Author Archives: Chris

So Many Questions

We get so many questions about F.M. Lights. We decided to answer a few. And, what better way to answer, than to reference the book written on the subject. Annabeth Light Lockhart, F.M. Light’s grand-daughter wrote a book entitled: F.M. Light & Sons: One Vision, One Store, 100 Years. Here are just a few of […]

Declarations of our Founding Fathers

A Few Declarations of Founding Fathers and Early Statesmen   John Adams John Adams – Signer of the Declaration of Independence: Judge; diplomat, one of two signers of the bill of rights; second President of the United States. “The general principles on which the fathers achieved independence were the general principles of Christianity. I will […]

4th of July Celebrations

We love the 4th of July, and all that it entails. How do you celebrate the freedom this country enjoys? We would love to know! Two years ago we received this photo: This is Alex, and he took this picture in Iraq where spent one of his 4th of July’s. He says it’s “not exactly […]

National Day of the American Cowboy

“We celebrate the cowboy as a symbol of the grand history of the American West.” Celebrate National Day of the American Cowboy with F.M. Light and Sons! On Saturday, July 24, we’ll be honoring cowgirls and cowboys: * Western movies rolling all day on our screen * Roping demonstration * Coloring contest Each year for […]

July 4th for F.M. Light and Sons

This 4th of July proved to be amazing; we are grateful for all our awesome employees, and for all of the wonderful people we met! A month ago, Lincoln Avenue looked…well…a little worse for the wear. Here it is in the midst of the makeover: Our fears were not founded, however. For, by the 4th […]

F.M. Light: Who Painted all those Yellow Signs?

[scrollGallery id=1 thumbarea width=540] How many are there? What are the stories behind them? What is the history? Who paints them? How old are they? You have so many questions. And it’s about time we started answering. Today, we’re going to tackle one of the top queries: Who paints the signs? Chris and Lindsay (the […]