Giant Christmas Cards on Display

Claysburg's giant-sized Christmas cards are once again on display at the Claysburg Community Park.

This is a tradition, along with the tree lighting, that goes back to 1971.

It all began when the Claysburg-Kimmel Alumni Association promoted the idea of displaying giant-sized Christmas cards at the General Refractories Co. Claysburg Plant in the center of town along Bedford Street in 1971.

This year marks the 53rd year of giant-sized Christmas cards. Community groups, churches and other organizations set-up cards, and General Refractories Company supplied the wiring and electricity for the card...