INSIGHT Magazine December 2014 | Page 28

W ith Spirit of Anniston’s Christmas Evening on Noble coming up Dec. 13 at 4 p.m., we decided that we’d have to do something big to prepare. The gathering has horse-drawn carriage rides, cocoa and cookies and Growing Trends, free ornament making at Still Midtown Ceramics and beloved characters like Mickey and Minnie Mouse, the Cat in the Hat, Winnie the Pooh and more touring the street. There’s a canned food drive where visitors can support Anniston Soup Bowl by dropping off canned goods at State Farm Insurance and plenty of Christmas decorations, too. INSIGHT: Thanks for sitting down with us, SANTA! We’re really excited for your appearance on Noble Street. SANTA: I’ll be happy to be there! What kind of questions did you have for me? One particular visitor caught our attention: SANTA Claus is coming to town, setting up shop at State Farm Insurance to take gift requests and get pictures taken (bring a camera or have shots taken professionally). No goal is too lofty for INSIGHT — we know some folks who know some folks — and we managed to get a few minutes on an extralong-distance phone call with SANTA Claus himself at his workshop at the North Pole to ask questions that we’ve always wanted answered: 28 December 2014 INSIGHT