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Buckeye Insurance Holiday Classic Four teams ready to battle in annual basketball tournament “You’re going to see a lot of great basketball. Traditionally, Covington, Lehman and Russia are Division IV powerhouses in this area.” — Dave Palmer the court at noon. Dave Palmer, director of athletics at Piqua City Schools, has helped organize the Holiday Classic since it began, along with major sponsor Buckeye Insurance Group and hosts 1570 WPTW. The same four schools always compete in the tournament, which encourages a friendly rivalry while keeping it local. “We didn’t want to bring in teams from outside of the area,” Palmer said. “We wanted to have that local atmosphere.” The teams don’t play each other during the regular season, so the tournament gives them an opportunity to compete. Palmer also thought it was important to include the junior varsity teams because most similar tournaments don’t. Covington beat Lehman to take home the varsity
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trophy last year, with Russia coming in third, and Piqua fourth. Russia won the junior varsity bracket over Piqua in 2010, with Covington third and Lehman fourth. Palmer is impressed with the continued support from the event’s sponsors. “WPTW and Buckeye Insurance have been with it from the very, very beginning, and without them, a lot of things would not be possible. Anyone can play a basketball game, but we want to make this something special,” he said. With community driven professionals at the top of Buckeye Insurance and WPTW, it’s an easy decision for the companies to participate. Buckeye President and CEO R. Douglas Haines and WPTW’s new owner Rick Muzzy feel sponsoring this tournament is a way to give back to the community.
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“Buckeye Insurance Group recognizes the importance of showcasing the talent of our area high school athletes, and Piqua High School’s Garbry Gymnasium is the perfect venue for a great basketball event,” Haines said. WPTW will broadcast the games live on the radio. Chuck Black, marketing consultant with WPTW, has been busy getting
sponsors for the event, along with trophies and Tshirts. Long-sleeved Tshirts will be tossed into the crowd during the games. Basketball fans won’t be disappointed in what the teams bring to the court. “You’re going to see a lot of great basketball,” Palmer said. “Traditionally, Covington, Lehman and Russia are Division IV
powerhouses in this area.” Mary Frances Rodriguez, marketing manager for Buckeye Insurance Group, said the Holiday Classic is a great way to enjoy the holidays together. “It’s at that time between Christmas and New Year’s when people need to get out of the house and find something fun to do,” Rodriguez said. And it comes at a good price, too. All tickets at the door will be $6 per day. Presale tickets are available at each school for $6 for adults and $4 for students. Admission to the junior varsity game is $3 per day. No conference passes will be accepted. All four schools share the profits equally. “That’s a lot of entertainment for $6,” Rodriguez said. In addition to Buckeye Insurance Group and WPTW, sponsors include Unity National Bank, Upper Valley Medical Center, DCS Specialty Packaging Inc., Edison Community College, MWWR Group, Joe Thoma Jewelers, Piqua Battery, Paul Sherry Chrysler Dodge Jeep and Barclay’s. Additional sponsors may have been added after press time.
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PIQUA — Anyone hoping to see some local athletic competition will find exactly that at the 2011 Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic Dec. 29 and 30 at Piqua High School. The Covington Buccaneers, Lehman Catholic Cavaliers, Piqua Indians and Russia Raiders will face off in the fourth annual tournament. Both junior varsity and varsity teams will battle for the coveted traveling trophy. Each team will play twice in the two-day tournament. In the varsity bracket, Covington takes on Russia Dec. 29 at 6:30 p.m., followed by Piqua vs. Lehman at 8 p.m. The teams who fall short on the scoreboard will play for third and fourth place Dec. 30 at 6:30 p.m., and the winners will tip off for the championship at 8 p.m. The junior varsity teams play in the morning with the same bracket structure. Covington plays Russia Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m., followed by Piqua and Lehman at noon. The losing teams will play each other Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m., and the winners will take
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Troy Historical Society offers two new ornaments TROY — Two 2011 traditional glass Hometown Holiday Ornament designs are being offered as a fundraiser for the Troy Historical Society. The ornaments were hand painted by artist Karen Purke and feature evening winter scenes of the holiday tree on the square and the historic Miami County Powerhouse. The sale of the ornaments will support the Troy Historical Society, a nonprofit founded in 1965 with the goal to preserve the history of Troy and the local Miami County area. The hand-painted ornaments, which sell for $15 each, are all one-of-a-kind folk-style paintings on a premium quality Victorian blue glass ornament measuring 3 1/4 inches in diameter. Each features a cream-colored silk hanging ribbon and comes packaged in tissue paper and enclosed in a white gift box ready for shoppers to wrap or use for holiday decorating. Previously issued Hometown Holiday Ornament designs, featuring Eldean Covered Bridge and the Miami County
Courthouse, also are available in limited quantities. Those wishing to support the Troy Historical Society with the purchase of ornaments may stop by and purchase or pick up an order form at the Local History Library, 100 W. Main St., in historic downtown Troy. Individuals also can visit the Troy Historical Society website at www.thetroyhistoricalsociety.org to print a copy of the online order form and return it to the Troy Historical Society for processing. Ornaments can be shipped directly to friends or relatives for an additional fee in order to save shoppers time during this busy time of the year. The Local History Library, the home of the Troy Historical Society, is open Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Troy Historical Society by phone at PROVIDED PHOTOS (937) 339-5900 or email the society at The ornaments, shown here, are hand painted with images of the holiday tree on tths@frontier.com. the square and the Miami County powerhouse.
