New organ for St. James Meeting House

BOARDMAN — A 10-year Boardman Park tradition will get a new accompaniment this year.

From 3 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 3, families and civic groups will be decorating trees at the park.

“We encourage natural decorations — popcorn, berries, stale bagels or doughnuts — things that the birds can eat,” said Ceeok Varsho of the park.

The event also marks the debut of a new organ at St. James Meeting House.

“Over the years, we’ve had several hand-me-down, used organs where a part goes bad and we can no longer find the part to replace it,” said Dan Slagle Jr., park superintendent. “That made getting them repaired a real chore.”

The park received $24,000 as a gift from an estate and used the money to buy a new Allen organ, a brand typically seen in churches.