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NOVEMBER 2021

COOPERATIVE Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative

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lectric cooperatives across Ohio join the nation this month in honoring veterans of the U.S. armed forces — America’s courageous protectors, defenders, and heroes. We proudly acknowledge veterans’ dedication to our country, and we are grateful for the unique strengths and noble characteristics our veterans bring to the cooperative network.

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INSIDE FEATURES

24 TINY, TASTY, HEALTHY A Huron farmer’s pursuit of all things green, purple, white, fuchsia, orange, pink ...

26 EVERYDAY THANKSGIVING Turkey’s always on the menu just north of the border.

30 2021 GIFT GUIDE “Home for the holidays” takes on a whole new meaning when you choose gifts created by Ohio makers.

Cover image on most editions: South Central Power Company member Jane Ann Queen of Ashville displays her Nanny’s White Christmas Pie — the winner of our Holiday Favorites 2021 reader recipe contest (photo by Catherine Murray).

This page: Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative member (and former employee) Gary Snyder found a way to honor his fallen comrades from Vietnam and other wars by building a memorial in his backyard (photo by Jeff McCallister, story on page 8).

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UP FRONT

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here is a lot of discussion taking place on what to do about carbon emissions. In fact, Congress is actively considering proposals that would require dramatic reductions from the electric power sector over the next 10 years. The Biden administration has endorsed a “carbon-free by 2035” goal for electricity production.

Since 2005, carbon emissions from U.S. electricity production have been reduced by more than 30%, while other sources of emissions in the U.S. have remained relatively unchanged — and global emissions have continued to increase. That dramatic reduction has been the result of increased use of highefficiency natural gas power plants and increasing contributions from renewable sources like wind and solar. Electricity production will continue to get cleaner and greener over the next several years.

At the same time, however, we need to be careful not to let aspirational goals like “carbon-free by 2035” impose arbitrary limits on our ability to maintain a reliable and affordable supply of electricity. Just in the past 12 months, we have seen grid failures in Texas and in California that resulted in tragic loss of life and destruction of property. Those failures were both predictable and avoidable as changes to the electric power infrastructure went too far, too fast. Making our power system work reliably, especially during periods of extreme weather, remains the highest priority for Buckeye Power and the entire electric power industry.

Ohio’s electric cooperatives remain committed to doing what we can to keep your supply of electricity reliable, affordable, and always available — and to do so in an environmentally responsible manner. Electric co-ops continue to drive innovation across the electric sector with community solar arrays; advanced metering; demand response; battery storage; carbon capture, use, and storage; and by replacing direct fossil fuel use with lower-emitting electrification. We will support commonsense policies that help accomplish those goals — but will resist arbitrary or unrealistic constraints that negatively affect our members and our communities.

As we gather to express our gratitude for the blessings that have been bestowed upon us this Thanksgiving Day, please know your electric cooperative appreciates the opportunity to serve you today and every day.

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Pat O’Loughlin PRESIDENT & CEO OHIO’S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES

We will support commonsense policies that help accomplish [carbon-reduction] goals — but will resist arbitrary or unrealistic constraints that negatively affect our members and our communities.

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Carbon-free by 2035? What exactly would it take to reach the administration’s ambitious goal?

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Some gave all: A retired co-op employee builds a deeply personal war memorial in his own backyard.

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Deer death duels: Usually, when whitetail bucks battle for turf, it’s nothing more than a moment of pushing and shoving — but not always.

15 GOOD EATS

Holiday Favorites: Our reader recipe contest winner carries on a family tradition started by her grandparents.

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Carbon-free by 2035?

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ver the last few months, Ohio Cooperative Living has taken a look at why we still need coal — an analysis of cost and reliability factors of different generation resources; a review of the sources of electricity used to power Ohio’s co-op member homes and businesses; an explanation of the significant investments the co-ops have made that have resulted in the Cardinal Plant becoming one of the cleanest coal-burning plants in the world; and a preview of a coming program to introduce more renewable generation into the electricity mix.

President Joe Biden has announced a goal for the United States to decarbonize its electricity grid by 2035. Unless there are major technology breakthroughs, however, it would mean eliminating the use of coal and natural gas to produce electricity within the next 15 years — a tall order, considering fossil fuels currently produce more than 60% of the nation’s electricity, and even more than that here in Ohio.

This month, we take a brief look at some of the challenges that must be overcome in order to decarbonize the grid.

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ADDING TRANSMISSION Hundreds of billions of dollars will be needed to build and upgrade the transmission system to carry more electricity from wind and solar. An MIT study found transmission capacity will need to be doubled, and recent transmission projects have taken as long as 17 to 20 years to complete.

HAVING ELECTRICITY AT ALL TIMES Wind and solar can produce electricity only when the wind is blowing and the sun is shining. Lack of solar power when the sun goes down contributed to California’s power blackouts and emergency measures last summer. Conventional electricity sources, like coal, will be needed for the foreseeable future to back up wind and solar.

ALLOWING TIME FOR TECHNOLOGY The gap between electricity demand and wind and solar output must be filled by other sources of electricity. The cost of battery storage is dropping, but it is still expensive.

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) would allow fossil fuel-fired degeneration to continue, but while it shows promise, it is risky to assume it can be both cost-effective and widely deployed within 15 years without significant investment and incentives from the federal government.

CHANGING ELECTRICITY MARKETS The nation’s existing power markets were not designed to handle large amounts of renewable power. New systems will need to be developed to operate carbonfree power markets.

AVOIDING STRANDED COSTS More than 30% of U.S. electric generating capacity is less than 20 years old — including much of the scrubber equipment that makes the Cardinal Plant, owned

by Ohio’s electric cooperatives, one of the cleanest coalfired plants in the world. Those sources of generation still need to be paid for whether they’re being used or not.

MAINTAINING FUEL SECURITY AND FUEL DIVERSITY The electricity grid will become less fuel secure and less fuel diverse as the power sector is decarbonized. Both attributes help the grid to maintain its reliability and resilience.

PROTECTING JOBS More than 185,000 jobs nationwide are supported by coal-fired electric power generation. All would be at risk, as would some of the 686,000 jobs supported by the natural gas industry.

These and other challenges will have to be overcome to decarbonize the grid while maintaining reliable, resilient, and affordable supplies of electricity.

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INDUSTRY LEADERS

LABOR UNIONS

“We need to be careful not to let aspirational goals like “carbon free by 2035” impose arbitrary limits on our ability to maintain a reliable and affordable supply of electricity.”

“We support the transition to renewable energy but disagree with arbitrary numbers that don’t take into account our current energy mix and energy needs.

2050 is certainly better than 2035.”

– Patrick O’Loughlin | President and CEO Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives

“What concerns the industry as a whole is 2035, and what you’re hearing from the industry is a recognition that we need to get it right. We can’t compromise reliability.”

– Lisa Barton | Executive vice president and COO American Electric Power Co.

– Yvette Pena O’Sullivan | Executive director Laborers’ International Union of North America

“We will not support policies that accelerate the closure of coal plants. The closures are already happening more rapidly than communities can deal with and are leaving economic devastation behind them.”

– Lee Anderson | Director of government affairs Utility Workers Union of America

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS “Where’s the technology today that can allow that to happen? What are going to be the commercially viable, always-available, and affordable carbon-free technologies to provide electricity? People can set goal X, Y, or Z, but are the lights going to go on whenever consumers flip the switch? And will they be able to afford it?”

– Jim Matheson | CEO National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

“It’s not something we can do in a very short period of time, and it’s going to come at considerable costs.”

– Desmarie Waterhouse | Vice president of government relations American Public Power Association (APPA)

GRID OPERATORS “When we start looking at what 2040 looks like, you look at the performance of existing assets and the storage capabilities of existing battery technologies. All our models suggest there are just enough days when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun is shielded, and not enough battery storage to fill those gaps.”

– Richard Dewey | CEO New York Independent System Operator (NYISO)

“In transmission terms, 2035 is like tomorrow. It feels challenging to me.”

– Jennifer Curran | Vice president of system planning Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

ENERGY ANALYSTS “The key threat is that too much investment too fast would raise customer bills more than customers might be willing to spend.”

– Travis Miller | Equity strategist Morningstar Research Services

“The pace of wind and solar isn’t going fast enough to meet the 2035 target. But even if it was, there would also have to be contributions from new technologies like batteries, carbon capture and storage, nuclear, or hydrogen.”

– Tom Rowlands-Rees | Head of North American research BloombergNEF

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ELECTED OFFICIALS “I think that we can do [the clean energy transition] and move forward, but we’re not going to eliminate. You can’t just say we’re going to eliminate using all fossil and coal’s going to be out, oil’s going to be out, everything else, gas is going to be out of it.”

– Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)

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Retired co-op employee builds a deeply personal war memorial in his own backyard.

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hrough the years, Gary Snyder’s had plenty to keep busy, what with a 43-year career at Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative; raising three kids with his wife, Karin; and all the mowing and chores on his 6-acre property just outside Millersburg. Yet in the back of his mind, Snyder, a Vietnam veteran, always mused about finding a way to honor his brothers-in-arms who didn’t come home from the war.

It was the pandemic that moved him to action. “I was just sitting around, getting outside, kind of bored,” he says. “We have a lot of space out here, and I started thinking I ought to put in a memorial for my buddies who didn’t make it back.”

