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PIQUA — Town andCountry Furniture inPiqua has one simple goal:to be what people wantand expect in a furniturestore. Brothers Bob andBruce Soifer, who now ownthe business their fatherstarted, accomplish thatgoal by offering threefloors of showroom space,quality furniture at lowprices and the neweststyles and trends in themarket.Starting today, Town

and Country is offering aweek-long buy one, get onefree, sale on recliners,which are becoming sta-ples of every home.“Recliners are becoming

even bigger because of allthe features and options,”Bob said. “You can create agreat family atmosphereand give everyone a chancefor warmth and comfort.”

Variety of optionsThe buy one, get one

sale includes five styles ofrecliners from SouthernMotion, a U.S. company. Allfive styles are in the show-room for shoppers to tryout. The recliners start aslow as $499.When order-ing, customers can selectfrom several fabrics andcolors, as well as features,such as swivel, gliders andpower motion.The sale is ideal for cou-

ples who each like differ-ent styles. They can getdifferent style chairs in thesame fabrics and colors,with the features each ofthem prefers. Customersbuying two different styleswill pay the full price ofthe more expensive one,and receive the less expen-sive one free; they are notallowed to pay half theprice of each chair.“Southern Motion is one

of the hottest lines outthere now based on quickgrowth and rate of sale atmajor retailers, and be-cause of value and up-to-date things like power,selection of styles, currenttastes, fresher looks andfeatures like consoles withcupholders and a layer ofmemory foam in the seats,”Bob said.

Always low pricesThis is the first time

Town and Country Furni-ture has done a sale suchas this. In fact, the storedoesn’t often hold majorsales, because its pricesare so low. Bob and Brucekeep their overhead low bydoing many things, suchas not paying for fancylighting to make the mer-chandise look good. Afterall, it’s what the furniturelooks like in your home,not in the store, that mat-ters.Since their overhead is

low, they don’t have to jackup the prices and thenmark them down to have asale.“Some stores treat a

sale like an overcoat, put-ting it on and taking it off.What really matters is thebottom line,” Bob said.“Our prices are lower thanprices at local stores andbigger stores.”“We help people get the

most for their money.That’s how you get the bestvalue,” Bruce said.

Evolving businessWhen Oscar Soifer

started Town and CountryFurniture in downtownDayton in the mid 1950s, itwas a house-to-house busi-ness.“We’ve been evolving

ever since,” Bob said.The business has been

at its current location, 125W.Water St., for 42 years,taking up three floors withits showroom, and even

more space for storage. Itis not far from Interstate75, right on Ohio 36 withplenty of close parking onthe surrounding streets.Furniture for every roomThe first floor shows off

upholstery — sofas, sec-tionals, recliners, liftchairs and more. Much ofthe furniture comes withchoices of upholstery. Cof-fee tables, televisionstands and curio cabinetsalso are displayed.

The second floor fea-tures bedroom suites thatallow you to pick the sizeand finish, kids bedroomsets and bunk beds. Sev-eral dining room tables aredisplay, but because youcan choose the style ofchairs, finish on the table,design of the legs andmore, the options go aboveand beyond what you seeon the floor.“If we’re not showing

the style options you want,

you can look at online cat-alogs,” Bob said.Solid wood dining sets

also are available. A largemattress department alsooccupies the second floor.More sofas, sectionals, re-cliners, end tables and din-ing tables are on the thirdfloor.“A comment we get a lot

is, ‘You guys have somuch,’” Bob said.

Service departmentTown and Country does

more than sell furniture.“We have our own serv-

ice department that backsup the manufacturers’ war-ranties,” Bruce said.“We’ll give you the serv-

ice after the sale,” Bobsaid. “We’ll come out toyour house and inspectyour mattress and repre-sent you to the manufac-turer.”The store also has an

A+ rating with the BetterBusiness Bureau.

Canine greetersAnd don’t forget to say

hello to the four-leggedfriends of the shop.Labradors Maggie, Sophieand Angus greet customersas they come in the door.The well-mannered ca-nines are trained not to geton the furniture, and canbe kenneled if someone isfearful.“It makes some people

feel at home,” Bob said.Like the Bruce and Bob,

two of the dogs are second-generation employees ofTown and Country. Theirfather also was a greeterat the store in his day.Town and Country Fur-

niture is open Mondaythrough Friday 9:30 a.m.to 8 p.m., Saturday 9:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sun-day 1 to 5 p.m. For moreinformation, call (937)778-1180, visit www.tow-nandcountryfurniture.comor find the store on Face-book.

