CHRISTMAS SEASON KICKS OFF IN HAMMOND
HAMMOND, Louisiana — After two days of hard work, Edith Broadway, 102, finished hanging her holiday lights outside her home in Woodbridge Subdivision early this morning, just in time for the Christmas season which officially started in Hammond today.
“I’ve been using these same lights since 1939,” continued Broadway, “My husband brought them back with him after fighting in the Spanish Civil War.”
Asked if she ever gets tired of all the attention she receives around the holiday season, Broadway told HAN, “I never notice the attention. I have my grandson come over several times during the year to untangle cords and change the bulbs. He’s the number-one grandson when it comes to changing light bulbs.”
While Broadway’s house is a shining example of holiday cheer in the community, both Melinda Powow, 38, and her husband Gerry, 20, have bemoaned the general lack of Christmas spirit in Hammond this year.
“People don’t say ‘Merry Christmas’ anymore,” stated Powow, a Tea Party activist and mother of four. “I’m concerned that by the end of the Obama Administration, nobody will remember Jesus or His Dad,” she said.
The Powows say they intend to meet with Mayor Foster next week over a proposed law that would enforce Christmas cheer within the city limits.
Edith Broadway has backed the proposal. “I always vote for who the Powows tell me to vote for, so that certainly shows the high level of trust between us,” she continued, “but right now, my main concern is whether the church will send over those nice young men to get these lights down on December 26th.”
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