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Pemberville family decks the halls
and the dinner table........................................4
Operation Breadbasket has been
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Appetizers abound at this annual
Christmas Eve buffet.......................................8
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On the cover: Enoch Wu took this photo of the Frobose
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be found on page 4.
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Photos by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune
A holiday table spread is seen among decorations
in the home of Ben and Brianne Frobose in
Pemberville. The family went all out with food and
decorations for the holiday home tour held last year
to benefit the Pemberville library. At right, visitors
are seen touring the Frobose home.
By EMILY GORDON
Sentinel Staff Writer
Ben and Brianne
Frobose were walking in an
indoor winter wonderland last
Christmas when they decorat-
ed their house for the
Pemberville Holiday Home
Tour.
The halls of their 1911 farm-
house were decked with a
miniature Christmas village,
five manger scenes, a nut-
cracker collection and 12 arti-
ficial Christmas trees each
trimmed with its own theme.
“Ben and I enjoy Christmas
time, our families and tradi-
tions,” Brianne Frobose said.
“TheFriendsofthePemberville
Library asked us to show the
home for several years and it
seemed like a good time last
year.”
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their house in September
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well as new embellishments
they bought on eBay that came
in the mail almost daily, Ben
Frobose said.
“Each room, each tree had a
different style. We had over
1,000 Shiny Brights lights and
antique glass ornaments of dif-
ferent shapes,”Brianne Frobose
said.
The antique ornaments
belonged to her grandmother
and the lanterns lighting the
driveway were inspired by her
parents’ Christmas tradition.
Ben Frobose incorporated
his parents’first Christmas tree,
Christmas-themed dishes from
his mother and his model trac-
tor collection, which he piled
in a corner and strung with
lights to make a Christmas
tree.
The house itself is a Frobose
heirloom built by Ben Frobose’s
great-great-grandfather Jacob
Snyder to replace a log cabin
on the east side of the rural
Pemberville property he pur-
chased in 1884.
After generations of family
members lived in the home,
Ben Frobose’s grandmother,
Ann Puse, decided to sell the
house and move into town.
Ten years later, Ben Frobose
bought the house at auction,
surprising Brianne Frobose by
proposing to her right after
making the winning bid.
“We weren’t married at the
time. We hadn’t talked about it
and I got the idea to get
engaged,” he said.
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By ALEX ASPACHER
Sentinel Staff Writer
In 35 years, Operation
Bread Basket has grown more
than a smile on Christmas
morning.
The project has evolved over
the last few decades, starting
as separate efforts by
Perrysburg Township and
Perrysburg Christians United, a
collaboration of area churches.
The 36th campaign is now
gearing up to accept donations
of food, toys and clothing to
help those who need a little
help to have a happy holiday.
Annie Herman-Alrabaya, a
longtime coordinator and for-
mer police dispatcher for the
township, recalls frantically
wrapping gifts during free time
on her midnight shifts, trying
to keep up with efforts that
have been refined and expand-
ed since the two sides joined
forces.
Now aiding up to 100 fami-
lies each year, the wrapping
has been cut out — those who
benefit from Operation Bread
Basket are given supplies to
wrap their own gifts — with
the focus now being on col-
lecting donations and purchas-
ing items to amass the biggest
stockpile, to help as much as
possible, Herman-Alrabaya
said.
And while some programs
don’t offer gifts for children
once they reach their teenage
years, Operation Bread Basket
provides for family members
up through age 17.
“I don’t feel, if you’re 14 or
15, that Christmas stops there,”
she said.
Herman-Alrabaya used to
get her children involved as
helpers.
Now that they’re grown,
she’s moved on to asking the
grandkids to help. She said her
7-year-old granddaughter
already knows the process well
and remembers it from year to
year.
Long ago, delivery also used
to be part of the event. That’s
taken a back seat over the
years, but Herman-Alrabaya
remembers going out on
Christmas Day to buy milk and
other supplies needed for last-
minute deliveries.
On Dec. 20 this year, the
families chosen will show up to
receive four to five new gifts
per child, as well as their choice
of used items provided by com-
munity members who drop
them in boxes spread through-
out the area.
They’ll also receive winter
clothing and groceries — not
just a meal, but staples,
Herman-Alrabayasaid—every-
thing from milk, eggs and
cheese to boxed items and a
cooked ham.
