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<p>DALLAS &#8212; The Dallas Days Bicentennial Committee wants to light up Dallas for the holiday season with a Christmas Home Decoration Contest.</p><p>The free community-wide event is part of a year-long bicentennial celebration for Dallas, said Brenda Pugh, co-organizer of the Christmas Home Decoration Contest.</p><p>&#8220;I would like to light up Dallas,&#8221; Pugh said.</p><p>Dallas Borough and Dallas Township residents can choose to decorate their entire house or just their front door, Pugh said.</p><p>&#8220;We wanted to include as many people as possible,&#8221; said MaryLou Grant of the Back Mountain Bloomers.</p><p>Before residents starting planning their light-up strategy, they need to register by Monday, Nov. 27.</p><p>Contest rules and registration forms are available at dallastownship.org/november.</p><p>The Back Mountain Bloomers will conduct the judging from Dec. 4-7, Grant said.</p><p>&#8220;So far, we have two applicants,&#8221; Grant said on Tuesday. &#8220;Decorations do not have to be up until December.&#8221;</p><p>Decorations are judged on originality, arrangement, best theme, overall presentation, best neighborhood and best front door decorations.</p><p>&#8220;I do expect it to be a tough decision,&#8221; Grant said.</p><p>The Dallas Days Christmas Home Decoration Contest winners will be announced at the Dallas Days Old-Fashion Christmas Tree Lighting scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the site of the former Dallas Township School, off Church Street in Dallas Township.</p><p>Winners will receive a Visa gift card, Pugh said.</p><p>The Old-Fashion Christmas Tree Lighting event is the final event slated to celebrate the municipality&#8217;s bicentennial year.</p><p>Residents are welcome hang ornaments on the tree from 5 to 5:30 p.m., Pugh said.</p><p>Dallas and Wycallis elementary schools were given about 1,300 slices from small logs to hand out to students to decorate and hang on the tree, Pugh said.</p><p>&#8220;We wanted the children to feel like they are part of the celebration and community,&#8221; Pugh said.</p><p>Event attendees can enjoy a free cup of hot chocolate while listening to Christmas carols, browse a variety of vendors and enjoy food truck cuisine.</p><p>Local businesses can sign up at dallastownship.org/december, to have a free 10-by-10 or 10-by-20-foot booth at the tree lighting event. Companies must register by Dec. 1.</p><p>&#8220;We will also have a visit from Santa, Mrs. Clause, and an elf,&#8221; Pugh said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Dallas Days Christmas Home Decoration Contest winners will be announced at the Old-Fashion Tree Lighting ceremony scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the site of the former Dallas Township School, off Church Street in Dallas Township. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_lights.jpg</photo0><caption0>Dallas Days Christmas Home Decoration Contest winners will be announced at the Old-Fashion Tree Lighting ceremony scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the site of the former Dallas Township School, off Church Street in Dallas Township. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Dallas Days Christmas Home Decoration Contest kicks off</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Eileen Godin</p><p>egodin@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>Dallas Days Christmas Home </strong></p><p><strong>Decoration Contest</strong></p><p><strong>Registration:</strong> by Nov. 27</p><p><strong>To register visit:</strong></p><p>dallastownship.org/november</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Eileen Godin at 570-991-6387 or on Twitter @TLNews.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Dallas Days Christmas Home Decoration Contest hopes to light up Dallas