ILLINOIS NATIVITY SCENE LAUNCH THIS TUESDAY
Friday, November 29th, 2013
Springfield Christmas Nativity Scene@State Capitol Rotunda December 3 to December 23
The Christmas crèche display will stand in the center of the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda, next to the Governor’s Holiday Tree, and will depict the newborn Christ child lying in a manger inside a handcrafted wooden stable. The official unveiling of the Nativity tableau will feature a celebration marking Christmas, the Christian holy day honoring the birth of Jesus Christ. WHAT: Springfield Nativity Scene opening celebration WHEN: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 12 p.m. noon to 1 p.m. (Central) WHERE: The Illinois State Capitol Rotunda, South 2nd Street & East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, IL WHO: open to the public, sponsored by the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee |
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I learned a couple lessons from being stuck at the bottom of a seven foot ditch, nose down in the snow. It happened while driving home two nights ago, in a blinding blizzard, with the road disappearing all of a sudden in the white-out. After getting over the initial shock, and wondering (while not blaming anyone for not stopping) when I was going to get out of this mess, I came to terms with a few things.