And so, he did. With the help of landscapers, stonemasons, contractors, and monument-makers, Snyder funded and built an impressive military memorial right in his backyard.

Situated in a peaceful setting, surrounded by towering trees, the memorial centers on a hexagon-shaped stone terrace enveloped on three sides by stone walls of varying heights. Topping one wall are stone markers honoring the four U.S. service branches — Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines — along with POWs.

When he first returned from Vietnam in 1969 to an apathetic America, a bright spot was meeting Karin. “I was just driving around one afternoon in Wayne County and saw her driving the other way. I thought, wow, I have to meet that girl.” So he turned his car around, flagged her down, and they’ve been together ever since.

Today, the couple enjoys puttering around their property with rescue dog Summi and spending lots of time with their grown children and six grandkids. The couple likes to light the firepit at the military memorial in the evenings and relish the peaceful setting.

But it’s times alone that Snyder really feels the presence of his buddies.

“If I’m out there by myself, I can think about them, I can see their faces, and you know it’s just like they’re with me,” he says.

“They never became husbands. Never became fathers or grandfathers. I try to live my life to honor them, and I hope I did a good job of it.”

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A massive bronze plaque honors Snyder’s comrades.

Among them, Larry Barton, his best friend from high school, who was killed in ’Nam in 1967 just 200 miles from where Snyder was fighting. A cousin, Jerry Spitler. A few other classmates. And a pilot who “was my rear seat-pilot in an F4 fighter bomber,” Snyder says. “He later was shot down over Cambodia in 1970, and his remains were never found.”

Snyder grew up in Holmes County and served three Vietnam tours in the Air Force and Army from 1967 to 1969. Once he got back home, he worked for four decades at Holmes-Wayne Electric — he’s still a member — starting as an apprentice lineman before serving as first class lineman and foreman and later overseeing line projections and service plans.

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WOODS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE

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ach autumn, testosterone-fueled whitetail bucks, their necks swollen to twice normal size in preparation for battle, clash in combat to determine who will win the right to breed the area’s does. Most of the time, the fights are nothing more than violent pushing and shoving matches lasting only a few minutes, with one or both of the combatants possibly a little bloodied, but injuries are usually not serious.

Occasionally, however, the antlers of mature bucks can become so inextricably interlocked that separation is impossible. The deer are then doomed to a long, slow death from starvation or exposure. It doesn’t happen often, but each year pairs of such deer are reported throughout the Buckeye State.

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Clint Walker, a member of Consolidated Cooperative, discovered just such a pair of dead bucks on his farm in Morrow County in north-central Ohio during the autumn of 2017. Interestingly, this is not the first unusual find on the Walker farm. In 2013, a mastodon skeleton was discovered and subsequently excavated by biology professors and students from Ashland University. According to carbon-14 dating techniques, the giant bones were estimated at 13,000 years old.

Al Brown discovered a pair of whitetail bucks in an antler death lock on his property near Lucas, Ohio, several years ago and turned his rare find into a stunning, one-of-a-kind work of wildlife art.

“I first saw the tips of the antlers sticking out of the water of a wetland I had created and, being a hunter, instantly knew what had happened,” Brown says. “Two bucks had locked antlers, then fought their way into my wetland where they drowned.”

The bucks turned out to be two mature 10-pointers, one with an unusual double drop tine set of antlers. It was a once-in-a-lifetime discovery, and Brown thought of a unique way to display his find.

“I first milled some sassafras wood from my property and added a slab of natural granite to the base of the display to help steady it. I then began carving the wood that would eventually hold the two deer heads in place. I probably have several hundred hours invested in creating the sculpture. My goal was to make it look organic, as if it was emerging from the earth.”

Even more rare than two whitetail bucks getting their antlers entangled is three bucks doing so. That happened several years ago in southern Ohio, and as with Al Brown’s bucks, the trio was found drowned, in the deep pool of a small stream.

Bull moose, the largest member of the deer family, can weigh nearly a ton, and even though their antlers are much heavier and more palmated than those of whitetail deer, they can also become intertwined during battle. On display outside the entrance to Eielson Visitor Center at Denali National Park in Alaska are two such moose skulls, discovered in 2003. If you examine the skulls closely, you can see that a sharp antler tine from one of the bulls pierced the eye socket of the other animal, no doubt blinding the unlucky bull in that eye before the pair died.

Above: Interlocked moose antlers on display at Denali National Park’s Eielson Visitor Center in Alaska; below: two entangled whitetail deer heads as they appeared when found on the Clint Walker farm in Morrow County in 2017; opposite: Al Brown’s deer-head sculpture, featuring locked whitetail deer antlers.

By the time the two dead moose were found by park naturalists, the meat had been stripped from the bones by predators and the skeletons scattered. The same happens in Ohio; death for one means life for another. The circle of life in the wild continues …

Note: Before taking possession of any deer antlers, deer carcass, or any other deer parts, always contact a state wildlife officer (1-800-WILDLIFE) to obtain the proper permit.

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ne of Jane Ann Queen’s earliest holiday memories is the snowy white pies at her grandparents’ house in Marion.

“My nanny, Annabelle Criswell Layton, made this pie not only to serve her family after Christmas dinner, but she made them for friends and extended family members as well,” says Queen, a South Central Power Company member from Ashville. “As a matter of fact, she and my granddad would make several dozen of these pies and deliver them to lucky friends or family members on Christmas Eve, dressed up as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.”

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Dreaming of a white Christmas (pie)

Grand-prize winner enjoys keeping her family’s holiday tradition alive.

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After her grandmother died several years ago, Queen picked up the torch and began making Nanny’s White Christmas Pie herself. “It keeps me connected to my grandparents and keeps those family ties going strong,” she says. “That means a great deal to me and to my family when we eat it.”

When she first started making the pie, though, it was just for the family dinner table. “At first I didn’t deliver any, but before long I started getting requests from friends and family and coworkers,” she says. “Last year, I made six of them. I don’t make nearly as many as my nanny and granddad did, and I haven’t dressed up as Mrs. Claus yet, but who knows?”

As grand-prize winner in Ohio Cooperative Living’s Holiday Favorites 2021 reader recipe contest, Queen received an Ohio-made KitchenAid stand mixer. Runners-up Marlene Franklin of Kelleys Island and Debbie Atchley of Cecil each received a copy of The Complete Holiday Cookbook.

MARLENE FRANKLIN always wondered why cranberry sauce was ever-present on her family’s holiday dinner table when she was growing up. “No one ever ate it except for Uncle Pat,” says Franklin, who lives on Kelleys Island and is a member of Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative.

Even so, Franklin says she was determined to keep it a part of the meal when she started hosting for the holidays — “It was tradition,” she says — and tried numerous variations over the ensuing years.

Finally, she came across a recipe that she adapted into her Cranberry-Jalapeño Cream Cheese Dip, which has become a family favorite rather than an afterthought. “When I found this recipe about 10 years ago, I think I nailed it,” she says. “It is so tasty, and my family and guests cannot get enough of it. I am always asked for the recipe.”

DEBBIE ATCHLEY reckons there would be a family revolt if she were to ever skip baking her Oat Dinner Rolls for the holidays.

“It would cause an uproar, to say the least,” says Atchley, a member of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative who lives in Cecil. “They hold the honor of being the longest-running request from my family for our holiday gatherings.”

As an added bonus: Extra rolls make delicious slider buns for any leftover ham or turkey sandwiches.

“They take a little extra effort, but they are oh so worth it,” she says.

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NANNY’S WHITE CHRISTMAS PIE Prep: 20 minutes | Servings: 12 1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin ¼ cup cold water ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt 1½ cups cold milk ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract 8 ounces whipped topping

Meringue: 3 egg whites ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 cup shredded coconut, plus additional for sprinkling on top of pie 2 9-inch pie shells, pre-baked and cooled

NOTE: This recipe includes raw egg whites. If you’re uncomfortable eating raw egg, instead of folding the meringue into the gelatin mixture, place the meringue on top, sprinkle with coconut, and bake at 350 F for 15 to 20 minutes until the meringue and coconut start to turn a light golden brown, then chill.

In a small bowl, soften unflavored gelatin in cold water. In a saucepan over low heat, mix ½ cup granulated sugar, flour, and salt. Slowly stir in cold milk and cook over low heat just to boiling, then boil for 1 minute.

Remove from heat and stir in softened gelatin mixture. Cool until partially set. While cooling, make meringue. In a mixer, beat together egg whites and cream of tartar, then slowly add 1/2 cup granulated sugar. Beat until stiff peaks form. Add vanilla extract and almond extract into the softened gelatin mixture and blend well until smooth. Gently fold in whipped topping. Gently fold in the meringue. Lastly, fold in 1 cup shredded coconut. Pile all equally into cooled baked pie shells. Sprinkle coconut on top to resemble snow. Chill until set, about 2 hours. Serve cold. Makes 2 regular 9-inch pies.

Per serving: 286 calories, 15 grams fat (7.5 grams saturated fat), 3 milligrams cholesterol, 263 milligrams sodium, 36 grams total carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 4 grams protein.

