Valerie Serpa and Kirk Robertson had a vision decades ago to bring the arts to Fallon. Serpa, left, who died in a Dec. 5 plane crash, and Robertson, who died from complications of a stroke in 2017, left a legacy not only in Fallon but all over the state and the West.

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A standing ovation: Valerie Serpa remembered for making Fallon a home for the arts

The tree lighting behind Fallon’s Maine Street fountain, the youngsters talking to Santa, revelers sipping hot chocolate … hundreds of residents packing downtown to ring in the Yuletide season.

• By Steve Ranson
• January 19, 2022