatin County

MASON MOORE FOUNDATION

CHALET SPORTS Coloring sheets

MONTANA OUTDOOR SCIENCE SCHOOL

MAIN STREET QUILTING COMPANY

We will handout snow science activity kits + warming station if weather calls for it

MONTANA SURF

ALTITUDE GALLERY Wheel of Fortune giveaway

MONTANA SURF SOCCER CLUB

ALTITIUDE GALLERY Warming hut

MONTANA WILDERNESS SCHOOL

SILVER ANNIE’S Boot toss

MONTANA YOUTH CHALLENGE ACADEMY

N ROUSE

MYCA’s Rifle Drill Team Holiday Showcase! Rifle Spinning and other tricks every 30 minutes (5 - 7)

MY 103.5 JACOBS CROSSING

Pumping Christmas tunes and spreading holiday cheer

NORTHWEST SAFE OF BOZEMAN N BLACK Education on gun storage safety

PROJECT WET SCHNEE’S

“From Water to Snow!”

REPUBLIC SERVICES S TRACY

Republic Services holiday outreach booth will have displays, games, and prizes all about recycling

ROC WHEELS INC

CHALET SPORTS

Hot beverage, kids activity, display gait trainer, warming area

SCORE MENTORS

FIRST SECURITY BANK

Free, unlimited, confidential mentoring, plus resources, tools, and workshops for small businesses

SPRINGHILL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CARTER’S BOOT AND SHOES

Merry Christmas from our front porch to you! Stop by to take a picture and warm up fireside

TED’S MONTANA GRILL BAXTER

Distributing cookies as well as complimentary kids cards

THE LIGHTWELL FOUNDATION

MILLER’S JEWELRY

Create a marshmallow snowflake, a paper snowflake or a marshmallow snow person!

THE SALVATION ARMY GEM GALLERY Hot Cocoa and coffee

LEHRKIND’S COCA COLA & VENTURE CHURCH

NEAR WINTER CIRCUS VILLAGE LOCATED AT MAIN & ROUSE

Working with Lehrkind’s Coca-Cola to provide some drinks to the strollers

WILD MONTANA REPRESENTING THE GALLATIN FOREST PARTNERSHIP WILD JOE*S COFFEE SPOT Corn hole and heat lamps

YOUTH DYNAMICS

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Advertising our Annual Angel Tree event to provide an opportunity for people to pick up “Angels”

Community

By Jennifer Verzuh

Although this will be his first time operating in an official capacity at the Bozeman Christmas Stroll, Billy McWilliams has been a fixture at the event for years. This year’s Master of Ceremonies, he first attended the festivities in the 1990s, and values its place in the community.

“I’ve been downtown for a lot of Christmas Strolls,” he said. “It’s a great community event [and] a great tradition because it brings everybody together: family, friends and visitors. And they can just have fun in downtown Bozeman.”

McWilliams is excited for his role as MC, and hopes to do his best to help

jumpstart the holiday season.

in a grand tradition”

in roles at Stroll

“The job is to listen to what people want, make them happy and start Christmas in a grand tradition.”

But, he also wants to make sure the night’s focus remains on its true star: Santa Clause.

“I’m there for Santa,” McWilliams said. “I want to highlight Santa and get everybody excited [to] light up downtown and start Christmas.”

All eyes will be on Santa Clause at the Stroll as he leads the parade, lights the holiday “spiders” on Main Street and takes photos with children in the Baxter Hotel.

“At the stroll I get to be [this]

magical force,” this year’s Santa Frank Marble said.

It will be Marble’s second time don ning the red hat and cap at the Christmas Stroll, though he’s no stranger to the getup. He’s been the Gallatin Valley Mall’s Santa for a decade, and maintains that his favorite part of the job is simply the opportunity to inter act with all the children that visit him.

“I just enjoy sitting with the kids,” he said.

Like McWilliams, Marble has at tended the Stroll for decades, first vis iting in the early 1980s while attend

ing MSU and says it’s just a “good time” for everyone involved.

“I think the stroll just helps to bring the essence of the season for those that are able to attend,” Marble said. “Everybody comes together for really one reason, and that’s to get a taste of the season, the peace and the joy, [and] fellowship.”

This year will be the 42nd Annual Christmas Stroll celebration. The free holiday event featuring music, Santa, a parade and more is set to take place in downtown Bozeman on Saturday Dec. 3 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

General Schedule of Christmas Stroll Activities

BOZEMAN SCHOOLS FOUNDATION HOSTS THE ANNUAL SANTA RUN FOR EDUCATION: Day-Of Registration ends at 9 AM on Saturday, December 3rd 9 AM – 12 PM – Race time

ANNUAL GINGERBREAD HOUSE CONTEST DISPLAY

The American Legion, Sweet Pea Festival, and First Security Bank invite you to view the Gingerbread House Contest entries!

