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10 p.m. Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15,22 and 29; noon to 8 p.m. Nov. 25, Dec.2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. Prices are still $3 forchildren 13 and under and $5 forchildren 14 and over and adults. There isa $2 charge to rent skates, or patrons canbring their own skates. EveryWednesday, between Nov. 28 and Feb.27, will be a free skate day for children13 and under. Headwaters Park, 333 S.Clinton St., Fort Wayne.

Wednesday, November 21Festival of Gingerbread Lighting

Night: 5-9 p.m. 27th Festival of Ginger-bread kicks off its special

events with Lighting Night. Visitors canget a sneak peek at the handiwork ofcreators from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is$2 a person at the door. At 6 p.m. theHistory Center’s turret will be lit withholiday colors of red and green. Santawill also be present. Online: fwhisto-rycenter.com. Fort Wayne History Center,302 E. Berry Street, Fort Wayne.

Night of Lights: 5:45 p.m. Join theannual holiday lighting ceremony,beginning at 5:45 p.m. with the NorthernLights display at Aunt Millie’s on PearlStreet. The night ends with fireworks atParkview Field at 7:45 p.m. DowntownFort Wayne.

Friday, November 23Festival of Gingerbread: Nov. 23-

Dec. 9. Entry forms are now available onour website. There is no charge to enterthe competition. The History Center, 302

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Gingerbread House Contest: Nov.23-Dec. 31. Annual Gingerbread Housecontest and display begins Nov. 23 atYoder Shopping Center south of town.Last year, these juried, ornate creationswere spectacular enough that twoentries were invited to a national contest.Houses on display through Dec. 31.Yoder’s Department Store, 300 S. VanBuren St., Shipshewana.

Christmas Artisan Festival: 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Nov. 23-24. Old Mill Shoppesand Art Gallery, 6770 E. C.R. 750N,Fremont.

Saturday, November 24Create Your Own Ornament: 1-3

p.m. Create an ornament to take home,$1 plus regular museum admission.Admission is $5 adults ages 19-58, $3

for seniors ages 59+ and students ages 3-18, and free to children age 2 and under.Online: fwhistorycenter.com. Fort WayneHistory Center, 302 E. Berry St., FortWayne.

Sunday, November 25Hanging of the Greens: 10 a.m.

Special morning worship service toprepare for the Advent season. Celebratetogether the Hanging of the Greens andrediscover the meaning of many of ourholiday decorations. First Church ofGod, 111 S. Oak St., Kendallville.

Make a Holiday Greeting Card: 1-3p.m. Make a special card to take home,$1 plus regular museum admission.Online: fwhistorycenter.com. Fort WayneHistory Center, 302 E. Berry Street,Fort Wayne.

Friday, November 30Cromwell Christmas Tree Lighting:

6 p.m. There will be activities for thechildren. Christmas carols around thetree and warm treats. Downtown, [email protected].

The Nutcracker with Fort WayneBallet and Philharmonic: 8 p.m. Nov.30; 2 and 8 p.m. Dec. 1. The Nutcrackerwith the Fort Wayne Ballet, Fort WaynePhilharmonic and Fort Wayne Children’sTreble Choir. Tickets available throughthe Fort Wayne Ballet:fortwayneballet.org (Note that these arethe dates the FWCC Treble Choirperforms. The Nutcracker is alsoperformed Dec. 2, 4, 7 and 8.). ArtsUnited Center, 303 E. Main St., FortWayne.

Saturday, December 1Bazaar and bake sale: 8 a.m. to 2

p.m. Hamilton United MethodistChurch, 7780 S. Wayne St., Hamilton.

Christmas open house: 10 a.m. to 8p.m. Barn Stable Antiques, 330 E. S.R.120, Fremont.

A Dream of Beauty Holiday Walk:11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mrs. Porter’s Cabinwill be decorated according to thedescription of Christmas 1917, whichshe called “A Dream of Beauty.”Entertainment, holiday goodies, crafts,activities, wagon rides. $3 per person.Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site,1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City.

Bethlehem Marketplace: 1-5 p.m. Dec.1-2. An indoor walk through dramadepicting the streets of Bethlehem theday after Christ was born. FairviewMissionary Church, 525 E. C.R. 200N,Angola. [email protected].

Christmas Snowflake Adult Dance: 7-10 p.m. fundraiser for YMCA, entertain-


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Sunday, December 2Huntington University Women’s

Ensemble: 10 a.m. The HuntingtonUniversity Women’s Ensemble will sharesongs of worship as well as selections tocelebrate the message of Christmas.There also will be special vocal andpiano Christmas music provided by JoniKillian and Dr. Ji-Young Jeoung. FirstChurch of God, 111 S. Oak St., Kendall-ville.

