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I V*- ^ m m t wChristmas trees bring festive glow to city neighborhoodsBQNHIALEE_STAFF WPtlTEHChristmas trees are lighting up around the city.The Southsftfe Community lit up its tree at South Salina and East Colvin streets Monday and distributed nearly 300 girts to neighborhood children.Santa Claus arrived on a tire truck.This year’s Charles Dozier 111 scholarship winner is Kvliy A. Smith of H®n-ninpvr High School. The scholarship is worth $500.The community service awards go to Southslde Interfafth Housing Corp., Bev-erago Baron, Porcy Jorws Now and Us«d Fumitun store and Bathlaham Ttmplt Church.Residents on city’s North Side will light up their Christinas tree at 6 p.m. Friday at Amos Parte, Lodi and East Division streets.The Norths 1 do Neighborhood Group is sponsoring the event From the park,*city officials and residents will head to the Northside Area Athletic Education Center for refreshments. The center is located at 507 Pond St.Deiavon exhibitThe D«lav«n Art Gallery, 501 W.Fayette St., has a new exhibit on display now until Dec. 23.Deck Your Walls II features oil paintings by Robert Glisson, landscapes by Bob Niedzwieckf and other art work created by the Syr*cUM Ceramic Guild.Vera House’s “Art of Caring Survivor’s Art Exhibit” also is on display.The gallery is open from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For more information, ealJ 425-7500. •Free legal serviceAttorneys from the city’s corporation counsel and the New York slate attorney general’s office will be at the Southwest Community Center, 401 South Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to give free legal assistance.The lawyers will answer questions or concerns about personal legal matters.Spreading holiday cheerP.E.A.C.E. Inc. will receive a special truckload of toys from Toys 'Rr Us today.The Skaneateles Mlddftt School Student Council raised $1,200 this year to buy gifts at the Erie Boulevard East toy store for needy children.An additional $7,000 was donated by TodcTs fund, an organization set up for Todd Pitman, a Skaneaides alumni who died during the Sept. 11 attacks.P.E.A.C.B. inc. will distribute the toys to children in its programs. LasL year, tiic agency provided gifts to about 1,400 children, said Mich«l« Parchment, P.E.A.C.E. Inc’s media coordinator.P.E.A.C.E. Inc. and the school partnered up three or four years ago, Parchment said.BoNhia Lee covers c'owntown, the North, South and East sides and Valley Section, items should be submitted two weeks in advance to BoNhia, The Post-Standard, Box 4915, Syracuse 13221, bfee@syracuse.com or faxed to 470-3031. She ran be reached at 470-2134.
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Syracuse Post Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Thu, Dec 08, 2005
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