Jaggers: Widespread
involvement in the
community—Page 3
The
MusicWorks
Holiday Concert
coming to Hall-Moser
Theater—Page 5
Eastbrook Panthers’
bid for state football
championship falls
short—Page 8
SEGway News
Volume 1, Number 9
Serving South East Grant County
December 1-7, 2016
A Good News Ventures publication
‘Olde Tyme’
Christmas
coming to
Depot Park
An event in Upland has
become a highlight of celebration as a town together,
beginning 24 years ago at
the site of the historic train
depot. At the first Christmas
tree-lighting
celebration,
150 people from the town
came in anticipation of the
train depot being returned
to the town as part of a plan
to restore a sense of history,
place and pride to the downtown area. The Depot Park
was beautifully landscaped
and since then has become
the central hub of many of
the town’s community activities including the annual
Blooms and Berries festival
in early summer.
These “new” town celebrations are now becoming
tradition, as residents who
attended the first summer
festivals and tree lighting
ceremonies can now look
forward to bringing their
children.
The Lions Club has
worked with Our Town Upland, The Upland Historical
“It’s not just for
the past, it’s not
just for the present, but it’s for
future generations that come
to live in the area
as more development happens,”
said Marylou Habecker last year.
“We need each
other. We need a
strong community, and they need
our strength as
well.”
Society, Woman’s Life and
Taylor University to bring
the celebration to us again
this year, with Chip and
Verna Jaggers as the Honorary Tree Lighters.
The Jaggers have been
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deeply involved in the community of Upland for many
years, and have been part of
the tree lighting ceremony
since its beginning, with
Chip Jaggers choosing the
tree-lighters each year as
the Vice President of the
Town Council of Upland.
The event has increasingly drawn people from all
aspects of town life, including local residents, school
children and parents, and
Taylor students. This is due
to a number of different activities representing groups
in the community - last year
Eugene and MaryLou Habecker lit the tree honoring
their final year in service at
Taylor University as President and First Lady.
This year, once again,
there will be ornaments
decorating the tree from local elementary school students which formed part of
a competition organised by
the local Lions Club with
Eastbrook Schools.
The new President and
Olde
Tyme
CHRISTMAS
First Lady, Lowell and
Sherry Haines, will be introduced, and an exciting
new memorial project for
the Depot Park will be explained by Charity Bailey,
Vice-President of Our Town
Upland. The Jungle Cats
Band from Taylor University will perform Christmas
music, and everyone will
have the chance to join in
their favorite carols. The
$
Bridge Cafe will provide
free European Christmas
Pastries and Hot Drinks
to beat the chilly evening
air, and the kids may even
bump into Santa…
“It’s not just for the past,
it’s not just for the present, but it’s for future generations that come to live in
the area as more development happens,” said Marylou Habecker last year. “We
need each other. We need a
strong community, and they
need our strength as well.”
Old Thyme Christmas
begins at 5pm in the Depot
Park on Railway Street, Upland on Sunday, December
4th.
See page 3 for Personality
Feature on Chip and Verna
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