Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, December 3, 2015
Photo and story by Monty Siekerman
Jo Nell Hanratty readies her house for the Candy Cane Tour from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Her house at 525 W. Lima Ave. Is one of several homes, businesses and a church on the tour.
Jo Nell is retired from working at local banks for the past 32 years. One of her decorations is an old toy bank.
A holiday story she shares is about her writing to Santa when she was a child in Cleveland. The letter, addressed to the North Pole, was returned with the notation "no such address," she was heartbroken. The Cleveland Plain Dealer found out about the crass notation and wrote a page one story about it.
Nowadays, letters mailed to Santa get better care.
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