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InTeRVIeW WITH dr. leon Burke III, Conductor of

The Belleville Philharmonic Youth orchestraMarketplace Magazine wishes you a Happy Holiday season!

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9 happy 50th BIrthday Bpyo!Conductor Dr. Leon Burke III reflects on the importance of music in a child's life.

11 secret santaHere's an excellent opportunity to lend a hand to those in need this holiday season.

12 holIday gIft guIdeLocal retailers are loaded with beautiful gift ideas from the whimsical to the practical.

14 spreadIng JoyA local medical team has been providing care to the people of Paraguay for 14 years now.

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“This is the outdoor store’s time of the year,” said Bike Sur-geon co-owner Jon Greenstreet. “We’ve got killer offerings that are not your average run-of-the-mill cheap apparel. The brands we stock are all great quality and loaded with tons of cool features from merino wool base-layers to the latest in goose down cold-weather jackets, we have all the apparel and gear you need to stay warm and dry this winter.”

What’s amazing about the products they stock is the criti-cal research their staff conducts on every item they stock. Whether it’s taking a wind-proof jacket and minimalist running shoes on a quick trail run or climbing Mt. Whitney in the dead of winter to test the latest cold weather survival gear, the guys and gals of the Surgeon make sure you are getting the best products available. They also utilize the development and design teams from their industry partners to ensure the latest technology in apparel, footwear and gear is available for you; their customer.

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of course, there’s apparel for all the indoor fitness activities from spin shoes to yoga pants to the latest in work out gear for the gym. They also stock super cool backpacks, sleeping bags, camp stoves, climbing gear and tents. And finally to satisfy everyone’s fashion interests these items are available in all of the latest colors from Basic Black to Barberry Pink and all of this season’s other popular colors.

Everyone knows Bike Surgeon is also THE cycling shop in town. With a 30+year his-tory at the original location in Carbondale and entering their fourth year of service here in Shiloh, Bike Surgeon is the bike shop of choice here in the Metro East.

“We want to help people get the most out of the freedom and fun that comes from getting outdoors, whether riding a bike or taking a hike,” said Chris Norrington, Bike Surgeon co-owner. “We know how much we enjoy the great outdoors and love sharing that experience with our customers.” If you are looking for a great gift this holiday season, don’t forget to hit up the Surgeon. Of course they have great bikes and who doesn’t remember getting their first bike or giving a child their first bike? Make this Christmas one to remember

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Celebrating 50 years of excellence in music, the Belleville Philharmonic Youth Orchestra was founded by George N. Tuerck, a conductor and violinist, who lived in Belleville. The BPYO is the youth version of the Belleville Philharmonic Society

that is now celebrating 146 years making it the nation's second oldest symphony orchestra in continuous operation.

The mission of the Youth Orchestra then and now is to provide an opportunity for young musicians to achieve musical competence by studying and performing quality orchestral literature before audiences.

While today’s school districts are cutting music programs including orchestras at the high school level, students are turning to private teachers and groups like the Youth Orchestra to continue their musical education with a stringed instrument.

There are two divisions to the Youth Orchestra: The Collegium Musicum which is the main orchestra and an audition is required; and The Virtuosi – an advanced ensemble that is the conductor's choice only.

As the chairman and coordinator of the Youth Orchestra, Lisa Reiss works hard to recruit new students through area schools and private teachers. She is also the mother of two young musicians and knows firsthand the benefits of belonging to the Youth Orchestra.

“I think my role is important to the community and to my kids, John and Emily, and I know it will make a difference in their lives,” she said. “They get so much from this experience - camaraderie, musicianship and a lifelong love for music. These young students are getting the opportunity to play music that most kids don’t play until col-lege. Here, they are introduced to it and they’re not afraid of it.”

Auditions are not scary as some might think and they are ongoing throughout the year. “Sometimes the student can come in, sit down and play with us,” Reiss said. “We’ll just see how it goes – no reason to be nervous.”

