Georgia Family Wins Patch's Deck the House Contest that Included Danvers Home

The Felix family from Dallas, GA received thousands of votes to win Patch's Deck the House contest and $100,000 for their local school district.

In this year's Deck the House contest, the second time was the charm. Joseph Felix's home in Dallas, Georgia outshined the other 24 finalists - including one from Danvers - to win the 2012 Deck the House contest and $100,000 for the Paulding County, Georgia school district. After placing second in the nationwide voting in the 2011 contest, the Felix home received nearly 11,000 votes this year to finally win Deck the House. The home, with 100,000 computer animated holiday lights choreographed to Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You," received about 300 more votes than a home in Coventry, R.I., which finished in second place. Judging by the 80 comments on the Felixes' Deck the House submission, visiting the home has become a …

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5 Things To Know on Dec. 28: Get a Gallon of Gas for $3.35

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Friday, Dec. 28. 1. Sun: The sun is expected to return to the sky on Friday, with the forecast calling for high temperatures in the mid-30s and wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. 2. Gas: The least expensive gallon of gas in Danvers on Thursday was $3.35 for regular at several gas stations, including Gulf Express on Andover Street (Route 114) and Newbury Street (Route 1), Stop and Shop on Route 1 and A.L. Prime at Holten and Prime streets. 3. Trash: Do not forget, trash pickup continues to be delayed by a day this week. Trash pickup on Friday morning is for residents who …

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5 Things To Know on Dec. 27: Films at the Library

A great way to start the day with a quick look at the events and happenings in town.

Welcome to “5 Things,” your daily resource for community events, happenings in town and other little tidbits of information. Here are five things you need to know on Thursday, Dec. 27. 1. Storm: A storm that moved in overnight on Wednesday is expected to last until at least midday on Thursday, starting as snow before changing over to rain for most of the day on Thursday. It will be very windy and temperatures will be in the 40s. 2. Films: "Gloucestermen" and "Puritans Arrival in New England," both 30-minute long historical films, will be shown at the library on Thursday night. The films start at 7 p.m. For more info, call 978 -777-2711. 3. Christmas Trees: Are you trying to figure out what you are going to do with your Christmas Tree? On …

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Voting Still Open for Decorated Home that Could Win $100,000 for Danvers Schools

The holiday decorations on a Danvers home could win the school system $100,000 and $500 to cover the owner's electric bill. The home has to top national voting.

Check Out the Best 'Decked' House in Danvers

You voted and this house was the top local vote-getter in our Deck the House contest.

Who has the best “decked” house in Danvers? According to users who voted in our annual Deck the House contest, the Elliott family home on Arthur Street has the best holiday lights in Danvers. We had tons of national entries in this year’s Deck the House contest and in our quest to find the most over-the-top holiday decorations in the country, we’ve seen everything from a life-size Santa to holiday lights so bright they could blind the neighbors. We loved showcasing everyone’s holiday spirit, but Deck the House isn’t over yet. We’re still looking for the one home so spectacularly decorated that it could be the national grand prize winner of our contest. We will choose 24 finalists from all our entries across the country. From Dec. 18-Dec. …

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Two Decorated Homes Gunning for $100,000 Prize for Danvers Schools

There are now two Danvers homes decorated with holiday spirit that are entered into this year's "Deck the House" contest that will award $100,000 to the public schools in the winner's community.

There's now two homes adorned with holiday lights that could give the Danvers Public Schools a chance to win $100,000. If you think your holiday decorations are the best in town, upload a picture of your house and enter our Deck the House Contest. And don’t worry about all those lights racking up the utility bill because if you’re voted a finalist, Patch will give you up to $500 to cover the expense. Right now, there are two homes in Danvers showing off their holiday lights and decorations that could win $100,000 for the public schools. Take a look and place a vote. We know some of you out there may have decorations up that aren’t as extravagant as these. That’s OK! We’d still love to have a photo of your house in the gallery so we can …

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Danvers Holiday Lights in Running for $100K Prize

A Danvers home is in the running for Patch's Deck the House contest that will award one school district $100,000.

A little friendly competition never hurts, especially when there’s $100,000 on the line! So if you think your holiday decorations are the best in Danvers, upload a picture of your house and enter our Deck the House Contest. And don’t worry about all those lights racking up the utility bill because if you’re voted a finalist Patch will give you up to $500 to cover the expense. OK, so maybe your decorations aren’t as extravagant as these. That’s OK! We’d still love to have a photo of your house in the gallery so we can show how Danvers has awesome holiday spirit. Have fun and happy holidays!

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$100,000 Up for Grabs in Holiday Lights Contest

The holiday lights on your home could win you money to cover your electric bill and $100,000 for the local schools.

Deck The House Contest Results

Salem, Danvers and West Roxbury came close in the national contest.

  Local homeowners in Salem, Danvers and West Roxbury came close, but it was the Powell family of Davis, CA that was named the winner of the Deck the House contest. But since the prize is $100,000 to Davis, CA schools, Kristy Powell doesn't quite see it that way. “We all won,” she said. “There are a lot of needs at the schools. This is not going to fix it all, but it will help. This is a blessing.” Salem came in 10th place with 1,362 votes, Danvers came in 12th place with 850 votes and West Roxbury in 24th place with 238 votes. On Monday Powell was approached by a young girl at Birch Lane Elementary, where she teaches. The girl had an adorable suggestion for how the prize money should be spent.  "She said 'we need tether ball hooks,'" …

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