Christmas Could Be Dimmer At The Capitol
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Secretary of State Charlie Daniels is
planning a less grand, more traditional Christmas display at the
state Capitol this yuletide season.
Gone will be the elaborate lighting display that millionaire
businessman Jennings Osborne provided for years. But Daniels` chief
deputy says the Capitol will be lit for Christmas, possibly with
help from state businesses or individuals.
Peggy Gram says there will NOT be a giant tree shipped in and
lit on the Capitol lawn, or 75 smaller trees planted along the east
front walk and left to the individual counties to decorate.
The changes will include placing a live tree inside the Capitol,
a tradition dating to World War Two that former Secretary of State
Sharon Priest nixed in 1995 for safety reasons. State foresters
were outraged when Priest first replaced the live tree with a silk
artificial one.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
