Olde Tyme Christmas is being praised for bringing a huge crowd to downtown Vandalia, and Donnelle Conaway from Something Special Florist is getting some special praise for her hard work with the event. At last night’s Vandalia City Council meeting, Mayor Rick Gottman talked about the impressive turnout for the event on Friday night and the huge line waiting to see Santa on Friday night. And, Gottman says he has spoken with some individuals that would like to work with Conaway to potentially help the evening group evening further. LaTisha Paslay with the City of Vandalia and the Tourism Commission said in a statement that it was the largest crowd for the event she had seen, thanked many groups who helped to make it possible and also thanked Conaway for putting her heart and soul into planning the event.