Holiday Pops Concert sponsored byEta Xi Chapter of Psi Iota Xi: 2:30

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Holiday jazz concert: 4 p.m.Trine University, Angola.

Thursday, December 6Annual Christmas Open House: 10

a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 6; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Dec. 8. Lots of gift ideas made fromhome-spun llama and alpaca yarn. FishCreek Llamas, 5560 S. C.R. 800E,Hamilton.

Friday, December 7Third Annual Community

Christmas Greeting Drive-thru: Dec.7-31. The Christmas Greeting Drive-thruwill showcase plywood cards designed

and decorated by students of thecommunity while capturing the spirit ofKendallville’s hometown holiday appeal.It will also feature animated displays andilluminated trees. Friday and Saturdaysfrom 6-9 p.m. enjoy refreshments andChristmas music as you drive throughthe displays. Saturday, if you choose,enjoy the displays from a horse drawnwagon. Admission, refreshments andwagon ride is free. Donations accepted.This event is subject to cancellation dueto inclement weather. Bixler LakeCampgrounds, East side of Bixler Lake,Kendallville. [email protected]/d_5.htm.

Rejoice Concert: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7-8.Rejoice Concert with Fort WayneChildren’s Choir Apprentice, WhitleyRegional, Lyric, Youth Chorale andChamber Singers. Adult, $8; Seniors,students, $5. Tickets available throughthe IPFW Larson Ticket Office, 481-

6555. Holy Cross Lutheran Church,3425 Crescent Ave., Fort Wayne.

Saturday, December 8Shipshewana Christmas: Dec. 8-17.

Numerous holiday concerts take place,with the new musical, “Half-Stitched‚“wrapping up Dec. 8, the Grand PianoChristmas Extravaganza Dec. 7-8, “Glory and Majesty ofChristmas,” Dec. 12-17, andthe New Year’s Eve Extravaganzafeaturing comedian Aaron Wilburn andgospel music’s, the Brown Family.Online: visitshipshewana.org; [email protected].

Christmas in the Village: 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Dec. 8; 1-4 p.m. Dec. 9. In theOpera House Room. Antiques, vintagecollectibles, handmade jewelery, yard artand more. Christmas tea and cookies and


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Science of Sugary Structures: 1-4p.m. Festival of Gingerbread continueswith Science of Sugary Structuressponsored by PNC Bank and ScienceCentral, $3 plus regular museumadmission. Fort Wayne History Center,302 E. Berry Street, Fort Wayne.

Heartland Sings: Holidays: 7 p.m.The mid-winter holy days of Christmasand Hannukah combined with theholidays of New Years and the Solsticeprovide a rich treasure of the world’sgreat music, performed by HeartlandChorale. Online: HeartlandChorale.org.Auburn Presbyterian Church, 111 W.Twelfth St., Auburn.

Holiday Pops: 8 p.m. Dec. 8 and 14; 2and 8 p.m. Dec. 15. Holiday Pops with

Fort Wayne Philharmonic and FortWayne Children’s Concert Choir. Ticketsavailable through the Fort WaynePhilharmonic: fwphil.org/section/online-ticketing. Embassy Theatre, 125 WJefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne.

Sunday, December 9Service of the Nativity: 10 a.m. This

service is very interactive for childrenand includes the Christmas story andmusic. This is a great introduction toChristmas for children and a wonderfulreminder for adults of the reason wecelebrate the season. First Church ofGod, 111 S. Oak St., Kendallville.

Gingerbread Festival CookieDecorating Party: 1-4 p.m. Cookiedecorating, $1 plus regular museumadmission. Special holiday exhibitsduring the Festival include a Wolf andDessauer display, exhibit of “A

Christmas Carol” watercolors thatonce adorned the Patterson FletcherDepartment Store;holiday photos fromyears past. New exhibi-tion gallery Allen CountyInnovation. Online: fwhisto-rycenter.com or call 426-2882.Fort Wayne History Center, 302 E.Berry St., Fort Wayne.

Holiday Pops Concert: 2:30 p.m. FortWayne Philharmonic. Central NobleHigh School. Tickets $10 for adults and$6 students and seniors. Contact AndieMobley at 481-0775. Tickets on sale atNoble County Branches Campbell &Fetter Bank, Community State Bank andEdward Jones in Kendallville & Ligonierand at the door

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cantata: 10 a.m.Auburn playwrightand author RachelRoberts has crafted aChristmas cantata for thechancel choir at the AuburnPresbyterian Church,“Behold theLight.” Four narrators, including churchmembers Ross Clark and Scott Bushnell,will share Mrs. Roberts’ rendering of theChristmas story through Scripture andimagined personal witness. The chancelchoir will sing throughout the narration.Featured anthems are Cradle Waits, OneCandle Lights the Way‚ Angel‚ Carol,Were You There on That ChristmasNight?, Of the Father’s Love Begotten‚(a duet featuring Marjorie Reinsch andLisa Magsamen), God Bless Us EveryOne, and finally, A Clare Benediction.Auburn Presbyterian Church organist

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Candles and Carols: 6 p.m.Traditional candlelight servicecombining the reading of the Christmasstory through scripture with the music ofChristmas and the beauty of candle-lighting. First Church of God, 111 S.Oak St., Kendallville.