TROY — The public is invited to attend a free holiday concert presented by the Dayton Mandolin Orchestra Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the TroyHayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St. The Dayton Mandolin Orchestra’s program promises to be interesting and varied. It will include Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, works by local composers, some traditional holiday favorites, a sleigh ride celebration of Russian winter and a holiday visit to Hawaii. From baroque to folk — expect the unexpected. The program demonstrates the incredible versatility of the mandolin family of instruments. Depending on what the mandolin orchestra is playing at the moment, the audience can hear a baroque chamber orchestra, the
harps of angels, a Russian balalaika ensemble or ukuleles at a luau. Throughout the program, guests will hear and feel the warmth of the holidays. The Dayton Mandolin Orchestra was created to enrich lives through the revival, preservation and promotion of the mandolin family ensemble and its repertoire. They serve the public though performance, education and outreach. An all-volunteer group of musicians, under the musical direction of James Johnston, they share a commitment to community service through public musical performance. The Dayton Mandolin Orchestra performs at local concerts, holiday celebrations and other events in the Dayton and Greater Miami Valley area. The or-
chestra features the members of the mandolin family — mandolin, mandola, octave, mandocello and mandobass — and their acoustical cousins, the guitar and contrabass, with additional instrumentalists as needed. Musical Director James Johnston enjoys a varied career as a conductor, performer, arranger and teacher. In addition to the Dayton Mandolin Orchestra, he also is the music director of the Yellow Springs Chamber Orchestra, Yellow Springs Community Band, Yellow Springs Community Chorus and the First Presbyterian Church in Yellow Springs. He currently teaches conducting and humanities at Marian University in Indianapolis. Additional information may be found at daytonmandolin.net.
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“I wanted one with lights on it,” was his teary response when they asked Driving home the other what was wrong with all day, I took a different route the trees. No matter what season through my neighborhood because the twinkling red it is, the first thing I notice and white lights lining an about any house is if it has what I call a Christmas entire roof line was too tree window — a huge front much to resist. My apologies to the drivers who get window for a big, decorated stuck behind me this time tree. On my daily commute, I enviously notice several of year as I slowly cruise homes with this fabulous around the streets eyeing the lights, but I can’t help feature. I’ve even gotten my fiance into the habit of it. looking for them. White or multicolored, Some day I’ll have a chasing or fading, there’s Christmas tree window, something about Christmas lights that just puts a but for now, we put up a smile on my face. Growing small tree in the living room, and decorate the up, I remember taking drives around town for no outside of the house with red and green icicle lights other reason than to look and white rope lights. It’s at the lights. It must run not much for someone who in my family. My mom always tells the story of tak- loves Christmas lights as ing my older brother to the much as I do, but let’s be Christmas tree farm when honest — putting them up is not nearly as fun as adhe was little. He said “no” miring them. We’ve all to every tree and cried all seen “National Lampoon’s the way home when my parents finally just picked Christmas Vacation.” In college, I made sevone and strapped it to the eral trips to see the Toledo roof. BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor
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gorge, riverbanks, trees and bridges. The 100-foot “waterfall” of twinkling lights is a must-see. The flip of one switch turns all the lights on at once transforming night into a winter wonderland. The lights have been featured in Midwest Living and Ohio Magazine. Clifton Mill also has a miniature village, Santa Claus museum and a synchronized lights and music show that features the old covered bridge. Every night until Christmas guests can peek into Santa’s workshop to see a live Santa at work, and every 15 minutes or so, watch him check his list and go up the chimney to load his sleigh. Where: 75 Water St., Clifton When: Every night now through Jan. 1, 5 to 9 p.m.