Gingerbread houses are to be constructed prior to the event and will be on display at the American Legion’s Second Floor Event Space (225 E Main, Second Floor) Saturday, December 3rd from 2:30-7:30 PM

Winners will receive a ribbon for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place as well as a prize package including Downtown Dollars, Sweet Pea Festival Day passes, and other great prizes!

DOWNTOWN STROLL EVENING ACTIVITIES: 4:30-7 PM - Music Performed by Local School Choirs at N Willson & Main

Morning Star Elementary Choir

Emily Dickinson Elementary School Choir

CJMS Select & Eagle Choirs

BHS Jazz Choir

Monforton Elementary School Choir

Monforton Middle School Choir 4:30 PM The Christmas Stroll Parade begins at the intersection of Main & Willson. Join our Master of Ceremonies, Billy McWilliams, as he and Santa make their way down Main Street, lighting the traditional Downtown Bozeman Christmas Spiders. Sing along with the Chief Joseph Middle School Choir as they ring in the Holiday Season at the 42nd Annual Christmas Stroll. The parade vehicle, generously provided by Bridger Bowl, will be escorted by Montana Youth Challenge Academy’s uniformed cadets!

4:30-7:30 PM – Main Street is filled with food vendors offering a variety of festive fare. All food vendor

booths are either hosted by a nonprofit organization or donating a portion of proceeds to a nonprofit organization. Grab a bite and know you are eating for a cause.

4:30-7:30 PM – Join our sponsors and local nonprofit groups as they host holiday-inspired activities. Warm up around a fire pit with some of your favorite groups, enjoy live caroling, crafts and other festive activities. See centerspread for more information.

4:30-7:30 PM – Downtown businesses feature live music, yummy treats, and holiday fun of all sorts. The Stroll is a great chance to get a few holiday gifts checked off your list.

5-7:30 PM – Santa pictures at the Baxter Hotel, located at 105 W Main St *$4 Stroll Button Required for ages 1+

• Enjoy traditional holiday songs performed by the Bridger Mountain Harmony Chorus.

• Sample tasty cookies and fill out holiday cards provided by Ted’s Montana Grill and the Blaze Cheerleaders.

• Create timeless ornaments with Evan Hill –Allstate.

• Adults, make sure to grab a delicious libation from Bacchus Pub or from Ted’s Montana Grill’s patio bar featuring Willie’s Distillery.

• Photos are taken by 406 Photo; get your FREE Santa Photo Download to cherish for years to come.

5-7:30 PM – Head to Rouse Ave to experience the Winter Circus Village brough to you by 406Cirque. At the stroke of 5:15 PM, a holiday performance like no other will begin! Immerse yourself in the magic of the season with fun, interactive holiday experiences at the heart center of the Downtown Bozeman Christmas Stroll.

While visiting the Winter Circus Village, enjoy complimentary drinks provided by Lehrkind’s Coca Cola and Venture Church.

Montana Youth Challenge Academy’s uniformed cadets will be across the street performing a Rifle Drill Team Holiday Showcase! Rifle Spinning and other tricks every 30 minutes from 5-7 PM.

2022 Santa Run for Education

Begin your stroll with a live timed 5K run! The 8th Annual Santa Run for Education starts at 9 AM outside the Willson Gym at 5th & Babcock on Saturday, Dec. 3rd.

Participants, spectators, neighbors, and friends are invited to the Willson Gym during and after the race to enjoy hot chocolate, coffee, and deli cious cookies while taking photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus!

Purchase raffle tickets and enter

the drawing to win your choice of 4 AWESOME Yeti Tundra 45 coolers! They are custom wrapped with BHS Hawks, GHS Raptors, MSU Bobcats, and Montana Outdoors themes.

The $35 adult/$25 youth regis tration fee includes a race bag with goodies from event sponsors and the signature Santa Run 2022 commemo rative t-shirt. Visit www.runsignup. com/Race/MT/Bozeman/Santa RunforEducation5K for more details.

In-Store Activities Occurring During the Stroll

EMERSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS & CULTURE theemerson.org

Shopping and family activities throughout building; live performances in the Crawford Theater

ENGEL & VÖLKERS BOZEMAN https://bozeman.evrealestate. com

Join us for a Polaroid photo booth with Buddy the Elf and grab a warm beverage!

