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This morning, as little Ben Hartzler walked carefully down the aisle with his mom, Laura, carrying an unlit candle in his hand, my mind was suddenly jolted back to a long-ago Advent season. Ben ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe his hand steadied by his mother~Ac^a'not^a"cs ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe carefully lit his own candle from the flame of last week~Ac^a'not^a"cs candle, then used it to light the next pillar. Whew ~Ac^a'not^aEURoe the wick caught the flame. I suddenly realized I was holding my breath, remembering the year that the candle wouldn~Ac^a'not^a"ct light.

Bob Painter of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center says that there's enough nuts to go around. He's referring to the peanuts in the homemade peanut brittle created each Monday this holiday season by the Center. For only $4.50 you may purchase one pound of the best peanut brittle in Ohio...while the supply lasts.