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Fiddlesticks celebrates 50 years of Christmas tradition in Yakima
Yakima, Wash. — Fiddlesticks is already bringing in the holiday season with its annual Christmas open house as they celebrated 50 years here in the valley. Nicole Schwecke, daughter of the owner of Fiddlesticks, said she loves seeing the families from across the Yakima Valley come to the event every year. “It's just a really fun, festive time. It always touches my heart when I hear people say how much Fiddlesticks means to them because they've been coming here for so long. It's really just a way of welcoming people into the Christmas spirit, and it's something we don't take lightly,” Schwecke said. After 50 years, the Christmas open house has become more than just a holiday shopping event for Fiddlesticks. It's a yearly tradition that brings familiar faces together. Gary Milner has been performing his accordion at Fiddlesticks for more than 20 years to help provide live music. “We just have a wonderful time relearning each other, what's been going on in our lives, and what's going to be new this Christmas. And it's just a very joyous, truly joyous occasion,” Milner said. For Fiddlesticks, the milestone is about more than celebrating 50 years in business. It's about the