In 1995, the Youth Orchestra was able to hire the well-known conductor Dr. Leon Burke III who is beloved in the St. Louis region as well as across the country. He is also a pianist, organist and vocalist, and works with the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, two youth or-chestras, two community orchestras; he teaches voice at Saint Louis University and East Central College in Union; and is the choir director at Eliot Unitarian Chapel in Kirkwood.

As a young man from a family of teachers, Dr. Burke fell in love with music and told his mentor that he was determined to become a professional musician even though such a road is not always so lucrative. “He was less than encouraging but I was determined – and I told him so!” Dr. Burke said.

“I have always believed that the difference between working with kids and working with adults is that kids need more problem solving yet they don’t want things ‘dumbed down’ for them,” he said. “They might be playing the same music as an adult orchestra but they need help tuning or practicing technique, and working as a team with their fellow musicians. Some of them may not have played on a sports team so this teaches them to work with each other to accomplish a common goal.”

The thing school administrators are missing is that “music synthesizes all the disci-plines students are learning in school,” he said. “When reading and playing music, the kids have to know math and often they are getting a social studies lesson when learn-ing music from another country or culture. They might even have to know a foreign language. And they need to be fantastically coordinated with hands, fingers and lips – it’s very physical. You know, if more kids were involved in music they wouldn’t have time for bullying and they would learn how to cooperate.”

Indeed, studies show that kids involved in music have higher grade point averages and do better on their tests.

“What I love about working with kids is that making great music is so new and they take such pride in their achievements,” Dr. Burke said. “I relive my childhood and all those wonderful feelings.”

The next concert will be the Tuerck Memorial Concert at 2 p.m., Dec. 8, at Westview Baptist Church in Swansea and will feature Concerto winners Kelsey Booth and Sruti Suresh who competed with other students for scholarship money.

For more information and to find out how your child can become involved, please visit www.bellevillephilharmonic.org or call (618) 979-8466.

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“I remember how our Secret Santa Program started just like it was yesterday,” said Jay Taddei, C.O.O. of APG. “It was a Saturday morning a couple of weeks before Christmas at our O’Fallon office and one of my staff told me about a difficult situ-ation in the physical therapy area. I went out to see and saw a 5-year-old boy excitedly telling his mother everything he wanted from Santa. The excitement in his voice was exactly what you would expect from any 5 year old, but his mother’s face told a dramatically different story. I remember hearing the mom try to quietly explain to her son that Santa was so busy, that he couldn’t make it to every child’s house, and that she didn’t think Santa would make it to their house that year. The next moment will be etched in my mind forever when the son looked right at his mom and said, ‘Mom, I know Santa is always busy, but he loves me and would never forget me!’ It was abso-lutely heart wrenching to see the mom’s face turn horri-bly red and you could just see her imploding. I took the mom into my office to talk while my staff played with her son. It turned out the mom and son had just gone through a truly horrific stretch of bad luck that had left them in a very dire financial state. She told me she was going to tell us that day would be her last visit because she couldn’t afford to come in anymore, and was selling her car to keep a roof over their head. There was no way she could afford any Christmas presents. We did a hard-ship agreement so that she could continue to come in at least until she sold her car.”

Taddei continued, “The next week was Christmas week, and without the mom knowing I shared her situation with my staff. Amazingly, a handful of people raised over $300 to buy presents for the family, plus APG helped financially to make sure she didn’t have to sell her car. At her next appointment I asked her to come to my office for a minute. She had no idea what was about to happen, and I will never forget the look on her face when she realized what we had done! It was the most rewarding moment of my professional career.”

no Child should Wake Up on Christmas Morning Without Food or PresentsOver the last 12 years the staff of APG has seen countless stories like this, and fortunately they have been able to make a difference in a lot of people’s lives. APG is striving to make sure that no local family goes without a proper Christmas dinner and at least some presents for their kids to open.

The majority of funding comes directly from APG’s cash donations. However, APG has received help from a variety of wonderful people. Many of APG’s patients

buy some of the items from the children’s wish lists. The O’Fallon Township High School Interact Club has sponsored dozens of children and helped deliver the presents. The Secret Santa Program has also received donations from members of BNI Belleville, Swansea Rotary Club, Culver’s Restaurant and St. Clair Bowl. Also, John Armour of Watson’s Office City donates his time and big delivery truck to help deliver presents.