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TROY — Harris Jew-eler has two new excitingadditions to the store, jew-eler Annie Manrodt and anew mill that carves waxmodels of custom designsright before your eyes.

Manrodt came to Harrisfrom Baltimore, Md., inOctober. She graduatedfrom the Gemological In-stitute of America with agraduate jeweler certifica-tion. The school has one ofthe best reputations in thejewelry industry.Harris Jeweler owner

Bonnie Harris Frey saidManrodt’s repair experi-ence, along with her outgo-ing, friendly personality, isexactly what the store waslooking for. Manrodt spe-cializes in general benchand repair work, includingsizing and setting all typesof jewelry.“I interviewed lots of

candidates, and she stoodout because of her skillsand personality,” HarrisFrey said. “She is doing anexcellent job. Having a sec-ond jeweler allows for us tohave jewelry done whileour clients wait. We can seta diamond for an engage-ment ring while you waitevery day of the year.”Also new in October at

Harris Jeweler is theREVO540CX, a mill thatcreates a perfect waxmodel of a custom designthat is then cast in gold.The machine was just re-leased in June by the com-pany Gemvision. Accordingto Gemvision, less than 30have been sold in the en-tire United States, andHarris has the only one inthe state of Ohio.“Jewelers used to carve

waxes by hand, which al-lows for error and inconsis-tencies in the detail of thepiece,” Harris Frey said.“The mill allows for us tomake jewelry more de-tailed and perfect thancould be done by hand.”Head jeweler Steve

Peck has gone to fourtraining classes in the lasttwo years to learn to createadvanced 3D custom de-signs using the most tech-nologically advanceddesign system. Before thestore got the new mill, ithad to send those 3D CADfiles to have waxes milledat an off-site facility.Now, not only can the

designs be milled right inthe store, but customerscan watch it work. The ma-chine is set up on the salesfloor, so clients can get agood look at the action.“When we are creating

a design for a client, wecan set up an appointmentfor them to come in andwatch their piece be cre-ated right before theireyes,” Harris Frey said.When having a piece of

jewelry custom-made, Har-ris Frey encourages you tocome in with an idea inmind and the jewelers willwork with you to createthe new piece. And it does-n’t have to be made fromnew materials.“Using your old jewelry

usually saves hundreds ofdollars right up front.Many people hear theword custom and think ex-pensive, but re-purposingyour jewelry often bringsthe price down to half ofthe cost of purchasing asimilar piece right our ofthe case,” Harris Frey said.Jewelers will work on

the designs after the initialmeeting, and then cus-tomers will come back toview the design. After anytweaking to perfect the de-sign, the piece is milled.All designs are different,but it typically takes fourto five hours to have apiece milled.“We set the mill at the

highest level of detail to

ensure the best end prod-uct,” Harris Frey said.After the piece is milled,

the wax is cast in metal,then it goes through aclean-up process and fi-nally to the setting of anystones.“Our custom design

process normally takesabout 30 days from start tofinish, which is about twoweeks faster than manydesigners in the jewelry in-dustry take to create amass-produced piece,” Har-ris Frey said. “We do alsooffer an express servicewhere we can have a piececreated in about a week.”Since the machine was

delivered in October, theresponse has been tremen-dous Harris Frey said.“We have had lots of

new custom design work,and some clients stop byjust to see the mill in ac-tion,” she said.Whether you’ve got a de-

sign in mind, want to watchthe mill work or want tomeet the new jeweler, visitHarris Jeweler at 2343W.Main St. Call the shop at(937) 335-0055 or visitwww.harrisjeweler.com formore information.

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New jeweler joins team, new machine carves near-perfect custom molds

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Jewelers Steve Peck (left) and Annie Manrodt, whorecently joined the team, stand with the REVO540CX,a top-of-the-line mill at Harris Jeweler.

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Customers can watch thenew mill in action on thesales floor at Harris.

