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Welcome to National Christmas Tree Day!
With Christmas right around the corner, it’s time to celebrate one of the most iconic symbols of the holiday season. It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas, folks! Dec. 8 is National Christmas Tree Day in the U.S.A, an annual event created by the Queen of Holidays.
Picking out the perfect tree, stuffing it in the trunk or tying it to the roof of the car, dragging it inside the house and decorating it with tinsel, ornaments and lights, has been a beloved American tradition for years. But the question remains – real or artificial? About 33 million real trees and 9.5 million faux trees are sold in the United States each year.
Live Christmas trees have been sold in America since the 1850s. While only two percent of Americans head to the local woods or forest to chop down a tree, most of today's Christmas trees are grown on farms. The best selling trees are Blue spruce, Scotch pine, White pine, Noble fir, Fraser fir, Douglas fir and Balsam fir.
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Syracuse, Kinney Drugs Team For December Pearl Events (cuse.com)
Syracuse University Athletics and Kinney Drugs are teaming up to honor the legacy of Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, highlighted by 'Pearl Washington Day.' All Orange fans are invited to join the celebration of the legendary #31 on Saturday, December 17 when the Syracuse takes on former BIG EAST Conference rival Georgetown University at the Carrier Dome. Tipoff is set for 12 pm.
The celebration begins with Kinney Drugs hosting an in-store, six-week long program in Pearl's honor. Starting Monday, December 12 and continuing through January 30, 2017, Kinney's 77 stores across New York State will offer consumers an opportunity to purchase Pearl Washington 'mini-jerseys' for $1. Kinney customers can sign their name or write a short tribute to Pearl on each jersey, which will be proudly displayed inside each Kinney Drugs location. All proceeds will be donated to pediatric cancer research through the Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation.
"We're thrilled to have an Upstate New York company like Kinney Drugs remembering the legend of Pearl Washington," said Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim. "With this fundraiser, Kinney Drugs is recognizing what Pearl did not only for our basketball program, but the greater Syracuse community. The Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation is honored to receive the proceeds and will put 100% of the funds toward pediatric cancer research in the Central New York community."
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SU dedicates game to honor a basketball legend on 'Pearl Washington Day' (cnycentral.com)
Syracuse Orange legend Dwayne "Pearl" Washington, who recently passed away, is now being honored during "Pearl Washington Day."
Syracuse University Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim announced today that December 17th will be a day dedicated to remembering the legacy of Pearl Washington.
The Syracuse Orange will be going head-to-head with former BIG East Conference rival Georgetown University at the Carrier Dome on "Pearl Washington Day." Tip-off for the game is expected to start at noon but the celebration will begin before that.
Starting on December 12th, Kinney Drugs across the state will be hosting an in-store six week long program to honor Pearl Washington. This program will last until January 30th of 2017 where customers can purchase a mini Pearl Washington jersey for just $1. These jerseys will then be displayed throughout the Kinney Drug Store they were purchased at. All proceeds of this program will go towards pediatric cancer research through the Jim & Juli Boeheim Foundation.
Washington played at Syracuse University from 1983 to 1986 where he led the team in both assists and steals in each of his three years at the school. In the summer of 2015, Washington was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had undergone various treatments since the detection of the tumor. However, in the beginning of 2016 close friends stated that Washington's health had started to decline. Then on Wednesday, April 20th of 2016, the legendary basketball star passed away at the age of 52.
Now 8 months later, the Syracuse Basketball team has partnered up with Upstate New York's Kinney Drugs for a fundraiser designed to remember one of the most legendary basketball players in Syracuse University history.
"With this fundraiser, Kinney Drugs is recognizing what Pearl did not only for our basketball program, but the greater Syracuse community," Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim said.
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Loss to UConn is nightmare Syracuse basketball can't forget - The Juice Online (the juice; Goodman)
I was there on Monday night. I wish I wasn’t.
My time would have been better spent on my couch, or in a bar with access to plenty of libations to drown my sorrows, watching the Orange get embarrassed 52-50 by old Big East rival UCONN at Madison Square Garden in New York.
This wasn’t a loss to the old, perennial contender for a national championship UCONN. This was a loss to a 3-4 team predicted to finish 15-15, good for 6th in the AAC.
Yes it ended up being a close, exciting game. But it was brutal to watch for both fan bases, obviously more so for the Orange faithful in the world’s most famous arena.
What went wrong? As our editor, Wes Cheng pointed out in his Instant Juice on Monday: basically everything.
I don’t need statistics to tell you Syracuse shot the ball horrendously. All you needed was your sense of hearing, as the ball constantly clanged off the rim, to know the Orange were having an off-night, to put it mildly. The fact they shot 25% is better than I would have guessed- that’s how bad it felt.
It’s no secret that I have a love/hate relationship with coach Jim Boeheim. He’s a wonderful recruiter, an excellent teacher of the 2-3 zone, and one of the more insightful coaches around. Plus, he’s darn funny.
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After loss to UConn, Syracuse's Lydon vows to be more aggressive - The Juice Online (the juice; Cheng)
With Syracuse clinging to a 44-40 lead late in the second half of Monday’s 52-50 loss to Connecticut, Tyler Lydon found himself wide open on the left baseline with five seconds left on the shot clock.
With the crowd in an anticipatory hum, expecting Lydon to fire away, the sophomore instead pump faked and attempted an awkward backhanded flip shot through a pair of UConn defenders, which fell a foot short of the rim as the shot clock expired.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and Lydon collectively threw their hands in frustration with another offensive opportunity wasted. It was a microcosm not only of SU’s painful loss to its old Big East rival, but also of Lydon’s season.
“He’s got to look to shoot the ball,” Boeheim said. “He took seven shots and passed up 10. So, I’d like him to shoot 17 times, and if he only hits two or three of them, that’s fine.”
Lydon’s final stat line wasn’t pretty. He finished 1-7 from the field for seven points, his lone field goal coming midway through the second half.
It was a thunderous 3 from NBA range that put Syracuse up by 10 points. In past games, that shot would’ve shaken Lydon from the doldrums. But on Monday, it had no such effect.
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Chevy Court 2016: See which NY State Fair concerts cost the most money (PS; Tulloch)
Three shows combined (Boy George, Kesha and Flo Rida) cost half a million dollars to book at Chevy Court this year.
Mote than three months after the 2016 New York State Fair ended, state officials have revealed how much each Chevy Court act earned.
New York's Department of Agriculture & Markets paid Live Nation $2 million for entertainment booking and related services in 2016. Live Nation, under its agreement with the state, contracted directly with the artists.
According to NYS Fair concert contracts obtained by syracuse.com using the Freedom of Information Law, Boy George & Culture Club took home a $200,000 paycheck for playing at Chevy Court.
Live Nation paid pop star Kesha and party-rap royal Flo Rida $150,000 each. (The most expensive Chevy Court act in 2015 was Steve Miller Band at $160,000.)
Chevy Court shows are free to fairgoers, after paying admission at the main gate. Here's how much Live Nation paid Chevy Court acts in 2016.
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