Santa Claus found a different kind of sleigh Thursday night, arriving at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital aboard Boise Fire Ladder 5 to deliver Christmas cheer to young patients spending the holidays in the hospital.
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Santa, first responders light up St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital for the holidays
Instead of reindeer, flashing patrol lights filled the streets surrounding St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center as first responders from across the Treasure Valley came together for the annual “Shine a Light” event. Police officers, firefighters and emergency crews waved glow wands and illuminated the Children’s wing, creating a light show patients watched from hospital windows and the sky bridge.
Boise Police Department Lt. Josiah Ransom, who has helped organize the event for years, said the night is about reminding families they are not alone during difficult times…