Nativity scene goes up after all


The completed manger scene. Photo by Jessi Dreckman.

From left, Adam Drumm, pastor of Gainesville First Baptist Church, where the Nativity scene was erected on Third Street; Greg Cruse, Chamber president; Doug Hawkins, Chamber member; and local resident Connelly Drunnerman. Photo by Marilyn Luna Tilley.

After disappointment was expressed that the traditional Christmas Nativity display was missing from the Gainesville square this year, representatives of the Ozark County Chamber of Commerce and local residents hurried to set up the manger scene in a new location last week. Adam Drumm, pastor of Gainesville First Baptist Church, where the Nativity scene was erected on Third Street; Greg Cruse, Chamber president; Doug Hawkins, Chamber member; and local resident Connelly Drunnerman.

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