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ROME CITY — Author andnaturalist Gene Stratton-Porter oncewrote a detailed description of aChristmas at her home on Sylvan Lakenear Rome City.

That description is the basis for “ADream of Beauty,” the annual holidaywalk at the Gene Stratton-Porter StateHistoric Site, which includes the homewhere the author’s Christmas memoriesoccurred.

“The Gene Stratton-Porter StateHistoric Site’s ‘A Dream of Beauty’Holiday Walk is a reflection of theChristmas celebration that occurred atLimberlost North in Rome City duringthe winter of 1917,” said historic sitemanager Dave Fox.

“She described the day in great detailthe way each room in the cabin wasdecorated, the dinner the family enjoyedand even how she gave the birds a

special treat with a Christmas tree oftheir own, which was adorned with tinypails of fruit and various types of birdseed,” Fox said.

Each year, the site decorates the cabin(her home) as she described, while theCarriage House has more moderndecorations, Fox said.

The name of the event comes fromStratton-Porter’s description of the cabinthat Christmas, which she called “adream of beauty,” said site naturalistTiffany Conrad.

Decorations will use “Spanish moss,holly, flowers and of course a bigChristmas tree loaded with glitteryornaments,” Conrad said.

The event also includes live music,horse-drawn wagon rides, activities forchildren and holiday refreshments, Foxsaid. Luminaries accent the trails for anextra touch of nostalgia.

Guests will have a chance to choosewhich of the cookies available at the

event is “Top Cookie,” Conrad said.Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand tovisit with children.

Guests may tour the cabin all day tosee how Stratton-Porter decorated allthose years ago, and learn about thekitchen restoration project the site is

undertaking to celebrate her 150thbirthday on Aug. 17, 2013,Fox said.

The event takes place Saturday, Dec.1, from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. It costs$3 per person: children 4 years old andunder are free.

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For many, finding the ultimate realChristmas tree is a big part of theyuletide season.

Bill Booth wants to make that bigsearch, a family outing. He offers horse-drawn wagon rides on weekends.

Booth said his longtime Christmastree farm in Orland, Booth Christmas

Tree Farm, 5555 N. S.R. 327, opens forthe season Nov. 23 through Dec. 23 andwill be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. duringthat time.

Booth has fresh Christmas trees, pre-cut or u-cut, wreaths, boughs, garlands,live potted trees and tree moving. Thetrees his farm offers include Scotchpine, white pine, Colorado blue spruceand Frasier fir.

He said he realized picking the tree,for some, is a big decision. “Look forstraightness. Some trees get a littlecrooked,” Booth said. “See if it feelsdamp. Pull on the needles (to see if it’sdry).”

According to the Booth website, thefarm has been in operation since 1990,but it has 60 years experience inharvesting, raising and relocating trees.

Booth said trees should be purchasedas close to the time they will be broughtinto the house to be decorated aspossible. “To preserve those trees thatwon’t be put up right away, put themunder shade. Set them in a bucket ofwater to maintain moisture.”

But once the trees go up and getdecorated, Booth said, “Make a cut 1/4inch from the base to open it up. Don’tplace it by an open heat source. Checkyour lights and decorations. Safety first.If the water gets low, add to it.”

On the national level, the NationalChristmas Tree Association said in2011, consumers bought 30.8 millionreal Christmas trees in part of a $1billion industry. Of that amount, 84percent were pre-cut and 31 percentwere purchased from choose andharvest farms.

The first recorded display of aChristmas tree was in 1510 in Latvia.

Real trees are a renewable,recyclable resource. For everyChristmas tree harvested, one to threeseedlings are planted the followingspring.

When it comes to selecting aChristmas tree, the associationsuggested people measure their space,think what decorations will be used andask questions when purchased. Also,think safety first, do a needle test forfreshness, and look for dryness, theassociation said.


• Display the tree in water in a traditional reservoir type stand.

• Make a fresh cut to remove a 1/2-inchthick disk of wood from base before puttingtree in the stand.

• Place the tree in water as soon aspossible once cut. Stands should provide 1quart of water per inch of stem diameter.

• Keep trees away from major heatsources.

• Check stand daily to make sure waterdoesn’t go below tree base.

• Miniature lights will reduce dying oftrees, but inspect light sets before use.

