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  • By the Advocate Editorial Board
  • Originally published November 13, 2009 at 5:39 p.m., updated November 14, 2009 at 3:10 p.m.

  • REWARD

    A reward of $2,500 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for damaging and destroying Christmas in the Park displays. Call the Cuero Police Department Crime Tip Line at 361-275-5555 ...

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    • REWARD

    A reward of $2,500 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for damaging and destroying Christmas in the Park displays. Call the Cuero Police Department Crime Tip Line at 361-275-5555 or the office at 361-277-3552. Tips also may be e-mailed to cityofcuero@gvec.net.

    HOW YOU CAN HELP

    To help finish preparing Christmas in the Park for this holiday season or make a donation toward replacement of scenes, contact the December Events Committee at Cuero Development Corporation, 207 E. Main St. or call 361-275-8178.

    The group can also be reached by e-mail at cueroed2@dewittec.net.

    Christmas in the Park is expected to open on Monday, Nov. 23.

We were disgusted to see so much vandalism to a show that brings joy and smiles to people. But that's what happened to Cuero's annual Christmas in the Park - to the tune of about $150,000 worth of damage.

Do the vandals know that they have hurt the entire region by this destruction?

The vandals, who we hope are juveniles, crushed almost 100 bulbs in a fountain scene, took off the head of a fawn fixture, knocked over a 30-foot lighted steel steamboat fixture, a 37-foot steel American flag fixture and destroyed a sea serpent fixture.

If the vandals aren't juveniles, then they are cruel, heartless creatures who deserve the felony indictment they will be charged with if caught.

If the vandals are juveniles - as many think - their hard work to destroy something beautiful should be made harder in whatever punishment is doled out to them. In other words, a stern lesson should be learned by these thoughtless youths for such a heinous act.

One thing that is admirable about our communities in the region is that there are many more people who will pitch in to help get these fixtures replaced.

What comes to mind, as an example, is Theodor Seuss Geisel's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."

The story goes that down in Whoville, the Whos were sad that their Christmas was stolen by the Grinch, but that did not stop them from celebrating anyway.

"It's not going to stop us," said Kay Lewis, president of the Cuero Development Corporation December Events Committee. "We're going to open as usual, on time, and it's just not going to have the riverboat or the flag."

Christmas in the Park opens Nov. 23. There's time to help by donating money toward replacing the Christmas in the Park fixtures.

We also can help by visiting this magnificent light show. We hope you will join in and make this a better than ever Christmas in the Park.

This editorial reflects the views of the Victoria Advocate's editorial board.


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