“A lot of people don’t take
into consideration that they
may not be able to cook a tur-
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Once the boxes are out, the
hard work begins.
“From then on, it’s game on,”
sorting the clothes from the
toys, boys’items from girls’, and
the seemingly endless sizes of
clothes.
The more that’s donated,
the more that’s given.
“If we have enough to give
them 15 cans of corn, we do.”
Letters have gone out to
businesses and former donors
making them aware that a new
Operation Bread Basket is
underway.
“We have been very blessed
with all the people who have
helped us and donated over
the years.”
When asked for her favorite
memories of a long stretch of
helping people with Operation
BreadBasket,Herman-Alrabaya
couldn’t single out just one.
“There’s somebody that
always makes me cry. Every
year that happens.”
Sometimes it can be over-
whelming for the families
being helped, too.
“They need it. There’s some
of them that depend on it.”
Donation boxes are placed
around Perrysburg and
Perrysburg Township, and
items can also be dropped off
at the township police depart-
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Applications for assistance
can also be obtained at the
police station and given to a
dispatcher.
There is no deadline, but
about 100 families will be put
on a list, after which applica-
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Salvation Army.
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By EMILY GORDON
Sentinel Staff Writer
For Terry Burton,
Christmas just isn’t Christmas
without his friends and family
celebrating by his side.
That’s why he started his
own holiday tradition of a
Christmas buffet 24 years ago
at his parents’ house in Wayne
so everyone would have a
place to make merry.
“It started out because my
family didn’t have any particu-
lar traditions on Christmas Eve,”
Burton said. “We gathered
some people who didn’t have
any other family around or
family traditions and had a big
party and it grew from there.”
The director of the Wood
County Board of Elections loves
to cook, and, luckily for him, so
do his friends, Dean Bell, Dale
David and Ryan Lee, who help
Friends and family gather for
finger food every Christmas Eve
Photos by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune
Terry Burton grabs prosciutto-wrapped shrimp to
place on the grill as other items are seen on a table
in preparation for the Christmas Eve Buffet last
December. On the next page, Burton grills the
shrimp.
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The buffet is made up of 22
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“The number of dishes have
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Eve day, but we want to make
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Throughouttheyear,Burton
scours the web, sorts through
cooking magazines and dives
into cookbooks searching for
interesting recipes to use for
the buffet.
Knowing he’s always on the
lookout for a culinary hit,
friends and family have
brought him cookbooks from
trips to Europe and Australia
for inspiration.
Burton’s even turned to
“time travel” looking for the
perfect recipe.
“I started seeing the same
things over and over in cook-
books so I started looking in
early 1900s and 1940s appe-
tizer cookbooks to look for
things out of the ordinary,” he
said.
Around Thanksgiving,
Burton and his cooking group
hold a meeting to decide on a
menu for the buffet.
“When we build our menu,
we take last year’s, sit down
and eliminate things we didn’t
think went real well, things
that were okay but not partic-
ularly notable and vote on
things to stay or go,” he said.
“We generally eliminate two
thirds or half of the menu,
keeping two or three things
that are crowd pleasers, are
kid friendly or traditional.”
The group considers practi-
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as taste as well as what will be
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table.
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By PETER KUEBECK
Sentinel Staff Writer
The holiday season
brings many images to mind:
snow, gifts, hot chocolate, fes-
tive decorations, even visions
of sugar plums.
And for many, it also brings
visions of good things to read.
Local libraries throughout
Wood County have large col-
lections of holiday-themes
books to delight both the
young and the young-at-heart.
“The holidays are an ideal
time to share stories and tradi-
tions,” said Maria Simon, youth
services director at the Wood
County District Public Library,
in a recent email.
“Some of my favorite books I
remember reading as a child,”
she said. “A favorite was and
still is Barbara Robinson’s 1971
classic, ‘The Best Christmas
Pageant Ever,’” which, she said,
will also be brought to life by
the Black Swamp Players in a
production to run Dec. 11 to
14.
“A more recent favorite of
mine is Richard Peck’s‘A Season
of Gifts’” which features
Grandma Dowel, who Simon
called “just a really, really lively,
unforgettable character” in the
book.
Another favorite, “Trees of
the Dancing Goats,” by Patricia
Polacco, tells the story of Tricia,
who loves celebrating
Hanukkah, and whose family
helps their Christian neighbors
who are ill and unable to cele-
brate Christmas.
