January 7, 2026 | Tripping the Lights (Not) Fantastic

Friends and neighbors:

Just a note to explain why the holiday lights around the perimeter of the island of the Fountain at The Circle have been dark these past few weeks.

The heavy rains and wind have played havoc with the garlands that contain the lights, causing the electricity to short out much of the time. We’ve tried to make repairs between storms, but have not been able to fix the problem completely. That said, we believe that about two-thirds of the lights will be back on and working the next few days, before our volunteers take down the lights and the wreaths adorning the grizzly bear cubs Saturday morning.

We’ll aim to make sure the lights are less vulnerable to the weather this next holiday season.

The storms also pulled down our “Season’s Greetings” banner from a fence on the south side of The Circle. A helpful neighbor noticed and rescued it, and it’s back in place, also for the next few days.

We hope you had a chance to see the full holiday display at some pint since it went up at the end of November. If not, here’s a look at it in its full glory.

All the best for the new year!

–Board of Directors, Friends of the Fountain and Walk