Starlight Shopping in the Village of Marcellus
Twinkles!

For Immediate Release(December 9, 2007): 
It was a wonderful start to the holiday season last
Thursday night in the

Village of Marcellus.  While villagers and
townspeople gathered like a family around the
Christmas tree to officially
light it for the season,
Santa hitched a ride into town with the Marcellus
Volunteer Fire Department. 

Members of the Marcellus High School Select
Chorus, led by Mr. Brian Ackles, sang holiday
carols as all gathered applauded the
achievements
of our Marcellus High School athletes:  the Section
Three Champion Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity Soccer
Teams and Marcellus Cross Country Champions
and honorary tree lighters, Chris Stogsdill,
Carrie Carlton and Ariel
Briggs.  Town father,
Brud Wilson, served as emcee.

Steamy, creamy hot chocolate was brewed by
the capable elves of the Marcellus Optimist Club
at the Ralph Share
American Legion Hall which
hosted Santa so the children of the area could
bend his ear about their holiday wishes
and
munch on delicious home-made cookies donated
by local merchants.

The Marcellus merchants were all abuzz with
dozens of Starlight shoppers filling their stores. 
Those participating in
the Starlight Shopping Pass
contest exceeded expectations of organizers. 
The winners of donated merchandise and
gift
certificates:

Ryan Lundrigan (Calley’s Hardware Store prize)
Joyce Duck (Natural Images prize)
Mary Bostick (First Impression Salon prize)
Olivia Bird (Casey’s New York Deli prize)
Mary Miller (Nojaims Liquors prize)
Heidi Busa (Woolgathering prize)
Emma Mc Hugh (The Dump Boutique prize)
Jeff Maricle (The Chocolate Pizza Company prize)
Meghan Weeks (The Florist at One North prize)
Jim and Kim LaRose (Angel Heart Gift prize)
Alex Wiers (J&J Pizza prize)
Jim Gonzalez (Play by Play Video prize)
Madeline Bird (The Cupcake Café prize)
Debbie Grousset (Sandy Wilcox-Shear Delight
Salon prize)

Look for Starlight Shopping Tree Lighting and
Santa Visit to return next year the first Thursday
in December.

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AnnMarie Clark of Angel Heart Gifts

Brian Ackles leading the Marcellus High School
Select Choir at tree lighting

MCS Cross Country Champions
Briggs Stogsdill and Carlton
were honorary tree lighters

MCS Select Choir at
Starlight Shopping tree lighting

Santa Claus at
Starlight Shopping Event

Santa greets the children
at the tree lighting

Santa talks with Mary Morocco,10
of Marcellus

The crowd at the Starlight Shopping
tree lighting in Marcellus

The Marcellus Optimist Volunteers