Santa coming to Walbridge in festive light parade Dec. 12
The Village of Walbridge, Walbridge-Fest, Inc. and citizens of Walbridge will present the 2nd Annual Santa Comes to Walbridge Holiday Parade of Lights Dec. 12.

The parade will step off at 6 p.m. at Perry and Allen streets. It will end at Veterans Memorial Park. A $100 prize will be awarded to the best-decorated float.

Parade-goers are invited to visit with Santa and join him at a short program with the members of VFW Post 9963.

Walbridge residents are also invited to participate in a house decorating contest. No entry is needed. Homes decorated by Dec. 11 will be considered. A $100 prize will be awarded to the winner after the holiday parade at Veterans Park.

Call Pat Chafin at 419-666-8987 for more information.

Breakfast with Santa
Friends of Lake Township Parks will sponsor a Breakfast with Santa Dec. 11 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at Fire Department #2, 1911 Ayers Rd., Millbury.

The menu includes pancake, eggs, sausage links or bacon and a beverage. The cost is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $3 for kids 12 and under.

Photos with Santa will be available for $4. There will also be a silent auction.

Proceeds raised at the event will benefit Lake Township Parks activities. For more information, call Ron at 419-392-3235 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Living Nativity to be performed
A Living Nativity will be presented Friday and Saturday Dec. 10 and 11 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Pickle and Lallendorf in Oregon, just south of Pearson Park.

Performances will be held at 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. each evening. For more information, call the church office at 419-691-9407 or visit princeofpeaceoregon.com.

Woodville holiday events
Herald in the holidays in Woodville every Saturday in December.

Photos with Santa will be offered at Pills & Packages Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.  Kids are invited to a story hour at the library Dec. 11 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. On Dec. 18, drop kids off at Taylor’s Tae Kwon Do, 200 S. Elm St., for a Child Safety Awareness Seminar that will run from 11 a.m. to noon.

Sounds of the holiday
BP-Husky Refining will present a Holiday Concert featuring the Toledo Symphony Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Clay High School.

Free tickets are available at the high school. Seating is limited.

Shopping Extravaganza
A Christmas Shopping Extravaganza will be held Dec. 9 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Fun Spot Arena in Oregon.

The event will bring together an eclectic mix of vendors, crafters, clubs and charities. A booth will also be available for families to get a family Christmas photo on the spot. There will also be raffles featuring door prizes donated by vendors.

“I came up with this idea to give those who have a home-based business with a place to display their products and earn some money for Christmas,” said Jodi Ziegler, Fun Spot office manager and event coordinator. “We may be adding a second show on Dec. 18 and will possibly be doing this event once a month, starting in January.”

A portion of the admission fee, which is $2, will be donated to Planned Pethood and Delaney’s Doggy, which will be raising funds to get an assistance dog for a local young girl.

Donations will also be collected for a local family that is recovering from a fire that destroyed the home they were renting Nov. 11. “The family has three small children and had no renters’ insurance,” Ziegler said.

Learn watercolor from an expert
The Port Clinton Artists’ Club is sponsoring a watercolor painting workshop at the Our Guest Inn from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 7, 8 and 9.

Guest artist/instructor will be Mark Polomchak,  a 1975 graduate in fine art at Indiana University who has exhibited his watercolors in various art shows and galleries throughout the U.S. and Canada. His teaching style is step-by-step, so beginners as well as seasoned painters will go home with a painting suitable for framing from each day of class.

The workshop is open to the public and costs $50 per day. For more information, call Jan Hackett at 419-377-0924.

25 Nights of Lights
For 25 years, The Lights Before Christmas has been an essential part of the holiday experience for countless families. To celebrate this auspicious anniversary, the zoo is giving visitors a chance to win a festive Yuletide prize with their 25 Nights of Lights contest.

Each evening through Dec. 23, 25 special guide maps will be given out at random – if yours has a special fluorescent sticker on it, you can enter to win a wintertime gift basket.

In addition, the zoo has a number of features to make the 25th year of The Lights Before Christmas year even more special. Crystal acrylic bears embedded with thousands of pure white LED lights commemorate the 2009 birth of baby polar bear Siku. In addition, spheres of light, covered with nearly 20,000 wide-angle LED lights can be found throughout the zoo, plus, an all-new display will give visitors the chance to light up trees using amazing Pedal Power bicycles.

The winning 25 Nights of Lights entry will be drawn Dec. 29. Twenty-five Nights of Lights contest rules are available at www.toledozoo.org/events/lbc25nights.

The Lights Before Christmas is open through Dec. 31 (closed Christmas Eve night and Christmas Day). Hours are Monday through Thursday 5 to 8 p.m. (the zoo closes at 9 p.m.) and Friday through Sunday 5 to 9 p.m. (the zoo closes at 10 p.m.). Admission prices are $11 for adults, $8 for children (2-11) and seniors (60+), and free for children under age 2. Toledo Zoo members receive one free visit to The Lights.

For more information, visit www.toledozoo.org or call 419-385-4040.

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