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Frank St. on Nov. 1, offer-ing hair cuts and color, nailservices, facial waxing andmore. Owner MelindaStorm has been in the cos-metology industry for 15years, and has seen the de-cline in people treatingthemselves at salons in re-cent years.“Salons keep wanting to

raise their prices to pay

their bills, and you can’traise prices in a salon,” shesaid. “With our economythe way it is today, Iwanted to be able to offerservices at a good price tothe public, so they can con-tinue to have hair colordone and beauty services. Ididn’t do this to get rich. Ijust wanted to help thelocal people.”The menu of services in-

cludes haircuts for $12;hair color $40; relaxers$35; five-foil highlights$25; up-dos starting at $35;manicures $10; pedicures$25; eye waxing $10; and acombination of lip, browand chin wax $15. Facialsare available on request.In November and De-

cember, Hair Trix is offer-ing a haircut and color for$45. On Dec. 6-8, cus-

tomers can get a haircutfor just $5. Also, gel nailssoon are coming to HairTrix.“In a tough economy, we

want to help people getthose services to pamperthemselves,” Storm said.Storm, a Springfield na-

tive, has worked in salonsin her hometown and inTexas. In 2007, she beganteaching cosmetology.Teaching at Miami JacobsCareer College brought herto Troy, where she metAngel Burton, a student insome of her classes.“I always wanted my

own salon, but it neverseemed to be the righttime. Then I met Angel.She approached me andasked about starting a STAFF PHOTO/LINDYWAGNER

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salon. I said, ‘You find methe building and we’ll talkmore,’” Storm said. “I amexcited to have Angel inthe salon. She did well inschool and showed methat she really wanted tobe in the hair business.”Burton quickly found

the building on FrankStreet, which has housedsalons in the past but hadbeen empty for about sixmonths. The owner of thebuilding is CharleneBeaty, whose father builtthe salon and had a bar-bershop there. Since thebuilding is small andStorm didn’t have to reno-vate, she is able to offerthe low prices.“If it wasn’t for Char-

lene’s kindness, we wouldnot be able to offer theservices for the prices wedo,” Storm said.Storm still teaches at

Miami Jacobs, currentlyinstructing a nail techni-cian class. She still livesin Springfield with herhusband and her two sons,DJ, 13, and Levi, 8.“With my recent mar-

riage to my wonderfulhusband, Marc Storm, hehas made my dream cometrue and has helped meopen this salon,” she said.“Miami Jacobs broughtme to Troy, and I reallyfell in love with thistown.”Storm and Burton are

the only stylists at HairTrix.While they both doall the services, Storm es-pecially likes doing specialoccasion hair and haircolor, and Burton enjoysdoing manicures and pedi-cures.“I really hope to look

into an aesthetician, sothat might be somethingto come yet,” Storm said.The cosmetology indus-

try is a people-pleasing

business and that’s whatStorm likes most abouther job.“I love to make people

feel good about them-selves, and part of feelinggood about yourself islooking good,” she said.Storm admits she

couldn’t have opened HairTrix without the help ofher husband and others.“I want to thank my

mother, Barbara Wells, foreverything.Without her,none of this could hap-pen,” she said. “And a spe-cial thanks to Angel forcoming on board.”Hair Trix accepts walk-

in customers and appoint-ments. Salon hours areTuesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.,Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Thursday 9 a.m. to 8p.m., Friday 9 a.m. to 6p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. Storm and Bur-ton also will take clientsoutside of those hours onan appointment-onlybasis. Call Hair Trix at(937) 559-5551 for moreinformation.

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day season, instead of buy-ing gifts from justanywhere, why not stop byGateway Arts Council?During the month of De-cember, Gateway ArtsCouncil will turn itsgallery into a holiday giftstore, featuring the work ofmore than 20 area cerami-cists, blown-glass artists,painters and illustrators.All the work in the exhibitwill be for sale and will bepriced between $20 and$300, making art afford-able for everyone. Besidessupporting area and inde-pendent artists, shoppersare giving a unique andpersonal gift to someonethey love.Jim Delange, Bill McK-

inney, Pam Ridenour,Steven Walker and AndrewPaavola will all displaytheir works, along withmany more talentedartists. The gallery storewill be open weekdaysfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. fromDec. 10 to Jan. 4 with an

open house Dec. 7 from 6to 8 p.m. All are welcometo attend the open house,which is free and open tothe public.Gateway Arts Council is

Shelby County’s home forthe arts maintaining sev-eral year-round programsfocused on making the artsavailable to everyone,everywhere for every time.