• Don’t overload electrical circuits.• Turn off lights when leaving home or

going to bed.• Monitor the tree for freshness.• Remove the tree and recycle it when it is

all dried up.At the Indiana Christmas Tree Growers

Association’s website, indianachristmas-tree.com, the following are the mostpopular types of Christmas trees:

• Scotch pine has historically been themost popular Christmas tree in the U.S. It’sknown for its firm branches and is able tohold heavy ornaments.

• White pines have long, soft, flexibleneedles and is blueish green. It’s notrecommended for holding heavy ornaments.

• Canaan fir is a new variety with firmbranches and soft, short needles.

• Frasier firs are dark-blue green in colorwith a pleasant scent, good form andexcellent needle retention.

• Colorado blue spruces are coloredblueish-gray and have an unpleasant odorwhen the needles are crushed.

• Douglas firs have soft needles and aredark green-blue green in color. Whencrushed, the needles have a sweet fragrance.

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ANGOLA — Finding out just how fastyou can ride a sled at Pokagon State Park’stoboggan slide is gaining in popularity.

So is tailgating at the slide, said FredWooley, Pokagon’s interpretive naturalist.

“It’s still fun. People can still see howfast they’re going. It’s a lot of fun. You cankeep trying to beat your times,” Wooleysaid. “That radar gun, it’s always out thereany time the toboggan is running.”

Pokagon’s refrigerated toboggan slide,the only one in Indiana, traditionally opensthe day after Thanksgiving, which is Nov.23 this year.

One of the best ways to ensure a fasttime is to load your sled with a lot of

weight.“The more the weight, the faster it goes,

it seems,” Wooley said.There’s a limit of four people per sled.

The cost to rent toboggans is $12 an hour.The slide is open, weather permitting,through Feb. 24.

The slide is a popular destination forpeople from all over, from local residents tocampers and beyond. Many people takeadvantage of the slide during winterholidays, especially Presidents Day andMartin Luther King Jr. Day.

Wooley said leading up to Christmas isthe best time to use the toboggan slidebecause there are fewer crowds due to thevariety of activities that occupy peoples’time prior to the holidays.

“That’s the best time to come if youwant to avoid crowds,” Wooley said.

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Steuben County Aviation Board and elected

officials finally broke ground on a

hangar/terminal at the Tri-State Steuben County

Airport Monday.

The hangar/terminal will cost around $1.6

million and will provide year-round access so

jets and airplanes don’t ice up in the winter.

Part of the second floor will be renovated to

include a pilot’s lounge and an elevator to

access that level.

The aviation board has been trying to get the

project off the runway, but funding and bidding

has grounded the project.

“We’ve been working more than two years,”

said Dr. R. Wyatt Weaver Jr., chair of the

aviation board.

“Two years is not that long,” joked Angola

Mayor Dick Hickman.

Hickman’s comment was regarding the fact

the revitalization in downtown Angola took

more than 30 years to get going.

“Very few cities have an airport,” said

Steuben County Commissioner Ron Smith.

“The upgrade is more for the commercial side.

Congratulations for your perseverance.”

Dave Martin, Angola council member, said

the project is an example of what can be done

John Kline, the airport’s manager, said

during the construction process, the airport will

not have to close. It will close during Balloons

Aloft for safety.

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Thank a dispatcher,

especially this week

ANGOLA — It is

National Public Safety

Dispatchers Week.

It is meant to be an

opportunity for the public to

show appreciation for 911

dispatchers.

The Steuben County

Communications Center

dispatches many municipali-

ties, fire districts and the

emergency medical service

that serves Steuben County.

The county dispatchers are

responsible for answering 12

non-emergency phone lines,

answering 911 calls,

monitoring and responding

on approximately 30 radio

frequencies and handling

approximately 3,000 calls

for service per month.

Dispatchers are trained on

state-of-the-art technology

and emergency medical

dispatch procedures.

Among the communica-

tions traffic handled by

community communications

are the sheriff’s department,

town police departments,

volunteer fire and rescue

department, ambulances,

wrecker services and animal

control. It also handles after-

hours calls to a variety of

agencies.

Plow day is Saturday

ANGOLA — Steuben

County Antique Power

Association will host its 28th

annual Plow Day on Saturday.

Around 20 antique tractors

will plow 20 acres north of

U.S. 20 on S.R. 327. Work

will begin on the Shuman

family farm, 530 N. S.R. 327,

around 9 a.m. Ham and beans

will be served at noon.

Rain date is April 21

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tailgating in the parking lot at the slide,which was originally built during the GreatDepression then was rebuilt in the late1980s.

“We see tailgating at the toboggan slideparking lot all the time. Any busy weekendwhen we have the slide open we get lots ofcrowds, almost like a football game,”Wooley said.

Another event that’s gaining traction isthe Annual Angola Area Chamber ofCommerce Corporate Toboggan SpeedChallenge, which is being planned for Dec.6 at the park this year.

The event was started in 2010 as a wayof recognizing the winter activities that areavailable at Pokagon and to create a funevent.

Participants are encouraged to dress upin costumes or themes. There have beenteams of Santas and groups of fishermen. ACameron Memorial Hospital Team wasdressed in hospital garb and there was ateam of skeleton Santas last year.

About 40 teams participate. The park

has enough sleds for about 60 teams.Participants compete for prizes. There

will be a competition to determine thefastest sled. And there will be prizes for thebest dressed and most entertaining.

The event starts with registration at 4:30p.m., launching at 5 p.m., food andbeverages at 6:30 p.m. with awards at 7:30p.m.

Teams can register with up to fourpeople. A flat registration fee of $100 ateam is charged. Registration includes twotoboggan launches, transportation to the topof the hill and dinner for four. Additionaldinners are available for $15 a person.

Sponsorship opportunities are alsoavailable.

Registrations and sponsorships are dueby Dec. 5 to Angola Area Chamber ofCommerce at 211 E. Maumee St., Suite B,Angola IN 46703. Registration is alsoavailable on the Chamber’s website, whichis angolachamber.org and they can be faxedto the Chamber at 665-7418. For informa-tion, call 665-3512.


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This team of skeletal Santas won top costume at last year’s Angola Area Chamberof Commerce Corporate Toboggan Speed Challenge at Pokagon State Park’stoboggan slide. The team was from Cameron Memorial Community Hospital’sradiology department. The Cameron team included Melanie Crouch, SallyWinzeler, Jody Davidson and Molly Rowe.

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BY PATRICK [email protected]

SHIPSHEWANA — It’s beginning tolook a lot like Christmas, especially in thetown of Shipshewana.

Shipshewana merchants have alreadykicked off the local holiday season, andsay the season is just going to get bettereach and every day.

“Every year, more and more peopleseem to be discovering Shipshewanaduring the holiday season,” said SusanHendrickson, office manager for theShipshewana Retail Merchant’s Associa-tion.

She said 20 years ago, Shipshewana wasa pretty quiet place during December.

“But that’s not true anymore,”Hendrickson explains.

In order to celebrate the season, thelocal merchants are hosting a number ofevents, all designed to make visitingShipshewana during the holidays more funthan ever before.

This year, businesses throughout thetown, will be participating in the SRMA’s“Shimmer Walk,” a townwide celebrationof Christmas that centers around a collec-tion of nearly 40 specially decorated

Christmas trees.Trees have always been a part of the

town’s celebration, but in years past, themerchants decorate trees that weredisplayed at the Shipshewana Town Center.This year, those unique trees will be ondisplay at all of the various businessesthroughout Shipshewana. Merchants areencouraging visitors come to town, parkthe car and take a “Shimmer Walk” to seeall the trees.

Each tree will be decorated to reflectthe season, and visitors are encouraged tofor their favorite.

The trees will remain on displaythrough the end of the holiday season.

Hendrickson said the town of Shipshe-wana is bustling this time of year becauseits offers visitors something the big boxstores can’t — the sights, the sounds andthe feeling of a real feeling of an old-fashioned small-town Christmas.

“You’ll see Christmas lights and hearChristmas music, and it feels like a realhometown Christmas around here,” shesaid. “At each store, you’ll always begreeted at the door by a friendly face who

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Returning this year for the holidayseason is a gingerbread house contest anddisplay, taking place in the hallway in frontof Yoder’s Shipshewana Hardware store,300 N. Van Buren St., Shipshewana. Thebaked creations will be entered into one ofthree different categories from beginner toexpert. Prizes are awarded in all threecategories. The gingerbread houses go ondisplay this week and stay on displaythroughout the holiday season.

Event coordinator Nate Jones said heexpects to see at least 15 gingerbreaddisplays this year, each set up in thehallway in front of hardware store.

Some of the gingerbread housesdisplayed in past years have been socreative and ornate they’ve gone on tocompete in national gingerbread housecompetitions. Visitors will have to chanceto see all the gingerbread houses and votefor their favorite.

Kid’s Day, something the merchants arecalling a “passport to fun,” takes place onSaturday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.Children will be issued a free passport just

for visiting The Davis Mercantile, and cantraveled to locations throughout the townof Shipshewana collecting gifts andsurprises.

Special collector pins celebrating thetown’s fifth annual Shipshewana IceFestival are on sale now. Westview artstudent Cheyenne Charters designed thepin. The pin will allow a wearer to get intothe Ice Festival’s Chili Cook Off contestfor free, as well as qualify its owner forspecial discounts at most Shipshewanaretailers throughout the month of January.

The Shipshewana Ice Festival kicks offright after Christmas, on Dec. 27 and runsthrough Dec. 29.