LEEANN RAMEY ART Leeannrameyart.com Paint a Holiday Gnome 10-2 PM - Free while supplies last!

MARINA KESSLER JEWELRY marinakesslerjewelry.com

Jewelry Raffle: Come in grab a drink and a golden ticket to win a new piece of jewelry!

ROCKING R BAR Rockingrbar.com Enjoy a hot drink bar during the Christmas stroll

STEEP MOUNTAIN TEA http://www.steepmtntea.com All proceeds from sales of our special “Storm Castle Chai” drink will be donated to Reach, Inc.

ATHLETA https://athleta.gap.com Athleta will be hosting Elf on the Shelf! Find all the hidden Athleta elves and get a $15 gift card

BOZEMAN SPIRITS DISTILLERY www.bozemanspirits.com Hot drinks on the patio to warm you up!

MŌKA BOUTIQUE www.mokamontana.com Forever Bracelets available in store!

TREELINE COFFEE ROASTERS www.treelinecoffee.com Hot cocoa bar :) WILD JOE*S COFFEE SPOT www.wildjoescoffee.com

Quick holiday crafts for all

FUN FACTS & STORIES

about the Downtown Bozeman Holiday Decorations

Bozeman Firefighters have been involved with decorating the downtown for the Christmas holiday since the early 1960’s. The earliest in volvement was maintaining and install ing different holiday decorations which hung from the streetlight poles.

The decorations currently consist of four 24-foot-tall center pipe extend ing from a 6’ circle of steel at the base. There are approximately 12 lengths of chain that extend from the ring to the top of the pole. When set up it forms the familiar cone shape which has been interpreted as a bell, tree, or the body

of a spider.

The decorations were originally erected using the Bozeman Fire Depart ment’s 1955 Pirsch Ladder Truck. It’s reported that in the early days of the decorations the ladder truck would be brought out to replace ONE burned out bulb.

In 2018 the Downtown Business Improvement District replaced all the bulbs with LED versions for energy conservation and longevity.

The lights are lit during the Bozeman Christmas Stroll by Santa Claus who magically lights them with confetti and

holiday spirit coming from the crowds and prompted by Santa and the Master of Ceremonies.

In approximately 2002 the decora tions were featured on an HGTV television program about small town Christmas celebrations.

In December of 2009 we were shut down by the Montana Department of Labor for almost an hour while we waited for a copy of our Crane opera tor’s license and an appropriate number of hard hats to be on location.

At the 2021 Christmas Stroll, high winds blew over the green intersection

decoration. Several city departments immediately responded to the incident, cleared the area, and began the removal of the damaged spider. At the time of the incident, the Annual Christmas Stroll event was just beginning, and crowds were in full-swing. The parade was rerouted down Black Avenue after lighting the three remaining “Holiday Spiders.” After a year of repairs, our green decoration is back in 2022.

For the full Unofficial History of Downtown Bozeman Holiday Decora tions visit www.downtownbozeman. org/spiders

Stroll Window DecoratingCONTEST

DAMSELFLY CLOTHING CO. www.shopdamselfly.com

ERA LANDMARK REAL ESTATE www.eralandmark.com

INDIKOI www.indikoi.com

JONAH & SAGE www.jonahsage.com

KIMPTON ARMORY HOTEL www.armoryhotelbzn.com

MILLER’S JEWELRY www.MontanaYogos.com

ON THE RISE BREAD CO www.ontherisebread.com

THE BAXTER www.thebaxterhotel.com

THE COIN LAUNDRY PRINT SHOP www.thecoinlaundryprintshop.com

THE GREAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN TOY COMPANY www.rockymountaintoycompany.com

THE LARK www.larkbozeman.com

ATHLETA www.athleta.gap.com

BOZEMAN SPIRITS DISTILLERY www.bozemanspirits.com

MŌKA BOUTIQUE www.mokamontana.com

TREELINE COFFEE ROASTERS www.treelinecoffee.com

WILD JOE*S COFFEE SPOT www.wildjoescoffee.com

Stroll Street FOOD VENDORS

AMERICAN INDIAN COUNCIL

Nonprofit - American Indian Council

Location on Main St: Indulgence Beauty Bar FRYBREAD

BLEND

Nonprofit - Cancer Support Community Montana

Location on Main St: Chalet Sports SOUP & SLIDERS

BLUE MOOSE BBQ

Nonprofit - Construction Zone Youth

Location on Main St: Rug Gallery TRI TIP SANDWICHES AND WRAPS

BOZEMAN MASONIC LODGE #18

Nonprofit - Bozeman Masonic Lodge #18

Location on Main St: ERA Landmark Visitor Center

HOT CHOCOLATE

BUBBY’S

Nonprofit - Purrrrfect Friends Kitten

Location on Main St: First Security Bank GREEK GYROS, HOT DRINKS, LATTES AND MORE