Runner-up CRANBERRY-JALAPEÑO CREAM CHEESE DIP MARLENE FRANKLIN, HANCOCK-WOOD ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE MEMBER

Prep: 15 minutes | Servings: 12 12 ounces fresh cranberries 4 or 5 green onions, chopped 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely diced 1 cup sugar (more or less to taste) 1/2 teaspoon cumin

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from about 1 large lemon) 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 (8 ounces each) packages cream cheese, light or regular, softened Crackers, for serving

Pulse the cranberries in a food processor or blender until coarsely chopped. Add the green onions, cilantro, jalapeño, sugar, cumin, lemon juice, and salt and pulse until the ingredients are well combined and finely chopped. Transfer the mixture to a covered bowl and refrigerate for 4 hours (or up to overnight). When ready to serve, spread the cream cheese in an even layer on a serving plate or 9-inch pie dish. Top with the cranberry-jalapeño mixture, spreading evenly over the top of the cream cheese. Refrigerate for up to an hour before serving. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips.

Per serving: 255 calories, 16 grams fat (10 grams saturated fat), 50 milligrams cholesterol, 167 milligrams sodium, 25 grams total carbohydrates, 1.5 grams fiber, 3.5 grams protein.

Runner-up OAT DINNER ROLLS DEBBIE ATCHLEY, PAULDING PUTNAM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE MEMBER

Prep: 40 minutes | Rest: 1½ hours | Cook: 25 minutes | Servings: 24 21/3 cups water (divided) 1½ teaspoons salt 1 cup quick oats 2 quarter-ounce packages of yeast (not fast-acting) 2/3 cup brown sugar 5 to 5¾ cups flour (divided) 3 tablespoons butter Bring 2 cups water to a boil in a saucepan. Add oats and cook uncovered for 1 minute. Stir in brown sugar, butter, salt, and the remaining 1/3 cup water. Transfer to large mixing bowl. When the temperature of the mixture reaches about 110–115 F, add the yeast and mix well. Add 3 cups of the flour and mix well. Add 2 to 2¾ more cups of flour and knead well till a smooth dough is achieved. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a clean towel, and place in a warm location to rest for 1 hour.

Meanwhile, grease 2 baking sheets and preheat oven to 350 F. When the hour is up, punch the dough down, divide and shape into 24 round rolls, and place them on greased baking sheets. Cover with clean cloths, place in a warm location, and let rise for 30 minutes. Bake 20 to 25 minutes till golden brown. Cool on racks.

Per serving: 152 calories, 2 grams fat (1 gram saturated fat), 4 milligrams cholesterol, 160 milligrams sodium, 29 grams total carbohydrates, 1.5 grams fiber, 4 grams protein.

Have you tried one of our recipes? Do you have a recipe to share with other Ohio co-op members?

Visit the Member Interactive page on www. ohiocoopliving.com to find recipes submitted by our readers and to upload yours.

www.ohiocoopliving.com While you’re there, see an interview with the winner and check out a video of the winning recipe being prepared.

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PAULDING PUTNAM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE LOCAL PAGES

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Strategic planning, board education, and elections Strategic planning A key part of business planning is looking to the future and laying out a course or direction for the cooperative. This is a key responsibility for the board of trustees. Every few years, the board and management spend time developing a strategic plan for the cooperative. This plan covers all areas of cooperative activities and typically looks at a 2- to 5-year time frame. Specific goals are developed so the board can track progress along the way. Your cooperative is a big business, with more than $100 million in assets, which makes planning crucial.

The utility landscape is rapidly changing. It is certain that utility operations will be very different in the future.

Changes in generation and transmission, the integration of renewable resources, electric vehicles, and distributed generation make planning very difficult.

Board education Recently, the board took a system tour to view major projects, substations, and areas seeing significant growth.

Seeing firsthand where cooperative dollars are being invested gives our board members a greater understanding of the system and how it is designed to provide service safely and reliably to all PPEC’s members.

The system tour is a valuable tool because it also provides an opportunity to see where growth is occurring, such as in New Haven, Indiana. You might have heard about our new neighborhood in Kady Gene Cove, for example. Seeing these neighborhoods up close helps the board determine needs for

greater investments in new lines or substation upgrades to better serve these areas.

George Carter PRESIDENT AND CEO

Dedicated board members are critical to the future of the cooperative. The ever-changing utility environment requires board members to have a greater and deeper understanding of where the industry is headed and how to best plan for that future. Read more about the tours on page 21.

Elections As a democratically operated co-op, all PPEC members have an opportunity to serve on the board. Board elections are held in three of the nine districts each year. Running for the board is a simple process of completing a petition form and obtaining 20 signatures of support from fellow PPEC members. Petitions will be available in the coming weeks as we prepare for the 2022 board elections.

The districts up for election are District 2 – Van Wert County (William Dowler – incumbent); District 4 – Paulding County (open seat); and District 5 – Allen County, Indiana (Steven McMichael – incumbent). More detailed information on the election process, petition requirements, and districts can be found on page 20D. If you live in one of the districts holding an election and think you might be interested in guiding the strategic direction of the cooperative, visit www.PPEC.coop/runboard or call 800-686-2357 and ask to speak with me for more information.

NOVEMBER 2021 • OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING 19

PAULDING PUTNAM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

WAYS TO SAVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON For kids of all ages, the upcoming holiday season is the most exciting time of the year. But sometimes we miss the magic as we juggle shopping lists, get-togethers, meal preparation, and those last work projects before the year winds down. These kinds of tasks on our to-do lists can add stress — not joy — to the holiday season.

Before you do your holiday shopping, see what kinds of deals are waiting for you. You can save at both local and national businesses with the card. Visit www.connections. coop for more information on the card and where and how to use it. Who knows? You just might find the ingredients for your favorite holiday dish or find a great deal on a gift.

Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op has a suggestion that we’re hoping will make your holidays a little less stressful: As a PPEC member-owner, you have access to a Co-op Connections Card that offers money-saving perks that come in handy the entire year, but especially during the holidays.

If you’ve lost your Co-op Connections card or never received one, visit connections.coop or call our office — it’s free to get and easy to use.

Don’t pay full price! Save 10% to 85% on most prescriptions at over 60,000 pharmacies. Just present your card to save an average of 46% at locations nationwide.

Visit connections.coop to learn how you can also save on: • • • • • • •

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Dental Vision Hearing Chiropractic Lab testing MRI & CT scans Diabetic supplies

IN THE COMMUNITY

PPEC walks in Kalida’s Pioneer Days parade The weekend after Labor Day has been a big part of Kalida’s history. For 149 years, the historic festival has been held in the Putnam County village of 1,400 people.

Billed as the oldest festival in Ohio, the village streets are shut down for a weekend of food, games, carnival rides, entertainment, and a massive car show. The festival has grown so large it starts Thursday evening. Sunday afternoon, northwest Ohio’s largest parade kicks off, lasting over an hour.

PPEC employees joined in the celebration, handing out candy along the parade route. At the same time, lineworkers drove one of our bucket trucks. The parade marked the end of a summer of parades and events for PPEC employees and family members. We loved getting to see all our members and the communities that we serve.

Election day is Nov. 2.

YOUR VOTE IS YOUR VOICE!

NOVEMBER 2021 • OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING 20A

PAULDING PUTNAM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Energy-saving tips for autumn The weather is turning cooler, and the nights are growing longer. How much you save on energy bills this winter will depend largely on what you do now. These steps will help make your home more comfortable and energy efficient when cold weather arrives.

Doors and windows Peter Niagu ENERGY ADVISOR

• Replace worn weatherstripping around all doors and windows.

• Caulk around gaps in windows and doors.

• Install a programmable thermostat, which can save energy by automatically adjusting temperatures according to your schedule.

Outside • Replace any missing or damaged roof shingles.

• Clean gutters and make sure downspouts point away from your house.

• Make sure flashings around the chimney and vent pipes are sealed tightly.

• Trim tree limbs that are touching or hanging over your house.

• Install storm doors if you don’t have them.

Get a checkup

• Consider replacing older windows with newer, more energy-efficient models.

Autumn is a perfect time to schedule a home energy audit.

Call PPEC to speak with Peter, our energy advisor, who can inspect your home from top to bottom and suggest ways to improve efficiency and save money this winter and all year long.

Insulation and air sealing • Hire a contractor to ensure that your home is insulated according to recommended levels for your area. Install insulation as needed.

• Add foam insulation gaskets to electrical outlets and switches on external walls (remember to turn off the power first).

• Use expandable caulk to seal around gaps in exterior plumbing and wiring access.

Heating system • Hire a qualified professional to clean and inspect your furnace or boiler.

• Clean vents and other heating system components.

• Replace your furnace filter regularly throughout the heating season.

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Who Owns What?

Electric Co-op Owned Equipment vs Member-Owned Equipment

This graphic depicts equipment owned by the co-op (in gold) and the member (in blue).

If a storm damages any equipment owned by the co-op, we are responsible for repairs. If a storm damages any member-owned equipment, the member is responsible for repairs. Members should hire a licensed electrician when making any repairs to member-owned equipment.

Co-op owned Member-owned

Service point

Power distribution lines Transformer Service line

Weatherhead

Tree trimming

Service mast

Trimming trees around service line is the member’s responsibility

Power pole

Service mast guy

Meter socket and jaws

Padmounted transformer

Meter Meter socket

Service panel

Service line Note: This graphic depicts overhead and underground service.

Please be aware of which type of service you receive at your home or business.