Additionally, “I adore ‘The
Polar Express’ (by Chris Van
Allsburg). The imagery is truly
distinguished.”
The Caldecott-award-
winning book tells the story of
a boy who takes a magical train
ride to the North Pole to visit
Santa, and focuses on the
power of belief.
“So many Christmas stories
are created by outstanding
authors and illustrators,” Simon
said, “so choosing one often
leads a reader to a new favorite
author or illustrator. And many
of our favorite book characters
have their own holiday story.
‘Pete the Cat Saves Christmas’
is a favorite as is ‘Llama Llama
Holiday Drama.’ Both of these
authors have been guests at
the BGSU Literacy in the Park.
This April, Laura Numeroff will
be the guest, so ‘Merry
Christmas, Mouse’ is a new
favorite for me.”
Story times with Santa and
Mrs. Claus will also be held at
the library. Santa’s story time
will be Dec. 6 at 10:30, with
Mrs. Claus’ story time the next
day at 2 p.m.
The library additionally has
a selection of holiday books
centered on the celebrations of
Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.
“The library is happy to
make gift suggestions as well.
The library knows that a book
is the gift you open again and
again!”
Other books on the Wood
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• “The Story of Holly
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• “How the Grinch Stole
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• “A Bit of Applesauce for
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• “A Christmas Story” by
Brian Wildsmith.
• “Claude the Dog: A
Christmas Story” by Dick
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• “Cock-A-Doodle Christmas”
by Will Hillenbrand.
• “Feliz Navidad” by David
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• “How do Dinosaurs Say
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• “My First Kwanzaa” by
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• “The Little Drummer Boy”
by Ezra Jack Keats.
• “When Santa Fell to Earth”
by Cornelia Funka.
Laurel Rakas, children’s
librarian at the Pemberville
Public Library, said that, due to
her very happy childhood
memories of Christmas “my
taste in children’s Christmas
stories tends to be on the sen-
timental side. A book that I
used to read aloud to my
daughters every Christmas is
Rumer Godden’s ‘The Story of
Holly and Ivy.’ I can’t read the
end without tearing up. The
illustrations by Barbara Cooney
are beautiful.”
Additionally, she recom-
mended Pearl S. Buck’s
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12. 12
Mass for
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Parish comes to the students
for annual Ballroom Mass
By BILL RYAN
Sentinel Staff Writer
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Server Allison Gaier, who is a BGSU student, car-
ries a candle during the start of Ballroom Mass at
the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Ballroom last
year. The Mass is an annual campus event where
college students and locals gather to worship.
More University Parish stands
out from most.
Held in the Lenhart Grand
Ballroom in the Bowen-
Thompson Student Union on
campus, there is a dichotomy
as it is liturgically held during
the season of Advent, yet
serves as a Christmas farewell
for the Bowling Green State
University students. It is held
prior to the time they leave for
the Christmas break.
“It was truly an awe-inspir-
ing experience for me,” said
Father Jason Kahle, of his first
Ballroom Mass held last
December. “You are bringing
the Mass to the students on
their turf.”
The pastor of the parish
learned first hand about stag-
ing this decades-old annual
tradition after beginning his
service in July 2013.
“It was humbling to be
there in that space with hun-
dreds of students,” he added.
In the church tradition, the
Advent season is a time of
preparation for the coming of
Jesus, which is celebrated at
Christmas, yet the students
want to celebrate as they wrap
up a semester and spend time
with their parish family and
friends prior to break.
Because of the venue, the
service is held on a grander
scale to make it memorable
for the students and a true
celebration, yet as Kahle said,
without making it into a per-
formance.
Last year, Kahle said he
made sure his homily kept the
focus on “Christ and our faith.”
He said he wanted to be
sure the congregation stayed
grounded as he focused on
the college experience in the
season of preparation.
Kahle also continued one of
the newer traditions at the
Mass by having other priests
join him. Last year there were
five priests including Father
Mark Davis of St. Aloysius
Parish.
This year Jodi Birkenmeier,
the music and liturgy leader of
the parish, will experience the
Ballroom Mass from a different
perspective. This will be her
first year to be a leader of the
liturgy.
She said she will likely incor-
porate some traditional
Christmas hymns into the ser-
vice, notably the prelude
music. Despite their connec-
tion to Christmas, she said
they are also liturgically appro-
priate for the Advent season.