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TROY — The Troy-Hayner Cul-tural Center, 301 W. Main St., hasseveral holiday events coming up, in-cluding a holiday open house andseveral concerts. All activities arefree and open to the public.The 36th annual two-day holiday

open house Dec. 1 and 2 from 1 to 5p.m. Nine designer holiday show-rooms, music, refreshments and afull-day of children’s programmingare all part of the event.Children’s programming will

begin at 1 p.m. Dec. 1 with BalletShreffler in the ballroom. Childrenwill be entertained by Christmascrafts, holiday music, refreshments,MadCap Puppet Theatre’s “WhenYou Wish Upon A Fish” at 2 and 3:30p.m. and Santa will arrive at 2:30p.m. to receive requests and letters.Due to limited space in the ballroom,free tickets are needed for the Mad-cap Puppet Shows. They may be ob-tained at the Hayner Centerbeginning at 9 a.m. Dec. 1.Dec. 2 will be the opening recep-

tion for the nine decorator show-rooms with music in the house from1 to 5 p.m. Performers will includethe Troy High School Show Choir, aviolin duet with Janice Brennemanand Jill Peters, the barbershop quar-tet Lamp Post 4, a dulcimer and gui-tar duet with Dul-C-Daze,Christmas vocals with Betty Tasker,the accordion-meister Dr. Jerry Nel-

son and a piano solo with BruceBloom.The theme for the decorated

showrooms is “I’ll Be Home forChristmas.” The decorators are Al-lita’s Floral and Design, Jackie Boydand Rhonda Copeland, BruknerHerb Society, David Fair on theSquare, Dawn Flory homeschool artstudents, the Carol Jackson Family,Lori Minnich, Mary Nilsen and YourPersonal Florist, with a special ex-hibit of vintage photographs fromthe Troy Historical Society.Troy-Hayner Cultural Center will

have three exciting concerts beforethe end of the year.The annual Homecoming Concert,

featuring Annette Jones Hoverman,of Tipp City, will be Nov. 25 at 2 p.m.She will perform six selections fromBach, Liszt, Ravel and Crouch on thegrand piano in the east room. Shealso will accompany her trumpet-playing family in “The Ballad of theThree Amigos.” Mary Blauser andMary Ann Cornell will complete theevening with a piano duet by Dvo-rak.Daniel Zehringer will perform on

trumpet as part of Hayner’s Cham-ber Concert Series Dec. 4 at 7:30p.m. He is an associate professor atWright State University, where heserves as head of the trumpet stu-dio, coordinator of the faculty brassquintet and conductor of the Wright

State University Trumpet Ensem-ble. He is principle trumpet for theCincinnati Ballet Orchestra,Springfield Symphony Orchestraand Middletown Symphony Orches-tra. Zehringer has shared the stagewith some of the most dynamic con-ductors and performing artists ofthe time, including WyntonMarsalis, Doc Severinson and ItzakPerlman.Troy-Hayner’s Holiday Concert

will be Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Rick andHillary Wagner will perform as theband called Jim’s Red Pants. TheWagner’s have been playing togethersince 1995. They play an amazingvariety of original, historic, contem-porary American, Celtic, Scandina-vian and other world folk music.Rick is an inventive composer. Hiswaltzes are stunning, elegantmelodies with interesting harmonictwists. The fiddle tunes he writes forHillary are exciting tunes not heardanywhere else.The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center

is proudly supported by the citizensof the Troy City School Districtthrough a local tax levy and gener-ous gifts to the Friends of Hayner.For more information regardingthese free events and to receive acomplete listing of events takingplace at the Hayner Center, call(937) 339-0457 or visit www.Troy-Hayner.org for complete details.

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GREENVILLE — Indi-ana artist Zach Medleruses an array of tradi-tional and non-traditionalmedia to create his uniquepieces, which will be exhib-ited in an installation for-mat at historic Bear’s Milluntil Dec. 31. The exhibitopens with an artist’s re-ception offering light appe-tizers and wine from 6 to 9p.m. Nov. 30.The exhibit closes this

season for Art at the Mill,which will take a short re-cess during the cold wintermonths, and re-open in thespring.Medler’s installation, ti-

tled “Midwestern Land-scapes,” will includeceramics, paintings andsculptures created fromfound objects of wood,metal, paper, books, fabricand more.According to Julie

