Johnston's SNOWMAN SHOWMAN

Gary Marandola walked around his Atwood Avenue yard, adjusting snow-caked inflatables. He walked next door and shook the snow off his neighbor’s inflatable snowman, which had buckled under the fresh flakes. For years, the Johnston man has worked hard to make his front lawn a holiday spectacle. He estimates the display has “around 50,000” lights — none of those “imported Italian twinkle lights.” This week, he added a new giant “pièce de résistance” — a 20-feet high inflatable snowman now rules Atwood Avenue. Marandola encourages visitors. He has Christmas music gently playing from speakers stashed behind Olaf, Buddy the Elf and Clark Griswold. 

Editor’s Note: The Johnston Sun Rise would like to publish photos from the best light displays around town. If you or your neighbor has gone all out, please shoot a photo and send it to the Sun Rise. You can send it via Facebook, or email the Sun Rise Editor, Rory Schuler, at rorys@rhodybeat.com. If we get enough entries, we’ll devote a few pages to them in print.