Holiday Ornaments: What's Your Favorite?

Decorating your home for the holiday? Show us your favorite piece!

When we decorate our home for the holidays, I remind my family of the story around each decoration. One of my favorites is the very first ornament I received from a friend who told me how important it is to build your own collection of holiday ornaments. I was single and had just moved into my own apartment at the time. I had a little Charlie Brown tree and not much to put on it. The little crochet dove she gave me has a musical box in in the back that plays a whiney (albeit not so loudly today) It's A Small World. Another good one is the little house ornament that represented the year we bought our first home in Pennsylvania. We had bought a townhouse and the ornament looked like our home. At the time I worked across from the Moravian …

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Last Chance: Upload a Photo of Your Christmas Lights for Chance to Win $500

Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for Wyandotte Public Schools and $500 for yourself. The deadline is 8 p.m. today.

Post Your Holiday Church Services on Wyandotte Patch

The Wyandotte Patch events calendar is a great place for local churches to post dates and times for special and regular services.

Between remembering to turn off the Christmas lights before bed and which sweater to get little Johnny, there are infinite things to remember during the holidays. Don't let church service be one of them. Wyandotte Patch is the perfect place to post special and regularly scheduled church services, so people can check one more thing off their to-do list this holiday season. Adding a church service on Patch is easy to do. Just click on the Events tab at the top of the page, and then click on Add an Event. It's that simple! Take some of the guess work out of the holidays and post church services on Wyandotte Patch today!

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Last Chance: Pick an Christmas Angel off Wyandotte Patch's Tree

Stop by Tongue's today to adopt a child in need through our Salvation Army angel tree.

Submit Your Holiday Lights Photos Like Wyandotte's Tina Grobbel-Rodgers Did

Do you plan to decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for Wyandotte schools and $500 to pay your own electric bill.

Hanukkah 2012 Begins Saturday Evening

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with fun events and delicious recipes.

This year, Hanukkah begins on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 8, and ends a week later on Sunday, Dec. 16. According to Chabad.org, Hanukkah starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev and lasts for eight days. For those of us who aren't attuned to the Jewish calendar, that translates to sundown on Saturday, Dec. 8.  Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the story of the Maccabean Revolt against Syrian rulers in present day Israel 2,300 years ago. The Maccabees wanted to rededicate Jerusalem's main temple but had only enough oil to kindle the Eternal Light for one day. The oil lasted for eight days, according to the story, and the holiday of Hanukkah was born. Today, Jews generally celebrate by gathering together …

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Wyandotte Goodfellows to Distribute Gift Cards to Needy Families

Eligible residents can receive holiday help at the Copeland Center on Monday and Tuesday.

Volunteers with the Wyandotte Goodfellows will continue their work next week to ensure no child goes without a Christmas. The Goodfellows spend an average of $20,000 per year helping Wyandotte families.  While some organizations require people to signup to receive assistance, the Goodfellows does not. Those in need simply show up to receive gifts from Toys 'R' Us and gift cards redeemable at Meijer.  In order to qualify, a family must live in Wyandotte and must have children. Proof of residency, income level and number of dependents must be provided. Gift cards will be handed out from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Copeland Center. For more information or to make a donation, contact the Goodfellows at P.O. Box 392, Wyandotte, …

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