BAKER -- The holiday season in Baker is in full gear, and so are the bicycles that kids got at the city's annual Bicycle & Toy Giveaway on Saturday.

The city says it usually holds this event and its Christmas parade together; however, it split them up this year, which it says makes the giveaway much easier. The parade will be Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m.

"These are all donations, nothing that the city is paying for. People donate, so our sponsors are awesome. We want to thank them," Baker Mayor Darnell Waites said.

Sponsors like the United Cajun Navy were a big part of the donation of toys.

"They gave out toys such as puzzles, they gave bicycles, and they gave dolls. All kinds of Legos," Baker City Councilwoman Rochelle Dunn said.

In addition, groups like the Baker Fire Department an

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