Sherwood, Arkansas
The Sherwood Advertising and Promotions Commission on May 6 voted unanimously to purchase a holiday lights display in the amount of $30,845 from a Tulsa company. The displays will be used in the holiday season for 2009.
The decision was made after commission members looked through a promotional catalogue from Carpenter Decorating of Tulsa which had hundreds of potential light displays. Commissioner Nita Pilkerington said there were several displayed that looked outstanding, including a $150,000 display of a large Christmas tree so big a person could walk through the bottom of the display.
The commissioners chose a light display that resembles a Jack in the Box which measures 22-feet tall by 29-feet wide.
Commission President Sheila Sulcer said the board wanted to chose a display that was about $30,000 because that amount was the total collected from donations raised from the 2008 Festival of Lights.
Every year, all donations raised from the month-long light extravaganza are dedicated to buying a display for the next season, Sulcer said.
http://www.jacksonvillepatriot.com/articles/2009/05/15/sherwood_voice/local_news/nws01.txtThought some might want to start the war on Christmas early this year :rofl: