Family Briefs

Breakfast with Santa
The Oregon-Northwood Rotary Club will sponsor their annual Breakfast with Santa community service event Dec. 4 in the cafeteria at Clay High School, 5665 Seaman Rd., Oregon.

The festivities will get under way at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast. Kids will have the opportunity to make a holiday craft, visit the story corner, tell Santa their wishes for Christmas and to have their photos taken.

Tickets are $3 per person will be available at the door. Net proceeds raised from the event will be donated to the Oregon Health and Welfare Christmas Basket Campaign.

For more information, call Peggy Weisenburger at 419-691-5745.

Olde Fashioned Christmas
Santa has penciled the event in on his calendar and so should you.

Saturday Dec. 4 at 4:15 p.m., Santa’s friends from the Portage District Fire Department will be guiding him through the streets of Oak Harbor in a festive kick-off to the 2010 holiday season in the village.

At 4:45 p.m., the Jolly Old Elf will light the large village Christmas tree, located at Adolphus Kraemer Park. From 5 to 7 p.m., kids will have the opportunity to share their Christmas wish list with Santa at the Portage Fire Station. After their visit, the children can enjoy a cup of hot cocoa and a cookie. They can also “shop” for two free gift items for their loved ones from Santa’s Shop, which will be located upstairs in the fire station.

Santa will also be at the Log Cabin from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10 and 17. For more information, call the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce at 419-898-0479.

“Cap the Cold”
Perrysburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, a skilled nursing center located on SR 795 and Oregon Road in Perrysburg, is teaming with area businesses to collect hats now through the beginning of December.

The goal is to collect 300 caps in order to “Cap the Cold.” Perrysburg Care and Rehabilitation Center is one of five SunBridge Healthcare centers in the Toledo area to collect hats for those in need. Through Dec. 11, new hats may be dropped off at a collection bin at Key Bank, 3160 Navarre Ave., Oregon; at Midwest Cheer Elite, 12265 Williams Rd., Perrysburg; Way Public Library, 101 East Indiana, Perrysburg; Biggby Coffee, 26567 Dixie Highway, Perrysburg; and Toledo Lucas County Port Authority, One Maritime Plaza, Toledo.

Any style of hat is acceptable, however, for optimal warmth, knit, wool, fleece or felt hats are preferred. The hats will be delivered to East Toledo Family Center for distribution.

Food Drive Holiday Sale
Samsen Furniture is holding its first-ever Food Drive Holiday Sale to encourage giving during this special time of year.

Through Nov. 30, shoppers who bring in canned goods will receive an extra 10 percent off most any purchase. Donations will be given to Oregon Health and Food Service, the Ottawa County Holiday Bureau and Mustard Seed Ministries of Point Place.

On stage
The Clay High School Limelighters will tackle a Thornton Wilder classic to open the 2010/11 show season.

Running Nov. 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 2 p.m., The Limelighters will perform the 1943 Pulitzer Prize winner for drama, “The Skin of Our Teeth.”

Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors and are available in advance at Clay High School or before each performance at the auditorium ticket window.

Once again, The Limelighters will continue their tradition of donating a portion of the opening night’s ticket and concession sales to a Clay family member in need. The fall show’s beneficiary will be Jacquelyn Seger, a Clay graduate who is battling cancer.

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Romance with a comedic twist in a mythical town will serve as the theatrical focus in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts’ Mainstage Theatre as Owens Community College presents the student production of “Almost, Maine,” Nov. 18 to 20 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 21 at 3 p.m.

Tickets are $12 for the general public and $8 for Owens students and employees. All seats are general admission. To purchase tickets, visit www.owens.edu or call the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at 567-661-2787 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, ext. ARTS (2787).