Last Chance: Vote for Affton Family in Patch's Deck the House Contest
Help this St. Louis-area family bring $100,000 to the Affton School District by voting for the Dolans today before 11 a.m.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Deck the House Contest: St. Louis Area Home Makes Final Round
This Affton house is the only St. Louis area finalist in Patch’s national Deck the House contest! Vote now to help them win $100,000 for schools.
Could this be the best “decked” house in the country? Possibly. Congrats to Patrick and Denise Dolan for being chosen as one of the 24 finalists in our Deck the House contest! The Dolan’s Christmas decorations are so elaborate that Patrick Dolan finally bought a second electric service so they could run the washing machine and microwave at the same time as the nativity scene and the singing Santa. Patrick added 5,000 lights this year, drawing a total of more than 100 amps of power. Denise posts on Facebook constantly and has reached out to all her social networks, asking friends to vote for what Affton has come to call “the house with all the lights.” For more: We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in …
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Where to Find the Best Holiday Lights in Sunset Hills
Eight homes were recognized in the city's annual lighting contest.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Sunset Hills Names Best Holiday Lights 2012
Eight homes were recognized in the city's annual lighting contest.
Itching to see a dazzling holiday lights display? You don't have to go far. The City of Sunset Hills recognized eight spirited homes, including the above "traffic stopper" on Sunset Bluff Court, as the winners of their 2012 Holiday Lights Contest. Monday night the city's Parks Board judged contest entrants; the winners were announced at Tuesday's Board of Aldermen meeting. This year's winners include: Do you know a Sunset Hills or Crestwood family whose fantastic holiday display should be recognized? Have them enter Patch's Deck the House Contest through Dec. 16!
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Enter (and Vote in) Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000 for Lindbergh Schools
Vote for Mark Clements' home for a chance to earn our grand prize for the Lindbergh School District, or encourage other festive Crestwood and Sunset Hills residents to throw their own holiday decorations in the ring.
We’ve launched our annual Deck the House Contest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in America—the best “decked” house in the country—the one home so spectacularly decorated that everyone in town jokes your holiday decorations could rival Rockefeller Center’s. If this sounds like your house, upload a photo or video of your home to our contest page from Nov. 26 to Dec. 16. This is the site where you can learn how to enter the contest. Only residents of Patch towns are eligible to enter. We’ll select 24 regional finalists, and from them, pick one grand prize winner. Patch will pay up to $500 of the utility bill for each finalist, while our national winner will have $100,000 donated to his or her local school district. Throw …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Ask the Patch Pro: Seeking Holiday Decorating Experts
Patch is looking for experts who can share their expertise on lights, sales, party planning and more.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Five Places to See Holiday Lights in St. Louis
Check out this round up of places to see some holiday lights displays.
Celebration of Lights in O'Fallon Celebration of Lights is a drive-through holiday light display in Fort Zumwalt Park in O'Fallon, which is designed and funded by local organizations, churches and businesses. This event attracts more than 5,000 individuals on walk-through night. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday (except Tuesday, December 11) and 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $9 for cars, $15 for commercial vans, $1 per person on tour buses. On Mondays, you can schedule a train ride through the park. Call for more information at 636-369-5502. Holiday Night Lights in Wentzville Holiday Night Lights is open from Nov. 23 to Dec. 30. The park is open on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays …
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
Enter Patch's “Deck the House” Contest For a Chance to Win $100,000
Did you decorate your house for the holidays this year? Enter our "Deck the House" contest and you could win $100,000 for your local school district and $500 to pay your electric bills!
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Sperreng Middle School Collecting Holiday Lights for Recycling
The Sperreng Middle School Environmental Club is offering the community a great way to reduce waste and spread cheer this holiday season by donating your broken or unwanted holiday lights to St. Louis Green’s 2012 Holiday Light Recycling Drive.
‘Tis the Season to Recycle! The Sperreng Middle School Environmental Club is offering the community a great way to reduce waste and spread cheer this holiday season by donating your broken or unwanted holiday lights to St. Louis Green’s 2012 Holiday Light Recycling Drive! Community members, Lindbergh families and employees can drop off unwanted lights in the front commons of Sperreng Middle School between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, between now and Jan. 13, 2013. Please note that the school will be closed for holidays Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 21-Jan. 2. This year, St. Louis Green hopes to divert more than 128,000 pounds of lights from entering our landfills. Not only does the drive help protect the environment, but it also …
How to Decorate Your House Without Getting Up On a Ladder
Several local companies are available to hang Christmas lights on your house. They take them down after the holidays are over, too.
For some families, "decking the halls with boughs of holly" is a warm and fuzzy Christmas tradition, with all family members participating in decorating the Christmas tree and otherwise putting out all of the home holiday decorations. But there's not a lot of fa-la-la-la-la-ing" involved for the person standing on a metal extension ladder on a cold and windy day, untangling stubborn strands of Christmas lights and attaching them to the gutters. Some companies have made a business out of a sometimes irritable task of stringing Christmas lights on your home. Green Print Lawncare is a Barnhart lawn service company in the spring and summer, but it hangs lights during the holiday season as a way to make money and to keep it's lawn service …
