Dec. 27, 1917 (No Dec. 26 edition)

Fire broke out in the Cayuga Hotel last night and for some time it looked as if the State Street hostelry was doomed. It started from unknown origin in a rubbish box on the third floor.

Dec. 26, 1937

A Christmas Day wedding was celebrated in the home of the Rev. and Mrs. O. Blakely Hill, 9 1/2 Lewis St., at 7 p.m. when Miss Elizabeth Mae Bergh of Oneida became the bride of C. Grant Green of West Oneida. The bride was attired in blue velvet with black accessories.

Dec. 26, 1997

Christmas is a time of family and friends, a time of giving and receiving, and the Salvation Army again was able to provide all of it to those less fortunate. A couple, whose closest family lives in Louisiana, walked from Sennett to have dinner with the Salvation Army. “I come from a big family,” said Alice Marintez, who came with her husband, Rick. “This is like our family.”

Dec. 26, 2002

The Salvation Army did more than serve up holiday food on Christmas. It provided a sense of community for both volunteers and visitors. It makes us feel good that we can serve people, said Capt. Thomas Dressler of the Salvation Army. A sense of giving back was evident with many of the volunteers. He noted while holiday meals garner attention, the Salvation Army's Miracle Kitchen serves meals on Sundays all year. We do this every single week, he said, but the Christmas meal is a little fancier.

- Compiled by Linda Simmons