Birkenmeier said planning
was already in full force in
September as she is looking
for university choral groups to
be part of the musical presen-
tation of the Mass.
As a participant, she said
she enjoyed seeing the
Ballroom filled with students.
“It was a really neat experi-
ence,” she said.
On his overall impressions
from his first Ballroom Mass,
Kahle said, “I was floored by
the decorations, the whole
place was decked out.”
Indeed, another long-
standing tradition is to
enhance the worship with
decorations and other special
touches. The setting often fea-
tures student-created mosaic
banners which hang behind
the altar. There are six differ-
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Arts
By DAVID DUPONT
Sentinel News Editor
Bowling Green State
University’s ArtsX has every-
thing most people look for in
winter festivities — the gifts,
the music, the lights — with-
out really being explicitly a
holiday event.
More than anything ArtsX
celebrates the arts, in their
many varieties.
Highlighting the anniversa-
ry celebration will be a light
installation created by interna-
tionally known artist Erwin
Redl inside the Wolfe Center for
the Arts.
This year ArtsX will mark its
10th anniversary by lighting up
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The gala event will be held
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Visitors could also get a peek
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cal ensembles ranging from
groups playing Renaissance
music on recorders to jazz with
electric guitars are performed
in the lobby of the Bryan
Gallery. Visitors can take quiz-
zes. Munch on goodies. Have
their photos taken in fanciful
settings. Listen to literary read-
ings. Or just absorbed the
energy generated by young
artists.
The opening of the Wolfe
Center in early 2012 gave ArtsX
an even broader canvas to
work with. The first chance to
visit the new home for the
Department of Theatre and
Film was an open house during
the 2011 ArtsX.
The use of the building has
expanded since then. Last year,
the building was buzzing with
performances in the Eva Marie
Saint, and a musical cafe which
allowed people to order up a
spontaneous musical composi-
tion performed by faculty and
students from the College of
Music.
The building install became
a screen for films projected
from the arts center onto the
building’s south wall.
Wojtkiewicz said art faculty
expected that to be a one-time
only event, but “Panasonic
stepped in,” he said, and is
loaning the university the
high-end projectors needed.
From the beginning staging
ArtsX has been a collective
effort.
Those working on the 2014
ArtsX include theater professor
Michael Ellison, who is coordi-
nating events in the Wolfe
Center, Abby Cloud from cre-
ative writing, Heather Elliott-
Famularo, who is coordinating
the projections onto the Wolfe
as well as other digital media
elements and Lori Young, who
works with the graphic design
students who do the promo-
tional material and signage.
Redl, who lives in Bowling
Green, will work with students
and faculty to create the light
installation.
“It’s evolved a great deal,”
Wojtkiewicz said. “It’s become
what I’d hoped and what a lot
of other people who worked
on it hoped. It’s a celebration
of the arts.”
He added: “A lot of time you
belong to committees at the
university and don’t feel like
things get done, but we put in
a lot of time and effort in this
and it’s turned into a showcase
event on campus. We get to
see the results of our work.”
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Over the last 10 years, the annual winter festival
has evolved from a sale to student art to a huge
event encompassing drama (such as the photo on
the previous page), dance and creative writing.
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so many fruits, so many veg-
gies,” Burton said. “And we do
consider color to add to the
wow factor when people come
in.”
For Bell, Burton’s former
music teacher at Elmwood
High School, the best part of
the Christmas buffet is its“stop-
per.”
The menu is set up like a
checklist, with a goal for guests
to “eat their way through the
buffet,” but every year the
cooking group throws in a
“stopper,”something so foreign
to a guest that it may prevent
them from checking every-
thing off the menu, he said.
“The obstacle for making
your way through the buffet is
something only true foodies
will be willing to try, like Rocky
Mountain oysters, elk, bison or
different cheeses,” Bell said.
“We try to work in those
things to give people the
opportunity to sample and
broaden their eating horizons.”
Unusual meats are Bell’s
favorite “stopper,” which the
cooking group researches and
plans thoroughly, he said.
“A friend caught a wild boar
for us in Florida,”he said.“We’ve
had ostrich, seafood dip, a host
of unusual things.”
Weeks before the buffet,
friends ask the cooking group
what the “stopper” is going to
be, adding to the excitement
and fun of the event, he said.