This year, the festival will feature teamsof ice carvers positioned through the town.Those carvers will be creating special, oneof kind ice sculptures. More than 30,000pounds of ice will be trucked into town tobe carved into works of ice art on thestreets of Shipshewana.

The festival will also be crowning itsfirst ever Ice Festival Queen this year. Thatcontest will be held on Dec. 27, at 6 p.m.at the Davis Mercantile.

The Chili Cook Off will take place inThe Davis Mercantile parking lot. Weatherpermitting, Shipshewana will also host asnowman building contest as well.


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KENDALLVILLE — “ChristmasMemories” is the theme of the 44thannual Kendallville Christmas ParadeSaturday, Dec. 1, through the MainStreet business district.

Sponsoring and supporting the eventthat was first held in 1969, are: KPCMedia Group Inc., The News-Sun,WAWK The Hawk, the Main StreetBusiness Association and the Kendall-ville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The parade will start at 1 p.m. atNorth Side Elementary School, 302 E.Harding St. Parade participants should

assemble at the school by 12:30 p.m.for line-up. The parade will follow aroute west on Harding Street thensouth on Main Street and end atAmerican Legion Post 86 at the WestDiamond Street intersection.

The judge’s stand will be in front ofthe Kendallville Area Chamber ofCommerce office, 122 S. Main St.

Last year Girl Scout Troop 10192was the overall winner. Rotary had themost unique entry, and Faith UnitedMethodist Church had the best themewinner. Nearly 40 units were in theparade.

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schools, youth groups and familiesfrom Noble County are welcomed toenter the parade and be eligible to winmonetary prizes for most unique, besttheme and overall best entry.

The East Noble Marching Knightswill lead the parade with Santa Clauswelcomed to the community.

Police will temporarily close theparade route to traffic. Residents andvisitors are encouraged to line theparade route.


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AUBURN — “A Time forChristmas,” featuring music, drama,comedy and more than 40,000 computer-ized lights, will be staged at theLakewood Park Baptist Church annualFestival of Lights. Performances willtake place Dec. 6-9 at the church, 5555C.R. 29.

The production marks the festival’s25th year, said Lakewood’s music pastorScott Taylor. Performances will take

place at 7 p.m. each evening and also at3 p.m. on Dec. 8 and 9. For ticketinformation, contact the church office at925-2006.

“A Time for Christmas” tells the storyof Bill, who is caught up in his work anddoes not want to celebrate Christmas,Taylor said. Bill is visited by thecharacter, Bartholomew, who takes Billback through various time periods andreveals how Christmas was celebratedand the season’s true meaning.

Taylor said the entire sanctuary is

covered in lights that are computerizedto illuminate throughout the show.Taylor said a crew of 30 to 40 peoplehave spent two days hanging thelights on the sanctuary’s walls andceiling.

“It’s something you’re probably notgoing to see anywhere else in the area,”Taylor said. “It’s music and drama, puttogether with the lights.”

The production has a cast and chorusof 50 people and a behind-the-scenescrew of 15 to 20 people, Taylor said.

Auditions took place in August andrehearsals began in September. Actors inleading roles are Dave Johnson as Bill,Janelle Roth as Mary and Dave Sisco asBartholomew.

“A Time for Christmas” is making areturn to Lakewood after being presentedat the Festival of Lights 15 years ago.

“It’s a great musical,” Taylor added.“It’s something that we want to do forthe community. We want to celebrateChristmas with them and share the storyof Christmas with the community.”

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There are many ways to make new holiday traditionsBY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION

Much of what makes the holiday season sospecial is the traditions that people hold dear.While families have traditions that stretchback decades, there is plenty of opportunity toembrace new means of celebration to breathenew life into Christmas, Chanukkah or theseason’s other holidays.

Chances are you’re already planning tohang stockings or go caroling this year. Youcan add some of these and modify as they fitfor your family.

1. Feed the wildlife. During the cold daysof winter, birds and small animals that don’thibernate may find it difficult to forage forfood. By trimming an outdoor pine tree inedible snacks you’ll have a beautiful tree andone that benefits the wildlife as well. Stringpeanuts and other nuts for the squirrels. Makelittle ornaments out of suet and string for thebirds. Berries and corn can be enjoyed by all.Be sure to choose a tree that is far enoughaway from the home, so you don’t have toomany scavengers hunting and pecking aroundthe house.

2. Create a photo Advent calendar. Make

your own Advent calendar that has smalldoors that open up to photos of differentfamily members. Or use a collection ofchildren’s pictures that showcase how they’vechanged as they’ve grown older.

3. “Adopt” a child for holiday gifts. Eachyear you can bring a smile to a child in needby purchasing a present for an underprivilegedkid. Some post offices sponsor “Letters fromSanta” events where participants can respondto one of the thousands of letters mailed toThe North Pole. Or work with a local charitythat organizes events to bring gifts to childrenin hospitals or in foster care.