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Wildlights at Columbus 3 Zoo million POWELL lights — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has decked its halls, trees and everything but the animals with millions of LED lights for the 24th annual Wildlights display, efficiently powered by gridSMART from AEP Ohio. This year’s display will be bigger and brighter than ever before with the addition of the Global Celebrations Holiday Light Show, an animated holiday
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light show featuring new songs and designs and a globe in the center of Conservation Lake. Santa’s Holiday Wishes Tree, a brand new 28-foot tall artificial sequoia tree, will be shining bright with 15,500 LED lights. Back by popular demand, Disney on Ice presents The Magical Timbernacle Forest Chorus, 29 melodious animatronic arbors that come together to form a 12-foot evergreen. Local organizations will take the Sounds of the Season stage on select evenings to fill the zoo with holiday spirit. Where: 4850 W. Powell Road, Powell When: Nightly through Jan. 1, Sunday to Thursday 5 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5 to 10 p.m. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas) Admission: Adults $14, children 2-9 $9, seniors 60+ $10 and children younger than 2 admitted free Details: www.columbuszoo.org
PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo CINCINNATI — PNC Festival of Lights at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical 2 Gardens will million be more colorful than lights ever before with nearly 2 million LED lights. Guests can celebrate the season as they stroll through the zoo’s themed areas from Fairyland to the Candy
music. More than 1 million lights comprise the holiday package this season. The display will include a 30-foot tall Christmas tree with a 6foot tall topper of the Star of Bethlehem, 10and 20-foot spiral trees, 5-foot snowflakes, wreaths and more. The energy efficient LED lights last up to 70 times longer and use one-tenth the electricity of stanLight up the Levee of dard incandescent bulbs. NEWPORT, Ky. — Where: Newport, Ky. Travel to the state borWhen: Nightly der and you’ll find Newthrough Jan. 2, shows port on the Levee’s Light begin at 6:10 and play Up the Levee display, every 20 minutes 1 which will illuminate until 11:50 p.m. the exterior RiverAdmission: Free million walk from the Details: lights www.newportonGallery Building to the Newport Aquarthelevee.com ium featuring LED • Continued lights dancing in synon page 6 chronization to holiday
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With 3 million lights, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Wildlights display is exactly what it sounds like. Cane Forest to the Twinkle Trail and more. Groups may just meet the Rappin’ Elves and other costume characters. All the holiday lighting used are energy-saving LEDs, helping the zoo save up to 85 percent of its electric bill during the event. Where: 3400 Vine St., Cincinnati When: Nightly through Jan. 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas) Admission: $14 Details: cincinnatizoo.org/events/festival-oflights/, (513) 281-4700
1 Lights Before Christmas at million lights Toledo Zoo TOLEDO — The Toledo Zoo has lit its 85-foot Norway Spruce with
more than 35,000 lights to kick off this season’s Lights Before Christmas. The annual event lights up the entire zoo with hundreds of images of animals, more than 1 million lights, ice-carving demonstrations, visits with Santa and more. The Dancing Lights display near Cheetah Valley is one more reason why the Toledo Zoo’s Lights Before Christmas is a holiday tradition. It features state-of-art LED wideangle mini-lights for best possible brightness, all syncronized to holiday music. Where: 2 Hippo Way, Toledo When: Monday to Thursday 5 to 9 p.m., Friday to Sunday 5 to 10 p.m. (closed Christmas Eve and Christmas) Admission: Adults $11, seniors and children
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Holiday Lights on the Hill HAMILTON — Pyramid Hill Sculpture Park’s renowned holiday lights display has returned 1 with more million lights than lights ever. Visitors can drive through the 265-acre park, which will be twinkling with 1 million lights. The outdoor museum, between Dayton and Cincinnati, contains more than 80 pieces of monumental art. Guests also can get a peek at Santa and his elves. Where: 1763 Hamilton
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Light Up Middletown MIDDLETOWN — Guests at Light Up Middletown, just south of Dayton, will enter the sparkling fanThousands tasyland through the of lights tunnel of lights. New this year are the mother and baby whales giving Santa’s reindeer a ride and a very tall giraffe helping fill stockings. Light Up Middletown is a circle driving tour with several themed areas, including a floating sea serpent in the fishing lake, Santa’s workshop, Santa’s sleigh, train, animated swans, American flag, penguin village, deer
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Guests enter Light Up Middletown through a lit tunnel entrance. leaping over the roadway, a lighted helicopter, airplane and more. Hot air balloons join the display on Monday at 7 p.m. for a balloon glow (subject to weather). More than 50,000 people saw the lights last year at the 100-acre park. Where: Smith Park, 500 Tytus Ave., Middletown When: Every night now through Dec. 31, 6 to 10 p.m.
