Judy Hines’ Christmas decorations occupy 55 to 60 tubs in storage most of the year.
During the Christmas season, though, she brings out those ornaments — collected over a lifetime — and pieces to decorate her home in Gillette. Each one brings back a memory of someone or something special.
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