Proud to be a founding sponsor. Happy Holidays from the Kelly family. We’re unique in that we use our large space to bring you the larges t colle c tion of quali t y wine, spiri t s and be er in a comfor table, f riendly environment . We are YOUR communi t y shopping ex perience, local family owne d and s trong suppor ters of YOUR communi t y. Shop wi th us and your dollars s tay local.
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Since 1951, four generations of the Kellys have provided the Berkshires with unparalleled, oldfashioned, hands-on customer service. There’s a reason we’ve been around for 71 years. We deliver throughout the Berkshires and Beyond!
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to the hundreds of volunteers who, for 26 years, have showcased Dalton’s hospitalit y during the Light Up The Holidays Santa Claus Parade. E specially the Dalton Fire Dep t , Dalton Police, Dalton Cub Scout & Boy Scouts, Music Dep t ’s of C .B.R . S .D. , L .P. Adams Co. , The Dalton C .R . A . , and The S tationar y Fac tor y. Please suppor t the Grow Dalton Group, an independent organization of volunteers with the common goal of enhancing the qualit y of life in our communit y.
GROW DALTON
We are proud to be dedicating this year’s “Light up the Holidays 2022” in memory of Todd Walton who helped
Events:
December 10, 2022 (Sat) Light Up the Holiday parade from 4:30PM-8PM (see other events below)
December 11, 2022 (Sun) Santa, Fire and Police Vehicle (s) to drive by neighborhoods (5-7PM).
Route will be posted on the CRA Website
4:30PM – Dedication Ceremony at LP Adams, Dalton to Honor Todd Walton
Light Up the Holidays 2022
Depot Street 5-5:45PM
Santa’s parade starts here!
Follow Santa and his Elves on his sleigh
CBRSD Music
Dewey’s Public House - open for dinner
Sweet Pea – ice cream samples
Main Street East
Santa’s parade continues!
Dalton Methodist Church - Food, drink & music
Angelina’s & Juice N’ Java - Food and hot chocolate
Dalton Fire Department at Dwyer Funeral Home - Hot Dogs
First Congregational Church
6PM Bell Ringing & Christmas Music By Wahconah Choir and Guitar students plus hot chocolate
Dalton Youth Center – will have arts & crafts (pre-school - 5th grade) and refreshments
Happy warm holidays
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Holiday lights are now everywhere come the holiday season. Private homeowners tend to hang the holiday lights outside their homes around Thanksgiving weekend and keep them up through New Year’s Day. Though it might seem like a tradition without a deep history, decorating a Christmas tree with electric lights can be traced all the way back to the nineteenth century. In 1882, Edward Johnson, who was a friend and colleague of the man who invented light bulbs, Thomas Edison, replaced candles, which had traditionally been used to briefly light Christmas trees, with light bulbs. But at the time of Johnson’s innovation, the high cost and relative infancy of light bulbs ensured the idea did not catch on. And though United States President Grover
Cleveland used electric lights to illuminate a Christmas tree in the White House in 1895, it would be another eight years before General Electric would begin selling Christmas light kits. Those kits cost $12 in 1903, which equates to several hundred dollars today. The first outdoor Christmas light shows started to become popular in the 1920s, and this is the same time when commercial sales of Christmas lights picked up. In the 1960s, GE’s decision to begin manufacturing Christmas lights overseas helped reduce the price of outdoor lights even further, thus paving the way for the tradition of decorating home exteriors with string lights during the holiday season to take a firm hold. And that tradition remains wildly popular today.
Lights on a Christmas tree may seem like a relatively recent phenomenon, but people who can’t wait to deck the halls each December may be surprised to learn that this beloved tradition dates all the way back to the late nineteenth century. Edward Johnson, a friend and colleague of Thomas Edison, introduced holiday light bulbs in 1882. Prior to that, candles were lit on trees and families would briefly gaze at this awe-inspiring bit of holiday decor before the candles were quickly extinguished. Johnson is credited with being the first to suggest light bulbs, which were invented by his friend Edison, be used to light trees in place of candles. While many were impressed by Johnson’s eight-bulb holiday display, it remained a novelty until the 1920s, when preassembled lights became more accessible. Since then, Christmas tree lights have taken hold as a must-have piece of holiday decor in households across the globe.
…to this amazing communit y where we live and work . You have stood by us in the most difficult time. Todd of ten was quietly giving. He helped food pantries, strung holiday lights, and gave a smile to anyone who needed it that day. Today, and ever y day, we strive to keep Todd ’s legacy alive by doing something good for others .
This holiday season, we hope that you will pay it for ward, lend a hand, share a smile, and do something nice … just because!
The entire Walton and LP Adams family thanks you and wish you continued good health this season and all year long.