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Niedermans’ Christmas Farm LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — Niedermans’ Christmas Farm, located near Hamilton between Dayton and Cincinnati, is a unique outdoor display with thousands of lights illuminating the path as guests travel through some of the great events in Biblical history. Share the joy in the birth of Jesus, see the wisemen and rejoice with the shepherds. Where: 4972 Lesourdsville-West Chester Road, Liberty Township (Hamilton) When: Now through Dec. 30, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Admission: Free
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Fantasy of Lights DELAWARE — Alum Creek State Park Campgrounds in Delaware, north of Columbus, presents its 12th annual Fantasty of Lights, a drive-thru light show. Santa’s House with free hot chocolate and cookies is part of the fun. Where: 2911 S. Old State Road, Delaware When: Now through Jan. 1, Sunday to Thursday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission: Monday to Thursday $10, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (plus Dec. 19 and 22) $15, additional charge for buses Details: www.alumcreek.com/fol, (740) 3692900
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BWW manager: We’re tapping into craft beer Growlers available at Troy, Sidney bars BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor Buffalo Wild Wings is now selling its draft beer in carry-out jugs called growlers. The Sidney and Troy locations are the only ones in the entire franchise offering customers a way to take home brew they enjoy at the bar. Growler is the name of the style of jug — a halfgallon amber jug featuring a short neck with small
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handle. At this time, only two brands of beer are available, Yuengling and Goose Island, and the growlers feature their logos. Three flavors of Yuengling are available, as well as the Goose Island Christmas Ale. In the coming weeks, the restaurant expects to have growlers with its own label on it, allowing them to fill it with any beer they have on tap. “This is a really up and coming trend,” said Kelly Gressett, operations manager for both Sidney and Troy locations. “There’s a lot of interest in craft beers.” The growlers fit into the craft beer market well because many of the beers Buffalo Wild Wings has on tap aren’t available in grocery stores, Gressett said.
Sometimes the bar is lucky enough to get rare kegs that only a handful of bars in Ohio get. “You can come in and have a great beer, and now you can take it home with you,” said Darcy Bruns, service manager in Troy, who has helped get the growlers going. Orders for growlers must be placed in the restaurant, so the staff can check IDs. The first time customers get one, they have to purchase the jug itself, as well as the beer. Customers may then return to have their growler refilled, only paying for the brew. Prices will vary depending on which beer STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACK
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Be a hero this Christmas … with diamonds BY BONNIE HARRIS FREY For iN75 Every Christmas she wants the same thing, and every Christmas you avoid getting it for her because it’s the one thing you know nothing about … diamonds. Whether it is an anniversary ring, diamond hoops or a tennis bracelet, diamonds are tops on every woman’s list. It would be all too easy for women to want something you know everything about, like electronics, cars or sports. This Christmas, Harris Jeweler will arm you with knowledge to make that trip to the jewelry store and be a hero! Diamond know how: The four C’s The four C’s are the three factors that affect the quality, and therefore, the price of a diamond. Most jewelry stores around the world will use the grading system put into place by the Gemological Institute of America, the top diamond grading laboratory in
the world. The first C, carat weight, is the measure in which all diamonds are weighed. As the dollar is broken into one hundred pennies, a one carat diamond is broken into 100 points. Many men feel that the size of the diamond on a woman’s finger is the most important of the four C’s, as it is a status symbol for the world to see. A onecarat diamond is so rare that it takes 1 million diamonds mined to produce a one-carat and 5 million diamonds mined to produce a two-carat. The second C, color, is based on a scale from D to Z (pictured in top photo). A diamond with the color designation of D is considered the most desirable and is colorless. Most diamonds you will come across at a jewelry store will range from ‘D’ to ‘I’ which is near colorless. The third C, clarity, is determined by the “birthmarks” or “inclusions” in the diamond. The scale (shown in bottom photo)
