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Berlin prepares for annual live nativity parade
Berlin will welcome camels, shepherds, angels and other familiar Nativity figures Nov. 27 as its annual Live Nativity Parade ushers in the Christmas season. The Berlin Area Merchants will host the parade and a candle-lighting ceremony beginning at 5:45 p.m., according to a community announcement. The procession will start at Sheiyah Market and end at the stage in the center of Berlin. Mary and Joseph, the Three Wise Men, angels and shepherds will be joined by camels, sheep, cows, donkeys and horses provided by The Farm at Walnut Creek. Snowmen also will walk the streets and hand out candy to children. Candle-lighting and Christmas story follow parade A short service is planned after the procession reaches the center of town. The program will include a candle-lighting ceremony, a reading of the Christmas story by Larry Kaufman and carols led by Jeff Polen. The event began with a small group of local merchants singing Christmas carols on a street corner and has grown into a tradition that attracts thousands of visitors during the holiday season, according to the announcement. Berlin is located along State Route 39 in Ohio's Amish Country. Donations will support Operation Christmas Child The Berlin Area Merchants also
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Zanesville Campus Blanket Drive Aims to Keep Local Families Warm This Winter
ZANESVILLE — Ohio University Zanesville is asking the campus and the community to help keep Muskingum County families warm this winter, as the annual Good Samaritan Blanket Drive collects blankets through November 30, according to a community announcement reported by the Zanesville Times Recorder. Donations may be dropped off in Elson Hall and Herrold Hall […]