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Haunted cemeteries in Pearl River Co.? Haunted cemeteries in there, according to those who have sat on the Mostly out of town family and friends. It does Pearl River Co.? bench. Investigating the paranormal has gained seem like we are getting less this year. We haven't received any e-cards nor do we plan on going that HarrisburgAmerican.com popularity these days, with several reality ghost direction." shows currently airing on TV. [] Francesca's Hallmark in Downers Grove doesn't see a negative impact in sales. PICAYUNE — There have been some strange Are Christmas Cards the Ghost "We offer two types of Christmas Cards, occurrences lately at some Pearl River County individual and boxed," reports Krisha Etheridge, graveyards, including a man caught attempting to of Christmas Past? assistant manager at Francesca's Hallmark. photograph himself without his clothes on. "Judging from the stock we have left in the story, Strange. Sending Christmas cards – it seems like we are actually selling more cards this year then Perhaps even stranger to some is the belief some people dread the annual task like a visit to last year." that some county graveyards are haunted. Some of the dentist, while others eagerly look forward to This aligns with the findings of a recent the graveyards have become so widely known for designing their own cards, writing their annual study by the Greeting Card Association. their spooky manifestations that they have year in review and sharing it with friends and According to the results, consumers report garnered comments on Internet ghost sites. family. With social networking sites like spending less money on frivolous items and The sightings and reports have been so many and Facebook, LinkedIn and Myspace becoming more parties, and focusing more on traditional rituals – so real that a number of postings about Pearl River and more popular, are people opting to simply spending time with family, baking, sending out County graveyards have made it onto sites such as extend their holiday greetings online? Christmas cards and decorating the house for the the Shadowlands and Nightwatchers. If you read the headlines - "Holiday cards get holidays. Carmen Farmer, who lives near the New squashed," "Christmas cards are fading in today's According to another study, the Palestine Baptist Church and cemetery, said that socially networked world," "Did Facebook Kill percentage of consumers buying greeting cards old-timers used to tell the story of a young woman the Christmas Card," "Are Christmas Cards for Christmas fell from 77 percent in 2005 to 73 who was "stood up" at the altar at the church and Dead? Or Just on Life Support?" - you should kiss percent in 2007 and to 62 percent in 2009. Last later went out into the graveyard and killed herself your stamps goodbye and don't even bother year, Americans sent out more than 1.8 billion because she was so distraught. heading to the mailbox. But, a little research Christmas cards, that number is expected to drop That might be the reason that every so proved that the Christmas card tradition is still to 1.5 billion in 2010. often, there are reports that the jilted lover is seen alive and kicking. "Every year I go through the pain of meandering about the New Palestine Cemetery, "We did send out Christmas cards this sending Christmas Cards. Painful to find the which is run by the city, and is where most burials year," says Fred Gusel of Downers Grove. perfect outfits, kids crying because they don't in the southern part of the county take place. "Although, we generally send a year in review want to take picture and standing in line to get At Sycamore Cemetery, there is a bench letter but found that time was not avalilable to stamps," explains Andrea Lukwinski of River beside a gravesite, and those who have sat on the write one this season. We are sending the same as Grove. "But I do it because I know it brings bench say that when they do, they feel cold spots in the past, but have noticed that we are receiving happiness to our friends and family. This year was on their body and someone standing behind them less." different, no crying kids, found Pj's at Target, and breathing down their neck. Chris McKay of Downers Grove, agrees. no one was at the post office. It was my lucky year No, it's not one of our graveyard flashers, "I am planning to send cards out but running late, for cards." [] because when you turn to look, there is no one and will probably be sending less than years past. Ellen Hartwell, Clairvoyant, Manifester, Companion for Your Journey Ellen is a clairvoyant who understands that to have we must create and to create we must think and to think we must become awake and aware. A reading with Ellen is uplifting, informative and fun!