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Employees work to erect city tree
Published Tuesday, November 27, 2007
NATCHEZ — It’s easy to tell that Santa is on his way to Natchez. Stores have decorated their windows for the season and the city of Natchez is busy erecting its Christmas tree on Main Street.
For the past three years, Natchez residents have enjoyed a new, artificial tree in downtown. City workers take an average of three days to bring holiday joy to residents.
“We have been putting the tree up for three years,” said city worker John Butler.
“It’s a bit difficult at times, you have to climb and everything has to be in the right place. It’s a bit dangerous, but you just have to be careful.”
Ricky Evans, a city employee for the last 11 years, looks forward to Christmas each year.
“I look forward to putting a smile on someone’s face,” Evans said.
“People come by and say it looks good and they are glad to get the tree up.”
After the season is over, city employees will also take the tree down.
“Everything has to be coordinated and put back in the proper boxes for storage at public works.” Butler said.
Comments
Posted by kd (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 12:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Why in the world do they have to put that tree in the middle of the stupid street? One of these days, some drunk is gonna mow it down.
I think it would be better to put it on the bluff along with a light display, something for the people to go and look at.
Posted by buttercup26 (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 7:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)
where have i been??? it's been a fake tree for 3 yrs?? OMG!! AND I WAS JUST SITTING HERE BRAGGIN ABOUT HOW PRETTY THE TREE IS DOWNTOWN NOT TOO LONG AGO!! ha! well hell!! i guess i've been asleep around this time of year for three years! i agree with ((kd)) haha!! the way things are running in natchez haha, all of downtown natchez iss going to be LIT UP as soon as a drunk smashes into it! haha!
Posted by Teach4Peace (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 8:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The fake tree looks much better than those real tress they had resorted to. Those trees always had chunks of missing branches, some of the needles were browning badly, and the tree looked very weak and dry. I do agree with kd however, in that if they place it on the bluff, and make like a winter wonderland of it, should be nice.
Posted by gottabehappy (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 10:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)
HEY!!! Has anyone gone to look at the pic thumbnails on this story??!! John Butlers picture is one of the workers!! OMG!!
guess his check hasn't come in from the sheriffs office yet.
Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 1:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Who is he???
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 1:50 p.m.
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Posted by destiny (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 2:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Remember when they did move the tree to the bluff????? I do. And they had so many complaints, that the following year it returned to Main Street. To move it back to the bluff and have a winter wonderland would be great. Big question, WHERE'S THE MONEY TO DO THIS???? TO DO IT RIGHT WOULD TAKE QUITE A BIT OF CITY TREASURY. Maybe they should have taken the parade money and put it towards that idea.
Posted by destiny (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 2:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)
As far as it being destroyed by drunks, it's been located there since time beginning and if it was going to get hurt it would have already happened. Can't tell what will happen this year tho'. Up until now everyone has showed respect for it, but respect for anything is dead and in the water now.
Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 2:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh boy. So that's him sayitloud. Thanks for that bit of info. Why would they run pics of him like this??? Does'nt make any sense at all does it???
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 4:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
sure shocked me peacerulz! I THOUGHT that was him when I was having to drive around that thing the other day and now the ND has his pic AND his name!!
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 4:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
If you look on this main picture of the guys John Butler is the one on the right looks like on a ladder maybe and has a thingee on his head......maybe he thought if he put that on no one would recognize his pic! Wouldn't have but they have his name on it!! hahahaha
Posted by genlee (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 4:31 p.m.
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Posted by picture_music101 (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 5:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
FAKE! o my lord well thats mest up and why in the middle of main street? That street is too crowded now! O my lord!
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 5:12 p.m.
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Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 8:42 p.m.
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Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on November 27, 2007 at 8:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sorry guys, that tree has always been in the middle of the street, and I for one love it there! What's a little inconvience to driving, when you have this big beautiful Christmas Tree to see!
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on November 28, 2007 at 7:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
wow....guess John Butler either has a friend at the paper or he himself removed everything we said about him on this one!!
haha
Posted by npc (anonymous) on November 28, 2007 at 7:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Scrooges! Do ya'll have to complain about everything? Get in the Christmas spirit and enjoy the fact that their are people that are actually doing something to improve the Christmas holidays. Same people complaining about every artical. To much negativity for me. Merry Christmas.
Posted by noneya (anonymous) on November 28, 2007 at 8:01 a.m. (Suggest removal)
As I said in another post....who knows just what memories a child will hold once he/she grows into adulthood? Would this not be a wonderful one? Have so many forgotten the wonders seen through a childs eyes? Christmas is for the children (even the older children that have reached the ripe old age of 84, like my mother!)Thank you, Natchez.
Posted by sayitloud (anonymous) on November 28, 2007 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
no scrooges here...so sorry. I ALWAYS enjoy the Christmas season and all that it brings!
Posted by peacerulz (anonymous) on November 28, 2007 at 1:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Merry Christmas to all.
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