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Festival of Lights Tradition Continues Millions of Lights will depict the “Music of Christmas” along the Sawmill Creek roadway. The Lodge at Sawmill Creek Resort, Sawmill Creek Charities and Barnes Nursery, Inc. will play host to the 12th annual Firelands Festival of Lights with 30 non-profit organizations and area high schools taking part in the construction of the exciting light displays. The Grand Lighting Celebration takes place at 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 26, and the lights will be on every evening from 5 to 10 p.m. through Dec. 31. Santa will be at the Candy Cane House every night from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 23. Mrs. Claus will be at The Granary with hot chocolate, cider and donuts. Hayrides will be run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26 and 27 and Dec. 4, 11 & 18. Adults are $4/children $2, or a family of six for $10. Reservations are required by calling 419-433-3800. Adding excitement to the Opening Lighting events on Friday, Nov. 26 and to provide additional revenue for the organizations in the Festival of Lights, there will be a Ringing Swinging Silent Auction throughout the evening beginning at 6 p.m. in the main level ballroom-Wilderness Hall. Winners of the Festival of Light Raffle, a seven-night cruise on the Carnival Liberty for two to the Western Caribbean,
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will be announced at the Silent Auction. Raffle Tickets can be purchased from participating non-profit organizations or at Sawmill Creek Resort. The public is cordially invited to attend the Auction and drive through the Festival of Lights. Lunch with Santa is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4. Santa is coming from the North Pole to listen to the children’s special requests. Adding to the afternoon of fun will be caricatures by Sean Carroll and balloon shapes by Drew Scheeler. The holiday buffet is $12.95 for adults, and $6.95 for children ages 4 to 12. Advance reservations for Lunch with Santa are necessary, and can be achieved by calling 419433-3800. Generous donations from area businesses provide financial support, expertise, time and materials to each organization for light display supplies, construction, set-up and tree lightning. At the close of the festival, business sponsor donations, as well as donations taken at the Candy Cane House, Silent Auction and Raffle, will be distributed among the 30 participating organizations to provide funds to continue their important work in the community. Last year, more than $62,000 was distributed to the organizations.
Service organizations and schools taking part in the year’s Festival include: American Red Cross, Bellevue Rotary, Big Brothers- Big Sisters, Boys & Girls Club if Sandusky, Cancer Services, CASA, Center for Cultural Awareness, Edison High School Athletic Boosters, Erie County Care Facility, Erie County, Care-A-Van, Erie Metro Parks, Firelands Habitat for Humanity, Huron H Team, Huron Band Parents, Huron Chamber of Commerce, Huron H.S. Athletic Boosters, Huron Police Dept., Huron United Methodist Church, Immaculate Conception School, Kiwanis Club of Sandusky, Milan Museum, Norwalk H.S.Art Dept., Perkins H.S. Athletic Boosters, Sandusky Blue Streaks Booster Club, Safe Harbour, Sandusky Lions Club Sandusky State Theater, Sandusky St. Mary Central Catholic High School, United Way of Erie County, and the YMCA. Residents of local communities, schools and nursing homes are invited to drive the Sawmill roadway from Nov. 26 to Dec. 31 to view this community effort. For additional information, contact Jill Salgado at 419-433-3800 or go to www.sawmillcreek.com.
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Let the Bidding Begin Admirals Pointe and The Huron Hometown News, in cooperation with the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church are holding Light up Huron a charity silent auction to assist in helping the needy of our community. Lighthouse Church is celebrating 15 years as the Salvation Army’s service unit for Huron. They currently assist 135 families with food, clothing, baby needs, and many other items. Utilizing 6 rooms in the church to store donated food and supplies, everything is distributed in the Huron community alone. Individuals, companies and groups were encouraged to donate decorated trees or wreaths. Trees are on display at Admirals Pointe and can be viewed from now until auction time. The Light up Huron silent auction takes place on Sunday, December 12th with a wine and cheese party. Vote for your favorite and place your bids. Let’s help Lighthouse Church make this a very special Christmas in our community.
Every year, the Huron Rotary Club presents all the third-graders in all the Huron Schools a dictionary. Pictured here with their new dictionaries is one of the third-grade classes at Woodlands Elementary. Rotary President Mark Hamilton and Rotarian Doug Studer (both also pictured) presented the dictionaries on Tuesday. The dictionary program is one of the commitments the Huron Rotary Club has to Huron’s student body. “Our students really like the idea of having their personal copy of a reference book,” said Principal Linda Smith. “Along with using the dictionary for its usual purpose, they love the appendix that gives them all kinds of useful information. Always they are impressed with the longest word – 1,909 letters naming an enzyme that has 267 amino acids.”
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Do you go all out decorating the front of your house for the holidays? Do you look forward to outdoing your decorations from holidays past? If so, then it’s time to make Huron shine. This year, the Huron Parks and Recreation department is bringing back its holiday decorating contest. They are looking for houses in the city that best represent the Christmas Spirit. This year, they want everyone in town to show their holiday spirit. There are no registrations and no sign-ups – residents should just decorate the outside of their houses and they will automatically be in the contest. The rules are simple: a person must live within the city limits and have the house decorating completed by Wednesday, Dec. 8. A panel of individuals will be judging houses the week of Dec. 6-11. The families/individuals selected for their outstanding “Christmas Sprit” will be announced the folThe “Pretty in Pink” tree is up and ready for lowing week. For more information, call 419-433-8487. the auction!
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