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begins with flawless and goes down to I3. Any diamond given the clarity designation of SI2 or above contains blemishes that are not visible to the naked eye. A gem quality diamond is found in only 20 percent of diamonds mined, making high clarity diamonds very rare. The fourth and final C, cut, is what many experts will tell you is the most important of the four C’s. Cut is what makes your diamond dance and shimmer from across a room. Believe it or not, every round cut diamond you see has been faceted at least 57 times, and each facet is precisely cut to specified angles and sizes in order to create the most brilliance. The grades for cut begin at excellent/ideal and go down to poor (shown at right). A
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One Fiesta Platter goes a long way El Sombrero’s dish for 10 is perfect for busy holiday season BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor TROY — Hungry this holiday? El Sombrero has got you covered. The restaurant offers a heaping plate of Mexican favorites, enough to feed the whole family if you’re busy or would rather spend your time with family than in the kitchen. El Sombrero’s Fiesta Platter features tacos, mini chimichangas, taquito rancheros, quesadillas, flautas, chicken taquitos, sour cream, guacamole, a medium bag of chips and a 16ounce salsa. The meal is available for carry-out only and costs $36.95. It feeds eight to 10 people. Ruben Pelayo, owner of El
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it on Christmas Eve so they don’t have to cook,” said business manager Judy Rose. El Sombrero also is offering a gift certificate special through Dec. 31. Customers who purchase $20 in gift certificates will receive a $5 gift certificate free. The gift certificates may be used at any time, including the date of purchase, and they do not carry an expiration date. “You bring it in 10 years from now, we’ll honor it,” Rose said. El Sombrero is available to host group parties of almost any size. Even the entire
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said it’s rivaling Buffalo Wild Wings’ biggest sellers in domestic beers. “Yuengling has been huge in Ohio. Even Yuengling wasn’t expecting it,” she said, adding once the brewery settles down in Ohio, Buffalo Wild Wings will carry its seasonal flavors. Gressett and Bruns believe the Troy and Sidney bars are the only places within Miami and Shelby counties that sell growlers, and the only ones with Yuengling-branded jugs. And they are the only Buffalo Wild Wings locations in the nationwide franchise to offer the jugs. After proposing the idea to corporate, Gressett got the two bars approved to be the test market for six months. “If it goes well, we’ll have them here perma-
nently,” Gressett said. “So we encourage everyone to come out and get their growler.” Once you’ve got a growler, like BWW Troy or Sidney Facebook for a daily report of what’s on tap. “You can check it there and then go get your growler filled up,” Gresset said. Other exciting things are coming to Buffalo Wild Wings. Madame Tussauds New York is sending its wax figure of Pittsburgh Steelers star Troy Polamalu, which took twice as much hair as any other wax figure, from the Big Apple to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. It will make 15 to 20 stops on its way, and the Troy Buffalo Wild Wings has been selected for a visit. The date is set tentatively for Jan. 25.
rals at El Sombrero depict ancient Mexico with pyramids and modern-day Mexico with brightly colored houses. “I love seeing the colored houses. It’s so bright and pretty and happy,” Rose said. The decor isn’t the only change El Sombrero has made recently. A few new appetizers and entrees have been added to the menu. Nachos ayutla is a
nacho appetizer with potatoes instead of tortillas. The chili lime chicken wings feature the new chili lime sauce, and the straight shrimp are exactly what they claim — shrimp that don’t curl. They come with a coconut coating. New entrees are different varieties or carnitas, including shrimp, scallops and pork with chipotle sauce.