Clark, retail manager andgallery coordinator forBear’s Mill, Medler is apotter, printmaker andpainter with a degree inceramics from Purdue Uni-versity.“Zach’s work is incredi-

ble — interesting and funand moving and charming,”Clark said. “He is creatingthis three-dimensional in-stallation mural that willspill from the wall and ontothe floor, telling its story inmuted tones and Midwest-inspired imagery to fit per-fectly within the mill’swarm, rustic setting. Al-though the installation hasan overall narrative, eachpanel will stand on its ownand can be purchased indi-vidually.”The artist himself says

his art is focused on con-nection with his audience.He often asks viewers tointeract with his work by

touching and even movingcomponents.“My job is to create a

simply told story that peo-ple can experience forthemselves,” Medler said.His serious, yet playful

pieces capture themes thatreveal aspects of rural,suburban and city living,and to which most viewerscan relate.The work of Dayton col-

lage artist Marsha Pip-penger remains on displayat the mill through Nov.25. Art At the Mill has re-ceived funding from theAmi McClurkin Commu-

nity Fund, held by theHOPE Foundation ofDarke County, and it alsoreceives support fromDarke County Endowmentfor the Arts. The art ex-hibit is on view during reg-ular mill store hours, 11a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. His-toric Bear’s Mill is oper-ated by Friends of Bear’sMill, a nonprofit organiza-tion, and is located at 6450Arcanum-Bear’s Mill Road,about 5 miles east ofGreenville. For more infor-mation, contact Bear’s Millat (937) 548-5112 orwww.bearsmill.com.

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Bar and Grill in Russiawill feature the band theDrive Saturday night from9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. OnSaturday the bar will hostan Ohio State/Michiganparty at noon, followed byentertainment from DJBrady from 9:30 p.m. to1:30 a.m. A Christmas craftshow will be held Sundayfrom 1 to 5 p.m. 115 NorthSt. � Various dates andtimes � www.cruizers-barandgrill.com � (937)526-4800

Stage‘White Christmas’DAYTON —Victoria

Theatre brings IrvingBerlin’s “White Christmas”to the Schuster CenterNov. 27 to Dec. 2. Directfrom Broadway, the classic

holiday movie “WhiteChristmas” comes to thestage at last. This brand-new musical shines withclassic Berlin hits like“Blue Skies,” “How Deep isthe Ocean?” and of coursethe unforgettable titlesong. “White Christmas”tells the story of two bud-dies putting on a show in amagical Vermont inn andfinding their perfect matesin the process. Full ofdancing, laughter andsome of the greatest songsever written, the showpromises a merry andbright theatrical experi-ence for the whole family. 1W. 2nd St. � Nov. 27 to Dec.2 � Tickets from $15 �

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(937) 228-3630‘It’s a Wonderful Life’SPRINGBORO — La

Comedia Dinner Theatrepresents a musical versionof “It’s a Wonderful Life”now through Dec. 31. Youwill see this upliftingstory told like never be-fore, concluding with LaComedia’s traditional ren-dering of “O Holy Night.”Whether you find yourselfquoting the moviethroughout the year, oryou have no idea whoClarence Oddbody is, a

visit to La Comedia thisholiday season is sure towarm the hearts of yourwhole family. 765 W. Cen-tral Ave. � Various show-times through Dec. 31 �

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DAYTON — Dayton ArtInstitute will host itssilent auction for artist-decorated ornaments onits holiday tree Friday

through Dec. 30. Daytonartists have created orna-ments for a holiday tree onview in the museum’s Gen-eral Motors Entrance Ro-tunda throughout theholiday season. Orna-ments will be sold through

a silent auction, with pro-ceeds benefiting the DAISummer Art Camp Schol-arship Program. 456 Bel-monte Park North � Fridayto Dec. 30 during museumhours � www.daytonartin-stitute.org � (937) 223-4278

‘Through Our Eyes’TROY — The Troy-

Hayner Cultural Center’sninth juried photographyexhibit “Through OurEyes: Life in the MiamiValley” is on display nowat the center. The show in-cludes five categories —ruralscape, urbanscape,life in the Miami Valley,abstraction and youth (stu-dents in grades K-12). Afirst, second and thirdplace, as well as honorablemention, were awarded ineach category. One best inshow award also wasgiven. 301 W. Main St. �

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fessor of biology emeritusat the University of Cen-tral Missouri. In 2009, hepublished a book throughthe University of MissouriPress titled “The Galapa-gos: Exploring Darwin’sTapestry.” This coffeetable book is filled with ofremarkable photographsof the archipelago and itsfauna, with text that illu-minates how the islandworks and why it worksthat way. A percentage ofthe sales will support themission of BNC. 5995Horseshoe Bend Road �

