Community

The Jackson Center Senior Citizens Club held its bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at the Family Life Center (Hall) from 1 to 3 p.m. They do various activities and games, like Bingo. The only prize given out is fond memories. Plenty of food and desserts are served pot-luck style. It is meant to be a fun and relaxing environment for all who visit. It is open to anyone in Shelby County who is 55 and older, and costs $10 a year to join. If anyone is interested in joining, just attend one of their meetings held on the first and third Wednesday of every month.

Christmas lights along Pomeroy Avenue. There are 17 days until Christmas.

Christmas lights in front of Wilson Health. There are 19 days until Christmas.

By Charlotte Caldwell

People attend the Fort Loramie Historical Association’s 49th Annual Colonial Christmas Dinner held at the Ft Loramie Historical Society Museum on Sunday, Dec. 3..

Bryan Esser explains some of the updates done in the kitchen of his house during the Botkins Beautification Club’s Christmas Tour of Homes. The tour took place on Sunday, Dec. 3.

A Christmas tree on West Pike Street in Jackson Center. There are 20 days until Christmas.

Brody Napier, 3, of Piqua, feeds a goat during Holiday Open House at Amos Memorial Public Library on Saturday, Dec. 2. Brody is the son of Alyssa Littleton and Nathan Napier.

Benjamin Pierce, left, 7, makes a Christmas tree decoration with his dad, Benjamin Pierce, both of Sidney, at the First Presbyterian Church’s Christmas event on Saturday, Dec. 2. Benjamin is also the son of Samantha Pierce.

Bob Shoffner, of Sidney, roasts chestnuts at the Shelby County Historical Society’s Christmas of Yesteryear on Saturday, Dec. 2.