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Storms tumbles city tree for the second time

 

img_9238Downtown Clarksville’s Christmas Tree is down again, likely victimized by the strong winds that accompanied Wednesday’s Christmas Eve day storms.

The tree was sheared off several days ago in a prior windstorm which “snapped” its center pole in half, leaving the elegant tree resembling a Christmas shrub.

Repaired, it was set back in place just in time for Christmas when another round of storms, which included torrential rains and heavy wind, delivered a second knock out punch.

On Christmas Eve, the tree, which is elaborately decorated and a shining Christmas star of the downtown holiday season, appeared bent in half, it star pointed into the ground.

Wednesday’s storm also triggered small random power outages across the city and created heavy ponding and minor flooding.

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About Christine Anne Piesyk

    In my 40+ years in media, I have worked as feature writer, investigative reporter, editor, publisher, and film/theater/arts critic. I brought my liberal New England activism to Tennessee several years ago, having finally completed a mid-life undergraduate degree in community organizing and women's studies, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts with a concentration in Alzheimer's Disease. I served on Future Search Commissions for two colleges and on homelessness for the City of Northampton (MA), where I applied some of my undergrad work in urban planning and community development. I am a member of FreeThinkers for Peace and Civil Liberties. I am a certified storm spotter just because weather fascinates me. In my spare time (define spare time please?) I am a voracious reader, obsessive movie buff, ballroom dancer, and classical music junkie. I also create sci-fi/fantasy and renaissance costumes. I see life as an ongoing opportunity for learning and adventure (one current interest is mastering preparation of foods from India and Southeast Asia). My dream: a return trip to Machu Picchu. After all, the best things still to come. All posts by Christine Anne Piesyk as presented on Clarksville Online are copyright ©2006, 2007, 2008 to the author.

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