El Sombrero • CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 restaurant can be rented out. The bar menu features 42 different tequilas and more than 30 varieties of margaritas, including blackberry and pineapple. To book a party, just call the restaurant in Troy at (937) 339-2100 or in Piqua at (937) 7782100. Regulars at El Som-
brero, 1700 N. County Road 25-A, might notice a change in recent weeks. The restaurant is having its murals repainted by artist Rafael Santoyo, of Villa Modera Mitchocan, Mexico. Santoyo, a friend of Pelayo and Rose, has hand painted the murals in every location that has housed El Sombrero. Santoyo also painted the quilt squares on barns in the area. The new mu-
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The local Buffalo Wild Wings spots have really gotten into the craft beer market, hosting events with vendors and bringing in specialty brews. The Troy location recently expanded its bar from 20 taps to 26, and a similar renovation is planned for Sidney next year. “It’s been exciting for the staff and customers experiencing the variety of craft beers,” Gressett said, noting the craft beer drinker is really into the different flavors and hops. “That’s what we’re tapping into.” “It’s the next logical step in the craft beer industry,” Bruns said. While Yuengling is not specifically a craft beer, the brew has been wildly popular since it recently became available in the Buckeye State. Gressett
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TROY — The Caroline is serving up its Christmas Eve buffet Dec. 24 from 3 to 8 p.m. Many goodies and favorites are on the menu. Selections include pasta salad, asian slaw, mushroom salad, tossed salad, caesar salad, smoked salmon, egg rolls, roast prime rib of beef, au jusbaked ham, Southwestern pasta with Cajun chicken, apple pecan tilapia with rice pilaff, grilled chicken breast with bourbon mushroom sauce, green beans, honey glazed carrots and mashed potatoes. Desserts on the buffet will be assorted cheesecakes and pies, gourmet brownies and cookies and strawberries with Kahlua sauce. The price of the buffet is $19.95 for adults and $9.95 for children 5-12. Children younger than 5 eat for free. A kids menu is available. The Caroline will be closed Dec. 25, 26 and 27. The restaurant will be open New Year’s Eve with a special menu including the following: • Beef burgundy noodle or seafood chowder • Five chilled jumbo shrimp cocktail served with house cocktail sauce • Ahi tuna seared rare, served with wasabi and sweet and spicy asian sauce • Three traditional pork egg rolls with sweet and sour and hot mustard • Three southwestern egg rolls with coriander lime dipping sauce • The Caroline’s crab cakes served with remoulade sauce • Tangled o’rings, thinly sliced sweet onions, served with a spicy ranch sauce • Bourbon mushrooms, sauteed in bourbon, butter, garlic and onions, served with garlic bread
• CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 you choose. Filling up a growler takes 10 to 15 minutes, because the bartenders are careful to eliminate foaming. “Grab an appetizer and a beer while you wait for us to fill it up,” Bruns said. Buffalo Wild Wings, which strictly follows state liquor laws, caps all growlers and closes them with a shrink-wrapped seal. The jugs can not be opened on the property, and are for carry-out only. The beer stays fresh for approximately seven days in the growler, making it ideal for parties or gifts. “This is a good way to bring draft beer to holiday parties,” Gressett said. “It’s a great gift for the craft beer lover or for a New Year’s party host.”
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GET UP & GO ‘The Nutcracker’ DAYTON — Infused with a splash of Dayton history, Dayton Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” has become a cherished holiday tradition for countless families and friends in the Miami Valley. More than 100 local children participate alongside the Dayton Ballet Company. 1 W. 2nd St. ◆ Friday, Saturday and Sunday at various showtimes ◆ Tickets from $36 ◆ www.daytonballet.org ◆ (937) 228-3630 ‘A Christmas Carol’ SPRINGBORO — “A Christmas Carol” is on stage at La Comedia Dinner Theatre for the holiday season. Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a classic journey of forgiveness and redemption. Along the way, he learns that love and friendship are much more important than amassing a fortune. Featuring classic Christmas carols, this musical adaptation of the timeless Charles Dickens novel captures the true spirit and magic of Christmas and transforms a humbug into a hero. 765 W. Central Ave. ◆ Showtimes
vary from now through Dec. 31 ◆ Ticket prices range from $51-$69 ◆ lacomedia.com ◆ (937) 7464554 Wintergarden Wonderland DAYTON — Free activities are offered throughout the holiday season in the Wintergarden at the Schuster Center in Dayton. The whole family can enjoy the Rike’s Wonderland Windows in the Schuster Center Wintergarden. The animated elves and animals first appeared in NCR’s New York office windows in 1943, but many Daytonians remember them from their annual holiday pilgrimage to the Rike’s Department Store, which sat on the corner of Second and Main streets where the Schuster Center now sits. The little ones can visit Santa, shop for holiday gifts at the Tike’s Shop and create holiday ornaments with K12 Gallery. And don’t forget the live music on Sundays. 1 W. 2nd St. ◆ See website for dates and times ◆ www.victoriatheatre.com Community concert MASON — On Saturday evening, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will present a familyfriendly, shortened performance of Handel’s “Messiah” at Christ’s Church in Mason with the