NOVEMBER 2021 • OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING 20C

PAULDING PUTNAM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

OFFICIAL NOTICE: Board election process begins The PPEC board of trustees consists of nine co-op members who each represent one district within the territory served by PPEC. The trustees are responsible for establishing and revising policies to ensure that service to the membership is foremost in mind, while maintaining a stable yet competitive position in the industry by setting rate structures.

Want to run for the board?

The election process begins with a petition form, available starting Nov. 19, 2021. Any PPEC member who resides in districts 2, 4, or 5 may obtain the required trustee petition from the cooperative office or online at www.PPEC.coop/ run-board. Candidates must receive at least 20 signatures from PPEC members within the district in which the candidate resides.

Each trustee serves a three-year term and either must seek reelection after the term or retire. Elections are held annually by the membership prior to the annual meeting in March. The upcoming election will be for candidates in districts 2, 4, and 5.

District 2 includes the Van Wert County (Ohio) townships of

Tully, Union, Hoaglin, Jackson, Harrison, Pleasant, Ridge, and Washington. This position is held by William Dowler, who is seeking reelection.

All completed petition forms must be received at the PPEC office no later than Dec. 20, 2021.

Each one will be verified, and only those who have met all requirements will be on the ballot.

District 4 includes the Paulding County (Ohio) townships of

Emerald, Jackson, Blue Creek, and Paulding, as well as Defiance County (Ohio) – Delaware Township. This position was represented

by Jay Dangler, who is not seeking reelection. This will create an open seat for the District 4 election.

The official ballots will be mailed to members in districts 2, 4, and 5 in February. The winners of the election will be announced at PPEC’s annual meeting on March 19, 2022.

District 5 includes the Allen County (Indiana) townships of Maumee, Adams, Jefferson, and Jackson. This position is held by Steven McMichael, who is seeking reelection.

PPEC board district overview map: Districts 2, 4, and 5 are up for election in 2022. If you live in those districts, you can run for the board.

OPEN SEAT: The District 4 election will be an open seat with no incumbent running for reelection. If you live in District 4 and want more information, call our office at 800686-2357 or visit www.PPEC.coop.

#50 Delaware Township

OHIO INDIANA #20 Carryall Township

#21 Crane Township

#51 Defiance Township

#22 Emerald Township

#23 Auglaize Township #10 Maumee Township

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5 #11 Adams Township

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9 #68 Pleasant Township

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BOARD EDUCATION

Board tours substations and territory PPEC’s board of trustees recently took a tour of Paulding Putnam’s service territory to see the co-op’s equipment up close and personal. Because the board sets the strategic direction of the co-op, it’s important our board is aware of PPEC’s unique circumstances, the condition of our equipment, residential and industrial members’ needs, and other key considerations.

For this abbreviated tour, the board visited the following: • Cecil Substation • Monroe Substation • Seiler Substation • Various co-op served neighborhoods in Indiana, like Greenwood Lakes • Columbus Grove warehouse • Baseline Substation These nine community members are dedicated to and have been elected to represent you, PPEC’s member-owners.

Education and Training is one of the Seven Cooperative Principles. Trustees invest considerable time learning about all aspects of the electricity industry, so that they can be sure to make decisions in the best interests of the members.

To learn more about our board members, visit www.ppec.coop/board-trustees. Board districts 2, 4, and 5 are up for election in 2022. Learn more about how to run on page 20D.

NOVEMBER 2021 • OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING 21

PAULDING PUTNAM ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE LOCAL PAGES

COOK UP ENERGY SAVINGS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. • Clean oven burners regularly.

• Match the pan size to the burner you’re using.

• Use small appliances like slow cookers and toaster ovens when possible.

From our table to yours, happy Thanksgiving!

from your Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative family!

Our offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 so that our employees may celebrate the holiday with their families.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Dr. John Saxton Chairman

Timothy Derck CONTACT

Vice Chairman

1-800-686-2357 www.ppec.coop

Dr. Ronald Black

OFFICE

401 McDonald Pike Paulding, Ohio 45879 OFFICE HOURS

7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.

Attorney

George Carter President/CEO

HAVE A STORY SUGGESTION? Secretary/Treasurer

Steve McMichael Jay Dangler Joseph Kohnen Adam Schnipke Ken Niese William Dowler Trustees

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STORY AND PHOTOS BY JAMES PROFFITT

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In his signature bib overalls and white shirt, Lee Jones slices open an heirloom tomato for customer Mara Ghafari. “Farmer Lee” also has copies of his book, The Chef’s Garden, available at the farm stand.

The specialty crops on Lee Jones’ 350-acre farm are myriad: beets, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, tomatillos, honey, potatoes, corn, beans, squash, edible flower blossoms — the list numbers into the hundreds.

All are grown sustainably and organically and up until the pandemic, were available only to professional chefs — in fact, that’s how Jones (known professionally as “Farmer Lee” or “Farmer Jones”) came up with the name for The Chef’s Garden (TCG).

The pandemic, however, completely changed his business model. “We made a lot of lemonade last year trying to swing for base hits,” Jones says. “We had to, because we were desperate to keep the farm going and, most importantly, keep our team safe, fed, and employed.”

Jones says he’s proud to have kept 136 families gainfully employed through the pandemic. His family already lost one farm in the 1980s after a devastating hailstorm finished off what the 1980s American farm crisis had already begun, and so he was determined to make it work.

He did it in ingenious fashion.

Chefs in 50 states and more than a dozen other countries have been familiar with his tiny edible flowers, microgreens, and uniquely colored and patterned heirloom vegetables for decades — and it was those culinary friends who helped save the farm.

“We shipped about 300 boxes out to chefs we work with who were at home with their families — and not cooking in restaurants — because everything was closed,” Jones says. “We mentioned we were starting home delivery and would love for them to share what they do with our vegetables on the internet. That helped us survive.”

Social media sharing by longtime chef customers sent waves of new virtual customers Jones’ way. Mara Ghafari is one of those new customers, sort of. The Detroit-area resident drove 120 miles to visit the farm stand recently, though she says she was already familiar with TCG through restaurateur friends.

“I was excited driving all the way down,” she says. “And I was really happy to meet Farmer Lee.” After perusing and sampling items cut by Jones’ ever-handy pocketknife — cantaloupe, watermelon, potatoes, tomatoes — Ghafari left with a basketful of super-fresh produce and a two-hour drive to think about what to do for dinner.

“I generally cook dishes dependent on what I find, whatever’s good — and I buy what the butcher or the gardener or the fish guy tells me,” she says, emphasizing that she tends to steer clear of the big chain grocery stores.

At a recent farm stand event, Jones signed copies of his new 640-page book, The Chef’s Garden: A Modern Guide to Common and Unusual Vegetables — With Recipes, all the while tossing out his signature corny veggie jokes. A half-dozen times in an hour, customers bagging freshpicked corn freeze and stare as Jones bellows, “Be careful what you say around that corn!” They relax, guffawing, when he informs them, of course, that the corn has ears.

Speaking of Jones’ signature, his seven-day-a-week uniform consists of denim bib overalls, a crisp white shirt, and a red bow tie. In his closet: 18 of each. He wears the uniform everywhere — including to funerals, black tie events, church, business meetings, and in the presence of the likes of Martha Stewart and Julia Child, among others.

“It certainly makes it easy to know what I’m wearing in the morning,” he laughs.

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Turkey is always on the menu just north of the border.

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARGIE WUEBKER

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hanksgiving takes place nearly every day of the year at Cornwell’s Turkeyville, located approximately 45 miles north of the Ohio border near Marshall, Michigan.

The sprawling complex is home to a restaurant offering all-turkey entrées, as well as made-from-scratch sides and desserts. It also boasts a 5,000-square-foot Country Junction gift shop, an ice cream parlor, a professional dinner theater featuring talented actors and actresses from throughout the country, a 175-site campground complete with swimming pool, and an outdoor gazebo where musicians tune up their instruments on warm summer days.

Special events take place nearly every weekend in keeping with a family philosophy — “People will come to where they have been invited and will return to where they have been made to feel welcome.” These range from flea markets and antique shows to a Renaissance festival and car shows. Cooking classes are offered during the winter months, with participants learning how to make pies, prepare freezer meals, make pastries, and create holiday cookies.

The destination draws people by the thousands, but its origin springs from an auspicious gesture back in 1943. Founders Wayne and Marjorie Cornwell initially planned to raise cows on their country spread.

However, illness struck the herd, and they eventually decided to pursue another interest after a neighbor gifted them with a flock of 12 turkeys.

The venture proved successful as the Cornwells introduced a special feed plan that ensured better and richer-tasting birds. They set up a slaughtering operation on the farm to satisfy customer demands.

In the early 1960s, the Cornwells and fellow church members launched a county fair food booth offering turkey sandwiches that were made according to Marjorie’s tried-

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and-true recipe with white and dark meat on plump buns and finished with butter and Miracle Whip salad dressing.

Requests from folks who wanted turkey sandwiches yearround led Wayne to establish a small dining facility with several milk cans for stools and a couple of tables. The makeshift dining area quickly expanded, and a second dining room was added to accommodate crowds.

“The sandwiches are still popular, but the real star is our turkey dinner with all the trimmings,” says Patti Cornwell, director of marketing and granddaughterin-law of the founders. “We also have the best turkey Reubens and burgers.”

