Front Street Dance students perform "The Nutcracker" at a Dec. 15 recital.
Front Street Dance Center students of all ages performed a jazzed up version of "The Nutcracker" at Edison Middle School at its Dec. 15 recital.
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YouTube video shows holiday light decorations in the city of Wheaton.
A recent YouTube video shows festive decorations around the city of Wheaton.
'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' or 'Trading Places'? 'Elf' or 'Love Actually'? We want to know your favorite holiday movies.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has a website that now offers a Santa tracker mobile app to follow the jolly man's magical flight.
They sent him their wish lists, sat on his lap, and left cookies and milk for his arrival. Now the only thing left for children to do is track Santa's progress as he delivers gifts around the world on Christmas Eve. Thanks to the folks behind the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) website, families worldwide can now follow Santa's Christmas journey in real time. Like Wheaton Patch on Facebook The tradition started in 1955 after an advertisement for Sears Roebuck & Co. misprinted a telephone number for a special "Santa hotline." Instead of reaching Kris Kringle, the number put kids through to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Commander-in-Chief’s operations, according to a description on the NORAD Tracks Santa …
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Here are ten ways to have fun and spread holiday cheer in Wheaton without breaking the bank.
If you've got wit, add your caption to Patch's weekly comic challenge and win a personalized print.
Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Louis W. Sagan, who provided the winning punchline to last week's Doctor and Bear cartoon: If you think I'm letting you anywhere near me with a scalpel, you can…
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We've put together a list of our top 10, now we want to know what puts you in the spirit.
Here are ten ways to have fun and spread holiday cheer in Wheaton without breaking the bank.
This year’s holiday season can be special for you and your family regardless of your budget. Here are some fun tips for creating new holiday traditions while saving money. 1) Make your cards from recycled materials. Cards can be made from paper grocery bags, cereal boxes, used file folders and even last year’s holiday cards. Feature your family’s artwork and use recycled wrapping paper or paper from catalogs and magazines for backgrounds. A great resource for making cards from recycled materials is "Creative Correspondence" by Michael and Judy Jacobs, available on Amazon.com. Sign up for the free Wheaton Patch email newsletter. 2) Have fun together and create a festive decoration by making a gingerbread house. You can bake the gingerbread…
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If the holidays leave you with little time to shop for gifts, try these stores in Wheaton for great last-minute gift ideas.
With all of the tree trimming, cookie baking and partygoing, there is so much to do during the holidays that it's easy to leave shopping for Christmas presents until the last minute. But by then, the malls and chain stores are usually chaotic and the mere thought of battling crowds is exhausting. Here are some ideas for easy gifts that can be bought locally and require little stress: Tell us: What are some of your own last-minute gift ideas? Share in the comments below.
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7:55 am on Saturday, December 15, 2012
When it comes to gifts there are two choices – mass produced goods and those produced in limited quantities. Let’s not become snob about mass produced goods; without them our standard of living would be much reduced. However, there is a place for goods that are made in small numbers from high quality materials. They make superb gifts because the message conveyed when giving them is that the … more ›
Ballerinas will be dancing The Nutcracker in the store windows of The Stork's Cradle starting 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.
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12:46 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Great video!! I put it on my favorites! He spoke what has been on my mind for a long time now. more ›