First Fairmount tree lighting draws crowd of nearly 100
Nov 23, 2009 | 449 views | 1 
| 7 
| 
| 
| 7 | |
The Fairmount Christmas tree lighting took place Saturday afternoon, Nov. 21.
Barbara Charter provided entertainment, singing Christmas songs to the crowd before the lighting.
The tree itself, a Northern Spruce, is a permanent installation on the square. It came from a nursery in Blue Ridge, according to Fairmount Mayor Harry Pierce, but was actually dug near Knoxville, Tenn.
The citizens raised $8,000 for Christmas decorations this year, said city council member Linda Johnson, including decorative lights for the streetlamps and the tree's lights and ornaments. The city council, she said, kicked in an extra $6,000.
Residents hope to make the tree lighting an annual event, she said.
See the Wednesday, Nov. 25, edition of the Calhoun Times for more photos of the event.
post a comment
comments (1)
« fairmountFan wrote on Monday, Nov 23 at 11:09 AM »
I really like the way Fairmount has decorated this year. The town looks nice at night, with the new lights. Kudos to all who worked hard to bring this about.
Postings are not edited and are the responsibility of the author. You agree not to post comments that are abusive, threatening or obscene. Postings may be removed at our discretion.