Those who do make their
way through the entire buffet
get a door prize of homemade
desserts or candies.
“It’s always exciting when a
new recipe is gone at the end
of the night and we know peo-
ple enjoyed it,” Burton said.
“We want to make it a good
night for them and know we
did what we set out to do.”
The Christmas buffet gath-
ering is especially fun for
Burton’s eight-year-old son, Ben, said his wife, Julie Burton.
“Ben likes to greet people,
gets to sample food and play
with his friends. He likes the
excitement of the evening,”she
said. “And it’s cool to see other
peoples’ kids grow up over the
years, watch their progress and
entrance into the real world.”
Julie Burton takes on the
role of assistant every year,
helping and supporting her
husband and his cooking
group throughout the night.
“We’re happy and tired at
the end of the night. It brings
back nice memories of Terry’s
parents and its nice to see old
friends and new faces,” she
said. “Hopefully we’ll do it as
long as we can and maybe con-
tinue it through Ben if he wants
to do it.”
Whatever their son decides,
Terry Burton hopes his son will
remember the buffets as fond-
ly as he remembers his moth-
er’s cooking.
“Growing up, watching Mom
cook, made it Christmas for
me. It’s neat when family has
memories of food at Christmas,”
he said. “They say the sense of
smell is the memory sense. It’s
neat when kids can get those
memories and later in life have
good memories of the holi-
days.”
Burton
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Prep: 30 minutes plus 20
minutes to thaw pastry
Bake: 20 to 22 minutes per
batch
1 package (17 ¼ ounces)
frozen puff-pastry sheets
1 tablespoon paprika
½ tablespoon dried thyme
leaves
¼ to ½ teaspoon ground
red pepper (cayenne)
¼ teaspoon salt
1 large egg white, slightly
beaten
1 package (8 ounces)
shredded sharp Cheddar
cheese (2 cups)
Thaw puff pastry as label
directs. Meanwhile, in small
bowl, mix paprika, thyme,
ground red pepper and salt.
Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
Unfold one sheet puff pastry
onto lightly floured surface.
With floured rolling pin, roll
pastry into 14” by 14” square.
Lightly brush pastry with
beaten egg white. Sprinkle
half of paprika mixture on
pastry. Sprinkle half of cheese
on half of pastry. Fold pastry
over to cover cheese, forming
a rectangle about 14” by 7”.
With rolling pin, lightly roll
over pastry to seal layers. With
pizza wheel or knife, cut pas-
try crosswise into ½ inch wide
strips. Preheat oven to 375
degrees. Place strips ½ inch
apart on cookie sheets, twist-
ing each strip and pressing
ends against cookie sheet to
prevent strips from uncurling
during baking. Bake cheese
straws 20 to 22 minutes until
golden. With spatula, careful-
ly remove straws to wire racks
to cool. Repeat with remain-
ing puff pastry, egg white,
paprika mixture and cheese.
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Generous 1⁄3 cup sugar
4 tablespoons light soy sauce
7 tablespoons tamarind juice
oil, for frying
6 shallots, finely sliced
6 garlic cloves, finely sliced
6 red chiles, sliced
6 hard-boiled eggs, shelled
Cilantro sprigs, to garnish
Lettuce, to serve
Combine the sugar, fish sauce
and tamarind juice in a small sauce-
pan. Bring to a boil, stirring until the
sugar dissolves, then simmer the
sauce for about 5 minutes. Taste
and add more sugar, fish sauce or
tamarind juice, if necessary. It
should be sweet, salty and slightly
sour.
Transfer the sauce to a bowl and
set aside until needed. Heat a cou-
ple of spoonfuls of the oil in a frying
pan and fry the shallots, garlic and
chiles until golden brown. Transfer
the mixture to a bowl and set aside.
Deep fry the eggs in hot oil for
three to five minutes until golden
brown. Drain on paper towels, quar-
ter and arrange on a bed of lettuce.
Sprinkle on the shallot mixture,
drizzle with the sauce and garnish
with cilantro. Serves four to six.
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The gathering also serves as an expression of
the true meaning of Christmas — tidings of com-
fort and joy, Burton said.
“We try to include those who may have been
alone on Christmas Eve. We want people to be a
part of the evening, meet and talk to people,”
Burton said. “The buffet is our present to the peo-
ple who come, the people who’ve always been
good to us. This is the one time of year we do this
and we figure that’s what Christmas is about.”
