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I still do not know how those hoof prints and sleigh marks appeared on the porch roof

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Story by Kathleen Anderson Steiner
It was more than a decade after the end of World War II, and America was booming back and becoming rich and powerful.

The wealth of the newly prosperous country had not yet reached the young veterans and their families. My hardworking, Navy veteran father was eeking out a living working at a factory in Bluffton.

Icon's guide to Christmas eve services in Bluffton

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Bluffton congregations observe Christmas eve in several traditional ways this year. Here is a list of congregations with services planned for Sunday, Dec. 24.

Bluffton Baptist Church
345 County Line Road
At 7 p.m. Christmas eve service is planned.

Bluffton Presbyterian Church
112 N. Main St.
Christmas eve service begins at 6:45 p.m. with prelude music. At 7 p.m. is a service of lessons and carols.

A short history of Santa Claus in Bluffton, Ohio

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• Several additional Bluffton
Santa photos below -
Historians are generally quiet about actual Santa Claus sighting in Bluffton.

Credible sightings are as arguable as what the cat saw when it crossed the desert. (see footnote)

The following evidence is for viewer consideration.

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It's looking like a white Christmas with 2 to 3 inches of snow on this car in Ada on Saturday morning. More snow is predicted for Sunday, then a deep freeze arrives. Happy Holidays! (Photo by Monty Siekerman, Ada Icon)

Here's some of the Christmas memories from my youth; what are your's?

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No question about it.

My memories of the best Christmas ever come in a package wrapped from stores
located in the Lima public square.

I know. It’s sounds impossible to viewers born after Neil A. walked on the moon;
but it’s true.

There was nothing...nothing like going to Lima and shopping downtown for
Christmas in the 1950s.

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Town and Country Flowers on North Main Street never disappoint window shoppers at Christmas. Here's a section of one of their two windows. The Icon encourages viewers to take a nighttime stroll down Main and view all the retail store windows.

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