MISSING MEMORIES!

    SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28TH., 2019
                MISSING MEMORIES!

   One of the nicest things about Christmas is
the memories it brings to mind.
    This year I'm remembering a wonderful
Christmas memory that, unfortunately, has
disappeared.
     Joe Spinelli used to love to see the
animated Christmas displays at a Department
store near his childhood home in Brooklyn,
New York.
      Some years back Joe's wife learned those
displays were stored away in the store's
basement. She made an offer and surprised
Joe with a truck load of the figures and
accessories!
          Joe decided to share his new old
treasures with everyone. So, after repairing
and painting those in need of care, he
set up a display in a series of covered
trailers  along a curved driveway outside
his house in Newfoundland, Pa.
          He never charged for sharing his
unique treasure but did accept donations
which he distributed to area charities.
           Joe was a regular visitor to mt
Electric City television program to
talk about the history of the animated
figures he displayed. But last year he
announced he'd be moving and his
display would be ending.
              I'm not sure where Joe has
relocated. I'm hoping it may be in a place
where he'll be able to show off his
treasured collection once again to a new
audience.
               Some things are really worth
preserving! Especially if they're shared.
                Hope all his, and your, NEWS
is good!