Last year, Burton’s neighbor, Mohammed,
brought over unleavened bread baked in
Bethlehem.
His sister, who works in Bethlehem, made the
bread and sent it to Mohammed to enjoy, Burton
said.
“It was really special. It made a real connection
to people about what the night is and what it
means,” he said. “It doesn’t get much better than
that.”
Mark your calendar
November
Zoo lights
The Lights Before
Christmas at the Toledo
Zoo are plugged in for the
season beginning Nov. 14.
Enjoy the display through
Jan. 4.
Tree lighting
Bowling Green’s
Community Tree Lighting
is Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in front
oftheWoodCountyDistrict
Public Library. Before the
lighting, make a tree orna-
ment and have a snack at
the senior center from 5 to
6:45 p.m. There will also
be a singalong after the
tree lighting.
G. Rapids event
A Christmas Open
HousewillbeheldinGrand
Rapids Nov. 22-23. There
will be holiday music and
entertainment, horse-
drawn wagon rides and ice
sculpting downtown.
Levis lighting
The tree lighting at
Levis Commons in
Perrysburg is at 8 p.m. on
Nov. 22. Activities, includ-
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design which provides a spe-
cial backdrop for the Mass. The
banners were created decades
ago, with many of the thou-
sands of tiles needing to be
replaced after they are brought
out of storage.
Over the years, there have
been a variety of special
touches used during the ser-
vices including liturgical danc-
ers and special lighting.
“It’s a pillar of what we do
and who we are. The students
really appreciate the work, and
the freshmen were awed,”
Kahle said of the celebration.
The pastor said many stu-
dents shared with him how
much they enjoyed“the feel of
the celebration and the wel-
coming presence.”
Much like a musical pro-
duction, staging the annual
on-campus liturgy involves
numerous considerations. The
liturgy and music selections
are planned months in
advance. Extra voices and
instruments are added to the
usual ensemble. Last year they
featured a piano, cello, violin
and guitars.
Birkenmeier says by adding
voices to provide a full choir
they can enhance the harmo-
nies. Kahle said last year they
used two BGSU choral groups.
The decorating begins in
earnest following the regular
Sunday Mass at the chapel.
“From noon on, many peo-
ple spent five or six hours that
day getting everything ready,”
Kahle said. “We strive to give
the students and the Bowling
Green community the best
celebration we can.”
The pastor said he sees the
Ballroom Mass as another tool
to carry out the church’s mis-
sion which.
“This helps us to evangelize
and to reach out to others.”
The public is invited to
attend. This year’s Mass is slat-
ed for Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
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Morning,” with illustrations by
Mark Buehner. “This story is a
gentle reminder of what a gift
should be,” she said. “Another
book that makes me cry!”
Another book, this time of
poetry called “The Christmas
House,”“shares the meaning of
Christmas from a different
viewpoint” in each poem, in
which “each member of the
family, the pets, the house, and
even the table have their say.”
It is written by Ann Turner, with
illustrations by Nancy Edwards
Calder.
Regarding adult books,
Rakas said “we have a tradition
of listening to ‘Santaland
Diaries’by David Sedaris on the
way home from Thanksgiving
dinner at my folks.”
Wayne Library Director
Teresa Barnhart listed a num-
ber of additional books that
were favorites of their staff,
including:
• “The Christmas Shoes” by
Donna VanLiere:“A heartwarm-
ing story that reminds all of us
to appreciate the present and
take nothing for granted.”
• “Winter’s Gift” by Jane
Monroe Donovan: “Beautiful
illustrations and heartwarming
story make this the perfect
holiday book for Children.”
• “Dogs of Christmas” by W.
Bruce Cameron. “Sure to make
readers laugh and cry, this is a
wonderful Christmas story for
dog lovers.”
• “The Crippled Lamb” by
Max Lucado, which she said
has a religious message that
“we are all different and spe-
cial... a holiday message for al
ages.”
Janel Haas, director of the
Way Public Library in
Perrysburg, also offered a
selection of titles from their
staff, with adult books includ-
ing Charles Dickens’ famous
ghostly holiday tale, “A
Christmas Carol” and “The
Christmas Box” by Richard Paul
Evans.
They also suggested addi-
tional children’s titles including
“How the Grinch Stole
Christmas” by Dr. Seuss, “The
Night Before Christmas” by
Clement C. Moore, “Snowmen
at Christmas” by Caralyn
Buehner, and “Dream Snow” by
Eric Carle.
