Last night was light up night for downtown Johnstown. Activities started at 4:00, culminating in a parade at 6:00 and the “light up” after that. Due to having to do things like work and eat supper, we didn’t make it downtown until the very end of the parade. That was ok with me, though–all I wanted to see was Central Park all lit up. After the parade, everyone gathered in the park. Once Santa arrived, he flipped the switch and the park was lit in Christmas lights. It looked very nice. We’ll have to go earlier next year and try to enjoy some of the other activities they have to offer.
There was some guy downtown (I like to think of him as the Santa Nazi) screeching through a megaphone about “the lie of Santa”. We could barely hear him from where we were standing, but he went on. And on. And on about it. Free speech, and all, I guess.