How You Can Help!1. If you know someone in pain tell them about APG’s Secret Santa Donation Program. If they donate $20 to the Secret Santa Program they will receive a consultation, two X-rays if needed and therapy for that day. They will get the care they need and help those less fortunate at the same time.2. APG posts children’s wish lists at each of its locations. The public as well as APG patients and staff can help by

buying one of the items for a child.

3. Culver’s Restaurant Secret Santa Night is from 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the O’Fallon Culvers locaton on Highway 50. They will generously donate 15% of all pro-ceeds directly to APG’s Secret Santa Fund, so please eat there that night.

For further information, please call Jay Taddei directly at (618) 567-7103.

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Associated Physicians Group (APG) kicked off their annual Secret Santa Program on Nov. 6. It has been a dozen years since this heartfelt

program began with a chance encounter between the staff of APG, a single mother and her 5-year-old son. The program has consistently grown every year and has now helped over 1,400 local families have a better Christmas. Here is the story on how this wonderful program started.


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There are so many benevolent people in the Metro East who work hard to provide for others in need. The holidays are a wonderful time to give back to the com-munity, but there are just as many opportunities throughout the year.

One group in particular from St. Matthew Methodist Church in Belleville organized 14 years ago to travel to Paraguay every September and provide a wide range of medical services including dental, general medical and eye care to the underprivileged people of the very rural area 150 to 200 miles from the capital city of Asuncion.

In 1998, Al Von Staeg of the Mission Society of United Methodist spoke to the “Bible Boomers” class at the church and instilled a great passion in the group to reach out to the people of Paraguay. “We discovered the country had such a need. When our team is there we see approximately 1,000 people in just four days working from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.,” said Keith Breithaupt, a current organizer and pharmacist at the Schnucks pharmacy in Swansea. “Many, many people have been involved over the years,” he continued. For the first few years the medical team went together with a group of construction volunteers who have built many churches over the years. A converted mobile home was their first place of operations where they treated patients and today they work in a Korean Methodist-built adult education building used to teach trades to it's students.

Some members of the original team included Dr. Jeff Uhl, DMD; Dr. Kim Littlefield, DMD, PC; Dr. Cynthia Littlefield, DMD; Dr. Blake Hocott, radiologist; Dr. Phil Chu; Blake Folde, R.N.; and church Minister of Music Hank Opplinger, who is the teacher of the

“Bible Boomers.” In fact, Opplinger is now the resident chef – “he takes great care of us and I’m sure we all gain weight that week,” laughed Breithaupt.

Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. The population is estimated at 6.3 million and is one of the region's poorest and

least-developed countries. In other words, it’s not a tourist destination.

Traveling there isn’t easy as the team flies into the capital city of Asuncion and then boards buses or vans - with ALL of their baggage - that take them through the remote, rather treacherous, terrain which did not have paved roads until just recently. “Imagine packing up thousands of dol-lars of medical equipment, medicine, dental tools, etc. and transporting it to this third world country?” While they have never experienced any trouble, there’s no traveling at night due to reported dangers along the roadway.

Through the years they have made friends with local pas-tors and other missionaries who spread the word that “the Americans” will be coming again in September. Patients of all ages come from near and far via foot or horse-drawn wagon. “There are remote clinics and poorly staffed hospitals in the rural areas, but we haven’t been too impressed by their care,” he said.

There are so many stories such as the baby one of our doctors delivered to a mother who had walked for hours just to have “the Americans” perform the procedure. Dr. Hocott delivered another baby to a local mother who was so grateful that she named her baby boy after the doctor’s own son – Zachary. “Now, we see Zachary, his mother

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and father, and grandma every year!”