Turkeys are no longer raised or processed at the property, but there is a flock of resident turkeys that strut around the grounds, much to the delight of adults and children. The birds apparently enjoy classic rock ’n’ roll, as they showed up for a bike night and gobbled along with the music.

“Turkeyville has grown, thanks to lots of good ideas from family members,” Cornwell says. “Sometimes I think we have too many good ideas.”

Among those good ideas: the old-fashioned ice cream parlor, where homemade confections include regular ice cream flavors plus decidedly Turkeyville offerings like Turkey Trax and Jolted Turkey. This is also the place to purchase homemade fudge and caramel corn.

The restaurant’s signature turkey sandwich.

In 1968, the Cornwells introduced their dinner theater, complete with top-notch productions and bountiful buffet meals. With the current show, Dashing Through the Snow, playing through Dec. 18, plans are underway for the 2022 season, which will include The 39 Steps, Honky Tonk Angels, The Odd Couple, Church Basement Ladies, and Still Dreaming of a White Christmas.

COVID-19 ushered in a new idea with the kitchen turning out frozen dinners to prepare at home. Still on the planning board are a children’s theater and an outdoor farm adventure.

Turkeyville, 18935 151/2 Mile Road, Marshall, Michigan.

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Turkeyville introduced dinner theater, complete with top-notch productions and a full buffet, to its menu in 1968.

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OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING’S

2021

Holiday gift guide

BY DAMAINE VONADA

“Home for the holidays” takes on a whole new meaning when you choose gifts created by Ohio artisans, crafters, and makers. You’re supporting small businesses throughout the state, and you’ll impress everyone on your list with items that are unique, innovative, and homegrown.

PHOTO BY HOLLY HILDRETH PHOTOGRAPHY/ COURTESY OF BREWHAUS DOG BONES

Brewhaus Dog Bones, Cincinnati A nonprofit organization founded by Lisa Graham, Brewhaus Bakery provides vocational training and employment for young adults with disabilities. Its handcrafted, small-batch dog bones are a healthy treat with ingredients including protein-rich spent grains sourced from local microbreweries and fresh eggs delivered by a Brown County farm. 513-551-7144.

http://brewhausdogbones.com

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Country Manor Mixes, Leesburg PHOTO COURTESY OF COUNTRY MANOR MIXES

Country Manor owners Cindy Smith and Mary Beth Hodson produce mixes that are perfect for quick-andeasy holiday appetizers and desserts. Using their own recipes, they hand-blend herbs, spices, and other ingredients. Their repertoire of sweet and savory flavors includes Splendid Spinach dip mix, Vegetable Medley spread mix, Snickerdoodle cheesecake mix, and Parmesan Garlic dipping oil mix. 513-759-6582.

PHOTO BY BOYCE SWIFT

PHOTO COURTESY OF ELDERBERRY MARSH

www.countrymanormixes.com

Elderberry Marsh Farm Biscuit Cutters and Sugar Bowls, Middlefield

Flores Leather Works Customized Items, Middletown

In his wood shop on Elderberry Marsh Farm, John Hart makes heirloom-quality biscuit cutters and sugar bowls from wood he finds on the farmstead.

Hand-turned on a lathe and finished with food-safe wood wax, Hart’s display-worthy pieces are as beautiful as they are practical. To complement the biscuits you bake, try the farm’s Elderberry Wine Jelly and Elderberry Tea. 440-829-3644.

What better gift for someone special than a personalized leather wallet, tote bag, or accessory? Using materials sourced in the U.S., Eber and Rebekah Flores design and handcraft leather goods embossed with initials, logos, names, and phrases. Besides their top-selling leather coasters and golf club headcovers, they make leather jewelry, keychains, belts, and holsters. 513-305-8694.

www.elderberrymarsh.com www.floresleatherworks.com

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PHOTO COURTESY OF LA CREMA COFFEE COMPANY

PHOTO BY ISABELLA CARTOLANO EASTWOOD

HandHeld & Co. Greeting Cards, Sunbury

La Crema Coffee, Hamilton

Isabella Cartolano Eastwood not only paints the artwork for her simply delightful greeting cards but also prints them on made-in-the-USA cardstock. While her bestselling card — “Ohio Native Plants” — features her watercolor and gouache paintings of assorted flora, her whimsical holiday card designs include “Cabin on Christmas Morning,” “Evergreen and Cardinal,” and “Dashing Through the Snow.” handheldandco@gmail.com.

Obtaining green coffee beans from around the world, La Crema Coffee owner Victor Kidd roasts, packs, and ships premium-quality coffees at the company’s facilities in Hamilton. La Crema’s Columbian, Peruvian, and Highlander Grogg (a beguiling blend of butterscotch, caramel, and vanilla) coffees are popular year-round, and for the holidays, the company sells egg nog, gingerbread, and other specialty coffee flavors in merry and bright seasonal bags. 513-779-6278.

PHOTO BY KMM PHOTOGRAPHY/ COURTESY OFPHOTOGRAPHY/COURTESY LEES BEES PHOTO

BY KMM OF LEES BEES

www.handheldandco.com

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www.lacremacoffeecompany.com

Lees Bees Bath, Beauty, and Skin Care Products, North Canton Concern for the declining honeybee population plus a desire to create healthy skin care products prompted Melinda J. Lee to start Lees Bees. Her lotions, scrubs, and lip balms have no dyes, parabens, or phthalates; their ingredients come from Lee’s own bees and local suppliers, and they’re available in scrumptious scents and flavors such as pumpkin pie, sugared fig, and cinnamon roll.

330-714-1083. https://lees-bees.square.site

Metropolis Popcorn, Cuyahoga Falls and Hudson

PHOTO BY DAMAINE VONADA

PHOTO COURTESY OF KELLY BROWN

PHOTO COURTESY OF METROPOLIS POPCORN

Customers love the freshness and variety of popcorns — including gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free, and vegan — that owner Brent VanFossen offers at Metropolis Popcorn.

Though flavors range from Apple Pie to White Cheddar and Vanilla, tasty Midnight Caramel (caramel popcorn with chocolate and sea salt) is a perennial favorite.

Christmas-themed tins are available, and online orders of $30 or more ship for free. www.metropolisohio.com

Mini Miscellaneous Magnets, Maumee

Neumeister’s Candy Shoppe, Upper Sandusky

Using bottlecaps, paper, and other recycled materials, Kelly Brown makes small wonders — cute, clever, and incredibly tiny magnets — that look good enough to eat. The mixedmedia magnets mimic everything from tacos and burritos to ice cream bars and Christmas cookies, and her mini donut bracelets are a fun, and very sweet, little gift.

The Neumeister family began making candy in downtown Upper Sandusky in 1877. Current owner Debbie Frey still uses their original recipes, and she and her staff hand roll, dip, wrap, and package every piece of candy. Choose tried-and-true Neumeister’s confections like fudge and caramels or try Frey’s own Buckeye Sandwiches and Giant S’Mores.

419-294-3647.

www.minimiscellaneous.com

https://neumeistercandy.com/

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PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREN HELLERMAN

PHOTO COURTESY OF ODNR

The Ramp Hatchery Animal Puzzles, Cincinnati

Ohio State Park Posters, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Channel the natural beauty and incomparable variety of Ohio’s state parks with the collectible series of posters commissioned by ODNR. Artist Jonathan Scheele created the vintagestyle posters, and their iconic images include the Upper Falls at Hocking Hills State Park and the Big House at Malabar Farm State Park.

Lauren Hellerman began using a scroll saw at age 13, and after college, she got into the business of making wooden animal puzzles by working with her saw in a bedroom closet. Her exclusive patterns include dogs, dragons, a flying pig, and a topselling T. Rex, and she also takes orders for custom puzzles. ramphatchery@gmail.com.

www.theramphatchery.etsy.com https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/ gov/odnr/buy-and-apply/gifts-andmechandise/browse-gifts-merchandise

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELLE DRANSCHAK

Riverlane Studios Ornaments, Columbus Michelle Dranschak designs and handcrafts clay ornaments using a 3D printer to make her own shape cutters. Although customers love to hang her personalized baby and pet ornaments on their Christmas trees, Dranschak’s sentimental “long distance” ornament is a favorite for loved ones in separate cities. It’s shaped like a map of the continental United States, and based on the cities or states that customers select, she places hearts on the map and connects them with a lovely, handdrawn line. www.riverlanestudios.com

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THANKFUL THIMBLE

PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCK CAMP CANDLE CO.

Rock Camp Candle Co., Johnstown

Thankful Thimble Wearables, Batavia

Third-generation candlemaker Mary Mongold and her family produce soy candles hand-poured into jars with handsomely designed labels that can be completely customized. Their clean-burning candles feature long-lasting seasonal scents — dogwood in spring, mint in summer, apples in fall — inspired by Mongold’s childhood home in Athens County. Their signature holiday candle, Rock Camp Christmas, evokes the nostalgic smells of cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. 614-307-0387.

With help from her daughters Anna and Sarah, Sharon Francis transforms unwanted wool sweaters into felted mittens and fingerless gloves at Thankful Thimble sewing studio. Each mitten contains pieces of four different sweaters. Because the ladies of Thankful Thimble carefully mix and match colors, their creations — which also include cashmere scarves and ultrasoft baby hats — are always warm, cozy, and eye-catching.