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Art at the Mill GREENVILLE — Sculptures by artist Ken Ryden, of Yorktown, Ind., and paintings by Jean Koeller, of New Carlisle, will be on display at historic Bear’s Mill Friday through Dec. 31. The exhibit will open with an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday. Ryden’s work has embraced broad themes that converge into specific areas of focus. His “Giants” series alludes to pinnacle points in civilization; “Harbingers” are symbolic figures that briefly step out of the past into the present before heading into the future; and “Prophets” contemplates the complexities of truth as well as the mysterious unknown. His prolific career has spanned several decades, and he is currently artist-in-residence at Anderson University. Koeller said she took her first painting class in 1979, and hasn’t stopped painting since. Her current work emphasizes landscapes, which she creates by working from both life and memory. She earned her Master of Fine Arts from New York’s Parsons School of Art and Design in
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Palate pleasers Mid-Day Arts Cafe DAYTON — A noontime collaboration between Victoria Theatre Association, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Opera, Dayton Ballet, FilmDayton, Zoot Theatre Company, Human Race Theatre Company and Muse Machine, Mid-Day Arts Café explores a new topic on the third Tuesday of each month, but it’s not just learning. You’ll also enjoy a box lunch from Citilites Restaurant & Bar and a chance to network with fellow arts lovers while Dayton’s arts companies show off their talents, tell their stories, preview upcoming performances and answer questions. Tickets must be purchased in advance. 1 W. 2nd St. ◆ Tuesday 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ◆ $12 ◆ www.ticketcenterstage.com/ArtsCafe ◆ (937) 228-3630
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Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room, until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large, Professor Moriarty, and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. Holmes’ investigation into Moriarty’s plot becomes ever more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London and across Europe, to France, Germany and finally to Switzerland. But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction — all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Rachel McAdams Genre, rating: Action/adventure, PG-13
‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ The Chipmunks and the Chipettes (three female counterparts to the Chipmunks) go on a cruise trip with the Chipmunks’ owner/manager/father figure, Dave Seville. During the cruise, the ‘Munks and ‘Ettes turn the ship into their personal playground, causing trouble and running amuck as they will. Eventually, their chaotic behavior gets them ship wrecked on the Isles of Scilly, everyone getting lost in the process. As Dave sets out to look for the lost chipmunk trios, the six find a new castaway on the island who turns out to be more than a match for the trios. Starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, voices of Justin Long and Anna Faris Genre, rating: Animation/family, G
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‘The Sitter’ Noah is a suspended college student, living at home with his single mom. When he is talked into babysitting the three young, misfit kids next door, he decides to take them along on an attempted sexual rendezvous, and the night takes a wild and dangerous turn for the worse for which he is totally unprepared. Starring: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor Genre, rating: Comedy, R
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Home and Away with Dana Wolfe Celebrating the holidays Ohio style
of the candy canes consumed in America. The plant in Bryan has been producing candy canes since 1906 and still going strong, making 1.5 million candy canes every Candy canes are a day. Christmas favorite to eat Every time I go into a or to decorate with and eispecialty food and gift ther way, you know the shop, I am always drawn holiday season is here to the Rothschild products, when you start seeing such as mustards (my fathem on store shelves. vorite) or preserves. The Where did they come other day, I was reading from? the label and saw that It is believed that in they also are made right 1670, a choir director in here in Ohio. Robert RothGermany gave these sweet treats to children to schild Farm, a 170-acre farm, is located in Urbana. keep them occupied durThey started out harvesting services. He bent the white candy into hooks to ing red raspberries, from which their business honor the Nativity. They started to bloom. Today, have been a Christmas they sell award-winning “must” since then. The preserves, sauces, dips and Spangler Candy Co. right here in Ohio makes most mustards. Then there of course is Dayton’s own Esther Price and her delicious candy. When you see that gold box with the red ribbon, you just know it’s Esther Price. Today, many of the chocolates are still made by hand just as they did iN75 is an from the start of her busientertainment guide ness with only the finest and marketing ingredients, which made publication of Ohio that company one of the Community Media, finest candy-producing opwhich includes the erations in the world. And Piqua Daily Call, it’s all right here in Ohio. Sidney Daily News We should be proud — not and Troy Daily News just made in America, but made in Ohio! I have several family members who live out of state, so this holiday season I’m pulling together Contact iN75 editor baskets of everything Lindy Jurack at made in Ohio. A box of in75@ohcommedia.com buckeye candy, mustard or (937) 440-5255 from Rothschild, candy canes from Spangler, an For advertising, call Ohio magazine, Yoder Becky Smith at apple butter and a picture (937) 498-5980 of the Ohio State football or Leiann Stewart at team — all wrapped in a (947) 440-5252 map of Ohio. Next year,
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remaining dough. Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart. Press indentation in center of each cookie and fill with jam. Bake in 300 degree oven for 20 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Cool on rack.