The team is greeted with hugs, kisses and gifts of cheese, eggs and live chickens! Sometimes the language is a barrier as the poor people of Paraguay rarely even know Spanish. “Often we need more than one translator to go from English to Span-ish to Guarini (native language) and back,” he said. The medical mission to Paraguay has expanded and been extended through the years to include among other things a school called New Horizons that was started 14 years ago by Sue Gibbons, a missionary from Ohio who has since become great friends with members of the St. Matthew team. “The school has 700 students from preschool to 12th grade now – this November marks the graduation of her first 12th grade class,” Breithaupt said.

In addition, “We started a sports clinic this February with the help of Andy Millas, son-in-law to the former Belleville East baseball Coach Larry Patton,” he said. Curt Smith Sporting Goods donated all the equipment and 120 kids participated this fall in Yrybuchua!

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One of the first grade teachers at New Horizons School was expecting her first child with much anticipation. When Antonella was born, it was soon discovered that she had spina bifida, and was told by the doctors in a very cold, inhumane way that she would never walk, dance, skip, etc. Her mother responded, “God will have the final word.”

Antonella was a beautiful child, but this prognosis was dev-astating to her mother and father. Sue Givens, both a friend and director of the school contacted me with the information. We have some very talented and dedicated physicians that accompany us to Paraguay and one of these such individuals was Dr. Amy Hackman. Amy was doing a fellowship at one of the hospitals in Miami and also was supporting several children at New Horizons at this time. Through Amy's contacts at the hospital, the hospital agreed to pick up all related costs in providing surgical care to Antonella. Then, many Methodist churches in Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee paid the travel costs for Antonella, Sue (to serve as translator) and both parents to come to the United States.

Antonella and her parents were here for about a month for the surgery and rehab. The best part of the story is the day after Antonella got out of intensive care, she sat up independently for the first time. Two weeks later, she pulled herself up from the floor and walked holding onto the couch. Not even the doctors expected those kind of results so quickly. Antonella not only walks but runs, skips, swims and dances, including ballet. She is now a preschool student at New Horizons achieving all the goals of her teachers.

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now Through december 31; 5 to 9 p.m.The shrine’s “Way of lights” Christmas displayThis unique event highlights a 1.5 mile Light Display featuring 1.7 million lights, statuaries and electro-art displays telling the story of Christmas. Beyond the lights, enjoy numerous tree and wreath displays, an interactive Children's Village and more! While there is a small fee for some activities, the drive and several events are FREE. Donations accepted. (618) 397-6700; www.wayoflights.org.

now Through november 18old lebanon's Victorian Holiday Festival 221 W. st. louis st., lebanon Celebrating the beginning of the Holiday Season - Charles Dickens Style! (618) 537-8420; www.lebanonil.org.

november 17; 5-9 p.m.Belleville Art and Wine Walk starting Point: Regions Bank lobby, 19 Public square $10 per person (cash only) includes wine glass and wine tast-ings. www.bellevillemainstreet.net.

november 20-January 3Gingerbread Walk downtown Belleville

november 23; 6:30 p.m.lighted Christmas Parade in HighlandThis annual holiday parade culminates with the official lighting of the downtown Square where musicians, madrigal singers, carriage rides, hot chocolate, kettle corn and Santa himself await visitors. (618) 654-3721; www.highlandillinois.com.

november 23; noon to 5 p.m.9th Annual Fall Indian Market days Cahokia Mounds state Historic site American Indians and vendors of Indian-made items will sell crafts, art, jewelry, beadwork, clothing, baskets, bronze work and more. (618) 346-5161; www.cahokiamounds.org.

november 23-24 Christmas Candlelight Toursstephenson House, 409 s. Buchanan, edwardsville Experience a 19th century candlelight Christmas: Simple holiday decorations, candlelight and historically dressed interpreters create a magical evening for the entire family. $10 adults; $5 for children 6 to 12. (618) 692-1818; www.stephensonhouse.org.

november 23-2532nd Annual Belleville Art and Craft Fall Fair 2012Belle-Clair expo BuildingOver 400 exhibitors 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 23 - $4; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 24 - $2; and 10 am. to 4 p.m. Nov. 25 - $1. Please no baby strollers.