513-332-4897; ThankfulThimble@gmail.com.

www.thankfulthimble.com www.rockcampcandles.com

PHOTO BY BETH LAMPE MARTIN

Beach Glass Shop Jewelry, Rocky River Beth Lampe Martin specializes in making jewelry from beach glass that she finds and hand-picks on the shores of Lake Erie. Her signature beach glass angels are about an inch long and come in a little box that’s ideal for gifting. During the holidays, she uses rare red beach glass to create Christmas necklaces featuring a sterling silver chain and snowflake charm. BethLMartin10@gmail.com.

www.beachglassshop.etsy.com

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NOV. 19–DEC. 31 – Lights Before Christmas, Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo. Over 1 million lights, the award-winning Big Tree, and more than 200 illuminated animal images. 419-385-5721 or www.toledozoo.org.

NOV. 21 – Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Veterans Memorial Civic Ctr., 7 Town Square, Lima, 7:30 p.m. $39–$65. This dazzling family holiday spectacular features soaring acrobatics, gravity-defying feats, and extravagant theatrical production numbers. www.limaciviccenter. com/cirquedreams.

NOV. 21 – Country Collection Christmas Craft Show, Allen Co. Fgds., 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $4. Craft vendors come from all over Ohio and surrounding states to show and sell their unique items.

Find a special gift for someone on your Christmas list!

419-648-3747 or https://allencofair.com.

NOV. 24 – Holiday Lights Grand Illumination, downtown Sidney. Join us as we light up the downtown for the holidays! www.sidneyalive.org.

NOV. 26 – The Nutcracker, Donnell Theater, Marathon Center, 200 W. Main Cross St., Findlay, 7:30 p.m. $35–$65. Make the beloved holiday classic part of your annual Christmas tradition. Performed by the prestigious State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine. 419-423-2787 or www. mcpa.org/events/detail/the-nutcracker-1.

NOV. 26–DEC. 26 – Lake of Lights, Saulisberry Park/ France Lake, 13344 St. Rte. 67 W., Kenton, 6–9 p.m. A daily drive-through lighting event, with special events held on the weekends. For more information call 419675-2547 or email lakeoflights08@gmail.com.

NOV. 26–JAN. 2 – North Pole Express, Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Inc., 12505 Co. Rd. 99, Findlay, Fri./ Sat. 5:30–9 p.m., Sun. 5:30–8:30 p.m. $4, C. (12 and

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under) $3. Hop on board our quarter-scale locomotive for a magical trip through a winter wonderland of sparkling lights and festive decorations. See operating model trains and hundreds of decorated trees, plus a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus (on select nights). 419-423-2995, www.facebook.com/nworrp, or www.nworrp.org.

NOV. 27 – Blaze of Lights Festival and Parade, downtown Bluffton, 5–9 p.m. Free. Kick off the Christmas season with a parade, live entertainment, a lighting ceremony, and other festive activities. Parade starts at 5 p.m.; this year’s theme is “A Christmas Carol.” 419-8894315 or www.explorebluffton.com/blaze-festival.

NOV. 27 – Daniel O’Donnell: “Christmas & More,” Veterans Memorial Civic Ctr., 7 Town Square, Lima, $39–$99. The Irish singer and songwriter, known across the world for his mix of country and Irish folk music, presents a special holiday concert. www.limaciviccenter. com/danielodonnell.

NOV. 27, DEC. 4, 11 – 1920s Holidays on Main Street, Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rte. 2, Archbold. We will be “decking the halls” of our Main Street with holiday lights, 1920s window décor, and a 20-foot Christmas tree. Enjoy period holiday activities, tasty treats, and more. Space is limited and pre-registration will be required. Register online at www.saudervillage.org.

NOV. 27–28 – “Crafts for Christmas” Craft Show, Lucas County Recreation Ctr., 2901 Key St., Maumee, Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission and parking. Our winter spectacular! Fine handmade juried crafts, gifts, and holiday decorations that will make your season bright. Collecting donations for Toys for Tots, too!

419-842-1925 or www.toledocraftsmansguild.org.

DEC. 1–5 – Christmas Tree Festival, Allen County Museum, 620 W. Market St., Lima, Wed./Thur./Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun. 12–5 p.m. Free; donations welcome. See over 100 decorated Christmas trees, including “Evergreen,” the talking Christmas tree, and tour the decorated MacDonell House. Daily demos in the Pioneer Log House, children’s activities, and live entertainment each day. www.allencountymuseum.org.

DEC. 4 – Apollo Christmas Craft Show, Apollo Career Ctr., 3325 Shawnee Rd., Lima, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $3, under 13 free. Over 100 crafters with unique and quality crafts.

Food available for purchase. brittany.roof@apollocc.org or https://apollocareercenterhs.com/craft-show.

NOV. 4–JAN. 9 – Winter Festival of Lights, Oglebay Resort, 464 Lodge Dr., Wheeling, nightly at dusk.

Featuring 300 acres of twinkling lights over a 6-mile drive. Per-car donation requested; valid for the entire festival season. 877-436-1797, https://wheelingcvb.com/ events/winter-festival-of-lights-2, or https://oglebay.com.

NOV. 19–21 – “Christmas in November” Craft Show, WesBank Arena, 2 14th St., Wheeling, Fri. 11 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $2, under 18 free. Over 175 vendors. Breakfast with Santa 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; registration required. 304-233-4470 or http://wesbancoarena.com.

DEC. 4 – Christmas of Yesteryear and Winter Wonderland Parade, downtown Sidney. Enjoy the sights, sounds, and tastes of a Historic Downtown Sidney Christmas! 937-658-6945 or www.sidneyalive.org.

DEC. 4–5 – Tri-State Gun Show, Allen Co. Fgds., 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, Sat. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. $6, free for members and under 18.

Over 400 tables of modern and antique guns, edged weapons, and sportsmen equipment. 419-647-0067 or www.tristategunshow.org.

DEC. 10–18 – Elf the Musical, Encore Theatre, 991 N. Shore Dr., Lima, Thur.–Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $10–$17.

Based on the film by David Berenbaum. 419-223-8866 or www.amiltellers.org.

DEC. 11 – “Bells, Brass, and Bows,” Veterans Memorial Civic Ctr., 7 Town Square, Lima, 7:30 p.m. Celebrate the sounds of the season with the Lima Symphony Orchestra and Chorus as they present their beloved holiday concert featuring traditional favorites and singalongs. 419-2225701 or www.limasymphony.com.

DEC. 11 – National Model Railroad Association Train Show, Allen Co. Fgds., 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $7, under 13 free. More than 150 vendor tables offering new and used model trains in all scales, railroadiana, operating layout displays, and more. Visit Santa and Children’s Play Area. Food and refreshments available. Presented by the Three Rivers Division 3 NCR NMRA. https://allencofair.com.

DEC. 12 – A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage, Donnell Theater, Marathon Center, 200 W. Main Cross St., Findlay, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Starting at $28. Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in this adaptation of Charles Schulz’s timeless story of the spirit of Christmas. www.mcpa.org/events/detail/charlie-brown-christmas.

DEC. 12 – A Christmas Carol, Veterans Memorial Civic Ctr., 7 Town Square, Lima, 3 p.m. A new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, featuring first-class actors, stunning sets, puppetry, and traditional carols. 419-2225701 or www.limasymphony.com.

DEC. 12 – Winter Festival of Crafts, Franciscan Center at Lourdes University, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free parking and admission. A beautiful setting for our last show of the year. Pick up that lastminute holiday gift or decoration that will make your holiday bright! Handcrafted items — no imports! 419-8421925 or www.toledocraftsmansguild.org.

Submit listings AT LEAST 90 DAYS prior to the event to Ohio Cooperative Living, 6677 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 or events@ohioec.org. Ohio Cooperative Living will not publish listings that don’t include a complete address or a number/website for more information.

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2021 CALENDAR

NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

NOV. 20 – Thanksgiving Dinner with Abraham Lincoln, Hale Farm and Village, 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Bath, 3:30–6 p.m. $20–$50. Listen to the stories of our nation’s past and enjoy the music of the season.

Registration required. 330-666-3711 ext. 1720, halereservations@wrhs.org, or /events.

NOV. 20–21 – Strongsville Spring Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show, Strongsville Ehrnfelt Recreation Ctr., 18100 Royalton Rd., Strongsville, Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. $3, under 12 free. Artists and crafters selling original handmade items. Full concessions stand on-site.

440-227-8794 or www.avantgardeshows.com.

NOV. 20–21, 26–28, DEC. 2–5, 9–24 – Vendor Village NOV. 13 – Wayne County Agricultural Society Gun Artisan Pop-up Market, Crocker Park, 177 Market St., Bash, Wayne Co. Fair Event Ctr., 199 Vanover St., Wooster, Westlake, 12–8 p.m. (12–6 p.m. on Nov. 21 and 28). Arts doors open at 1:30 p.m., first drawing at 3 p.m. Tickets and crafts, pictures with Santa, Santa’s sleigh, and PolarX $25 each or 5 for $100; price includes food, drinks, and Ornament gift shop. 216-233-6467 or on Facebook. entry to win any guns or prizes on raffle ticket. Wall of NOV. 20–DEC. 31 – Holidays at the Mansion, Victorian Guns, 50/50 drawing, mystery safe, extra raffles. www.

