SPOKANE, Wash. – The annual Christmas light display at Spokane’s Manito Park is canceled this year due to limited resources, environmental concerns and staffing challenges.

The Friends of Manito announced that this decision impacts the beloved tradition that has been a centerpiece at Duncan Garden for the past five years.

Keri Munholand from Surge Coffee Truck expressed disappointment, saying, “We were really sad for two reasons because with our mobile coffee truck we’ve been able to be here on site since ’21, and it was a good moneymaker for us over the winter months when things are slower.”

The light display began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a safe way to celebrate but has since become too costly and hard on the park.

Munholand added, “But outside of the business part, you could

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