november 23–december 27Alton’s Rock spring Park Annual Christmas light display2100 College Avenue, AltonThe Grandpa Gang’s annual light display not only warms the hearts of family and friends, but dozens of non-profit organiza-tions benefit from proceeds raised from admission to the park.

november 23; 10 a.m.santa Parade on Belleville Main street6 p.m.: Community Sing-A-Long and Lighting of the Fountain.Kick off of Santa on the Square; (618) 910-0419; and Horse Drawn Trolley Rides throughout the season; (800) 677-9255.

november 23-december 23The Galleries at sole survivor Extended Hours until 7 p.m. on Fridays. Noon to 3 p.m. on Sun-days.125 e. Main st. in Belleville; (618) 257-3212; www.thegalleriesatsolesurvivor.com.

november 24Breese Christmas Parade and Fireworks on Main streetwww.breese.org.

november 25 Columbia Christmas Cruise Visit participating businesses and earn a chance to win some great prizes. (618) 281-7144 ext 1; www.columbiaillinois.com.

november 29; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Mary Kay lights & limo liveWell Wellness Centers, 3030 Frank scott Parkway, Belleville. Join us for holiday glamour makeovers, fun photos with your friends, refreshments and doorprizes, and view the Way of Lights from a Limo! We will have a great night of girl-friend fun, Mary Kay products, beauty tips and glamour while you kick off the holiday season. Pre-party purchase tickets $5 each until Monday, Nov. 26. After Nov. 26 tickets are $10 each. Limited seating available. This is a ladies event and guests must be at least 14 years old. Call Kimberly Richey (618) 980-2267 to reserve your spot.

december 1; 7:30 p.m.sounds of Harmony ConcertUnion Methodist Church, 721 e. Main street in Belleville Men’s barbershop chorus features upbeat standards and Christ-mas melodies. Freewill offering and reception following.

december 1; 8:30 a.m. Gingerbread 5K RunRun with the Gingerbread man through the festive streetscape of downtown Belleville.start and finish at st. elizabeth's Hospital. (618) 233-1416; www.gingerbreadrun.com.

december 2; 10 a.m.Millstadt Weihnachtsfest (German Christmas Festival) st. James Parish Center, 423 W. Madison st.Christmas Festival celebrating Millstadt's German heritage fea-turing an arts and crafts fair, German food, Holiday Cookie Walk, and musical entertainment. (618) 476-1812.

december 2; 11 a.m.-5 p.m.old-Fashioned German Christmas in Maeystown A German Christmas with German Christmas carols, food items and St. Nickolaus. Concert in the ballroom; shopping and light-ing of the village Christmas tree. (618) 458-6660; www.maeystown.com.


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december 7; 7:30 p.m. Joel Raney and Jane Holsteinst. Paul UCC in BellevilleCome and enjoy the joyful sounds of Christmas. www.stpaulucc.org.

december 7downtown Breese Christmas stroll on Main streetDecember 8; 7 to 10 p.m. Live Music by Roland Kreke

december 9; 7:30 p.m.A Masterworks Christmasst. Clare Catholic Church, o’FallonThe annual holiday concert featuring Respighi’s lush and lyrical Laud to the Nativity and favorite carols, the beautiful and mov-ing candlelight procession, even an audience sing-along. Tickets: Adults $15 in advance $20 at the door; Students $5 in advance $10 at the door. Call (618) 236-0182; www.singmasterworks.org.

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december 9-10; 7 p.m.The Glory of Christmasst. Matthew United Methodist Church, BellevilleLongest-running program in the Metro East presents the story of the birth of Christ in music and drama. Free; offering received. (618) 397-5994; www.stmatthewumc.org.

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december 16; 9 a.m.Annual Christmas Music ProgramUnion United Methodist Church721 E. Main Street in Belleville; (618) 233-6375; www.unionumc.org.

december 16; 3 p.m. Philharmonic Chorale and orchestra Christmas Wonders Concert St. Luke's Catholic Church, 301 N. Church St., Belleville(618) 233-3062; www.bellevillephilharmonic.org.

