In the Dec. 2 issue of the News was a story of merchants atop Queen Anne Hill lamenting what was to be a scaled back version of the annual Holiday Magic festival.
In previous years the event included a petting zoo, puppet theater and other various forms of Christmas entertainment. That added up to a pot of more than $3,000 into which merchants had to contribute. And then there was the $200-a-tree lighting fee.
Queen Anne Dispatch owners Sabrina Rinderle and Tara Espinoza remarked on the expense.
The owner of Brothers Decorative Lighting Inc., Ryan Fleming, had learned of the problems the merchants were facing and offered to do the lighting next year at a steep discount.
"He said he'd love to help out," Rinderle said, smiling.[[In-content Ad]]
