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Hello Durham! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where and when Durham will take your Christmas tree for free
  • Durham community remembers Alice Marie Siebert Philp’s long life of faith
  • How Durham once hosted the Rose Bowl amid wartime Christmas fears

Also on today's calendar: Holidaze and 9 more events.

Find out what's happening in Durhamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Durhamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Friday: Cloudy and cooler, with a high of 51 and low of 45 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 67, low: 41.
  • Sunday: Cooler with low clouds, with a high of 54 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How to recycle or dispose of your 2025 Christmas trees in Wake, Durham counties (cbs17.com) — Durham residents can recycle or dispose of live Christmas trees for free through curbside pickup Jan. 2–Feb. 2 or by dropping them at the East Club Boulevard waste center and select Home Depot and Lowe’s locations. The article also outlines Wake County’s Happy Trails recycling program, which turns trees into mulch for park trails.
   

• Alice Marie Siebert (thecolumbiastar.com) — Durham readers are invited to remember longtime church member Alice Marie Siebert Philp, who moved here in 2015 to be closer to family and specialized healthcare and worshiped at Church of the Good Shepherd. The 94-year-old music educator and organist leaves a large, close-knit family and a legacy of Christian service, with a second remembrance service planned in Columbia, South Carolina.
   

• How America observed Christmas — at home and abroad — during WWII (militarytimes.com) — Durham briefly took center stage in World War II history when fears of Japanese air raids moved the 1942 Rose Bowl from Pasadena to Duke’s home turf. The story then widens out, tracing how Americans at home and abroad adapted Christmas traditions through rationing, combat, and separation from loved ones during the war years.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Durham

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday December 27
  • FestiBull of Lights
    Durham Bulls Athletic Park, 409 Blackwell St, Durham
    5:30 pm

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  • Update: Pet Reunited
    A dog who went missing in Raleigh, NC, has been safely reunited with their family after 3 hours, 10 minutes. Message from Finder: "Pitbull mix,… (Nextdoor Colonial Village)
  • please everyone this week don’t drink and drive
    we have lyft and uber let’s all make it safely out of these holidays :) merry x mas (Nextdoor Five Oaks)
  • Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time Dairy Frozen Clerk in Durham. Apply here.
  • Duke University posted a job opening for Administrative Assistant - Dept of Pathology in Durham. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Durham here.

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