Peanuts Christmas decorations missing from Lady’s Island traffic circle
By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The holiday season is steeped in tradition, and one that the residents of Lady’s Island have come to love is seeing the entire Peanuts gang set up in the island of the roundabout on Sams Point Road.
There are two parties responsible for the Peanuts Christmas decorations – one puts up Charlie Brown, Linus and decorates and the tree with the iconic single red ornament; and the other puts up Schroder playing the piano, Snoopy and Woodstock with Snoopy’s house, and new this year, the three girls – Peppermint Patty, Sally and Lucy.
Charlie Brown and Linus seem to have made their debut between Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov. 24, and the other characters followed shortly after on Saturday, Nov. 25, but unfortunately Snoopy and Woodstock were not there for long before they went missing sometime between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26.
The party who puts up Charlie Brown, Linus and his tree is still a mystery to The Island News, but the Lady’s Island residents who made, painted and put up the other characters spoke with the newspaper and wishes to not be named.
Although the two parties work together to put the Peanuts scene up every year, they have not met one another. But the family that has made the missing decoration is very interested in meeting up with those responsible for the Charlie Brown decoration.
Several posts were made about the missing decorations on Facebook, which drew a lot of upset comments from locals who have come to love and appreciate the annual appearance of the beloved characters.
“Replacing a lost creation is like replacing a lost pet. You don’t want to give up hope with the first one before trying to fill the void with a new one,” the decoration’s creators said.
The family who is responsible for the Snoopy and Woodstock decoration said that if there is a way for the perpetrator to return it without repercussions, that would be the best outcome.
If it is not returned by this weekend, they plan to get more wood and begin the process of remaking the decoration.
“We both work full time, so it will take some time to cut out the wood, repaint, poly several coats and install the mounting hardware,” the creator said.
As of Tuesday morning, the Snoopy and Woodstock decoration has not been returned.
Delayna Earley formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
The whole Peanuts gang as seen on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in the roundabout on Sams Point Road on Lady’s Island. Charlie Brown and Linus were set up by one party, and Schroder, Woodstock, Snoopy, Peppermint Patty, Sally and Lucy were wet up by another family the following day. Amber Hewitt, For The Island News
The Peanuts gang after the Snoopy and Woodstock decorations went missing on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2023, in the roundabout on Sams Point Road on Lady’s Island. As of Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2023, the decoration is still missing. Amber Hewitt, For The Island News
