Electrifying sight costs $$$

Those 26 Monongah Christmas street lights don’t get turned on unless somebody pays the electric bill.

That would be Susan Staron Sanders’ Charge of the Lights Brigade in action.

Electric bills to the left of them, electric bills to the right of them, ever marching onward.

Let Susan, Class of 1971, the angel of Thomas Street whose committee pays for the electric to turn on the Christmas street lights that the committee bought over the years, explain it:

“The Christmas Lights Committee has received more than $1,000 in bills from the Electric Company & V & W Electric for extra things needed for the five new lights that are being added (bringing the total to 26).

“If anyone could help us with a donation we would greatly appreciate your help no matter what the amount.

"We will be paying the $700 bill on Monday. So please help if you can to make our beautiful town shine.”

Susan and her angels and elves have fundraisers throughout the year to keep up with the cost of lighting up the town.

The first Christmas street lights were added in 2015 to the 7 that White Hall donated to Monongah when White Hall upgraded its lighting.

Mail your check, made out to Christmas Street Lights Committee, to

Susan Sanders
713 Thomas Street

Monongah, WV 26554

If you live in Monongah, just knock on her door and hand her the check or cash.

You’ll make Susan’s face light up like a Monongah Christmas street light. I purchased the one on Church Street next to my former childhood home, the one with a pearl in a seashell. It seemed an appropriate choice for me since I’ve been winterizing in Florida for 30 years, for as long as 4 months at a time.

But not till WVU football is over because I’m in Section 105 of Mountaineer Field for every game unless I’m dead. And have been for about 25 years . . . so far.

I’ll be heading to my daughter’s house in Brunswick, Ohio, about 20 miles from my Tallmadge home, for a Saturday, November 3 86^th birthday party (2 days before my actual birthday). Family times are always good times.

Just like the Monongah Christmas street lights. It’s an electrifying sight . . . as long as Susan’s committee can keep paying the electric bill.

Make the Grinch miserable. Light up Monongah for Christmas. He hates that.