4. Holiday story countdown. Every nightin December watch a movie or read a storythat tells an uplifting holiday tale. Use this asa method of counting down until Christmas.On the night prior, reading “‘Twas the NightBefore Christmas” should suffice.

5. Remember someone who has passedon. The holiday season is one made beautifulby lit candles and twinkling lights. Remembera loved one or a friend who has passed awayby lighting a remembrance candle in his orher honor. It’s a way this person can still be

part of the festivities.6. Have a holiday sing-along. Sure it may

be tradition to go around the neighborhoodsinging carols, but it’s just as fun indoors.Have a singing party where guests are givenlyrics to popular tunes they can sing aroundthe piano or karaoke machine.

7. Bring some joy to a public servant.Police officers, firefighters, military personnel… many of these workers do not get off forthe holidays. There are a certain number ofpublic servants who must remain on call inthe event of an emergency. Treat these peopleto something enjoyable when they may bemissing their own festivities. Cook or cater ameal for a fire department, deliver cookies tothe police station or put together carepackages for people living on a military base.

8. Banish the holiday blues. When theholidays are set to go for another year, manypeople find they become a little down. Afterall, a home that was once filled with merrytrinkets may now go back to the bareessentials. Create a tradition where everyonein the family receives one more gift — apersonalized ornament that can be packed

away for use next year — that’s given inJanuary before the decorations are packedaway. It’s another opportunity to open apresent, and it symbolizes looking forward tothe joy of next year.

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FREMONT — After 40 years ofworking in factories, Judy Clark, PleasantLake, has found a way to earn a paycheckthrough laugh and play.

Clark is a retail cashier at the HollyJolly Christmas Shop in Fremont. Whenshe’s not waiting on customers, she is busydecorating in the store. “I love workinghere. I like decorating,” she said. “I’veliked working here more than anywhereelse. This isn’t like work. It’s more likeplay.”

Another good thing, Clark said, is “yougo home in a good mood and I enjoypeople.”

The shop, devoted to the yuletideseason and catching the Christmas spirit, istucked into a shop next door to King’sFurniture, 106 E. Toledo St. It is ownedand operated by husband and wife, Jasonand Carrie King. The seasonal store isopen until Christmas Eve. After that, Jasonsaid he will likely fill it with furniture.

“Christmas brings out the child ineveryone,” Jason said. “We’ve had ourfurniture store in Ohio for 13 years. Wewanted something to bring out the child ineveryone,” he said. “We like to decorate.”

Customers looked around and smiled.Weekends at the store have been

bustling, as Jason said he’s heard manypeople have opted to put up theirChristmas trees early. “The neat thing iswe have totally different products in bothstores,” Jason said and added someproducts are from all over the world. “Wetry to keep products reasonably priced.”

Clark said many customers who enter

the shop have said they felt it was muchbetter than the world famous Bronner’s inFrankenmuth, Mich. “We are more adecorator store compared to Franken-muth.”

Christmas songs played in thebackground beyond Burl Ives’ famousrendition of “Holly Jolly Christmas.”

The decorated artificial trees inside thestore appeal to all tastes, and include twodevoted to animal lovers — one for catsand one for dogs. There’s one with ginger-bread figures, sparkly trees, funky trees,

trees for children, trees with artificialcandy, trees with traditional red and whiteornaments.

There’s snowmen, manger scenes,ornaments, wreaths, artificial icicles,lights, angels and more.

Jason said two items that have beenpopular early have been snow owls anddecorator mesh.

The Kings’ second location of theirfurniture and Christmas shop is at 102 E.Jackson St., West Unity, Ohio. Jason saidboth locations carry different merchandise.

Saturday, Dec. 1, is Community Day inFremont. Santa Claus comes to the specialevent which children await anxiously. Theevent will coincide with Christmas in hisshop.

“We’re excited with this being inSteuben County,” he said. “We’ve hadpeople from Georgia and Chicago, whoare lakers. When talking to customers, it’sneat to see where they’re from.”

Store hours in Fremont are 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Monday through Saturday and noonto 3 p.m. Sundays.

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The holidays are all about spending timewith your family and friends. If you’re apet owner, you’ll want to include dogs andcats in the celebration.

Here are some fun ways to get pets intothe holiday spirit:

Family portraitDon’t forget to include pets in your

family holiday portrait! Take the opportu-nity to give them baths or have themprofessionally groomed so they look theirbest. If your family coordinates colors,adorn your dog or cat with a matching bowor bandana.

When possible, avoid using a flash. Notonly may the bright light cause your pet tojump at that crucial moment, but there’snothing cute about red eyes on a furryfriend.

