The Beacon
WED. DEC. 10 THRU TUES. DEC. 16, 2014
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VOL 7, NO. 33
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HOLIDAY TRADITION Visitors to Roscoe Village were able to travel back in time to 1864 last Saturday night at the first candle lighting ceremony of the season. President Abraham Lincoln, as portrayed by Robert Brugler of Worthington, Ohio, served as honorary candle lighter for the evening, and entertainment was provided by Steve Ball and Lisa Williams, who sang Christmas carols that would have been sung in Civil War times including, “Up on the Housetop” and “It Came Uponpb_Coshocton a Midnight Clear.” A Civil War veteran, as4:11 portrayed by Chris Hart, gave a chilling account of being at war during the Christmas season. Brugler, as Beacon Ad.pdf 1 8/1/14 PM Mr. Lincoln, introduced Jerry Thompson who portrayed the Thomas Mast version of Santa Claus, who was all decked out in patriotic colors. John Anderson gave the invocation and the benediction, and Bambi Zinkon, background, interpreted the program for the hearing impaired. BEACON PHOTO BY BETH SCOTT
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