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Studio 14TIPP CITY — Photog-

rapher Terry Glass has anexhibit of his artwork atStudio 14 in Tipp City.The artwork depicts thefour separate trips Glasstook to cover all 2,448miles of U.S. Route 66from Chicago to SantaMonica in 2011 and 2012.14 E. Main St. � Nowthrough Dec. 29 �

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Family funTurkey Trot

SIDNEY — The FirstPresbyterian Church ofSidney will sponsor itsannual Turkey Trot 5KRun/Walk Thanksgivingmorning. The run willtake off from the churchparking lot and gothrough CustenborderPark and Tawawa Parkbefore returning to theparking lot. Participantsare asked to donate non-perishable food in lieu ofa registration fee. Foodwill be given to the AlphaCenter Food Bank andthe Holy Angels SoupKitchen. Event T-shirtswill be for sale the day of

the event. This is a non-competitive 5K, and peo-ple of all ages andabilities are expected toparticipate. In 2011, morethan 600 people donatedthree truck-loads of foodand more than $1,000.Register online atwww.sidneyfirstpres.orgby clicking on “Mission”and then “Turkey Trot2012.” 202 N. Miami Ave.� Thursday 8:30 a.m. �

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(937) 492-4597Sidney gun showSIDNEY — The River

Valley Hunter’s Associa-tion hosts a gun and knifeshow at the ShelbyCounty Fairgrounds Sat-urday morning and after-noon. The group has theevent on the last Satur-day of every month, ex-cluding July. 655 S.Highland Ave. � Saturday8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. �

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(937) 418-2179Historical meetingTROY — The Eliza-

beth Township HistoricalSociety will host its an-nual membership meetingTuesday evening in themultipurpose room of theElizabeth Township Com-munity Center. Followinga short business meeting,a presentation titled “TheRoaring Twenties throughthe Carver’s Eyes” will bemade. Sue Curtis, boardmember of the historical

society, will provide ex-cerpts from the GeorgeCarver journals coveringthe decade 1920-1930.The social events of theperiod as well as fashion,commerce, fads and trans-portation will be shared,including antiques fromthe period. Light refresh-ments will be providedand all are welcome to at-tend. 5760 E.WalnutGrove � Tuesday 7 p.m. �

Free � www.elizabeth-townshipohio.comNational Holiday Gift

ShowDAYTON — The 32nd

annual National HolidayGift Show returns toHara this weekend. It’snot only one of the largestindoor craft and giftshows in the state, it’s aMiami Valley holiday tra-dition. Thousands of shop-pers will browse throughmore than 370 booths fea-turing arts, crafts, col-lectibles, ceramics,personalized items, toys,holiday and home decor,floral wreaths, arrange-ments and much more.Bring a new, unwrappedtoy to donate to For Loveof Children and enjoy a $1discount off the admissionprice. 1001 ShilohSprings � Friday and Sat-urday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.,Sunday noon to 4 pm. �

$5 for adults, free for chil-dren 12 and younger �

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(937) 278-4776WintergardenWonderland

DAYTON —Winter-garden Wonderland opensat the Schuster CenterFriday and runs through-out the season. Free activ-ities are offeredthroughout the holidayseason. The whole familycan enjoy the Rike’s Won-derland Windows in theSchuster Center Winter-garden. The animatedelves and animals firstappeared in NCR’s NewYork office windows in1943, but many Daytoni-ans remember them fromtheir annual holiday pil-grimage to the Rike’s De-partment Store, which saton the corner of Secondand Main streets, wherethe Schuster Center nowsits. The little ones canvisit Santa, shop for holi-day gifts at the Tike’sShoppe and create holi-day ornaments with K12Gallery. Live music is per-formed on Sundays. 1 W.2nd St. � Friday throughJan. 1, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.,closed during privateevents � Free � www.victo-riatheatre.com � (937)228-7591

Aullwood art fairDAYTON — The ninth

annual Aullwood HolidayArt Fair and Open Housewill be Saturday at Aull-wood Audubon Center.Twenty-two area artistsand designers will offerbeautiful artwork, hand-crafted jewelry and exqui-site gifts. Unique andone-of-a-kind pieces willbe available for purchaseat this splendid event.Also, visitors will be ableto purchase freshly madefir swags and boxwoodwreaths and shop in theAullwood Nature Store.Soup and sandwiches willbe available in the Aull-wood Café. 1000 AullwoodRoad � Saturday 9 a.m. to5 p.m. � Free � www.aull-wood.center.audobon.org �

(937) 890-7360Air Force Museum

eventsDAYTON — The Na-

tional Museum of the U.S.Air Force has two eventscoming up, a well-knownphotographer will give apresentation and the Bud-weiser Clydesdales willmake an appearance. Six-time Military Photogra-pher of the Year” MasterSgt. Jeremy T. Lock will

present “20 Years as anAir Force Photojournalist”Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at themuseum. During his pres-entation, Lock will dis-cuss how he became aphotojournalist in the AirForce, where it has takenhim, what military photo-journalists do, his latestprojects and where photo-journalism is going in thefuture. In addition, he willshow many of his photosincluding those from hisnumerous deployments toIraq, Afghanistan andAfrica. The world-famousBudweiser Clydesdales,the symbol of quality andtradition for Anheuser-Busch since 1933, arescheduled to make an ap-pearance Nov. 27 throughDec. 2 at the NationalMuseum of the UnitedStates Air Force. 1100Spaatz St. � Various datesand times � Free admis-sion � www.nationalmu-seum.af.mil � (937)255-4704

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Opening Friday

‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2’The astonishing conclusion to the series, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2” illuminates the se-

crets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene

Genre, rating: Drama/adventure, PG-13

‘Skyfall’James Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must

track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Judi Dench

Genre, rating: Action/suspense, PG-13

‘Life of Pi’A young man survives a disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and

discovery.While cast away, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with another survivor— a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irfan Khan, TabuGenre, rating: Drama/adventure, PG

‘Silver Linings Playbook’Life doesn’t always go according to plan. Pat Solatano has lost everything — his house, his job and

his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother and father after spending eight months is astate institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunitewith his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat’s parents want is forhim to get back on his feet and to share their family’s obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles footballteam.When Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated.Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he’ll do something very important for herin return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver liningsappear in both of their lives.

Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris TuckerGenre, rating: Comedy, R

‘Red Dawn’In Red Dawn, a city in Washington state awakens to the surreal sight of foreign paratroopers dropping from the

sky. Shockingly, the U.S. has been invaded, and their hometown is the initial target. Quickly and without warning,the citizens find themselves prisoners and their town under enemy occupation. Determined to fight back, a groupof young patriots seek refuge in the surrounding woods, training and reorganizing themselves into a guerrillagroup of fighters. Taking inspiration from their high school mascot, they call themselves the Wolverines, band-ing together to protect one another, liberate their town from its captors and take back their freedom.

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne PalickiGenre, rating: Action/adventure, PG-13

‘Rise of the Guardians’This epic adventure tells the story of a group of heroes — each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil

spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must joinforces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Starring (voices): Chris Pine, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, Alec Baldwin, Isla FisherGenre, rating: Adventure/family, PG

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small word but very power-ful when you think aboutit. I think most of us usethis word a least once aweek, but do we really stopand think what we aremost thankful for?I believe we all, at some

point in our lives, shouldsit down and write on apiece of paper what we arereally most thankful for inthis world. The last coupleof years have been verystressful for most of us.Failing economy, job losses,medical issues … youname it and most of ushave lived it. But at theend of the day, no matterhow bad it gets, there is al-ways something to be

thankful for, don’t youthink?I have always told my

children that no matterhow bad today is, there arealways good days to follow.We have had to say thatsentence over and overmany times, but it hasproven to be right. I am sothankful for my readers.One of you recently said, “Ilove your column. I feellike I know you, but wehave never met.”Then my job has been

accomplished! It is a joy tocome into your home everyweek, so you can take afew minutes and have a“chuckle” on me and mycrazy life — one that Ilove!During this Thanksgiv-

ing, no matter if you arewith lots of family andfriends or are just having aquiet Thanksgiving alone,stop and write down a fewthings you are thankful for.Trust me, it will make yousmile and maybe evenchange your life.Here are some of the

things I am most thankfulfor:• My husband, Mark• My children, Adam

and Jill, and their spouses• My granddaughter,

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and here for anotherThanksgiving• Sisters Sue and Pat

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world would we do withoutour friends?• The military, for all

you do to keep us safe• Diet Sprite• Cookbooks• Gum• Good music• My eyesight• Celery

• My imagination• Childhood memories• Pie. I adore pie• A good cup of tea on a

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