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Mixed Greens with Garlic 1 1/2 pounds roughly torn greens, such as chard, kale, escarole, turnip greens, curly endive Quick Peanut or beet greens Butter Fudge 2 teaspoons extra-virgin 2 2/3 cups white sugar olive oil 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 1 to 2 garlic cloves, 1/2 cup milk thinly sliced 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup peanut butter Bring a large stockpot of Put first three ingredients salted water to a boil. Add in saucepan; bring to a greens; cook 1 to 2 minrolling boil. Boil for 2 min- utes. Drain. Rinse with utes. Remove from heat. cold water. Chop greens Stir in vanilla and peanut coarsely. Heat olive oil in a butter. Stir until it starts to large skillet over low heat. thicken. Pour into buttered Add garlic; cook two min9-inch by 9-inch pan. Re- utes or just until starting to frigerate to set. You may brown. Add greens and add pecans or walnuts, salt. Cook, stirring freoptional. quently, until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. My Mom’s Christmas Fudge Sugar Cookies 2/3 cup cocoa 1/3 cup butter, room 1/8 teaspoon salt temperature 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup shortening 3 cups sugar 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 1/2 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking pow1 teaspoon vanilla der Combine sugar, cocoa 1/4 teaspoon salt and salt in a 4-quart 1 egg heavy saucepan. Stir in 1 tablespoon milk milk. Bring to a rolling boil 1 teaspoon vanilla exover medium heat, stirring tract constantly. Boil without 1/2 teaspoon almond exstirring to 234 degrees tract (soft ball stage) or until 1 teaspoon finely grated small amounts of mixture orange rind dropped into very cold 1 teaspoon finely grated water forms a soft ball. lemon rind Remove from heat; add 2 cups all-purpose flour butter and vanilla. Do not Buttercream frosting stir. Cool at room temper3/4 cup shortening ature. Beat until fudge 1/4 cup butter, room thickens and loses some temperature of its gloss. Spread into a 1 teaspoon vanilla ex9-inch pan. tract 1 1/2 pounds powdered sugar Trainer Tammy’s 3 to 5 tablespoons milk, recipe: This winter, Trainer Tammy will share depending on consistency desired wholesome and healthy
Food coloring Sanding sugars Preheat oven to 375. Place butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium-high speed 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in egg, milk, extracts, and orange and lemon rinds until combined. Add flour, a little at a time, beating well after each addition. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Divide dough in half. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 30 minutes or freeze for later use. Roll one portion of dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Using a 4 1/2- to 6inch cookie cutter, cut dough into desired shapes. Place 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake eight to nine minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack and cool. Repeat with remaining portion of dough. Makes about two dozen cookies. To prepare frosting, combine shortening and butter in a mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla. Add powdered sugar, 2 cups at a time, alternating with 1 tablespoon milk until you achieve desired consistency. Add food coloring one drop at a time until desired tint is reached. When cookies are cooled, spread or pipe frosting on tops and decorate with sanding sugars. Freeze extra frosting for later use. Store cookies between layers of wax paper in an air-tight container.
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Anthony Macke, of Sidney, sent in this photo of his daughter in November and said, “This year I am mostly thankful for my beautiful daughter Autumn Leyann Macke. No matter how bad things in life can be, she always gives me a reason to smile. She is the reason I wake up every day and I’m looking forward to watching her learn and grow for many years to come. I love you baby bear!”
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