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Season Over For Carillon's 'Tree Of Light'

WYSO | By Jerry Kenney
Published December 15, 2015 at 6:04 PM EST
The Tree of Light before and after this week's wind storm.
Tony Bunch and Jerry Kenney
The Tree of Light before and after this week's wind storm.

There will be no Christmas miracle for Dayton History and Carillon Park’s Tree of Light.  The 200 foot tall light display covering the historical bell tower was damaged by high winds early Monday morning.

Dayton History President, BradyKress, says the tree will be back next year.

“You know we were scheduled to take this down right after New Year’s so it didn’t make sense to bring the crane out three more times only to have it up for maybe four or five days. So we’re preparing and getting ready and looking forward to Christmas season 2016,” he said.

The director says “the tree of light” was an idea that was formed more than 10 years ago and finally funded by patrons of the park, John and Connie Taylor of Dayton.

Kress says there will be additions to Carillon's Christmas display next year when the Tree of Light returns.

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Jerry Kenney was introduced to WYSO by a friend and within a year of first tuning in became an avid listener and supporter. He began volunteering at the station in 1991 and began hosting Alpha Rhythms in February of 1992. Jerry joined the WYSO staff in 2007 as a host of All Things Considered and soon transitioned into hosting Morning Edition. In addition to now hosting All Things Considered, Jerry is the host and producer of WYSO Weekend, WYSO's weekly news and arts magazine. He has also produced several radio dramas for WYSO in collaboration with local theater companies. Jerry has won several Ohio AP awards as well as an award from PRINDI for his work with the WYSO news department. Jerry says that the best part of his job is being able to talk to people in the community and share their experiences with WYSO listeners.
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