Give the gift of health“The holidays are a great time to show

your dog or cat that you care about them.”says Tim Blankenbaker with The NutroCompany. “The perfect gift is one that both

tastes great and is good for your pet’shealth.”

According to the American VeterinaryMedical Association, three-fourths of dogsand cats over age three have oral disease.And a pet’s oral health can affect his or herwhole body and well-being. Luckily, a lotof these issues are preventable with dailyoral care. While tooth brushing is the goldstandard, there are more delicious dentalcare options, as well, that can make greatgifts for pets.

This year, consider giving your dog orcat dental chews that carry the VeterinaryOral Health Council Seal of Acceptance forcontrol of plaque and tartar.

Holiday safetyHoliday decor is beautiful to look at, but

not all of it is safe for your pet. Either stickto safe species of holiday plants likeorchids, or be sure to place your amaryllis,holly and mistletoe, which are poisonouswhen ingested, well out of your pet’s reach.

Keep the area around your Christmastree free of pine needle debris, which can

puncture the stomach and intestines on theirway through your pet’s digestive system.

While you’ll likely want to share yourholiday feast with your pet, do so safely.Table scraps can lead to unnecessary

weight gain or other health related compli-cations. Well-meaning visitors unaware ofyour dog or cat’s allergies and stomachcapacity may overstuff your pet with thewrong kind of food.


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Many people equate the holiday season withtrying to do more or give more. While these effortsare well-intentioned, the “bigger is better” mantraoften turns into a season of excess. Fromthousands of twinkling lights adorning homes topounds of wrapping paper used on gifts, the tollthe holiday season takes on the environment issubstantial.

The Clean Air Council estimates that anadditional 5 million tons of waste is generatedduring the holidays in the U.S., and 4 million tonsof this is wrapping paper and shopping bags.Incandescent twinkle bulbs consume considerablepower, especially when every house in theneighborhood is lit up. Extra food is oftenpurchased to make holiday meals lavish, andplastic or disposable dishes and utensils iscommonly chosen for convenience. All of this addsup to considerable excess.

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• Place lights on a timer so that the lightdisplay turns off overnight. If you don’t have atimer, simply turn the lights off when going to bed.

• Buy items with less packaging to reducewaste. If you plan to purchase the same items asother friends and family (i.e. adhesive tape ortissue paper), think about buying one bulk packageand splitting the contents.

• Reduce reliance on wrapping paper. Manypeople now forgo wrapping paper for gift bagsbecause they are easily portable and can be usedover and over. If you select wrapping paper,choose types that can be recycled and papers thatare already made of recycled materials. You canalso use unique materials for wrapping items, suchas cloth with ribbon or handkerchiefs.

• Trim the tree with handmade items.Stringing popcorn and berries to make ahomemade garland is a much greener option thanplastic tinsel. Use pine cones collected at the endof autumn and decorate with acrylic paints andhang with ribbon. To add to a Christmas decora-tion collection, shop at thrift stores or tag sales to

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BY METRO CREATIVE CONNECTIONThe Three Wise Men are one of the

enduring symbols of Christmas for manypeople.

According to tradition, three kings,also called wise men or magi, namedCaspar, Melchior and Balthasar saw abright star in the sky the night JesusChrist was born. They followed this starto Bethlehem where they found thechild. There they presented Christ withgifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

However, in the Bible, no mention is

made of the wise men’s names, or howmany magi traveled to see Jesus.According to the Bible, “On coming tothe house, they saw the child with hismother Mary, and they bowed down andworshiped him. Then they opened theirtreasures and presented him with gifts ofgold, frankincense and myrrh.” (Matthew2:11, New International Version)

Frankincense, also called olibanum, isa sap of the Boswellia. The tree istapped, much as one would a maple treefor syrup, and the frankincense resindrips out in “tears.” Frankincense was

used for many reasons in ancient times,typically in religious ceremonies as anincense. The aroma of frankincense issaid to represent life, and the Judaic,Christian, and Islamic faiths also usedfrankincense oils to anoint the young. Ithas also been used in alternativemedicine as a stomach aid. AncientEgyptians used charred frankincense tomake kohl, or the eye makeup distinctiveof that region.

Myrrh is another tree resin and itcomes from the Commiphora species.Myrrh was commonly used as a healing

agent, especially an antiseptic. AncientGreek soldiers carried it to treat andclean wounds earned in battle. Egyptiansburned myrrh as part of rituals. It is alsoanother substance burned duringreligious ceremonies. Myrrh was alsoused in the embalming process inancient times.

Historians and religious scholars saythat the gifts given to Jesus by the threekings were quite appropriate. The goldrepresented his royalty, the frankincensehis divinity and the myrrh his futuredeath.

Significance of gold, frankincense and myrrh important to Christmas story

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