Events

Christmas for Kids will be held at Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen St., Jenera, Saturday, Dec. 14, from 11:45-3:30 p.m.

The theme is "The Angels of Christmas." A free lunch will start the event and the afternoon will provide children in pre-school through 4th grade an opportunity to hear the message of Christmas, along with Christmas crafts, music, refreshments and fun.

For more information or to register, call 419-326-4402 or email tlsoffice@tlcjenera.

Swiss homestead open house and Riley Creek Old Time Christmas tour

Two Saturday holiday events take you back into time in rural Bluffton. The Swiss Historical Society's Christmas open house and the Riley Creek Old Time Christmas tour take you there. Details on both events follow:

Swiss homestead Christmas open house
What was Christmas like for your great-great grandparents?

Visit the Schumacher Homestead from 2-7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, for a Christmas Open House to explore how the holidays were different for Swiss Settlers in the mid-1800s and discover what traditions they passed along to their descendants.

Interested in having breakfast with Santa?

The Bluffton High School junior class is bringing Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus to Bluffton on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Tickets are now on sale for the fundraiser held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the middle school cafetorium.

The event includes a light breakfast, games, crafts and the opportunity to have your photo taken with Mr. and Mrs. Santa.

Tickets may be purchased in the middle school office or from Angie at the village office in town hall. Tickets are $5. Proceeds go to the junior class post prom.

Riley Creek Pharmacy sponsors event at Pandora United Methodist Church

Riley Creek Pharmacy, Pandora, invites Icon viewers to Santa Day and a free community meal from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 11, at the Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington St., (State Route 12).

Santa arrives at 6 p.m., Bring the entire family for dinner, Santa pictures and gifts. First National Bank will have crafts for children.

Jodi and Don Brauen will hold Brauen's Gourds Christmas open house this weekend.

The event is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7140 Tom Fett Road, Bluffton.

• Breidenbach country school • McCullough log cabin • Red Fox Cabin • Riley Creek United Methodist Church

The fifth annual Riley Creek Old Time Christmas Tour is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Four locations are on this year's tour.

Participates include:
• Bridenbaugh one-room school
  14022 Road 6, Pandora (corner Road 6 and M6)
• McCullough Log Cabin
  14503 Road 6, Pandora
• Red Fox Cabin
  1/8th mile north of 14321 Road 7-L, Pandora
• Riley Creek United Methodist Church
  7102 Road M, Ottawa, (intersection Roads M and 7-L)

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