House Museum, 484 Wooster Rd., Millersburg, Sun.– waynecountyfairohio.com/gunbash.

Thur. 1–4 p.m., Fri./Sat. 1–8 p.m. $10. Tour the 28-room NOV. 18 – Christmas with the Nelsons, Ohio Star mansion, beautifully decorated for the season, and see Theater, 1387 Old OH-39, Sugarcreek, 7 p.m. $50–$66. our outdoor winter wonderland display with 14,000 lights.

This heartwarming concert stars the third generation of 330-674-0022 or www.holmeshistory.com/events.

Nelson family hitmakers, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, NOV. 26–28, DEC. 2–5, 9–23, 26–30 – Deck the delivering Christmas classics. 855-344-7547 or www.

Hall: “Lights, Cameras, Christmas!,” Stan Hywet Hall dhgroup.com/theater/christmas-with-the-nelsons-2021. and Gardens, 714 N. Portage Path, Akron, 5–8 p.m. The NOV. 19 – Window Wonderland, downtown Wooster, gardens and grounds will be decorated with 1 million 3–9 p.m. Beautifully decorated storefront windows, holiday lights, the perfect setting for a brisk winter stroll. festive dining, live music, and fabulous shopping. 330Inside, classic movies will be staged in 21 spaces, and 25 262-6222 or www.mainstreetwooster.org. decorated trees create a festive atmosphere throughout.

NOV. 19–20 – Season’s Splendor Arts and Crafts 330-836-5533 or www.stanhywet.org.

Show, Fisher Auditorium and Shisler Conference Ctr., NOV. 26–28, DEC. 3–5, 10–26 – Drive-Thru Holiday OARDC, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, Fri. 5–9 p.m., Sat. Lights, Medina Co. Fgds., 720 W. Smith Rd., Medina, Fri./ 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Over 130 vendors. Only handcrafted Sat. 6–10 p.m., Sun. and weeknights 6–9 p.m. $10 per car, items; no commercial vendors. Food available. 330-345$20 per small bus/van, $50 per large bus. 330-723-9633.

5962 or www.facebook.com/WCACG/events.

NOV. 26–JAN. 8 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village NOV. 20 – JHS Key Club Arts and Craft Show, Jackson and Advent Market, Steubenville Visitor Ctr., 120 S. 3rd High School, 7600 Fulton Dr., Massillon, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

St., Steubenville. Free. Over 150 large-as-life, unique www.jackson.stark.k12.oh.us/domain/249. nutcrackers are stationed under a canopy of lights and

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THROUGH NOV. 27 – Historical Quilts and Needlework Exhibit, Ross County Heritage Center, 45 West Fifth Street, Chillicothe, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. 740-772-1936 or visit www.rosscountyhistorical.org.

THROUGH DECEMBER – Athens Farmers Market, 1000 E. State St., Athens, every Wednesday, 9 a.m.– 1 p.m.; every Saturday, 9 a.m.–noon. 740-593-6763 or www.athensfarmersmarket.org.

NOV. 1–JAN. 1 – Dickens Victorian Village, downtown Cambridge. See scenes of life in 1850s England, featuring life-sized mannequins wearing real vintage clothing. 800933-5480 or www.dickensvictorianvillage.com.

NOV. 1–JAN. 1 – Guernsey County Courthouse Holiday Light Show, Cambridge, 5:30–9 p.m. nightly. See animated displays of lights synchronized to holiday music.

800-933-5480 or www.dickensvictorianvillage.com.

NOV. 6 – “Welcome to the Holidays” Craft Show, Sardis Community Center, 37184 Mound St., Sardis, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Homemade food available. www.facebook. com/sardisohcc.

NOV. 15–20 – Mosser Glass Holiday Open House, 9279 Cadiz Rd., Cambridge, Mon.–Fri. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. www.visitguernseycounty.com.

NOV. 20 – The Diamond Project: Neil Diamond Tribute, Majestic Theatre, 45 E. Second St., Chillicothe, 7:30 p.m. $18–$20. www.majesticchillicothe.net.

NOV. 27 – Cambridge Christmas Parade, Wheeling Avenue, Cambridge, 5 p.m. 740-439-2238 or www. downtowncambridge.com.

NOV. 27 – Merry-etta Christmas Parade, downtown Marietta, 6–7:30 p.m. Floats, dance routines, carolers, and more, complete with festive lights, and an appearance by Santa Claus. www.mariettaohio.org.

NOV. 27–DEC. 19 – Santa Train, Hocking Valley Scenic Railway, Nelsonville Depot, 33 W. Canal St., Nelsonville, Fri. 6 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 6 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m., 2 p.m. $16–$21. Santa visits with each child as the train traverses the Hocking River Valley. 855-323-3768, 740753-9531, or www.hvsry.org/train-rides/santa.

NOV. 28 – Cambridge City Band Christmas Concert, Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center, 7033 Glenn Hwy., Cambridge, 3 p.m. 740-439-7009 or www. pritchardlauglin.com.

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holiday decorations throughout the downtown and Fort Steuben Park 24/7. Also enjoy hayrides, the Holly Trolley, children’s activities, music, crafts, and much more. 740283-4935 or www.steubenvillenutcrackervillage.com NOV. 27 – The Handmade Market, Painesville Railroad Museum (NYC Painesville Depot), 475 Railroad St., Painesville, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. Art and craft show, bake sale, raffle, refreshments. 440-655-4455, prrmevent@att. net, or www.painesvillerailroadmuseum.org.

NOV. 27–28, DEC. 4 – Christmas in the Alpaca Barn, 16800 Cowley Rd., Grafton, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Enjoy an upclose look at these peaceful creatures. Shop at the Farm Store. 440-477-4300 or www.ourlittleworldalpacas.com.

DEC. 3 – Downtown Churches Walking Tour, Wooster, 5–8 p.m. Eight historic downtown churches participate in this Christmas tradition. At each church you can sing a Christmas carol, hear a bit of the church’s history, and admire their Christmas decorations. Map available online.

330-262-6222 or www.mainstreetwooster.org.

DEC. 4 – Christmas Down on the Farm, Schrock’s Amish Farm, 4363 St. Rte. 39, Berlin, noon–5 p.m. Sleigh rides, gingerbread house decorating, Christmas cookies, more. 330-893-3604, www.schrocksvillage.com, or www. tistheseasonchristmas.com.

DEC. 4 – Sights and Sounds of Christmas Parade, downtown Steubenville, noon–1 p.m. ​www.facebook. com/SteubenvilleChristmasParade.

DEC. 4–5 – Christmas in the Village, Smithville Community Historical Society, Smithville, Sat. 5–8 p.m., Sun. 1:30–4 p.m. The village will be transformed into early Victorian Christmas glamour. Santa will greet guests. 330669-9308 or http://sohchs.org.

DEC. 12 – Massillon Train and Toy Show, Massillon Knights of Columbus Hall, 988 Cherry Rd. NW, Massillon, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $5, under 13 free. Trains of all gauges, running layouts, vintage toys, diecast models, NASCAR items, and more. refreshments available. 330-262-7488, cathijon@sssnet.com, or http://cjtrains.com/shows.

NOV. 30 – Christmas with John Berry, Majestic Theatre, 45 E. Second St., Chillicothe, 7:30 p.m. $30–$55. www. majesticchillicothe.net.

DEC. 4 – Children’s Holiday Program, Ross County Heritage Ctr., 45 W. Fifth St., Chillicothe. $10 for one-year junior membership. Registration required; call 740-7721936 to register; www.rosscountyhistorical.org.

DEC. 4 – Chillicothe Christmas Church Walk, beginning at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, 285 W. Water St., Chillicothe, 6:30–9:30 p.m. $10. www.visitchillicotheohio. com/events.

DEC. 4 – Downtown Logan Christmas Parade, Main Street, Logan, 2 p.m. See Santa and cheer on this year’s floats. 740-385-6836 or http://explorehockinghills.com.

DEC. 7 – Cambridge City Band Concert, Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center, 7033 Glenn Hwy., Cambridge, 7 p.m. 740-439-7009 or www.pritchardlauglin.com.

DEC. 9–12 – Miracle on 34th Street, the Musical, Majestic Theatre, 45 E. Second St., Chillicothe, Thur.–Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. $12–$15. www.cctchillicothe.com.

DEC. 10–11 – Caldwell Food Center Third Annual Cookie Walk, 110 Olive St., Caldwell, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.

Cookies available for purchase. For information, see our Facebook page or visit www.caldwellfoodcenter.com.

DEC. 11 – Christmas Open House, Ross County Heritage Ctr., 45 W. Fifth St., Chillicothe, 1–4 p.m. Free. 740-7721936 or www.rosscountyhistorical.org.

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NOV. 21 – Zanesville Handbell Festival, Grace United Methodist Church, 516 Shinnick St., Zanesville, 7 p.m.

Local handbell choirs perform individually and together to usher in the holiday season for the community.

Freewill offering taken to cover concert expenses. www. visitzanesville.com/Calendar-Of-Events.

NOV. 27–28 – Scott Antique Market, Ohio Expo Ctr., Bricker and Celeste Bldgs., Columbus, Sat. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free; $5 parking. 800–1,200 exhibit booths. www.scottantiquemarkets.com.

