A few weeks ago, I posted about a competition, sponsored by the Rotary Club, where local businesses could pay to “adopt” and decorate 12-foot Christmas trees. The trees will be on display in Court Square from today through December 18, and there will be a lighting ceremony in the square tonight at 6 PM.<\/p>\n
Come on out, take a look at the trees, and vote for your favorite. The top three winners will have $250 teacher grants donated to the new Memphis College Prep Elementary School in Uptown.<\/p>\n
In other Christmas-related news, I wanted to pass along something I saw on Facebook. If you send Christmas cards, fill out an extra one and send it to A Recovering American Soldier, c\/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20307-5001. It’s an easy way to let our men and women in uniform know how much we appreciate them.<\/p>\n
Congrats to my Arkansas Razorbacks, who did indeed get invited to the Sugar Bowl as expected. Their opponents will be Big Ten co-champs Ohio State.<\/p>\n
It’s Monday, so the usual Monday stuff is going on tonight… Pint Nite at the Saucer, with most draft pints $3… half price pizza and wine at Spindini… poker at the Silly Goose, 9 PM and 11:30 PM games… cheap PBR during Monday Night Football at Mulligan’s Pinch… trivia at Huey’s at 9 PM.<\/p>\n
I may stop by the tree lighting… Pint Nite afterwards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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