Babick making final push toward Thanksgiving lighting ceremony

We caught up with Mike Babick Tuesday evening as he was nearing the end of a month-long marathon of wiring and construction for his annual holiday lighting display. Here’s what he had to say:

Babick also said he thought the Prairie Village police had done a good job working with his Falmouth Street neighbors on resolving some of the conflicts that has arisen from the display in the past.

He plans to flip the switch for the first time this year around 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

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Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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