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Thursday, November 30

Upcoming City Christmas Holiday Events

by Dave Lambert on Thu 30 Nov 2006 01:45 PM PST

Saturday, December 2

Hanging of the Greens

Troy Museum & Historic Village

1:00 – 4:00 pm

Free admission (Donations welcome)

The sights, sounds and aromas of the holiday season fill the Village Green during this special day! Enjoy decorated buildings. Sample hot punch and cookies and listen to music. Children can make a craft and visit Santa. Arrive at 2 pm to see Santa arrive in a horse-drawn sleigh!

Tuesday, December 5

Tree Lighting Ceremony

Troy City Hall

7:00 pm

Free admission
Come to the front of City Hall for the City's Christmas Tree Lighting. Enjoy sweet treats, cocoa and a visit with Santa. See the City’s brand new REAL Christmas tree donated by Tom's Landscape! This is also a Toys for Tots Collection spot.

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Niles High School Students Caroling for Cans

by Dave Lambert on Thu 30 Nov 2006 03:43 PM EST

Please join students from Niles High School as they support the annual Troy VFW and Police Holiday Food Drive. The students will be assembling in front of the Kroger’s store at Long Lake and Livernois on December 6th from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. to sing holiday carols for donations of non-perishable food to assist with the Food Drive. There will be a pizza party at the school at 4:00 p.m. just before the caroling project. For additional information, please contact Ms. Debra MacDonald, the principal at Niles School at 248-823-5156.

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Troy Police Crime Report --- November 30, 2006

by Dave Lambert on Thu 30 Nov 2006 03:40 PM EST

TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Charles T. Craft, Chief of Police
500 W. Big Beaver, Troy, Michigan 48084
(248) 524-3443

Community Services ... more »

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Capitol `holiday' tree will be called a Christmas tree

by Dave Lambert on Thu 30 Nov 2006 09:21 AM EST

By David Eggert
Associated Press Writer

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- That big tree that stands in front of the Michigan Capitol? The one with all the lights and decorations? It's a Christmas tree, a state committee decided Wednesday, not a holiday tree. The bipartisan Michigan Capitol Committee voted unanimously to rename the tree at the request of Republican lawmakers.

"A Christmas tree is a Christmas tree," said Rep. Robert Gosselin, R-Troy.

The state House had urged the panel to create a joint display of the Christmas tree and a Hanukkah menorah, calling it the "Christmas Tree and Hanukkah Menorah Holidays Display." But the committee decided against the menorah after a Jewish group said it's a religious symbol and would violate the separation of church and state. Susan Herman of the Michigan Jewish Conference said the group has no problem with renaming the tree. "If you're going to have a tree, you might as well call it what it is," Herman said...

The article can be found at...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MI_XGR_CHRISTMAS_TREE_MIOL-?SITE=MIDTN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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