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Great Hall Christmas tree raising set for Dec. 2

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Holiday activities at Purdue University will begin about noon Dec. 2 with the raising of the Christmas tree in the Great Hall of the Purdue Memorial Union.

The tree-raising is the first of a series of holiday-related events sponsored by the Purdue Memorial Union and the Purdue Student Union Board, said Debbie Anderson, assistant director for program services at the union and PSUB adviser.

George and Alice Koehler, 2853 W. County Road 400 North, West Lafayette, are donating a 30-foot Concolor Fir. The tree for the Great Hall has been donated by a community member every year since 1975. The tree is traditionally the largest indoor, live tree in Indiana.

Purdue staff members will use a lift to decorate the top half of the tree. Members of the Purdue Student Union Board will decorate the bottom half.

The Union will be the site for other holiday activities during the week following the tree raising:

Musical programs are scheduled Dec. 4-6 in the Great Hall. The University Bands harpist will perform at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 4 and 5. The Rossville High School Jazz Choir and Sophisticated Ladies will perform at 12:30 p.m. Dec. 4. The Brass Guild under the direction of William Kisinger will perform at noon Dec. 6.
Breakfast with Santa is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dec. 7 on the ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union. The Union Market will feature breakfast specials of pancakes and sausage or French toast and sausage for $1.25, or sausage gravy over biscuits for $1.
CONTACT: Anderson, (765) 494-9809.

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