NOV. 27–28 – Winterfest: “A 1920s Christmas,” Wagnalls Memorial, 150 E. Columbus St., Lithopolis.

THROUGH JAN. 15 – Exhibition: “Norman Rockwell’s Free. Decorated rooms and themed Christmas trees, live Home for the Holidays,” Wagnalls Memorial, 150 E. singing, reindeer displays, children’s crafts, and more, Columbus St., Lithopolis, regular museum hours. Free. On including appearances by Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum, this traditional elves. 614-837-4765 or www.wagnallsfoundation.org. holiday collection of Rockwell’s work will inspire feelings NOV. 28 – Gambier Craft Sale, Kenyon College Athletic of warmth and good cheer while letting you experience Ctr., 221 Duff St., Gambier. Free. More than 100 vendors the nostalgia of yesteryear. 614-837-4765 or www. from all over Ohio selling homemade/handmade arts, wagnallsfoundation.org. crafts, clothing, jewelry, and food items. Lunch available.

NOV. 9, DEC. 14 – Inventors Network Meeting, mistie_wray@yahoo.com or www.visitknoxohio.org. virtual, 7 p.m. Educational presentations and discussion DEC. 2 – Southeastern Ohio Symphony Orchestra about the invention process. Meetings are held the 2nd Holiday Concert, Secrest Auditorium, 334 Shinnick St., Tuesday of each month virtually. 614-470-0144 or www.

Zanesville, 7 p.m. www.secrestauditorium.com. inventorscolumbus.com.

DEC. 3 – Pickerington Holiday Gathering, Columbus NOV. 19 – Miracle on Main Parade, Main Street, Coshocton. This year’s theme is “A Hometown Christmas.” Street and various locations, Pickerington, 5–8 p.m.

City tree lighting at 7 p.m. at the Gazebo. Horse-drawn 740-623-5934 or https://m-partners.facebook.com/ wagon rides, strolling carolers, ice carving, live reindeer, events/1288231171592696. circulating trolley, cookie decorating, children’s crafts, NOV. 21 – Buckeye Comic Con, Courtyard Marriott Holiday Gift Market, and much more. 614-595-5867 or Columbus West, 2350 Westbelt Dr. (I-270 at Roberts Rd. www.pickeringtonvillage.com. exit 10), Columbus, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $5; age 6 and under free. Featuring local guest creators. www.facebook.com/ DEC. 3–5 – Christmas at the Palace, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion, Fri./Sat. 7:30 p.m., Buckeye-Comic-Con-1917494808540660.

Sun. 2 p.m. $12–$23. Directed by Clare Cooke, this variety

show featuring local community members has become one of Marion’s favorite holiday traditions. 740-383-2101 or www.marionpalace.org.

DEC. 3–5 – Christmas Walk, Lancaster Camp Ground, 2151 W. Fair Ave., Lancaster, 5:30–9:30 p.m. Live music, holiday shopping, food and sweets, Nativity, and Saint Nicholas. 740-653-2119 or www.lancastercampground. org/christmas-walk.

DEC. 4, 11 – Christmas Candlelighting Ceremony, Roscoe Village, Main Stage, 600 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton. Free. Share in the evening’s tradition of lighting the 30-foot Christmas tree. 740-622-7644, 800877-1830, or www.roscoevillage.com.

DEC. 11 – Annual Holiday Cookie Walk, Fairfield County Genealogical Research Library, 503 Lenwood Dr. (corner of Lenwood and West Mulberry), Lancaster, 1–4 p.m.

Stock up for the holidays! Select from a great variety of cookies for $6 per pound. 740-653-2573.

DEC. 11 – Care Train of Union County Auction, McAuliffe’s Ace Hardware, 1299 W. Fifth St., Marysville, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 937-303-9453 or https://caretrain.org.

DEC. 12 – Columbus Winter Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show, Makoy Event Ctr., 5462 Center St., Hilliard, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $3, under 12 free. It’s officially holiday shopping time! This large show will feature artists and crafters selling their original handmade items. Full concessions stand on-site. www.avantgardeshows.com.

DEC. 12 – Debby Boone’s White Christmas, Marion Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion, 3 p.m. $27–$42. Three-time Grammy Award-winning artist delivers a jubilant holiday celebration through story and yuletide songs, including her 1977 fan favorite, “You Light Up My Life.” 740-383-2101 or www.marionpalace.org.

NOV. 26–27 – Holiday Craft and Gift Show, Montgomery Co. Fgds., 645 Infirmary Rd., Dayton, Fri. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. $4, under 13 free. The area’s largest craft show! www.ohiochristmasshows.com/ dayton-holiday-craft-show.

NOV. 26–DEC. 31 – Art at the Mill, Historic Bear’s Mill, 6450 Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Rd., Greenville. We showcase Liz Zorn, abstract paintings, and the Millrace Potters, handmade pottery. Reception will be held Nov. 26, 6–8 p.m. 937-548-5112 or www.bearsmill.org.

NOV. 27 – Bethany Christmas Bazaar, Bethany United Methodist Church, 6388 Cincinnati Dayton Rd., Liberty THROUGH NOV. 21 – Bluegrass Wednesdays, Vinoklet Township (Butler County), 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Free. Unique Winery, 11069 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati, Wed. 6:30–8:30 handcrafted gifts, Christmas decorations, and vendors p.m. Enjoy dinner, wine, and an evening of free bluegrass such as Pampered Chef and Magnolia & Vine. Donations entertainment by Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass. of canned goods accepted for charity. Find “Bethany Reservations strongly recommended. 513-385-9309 or Christmas Bazaar” on Facebook. vinokletwinery@fuse.net.

NOV. 28 – Winter Avant-Garde Art and Craft NOV. 20 – Hometown Holiday Horse Parade, South Show, Oasis Golf Club and Conference Ctr., 902 Broadway, Greenville, 7 p.m. The lighted parade includes Loveland-Miamiville Rd., Loveland, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $3, horse-drawn carriages, wagons, riders, and buggies. 937- under 12 free. Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping!

548-4998 or www.downtowngreenville.org.

This large show will feature artists and crafters selling their original handmade items. Full concessions stand NOV. 20 – Hometown HoliDazzle Illuminated on-site. www.avantgardeshows.com.

Parade, Wilmington, 7 p.m., beginning at the Clinton County Fairgrounds and ending downtown. www.

DEC. 3 – Christmas on the Green, downtown hometownholidazzle.com.

Piqua, 6–9 p.m. Community caroling, horse-drawn carriage rides, children’s activities, shopping, and live NOV. 25–DEC. 31 – Light Up Middletown, Smith entertainment. www.mainstreetpiqua.com.

Park, 500 Tytus Ave., Middletown, 6–10 p.m. daily. A drive-through fantasy light display. See Santa and Mrs. DEC. 3 – First Friday Concert: Harps of Grace, United Claus every Friday and Saturday evening, 7–9 p.m. www. Methodist Church, 120 S. Broad St., Middletown, noon–1 lightupmiddletown.org. p.m. Free. Enjoy the heavenly sound of this “choir of harps” as they fill you with the wonders and joys of the NOV. 26 – Grand Illumination, downtown Troy. Join music of Christmas. 513-423-4620 or www.myfumc.net. us for the annual lighting of the Christmas tree and an evening of holiday fun, including horse-drawn carriage rides. Children can visit with Santa in the Santa House on Prouty Plaza. www.troymainstreet.org.

DEC. 3–5 – Christmas in the Village, downtown Waynesville, Fri. 6–9 p.m., Sat. 1–9 p.m., Sun. 1–5 p.m.

Shopping, dining, horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers and choirs, costumed characters, a heated entertainment tent, and daily visits from Santa Claus. 513-897-8855 or www.waynesvilleohio.com.

DEC. 4 – Candlelight Walk Open House, Historic Bear’s Mill, 6450 Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Rd., Greenville, 6–9 p.m.

Join us for this annual Christmas celebration. 937-5485112 or www.bearsmill.org.

DEC. 4 – Milford Athletic Boosters Annual Craft Show, 1 Eagles Way, Milford, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $2; free parking. Almost 300 crafters. Food and drinks available for purchase at the cafeteria. www.milfordathletics.org/ boosters/craft-show-3/craft-show-3.

DEC. 4 – Piqua Holiday Parade, downtown Piqua, 2 p.m. Celebrate the season with an old-fashioned holiday parade. Kids can visit with Santa after the parade in the lobby of the Fort Piqua Plaza. www.mainstreetpiqua.com.

DEC. 5 – German Village Christmas Walk, Hamilton, noon–5 p.m. Free. Horse-drawn carriage rides, carolers, strolling musicians in Dickens attire, live reindeer, visits with Santa, and much more. 513-288-4688 or www. gettothebc.com.

DEC. 11 – Holly Jolly 5K/10K Run, downtown Piqua, 10 a.m. Same-day registration accepted in the lobby of the Municipal Government Complex, 201 W. Water St. You can also download your registration at www. mainstreetpiqua.com or sign up online at www. cantstoprunningco.com.

DEC. 11–12 – Dayton Christkindlmarkt, 1400 E. Fifth St., Dayton, Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 12–4 p.m. Celebrate the centuries-old Christmas market tradition that originated in Germany. 937-223-9013 or www.daytongermanclub.org.

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