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Holiday decor coming down
On a sunny Monday morning, Brian Adcock of Santa Beacon’s custom holiday decorations, is taking down the holiday decorations placed in downtown Atlanta this holiday season.Adcock, owner of the local business, said it takes about a week to put up the decorations and a week to take them down. “Last week was too cold but today the sun is out and warm,”Adcock said.
Lions food boxes
Having big smiles because they’ve filled and loaded 98 heavy boxes of Christmas food are Atlanta Lions Club members.
WHERE IS IT?
This week’s Where Is It? mystery is of high quality. Where is this scene of two rivers flowing into each other after passing under a highway bridge? Notice the people fishing at right. Do you need a hint? Well, here’s a sentence that tells enough. The Spring Bank Ferry operated here dating back from the 1820’s.That’s Arkansas State Highway 160 in the background. Return next week to the Where Is It? mystery for the rest of the story about the two rivers. Photo by Neil Abeles.
OLD ATLANTA IN PHOTOS
January is a season for new beginnings.It is also a time to look back and see how far we’ve come.Pictures from the past are a help.Here are some scenes from the days of Atlanta a few years ago.They are places that will will jog your memory. It may have been childhood, teen or now our senior years, but with each passing year, it’s easier to forget them. So here’s a look at the past. Each photo has its own little mystery. Notice how the descriptions seem to indicate how much there is to buy and sell. If you’ve lived here long enough, test yourself. See how well you recall the people and places of yesterday without reading the text.