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3A LOCALSTATE JILL NEVELS-HAUN MANAGING EDITOR Email: jhaungannett.com Phone: 419-334-1040 Local art society presenting New Year's Eve Cabaret kraut, tossed salad, applesauce, and dessert, as well as a cash bar featuring a selection of beer and wine. Tickets are $15. Reservations must be made in advance by calling 419-484-ARTS (2787). The Holiday Innkeepers are directed by Jimy Foreman, Whites Landing. Performers, which can vary by event, include Benjamin Archer, Clyde; Anthony Gardner, Bellevue; Charlene Gardner, Bellevue; Laura Horn, Bellevue; Melanie Kennedy, Bellevue; Jennifer Miller, Bellevue; David Riegel, Bellevue; Brad Rowe, Bellevue; Luke A.

Siegel-Schaefer, Bellevue; and Samantha Trapp, Clyde. Ryan Neal, Bellevue, serves as the accompanist for the evening. Bellevue Society for the Arts is at 205 Maple Bellevue. Visit Like Bellevue Society for the Arts on Facebook. Follow BSftA on Twitter.

Submitted story BELLEVUE Following the success of December's "Sounds of Christmas" Holiday Cabaret, The Holiday Innkeepers of Bellevue Society for the Arts are preparing for their next event. In the style of the 1942 film, Irving Berlin's "Holiday Inn" starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, where every holiday prompted a singing and dancing extravaganza, Bellevue Society for the Arts announces its New Year's Eve Cabaret at 7 p.m. This is the second of several events featuring an array of fun, patriotic, romantic and traditional songs incorporated into each performance. The event will feature Broadway standards and novelty songs performed by familiar BSA faces. Each event will be accompanied by a meal or an appetizer and dessert bar.

The cabaret will feature pork and sauer SUBMITTED PHOTO From left, Brady Rosenberger, Emily Crowe, and Lakota art teacher Deb Obe. OSS CALENDAR CONTEST WINNERS Victory Church nativity scene SUBMITTED PHOTO SUBMITTED PHOTO Alicia Haubert, Lakota High School, won Brady Rosenberger, Lakota Middle first place with this piece of art. School, won first place with this design. JONATHON BIRDSTAFF PHOTO The nativity scene decorates the lawn of Victory Church in Fremont. Submitted story Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca County art students in seventh through 12th grades recently participated in the OSS Solid Waste District's Calendar Design Contest.

Students were encouraged to create a design with a recycling or litter prevention theme to be included in a 2015 calendar created by the dstrict. "The calendar contest is a great way for the district's recycling goals to reach middle and high school students," said Amy Drummer, the district's assistant director. "These talented students then express those goals through their own artwork to further the environmental message." Entries received were judged by the Bethesda Arts Council of Sandusky County. Twelve designs were selected to be displayed in the calendar. The calendars were distributed to all of the schools and county offices in each of the three counties.

Winning designs in Sandusky County at the high School level were submitted by Deb Oberhouse from Lakota High School and include the following students: Alicia Haubert first place. Emily Crowe second place. Additional winning designs at the middle school level also were submitted by Deb Oberhouse, art teacher from Lakota Middle School and include the following students: Brady Rosenberger first Ohio zoo says 2 cubs born to polar bear have died 1 1 -W 1 Ei a SUBMITTED PHOTO Emily Crowe, Lakota High School, won second place with this design. SUBMITTED PHOTO Riley Danko, Lakota Middle School, won second place with this design. activity from a camera.

The zoo said Monday the first birth, recorded at 5 a.m., appeared to be stillborn. A second cub was born about two hours later, but died that afternoon. The cubs were 7-year-old Aurora's first babies. She and her twin sister Anana have mated with the zoo's male polar bear, Nanuq. Associated Press COLUMBUS The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium says two polar bear cubs born there over the weekend have died.

Zoo spokeswoman Patty Peters says both cubs likely died on Saturday, the day they were born to Aurora. Staff observed the births while monitoring the mother's place. Riley Danko second place. All of the winners received a dorm size recycling bin made from recycled plastic filled with a variety of art supplies and a framed pic- ture of their original artwork. For general recycling information, district recycling collections or sponsored events log onto the OSS Solid Waste District's website at www.recycleoss.org.

PRODUCT and SERVICE DIRECTORY the St. John at the Bay service this afternoon and then go to the mainland for St. John's three Christmas Eve services. When the services are finished, which might not be until midnight, Hollingshead and his wife will have to stay on the mainland until Christmas Day. The ferries will not be running that late, and planes only fly to the island during the day because the island airport is not equipped with lighting for night flights.

When they return to the island on Christmas Day, Hollingshead plans to cook dinner for the couple. "I think it'll be nice because a lot of times Christmas is a really busy thing," Hollingshead said. "I think we are looking forward to having some quiet time together on Christmas Day." mksmithgannett.com 419-334-1044 Twitter: kristinasmithNM SAFE HARBOR DRIVING SCHOOL 114 N. Arch St. 419-334-8249 TEEN DRIVING CLASSES 'Zombie Nativity' to be taken down Associated Press CINCINNATI A suburban Cincinnati township ordered a man to kill off his large "Zombie Nativity" scene.

Sycamore Township has sent Jasen Dixon two notices of zoning violations. Officials said they received complaints about debris at the home and upon inspection concluded the nativity violates rules on size and placement of yard structures. Dixon manages a haunted house attraction and decided to create a zombie nativity, which he considers a holiday decoration. It has a white-eyed creature in the manger. Township administrator Greg Bickford says he could care less about the zombies, but the size of the front-yard structure is not permitted.

probably will leave, and there usually are not many extra people on the island to attend. St. Paul's organist leaves the island for the winter, so Staley uses an electronic device she calls "Justin Case" that can play any hymn as the church's musician. Sometimes, she's able to bring an organist over for the holiday, although organists usually have commitments at their home churches during the holidays. "We still have a great time," she said.

In addition to her South Bass Island services, Staley plans to fly to North Bass Island on Christmas Eve for a service there. She estimates 12-15 people live on North Bass, whose majority of land is owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. When the services are done, Staley will walk her dog and enjoy a quiet Christmas. Jeremy Hollingshead, an intern at St. John Lutheran Church in Port Clinton, who also preaches at the church's island mission called St.

John at the Bay, is spending his first Christmas on the island this year. His wife, a college professor who lives in southeast Ohio, will visit. Hollingshead will lead Island Continued from Page 1A Locals don't run to the nearest big-box store for Christmas lights and decorations. They usually have to get what they need when they are on the mainland. Or they make their own, like islander Melinda Myers, who has made St.

Paul's evergreen decorations for years. "It looks so authentic and beautiful," Staley said. "It seems like sort of an old-time, hometown Christmas here. It means so much for the community to have all that come together." Islanders are used to the uncertainty of whether they will be able to leave at Christmas, and some families have a bigger celebration for Thanksgiving when guests can stay the weekend, she said. Others are fortunate to have much of their family living on the island, so travel usually isn't a concern.

Island Christmas church services tend to be different, too. Unlike the mainland, there probably will be smaller crowds than usual at St. Paul's Christmas Eve and Christmas services, Staley said. Some people Jan. 19 PICKUP DROP-OFF IN I AREA TOWNS 1 PROFESSIONAL, PERSONALIZED INSTRUCTION I 419-334-4419 1 1100 North St.

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