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The home was remodeled
with modern conveniences
and styles but kept some of its
old charm, like the original
hardwood floors.
“It was updated from top to
bottom. It’s a new home that
is 100 years old. It still has the
sentimental value,” Brianne
Frobose said. “We’re very
proud and humbled to keep
the family homestead a part of
the family.”
Getting the house ready for
the tour and enjoying it over
Christmas was a family affair,
she said.
Both sides of their family
helped hang garlands, orna-
ments and stayed for the tour,
helping spreadYuletide excite-
ment among visitors.
“I have a lot of memories
being at the house at
Christmas.We’dhaveChristmas
Eve and Day there and open
presents,” Ben Frobose said.
“Grandma Ann came to see
the house on the tour and she
loved it.”
Given the family business,
Frobose Meat Locker, it’s no
surprise that the couple went
all out with their food, too.
“Food is big in our family.
We incorporated food in the
dining room with traditions
from both families, like prime
rib, shrimp, ham, Kielbasa and
Polish angel wings,” he said.
“When people walked in they
smelled the food. We went a
bit overboard with our deco-
rations and food, a lot over-
board, but it was a once-in-a-
lifetime thing.”
The tour, which started in
1990, is the major fundraiser
Photos by Enoch Wu/Sentinel-Tribune
Even the kitchen gets some Christmas cheer in the
Ben and Brianne Frobose home.
Frobose
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for the Friends of the
Pemberville Library, said Faye
Schuerman, president.
Proceeds from the self-guid-
ed tours of the four houses go
toward buying things the
library needs, she said.
“The tour is becoming a hol-
iday tradition for a lot of peo-
ple. Some go in groups,”
Schuerman said. “People enjoy
the friendliness of homeown-
ers willing to open their homes
to other people and seeing
how others decorate their
homes for the holidays.”
Each year, homeowners do
something unexpected for the
tour, she said.
“The houses are decorated
very nicely by each homeown-
er’s personal taste. Last year,
one house’s theme was very
primitive, early America,” she
said.
“Each home in all the years
we’ve done it is unique. There
are no two alike. No way to
compare them.”
Although the houses are
not judged, Ben Frobose said
he and Brianne Frobose feel
like they won something by
participating and hosting a
beautiful tour for their custom-
ers, friends and neighbors.
While the decorating pro-
cess was a lot of work and they
were still putting decorations
away in July, it was worth it,
Brianne Frobose said.
“We enjoyed every minute
of it. It was a lot of fun,” she
said. “We’re very proud of what
we had and that the house
stayed in the family. We’d do it again in a few years.”
The Pemberville Holiday Home tour is a self-
guided tour on the first Saturday in December.
Tickets are $10 each and are available at the
library and at each home.
The organization will provide refreshments
and a prize drawing at the library for tour-
goers.
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drawn carriage rides and
musical performances by
Julie’s Dance Studio, start
at 6 p.m.
Nutcracker at
Valentine
The Ballet Theatre of
Toledo presents The
Nutcracker at 7 p.m. at the
ValentineTheatre inToledo
on Nov. 28-30.
Shop locally
Small Business
Saturday is Nov. 29 in
downtown Bowling Green.
Shop or dine downtown
and you could win up to
$250 in Downtown
Dollars.
Going to the dogs
“HomespunHowlidays”
Craft Fair to benefit the
Wood County Dog Shelter
will be held on Nov. 29 at
the Junior Fair Building.
Pemberville
Christmas
P e m b e r v i l l e ’ s
Christmas in the Village
and Festival of Trees will
be held Nov. 29-30.
Sauder Holiday
Lantern Tour
Tour the grounds of the
Archbold museum by lan-
tern on Nov. 29, Dec. 5-6
and 12-13. Experience a
turn- of-the - centur y
Christmas scene by candle-
light.
Hayes Train
Special
Watch eight different
trains travel a three-tier
layout at the Rutherford B.
Hayes Presidential Center
in Fremont. This runs Nov.
29-Jan. 4.
Peristyle
Christmas
A family party will be
held Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. at
the Toledo Museum of Art.
Perrysburg
parade
The Home for the
Holidays Parade and Tree
Lighting in Perrysburg is
Nov. 30 from 4 to 5 p.m.,
kicking off at Louisiana
Avenue and Front Street.
