Neville starts holidays with music, toys, stamps Katelyn and Kristopher Dallaire, children of Curt and Lori Dallaire of Delavan, view part of the "Playtime: Toys from the Neville Collections'' which opened Saturday (photo by Tina Gohr). By Ray Barrington News-Chronicle Saturday at the Neville Public Museum had everything the start of the Christmas season should have. The Pulaski High School Wind Ensemble was on hand with appropriate music. There were toys, and festive decorations. And there was even talk of Christmas cards and holiday packages. The talk came from the U.S. Postal Services, which held a ceremonial unveiling of its "Holiday Music Makers" Christmas stamps to add to the festivities. The festivities are the start of the Neville's holiday season, which in a way will extend to February. That's when a major exhibit, "Kid Stuff: Great Toys from our Childhood," opens. But the Neville has a sneak preview, in a way, with a display of toys from its own collection that opened Saturday. "Aren't those 1870s blocks just amazing?" asked the museum's development officer, Marilyn Stasiak. "We have a lot of things planned, including more decorations and our 'Christmas on the Fox,' but this is a great way to start. The Postal Service wanted to unveil a stamp here at a different time, but when we told them about the toys, it all fit together." Green Bay Postmaster Suzanne Kuzma - just back from active duty with the Air Force Reserve - cited the postal connection to the holiday. "Some people choose to send e-mail, not 'real' mail," she said. "But e-mail will never replace the feeling in the heart when you open the envelope for the first time." The stamps feature whimsical drawings of Santa Claus and reindeer playing horns and drums, so it was appropriate that the Pulaski band, practicing for its march in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade later this month, stop by. The toys on display range from the blocks to more modern efforts, grouped in various ways, from simple to, well, annoying, including a "Popeye" music box. "Annoying toys are nothing new," Stasiak noted.