CC GOURMET

Nonprofit - BSD7 Athletics

Location on Main St: Co-op Downtown STEAMED BUN, POTSTICKERS, RICE BOWLS (TERIYAKI CHICKEN, TEMPURA SHRIMP, EEL RICE), BOBA TEA

CHILD CARE CONNECTIONS

Nonprofit - Child Care Connections (501 (c) Nonprofit organization)

Location on Main St: Montana Shirt Co. DOLLARS FOR DONUTS

CONNECT CHURCH

Nonprofit - Connect Church

Location on Main St: Cosmica

DONUT HOLES, HOT CIDER, AND COCOA

DOUBLE T CATERING

Nonprofit - MSU Men’s Lacrosse Location on Main St: Rockin R Bar ITALIAN SAUSAGE & ITALIAN BEEF SANDWHITE CHEDDAR POBLANO & MINESTRONE SOUP-WATER-COOKIES

FRESHIES CAFE

Nonprofit - Roots Location on Main St: TBD PULLED PORK SANDWICHES W ALABAMA

WHITE SAUCE, WHITE BEAN CHILI, SWEETS/ TREATS, MULLED APPLE CIDER

GALLATIN COUNTY 4H RABBIT PROJECT

Nonprofit - Gallatin County 4H Rabbit Project Location on Main St: Last Wind Up COTTON CANDY

GALLATIN EMPIRE LIONS CLUB

Nonprofit - Gallatin Empire Lions Club Location on Main St: US Bank

HOT DOGS & HOT APPLE CIDER

GALLATIN VALLEY FARM TO SCHOOL

Nonprofit - Gallatin Valley Farm to School Location on Main St: Bozeman Distillery HOT CHOCOLATE

GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST

Nonprofit - Gallatin Valley Land Trust Location on Main St: Country Bookshelf HOT CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE FROM GHOST TOWN COFFEE ROASTERS

JOURNEY CHURCH

Nonprofit - Journey Church Location on Main St: Owenhouse SMORES, HARD CANDY

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Nonprofit - Knights of Columbus Location on Main St: Owenhouse SUGAR AND SINNAMON SUGAR FRY BREAD

LDS CHURCH BOZEMAN

Nonprofit - LDS Church Bozeman Location on Main St: Bangtail Bicycle and Skis SCONES, HOT CHOCOLATE, APPLE CIDER

MACKENZIE RIVER PIZZA COMPANY

Nonprofit - Big Sky Youth Empowerment

Location on Main St: Mackenzie River Pizza Company

PIZZA BY THE SLICE

MS. SIPPI’S SOUTHERN CUISINE

Nonprofit -Make A Wish Foundation

Location on Main St: First Security Bank

SAUSAGE ÉTOUFFÉE, SHRIMP POBOYS, SHRIMP AND GRITS, JAMBALAYA

PEAK ACADEMY

Nonprofit -Peak Academy

Location on Main St: Owenhouse

POLISH SAUSAGE/BRAT HOT DOGS HOT CHOCOLATE GLOG NON ALCOHOLIC SPICED WINE WATER COOKIES

ROZA LLC

Nonprofit -Bozeman Woodworkers Guild Location on Main St: Treasure State Hostel & Heist Steakhouse PAELLA

THE MIGHTY SPORK

Nonprofit -The Mighty Spork Pay-What-You-Can Food Truck

Location on Main St: Schnee’s WRAPS & BOWLS (RAGIN CAJUN CHICKEN, BIG SKY BEEF, SWEET CAROLINE BBQ PORK, VEGAN PORTLANDIA

THE NUTTY MONTANAN

Nonprofit - Warriors & Quiet Waters Foundation

Location on Main St: El Camino

ROASTED NUTS AND KETTLE CORN

VICKIE’S PIEROGIES

Nonprofit - Ukraine Relief Effort

Location on Main St: Cello

HANDMADE PIEROGI SERVED FRIED WITH A DOLLOP OF SOUR CREAM AND AN OPTIONAL SIDE OF POLISH SAUSAGE

Bring the whole family to this must-attend Christmas concert celebrating the spirit and joy of the season.

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CMerry hris tmas

there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.~Luke

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