The parade features floats,
bands and Santa.
December
Park free
BowlingGreen’sannual
parking meter holiday is
Dec. 1 to 31.
Make an
ornament
An ornament work-
shop will be held at the
Pemberville, Stony Ridge
and Luckey library branch-
es. Dates are Dec. 1 from
3:45 to 5:15 p.m. at
Pemberville, Dec. 3 from 6
to 7:30 p.m. at Luckey and
Dec. 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
atStonyRidge.Registration
is required and limited to
25 at each location.
Amahl on stage
As a part of the annual
ArtsX celebration, the
Bowling Green Opera
Theater presents the
Christmas story of a poor
shepherd boy’s encounter
with the three kings, and
the miraculous healing of
his crippled leg when he
offers his crutch as a gift to
the newborn Jesus. Amahl
and the Night Visitors is
Dec. 5-6 in the Donnell
Theatre at BGSU.
A Christmas
Carol
Toledo Repertoire
Theatre will present the
holiday show at the
ValentineTheatre inToledo
Dec. 5-7.
Museum tours
The Old Home Holiday
Tour at the Wood County
Historical Center and
Museum begins Dec. 6 and
continues through Dec. 19.
Events included a gala
fundraiser, gingerbread
Mark your calendar
BG Holiday Parade
The Bowling Green Holiday
Parade steps off Nov. 22 at 10 a.m.
on North Main Street. There will be
marching bands, floats and groups
such as Julie’s Dance Studio.
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Mark your calendar
scavenger hunt, railroad
display, two teas and liv-
ing Christmas card pro-
gram.
Nature crafts
Kids can make crafts
with a nature them at the
Wintergarden/St. John’s
Nature Preserve on Dec. 6.
There are three sessions
and preregistration is
required at 419-354-6223.
Barbershop
music
The Voices of Harmony
will perform at the
Pemberville Opera House
on Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
Amy Grant
Christmas with Amy
Grant and the Toledo
Symphony will be Dec. 6 at
the Stranahan Theatre in
Toledo.
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holidays
The Toledo Botanical
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the Holidays on Dec. 6.
There will be crafts and
children’s activities.
Holidays at the
Manor House
The Manor House at
Wildwood Preserve in
Toledo will be decorated
and open for tours Dec.
6-14.
Disney on Ice
The princesses will
skate at the Huntington
Center in Toledo Dec. 4-7.
Elmwood choir
The last performance
oftheElmwoodCommunity
Choir under director Dean
Bell will be Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
intheElmwoodCommunity
Center.
Breakfast with
Santa
Children ages 5 and
under are invited to this
free program at the Wood
County Senior Center on
Dec. 13 from 9 to 11 a.m.
There will be arts and
crafts and photos. Register
at 419-354-6223.
Family movie
A free family-friendly
film with holiday theme
will be shown Dec. 13 at
the Commodore Building
in Perrysburg from 8 to 10
p.m. Freepopcorn,refresh-
ments and pre-film enter-
tainment.
Visit Zimmerman
An Old Time Holiday
Open House will be held at
the Zimmerman One-room
School on Dec. 13 from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. For more
information call the Wood
County Park District at
419-35301897.
The Nutcracker
The Toledo Ballet’s
annual presentation of
“The Nutcracker” is Dec.
13-14 at the Stranahan
Theatre, Toledo.
Community
Concert
The Bowling Green
Area Community Band will
perform Joyous Sounds of
Christmas at the
Performing Arts Center on
Dec. 14 at 4 p.m.
Fort Meigs
The Fort Meigs Holiday
Open House in Perrysburg
on Dec. 14 will feature War
of 1812 re-enactors, holi-
day music, refreshments
and hands-on activities
from noon to 5 p.m.
Sound of Music
The classic film will be
shown at the Maumee
IndoorTheatre at 2 p.m. on
Dec. 14.
Holiday sounds
Central Catholic High
School will present the
Sounds of Christmas at the
ValentineTheatre inToledo
on Dec. 14.
Jazzy Nutcracker
Julie’s Dance Studio’s
The Nutcracker ... All
Jazzed Up will be on stage
at Kobacker Hall at BGSU
Dec. 20 and 21.
The Black Swamp Players will stage
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec.
11-13 at First United Methodist Church
on East Wooster Street.
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