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The Garden is sharing the spirit of the season with an abundance of festivities sure to create lasting memo-ries for your family. Enjoy the return of the colorful Gardenland Express holiday flower and train show, two weekends filled with holiday carols and visits with Santa, resplendent holiday décor, traditional Chanukah and Kwanzaa celebrations and more.

The annual Gardenland Express holiday flower and train show is a beloved seasonal tradition at the Garden. Watch as eight G-scale model trains wander through a floral wonderland of over 500 colorful poin-settias and other blooming plants.

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Indeed, Blair and his wife began their company with just the two of them and one year later they have grown to employ seven people! “Every day ‘the team’ gets a binder with the schedule for the day as well as the company mission statement as a friendly reminder,” Blair said. "We have two teams of three people and a seventh is utilized as a ‘floater' who can really focus on the details. Like wiping the tops of doors and windows, chair rails – things you can’t see.”

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Thoe’s Flooring is the realization of goal-oriented Mike Thoe who set his sights on owning a flooring contractor business and made it happen in a relatively short time period.

“Mike worked with his best friends’ uncle in high school who taught him everything he knew,” said Jennifer Thoe, co-owner of Thoe’s. “He decided at that time, just a few years ago, he wanted to be a flooring contractor and he did it!”

While he is a flooring contractor including carpet, hardwood and tile, he does not sell flooring – yet. He has a relationship with several local distributors where the customer can purchase the flooring and have it delivered, or, Thoe can go by and pick it up. The beauty of using Thoe as an installer is that his work is guaranteed and he pays careful attention to customer service.

“So many people go to places like 'the big box stores' where they use subcontractors they don’t even know,” Thoe said. “But with Mike, you know him personally and you know his work is top-notch. He always meets the customer’s expectations.”

His strategy for such good service is to surround himself with subcontrac-tors he trusts. “Mike has family and friends working with him which makes them all work that much harder – to support each other,” Thoe said. “He also beats the price of his competitors.”

In addition to flooring, Thoe’s also does any kind of tiling project such as fireplace sur-rounds, backsplashes – really anything you can imagine. “He is very creative and likes to work with the customer to get the desired finished product,” Thoe said. Always up-to-date on the trends, Thoe’s likes to work with natural stone and other popular products on the market today.

While Thoe’s does a lot of residential work, they also seek commercial projects and have completed many large jobs throughout the Metro East.

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Local interior designer Kay Kendall pro-vided some great ideas for Christmas decorating on a budget. “With a slug-

gish economy, it’s time to regroup, rethink and recreate new ideas using your existing or recycled holiday decorations,” she said. “Go green!”

First of all, “Make a plan! Before you drag everything out of storage, it's helpful if you decide on a theme,” Kendall said. A few ideas to consider:

• Toyland • Old Fashioned • Rustic • Santa • Country • Victorian • Patriotic• Modern or Eclectic Mix• Artsy or whimsical

Secondly, keep it simple. “Don't overwhelm yourself by trying to use everything you have or driving all over in search of the perfect items,” Kendall said. “Pick your favorite items for your theme and add some bold color combinations (this is great for the colored glass tree bulbs).”

Also, have fun with various sizes and scales of ornaments and decorations sitting about the house. “Different sizes keeps things in-teresting and please don't fill every corner, nook and cranny with Christmas décor,” she said. “Less is always more!”

Decide what you are going to use and if there are items in your collection that you haven’t used lately, donate to a shelter or service or-ganization where they can give another family great joy. Or, keep half of your collection and donate the other: “It feels good!”

Areas of the house that make the biggest impact for your holiday décor:

• Entry Door and Porch• Tree – any size pine tree or use a large houseplant! • Fireplace Mantle• Dining Room Table• Windows

Finally, “decorating should be fun,” Kendall said. “Embellish some of your existing orna-ments such as glass bulbs and wreaths. Kids love to help decorate with glitter, jewels, rib-bons, photos, clay pots, candies and cook-ies. Let them take past or existing holiday cards and make ornaments or wall hang-ings out of them.”

For more ideas and tips from Kay Kend-all Interior Design, call 618-567-6008; email [email protected]. Her design services include residential, commercial, health-care, institutional, marine and aircraft.

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