Talk About Woodville: Beginning to look like Christmas

By now, the Thanksgiving leftovers have been consumed, frozen, or pushed to the back of the fridge in favor of another meal. Black Friday purchases have been smuggled into the house and hidden away and perhaps they are even wrapped already. People are checking schedules and trying to figure out when they can get together with friends and family for the holidays.

Everywhere you look, hints of Christmas are starting to appear throughout the village. Last week, Woodville’s street department placed the lights and decorations over Main Street and on the light poles in the business district. The flagpoles at HW Busdiecker Park have been decorated with thousands of pink lights to appear like Christmas trees and to support breast cancer research. Other flagpoles throughout town are also lit in solid color lights in support of various causes such as ovarian, prostate, and childhood cancers. The village Christmas tree was decorated and lit over the weekend while elementary students sang Christmas carols. Last, but not least, holiday programs and events are beginning to appear on the December calendar.

Craft Bazaar at Solomon

Solomon Lutheran School’s annual Holiday Craft Bazaar and Luncheon is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the school gym. The craft show will feature a variety of items that are perfect for gifts or for decorating your own home and are made by local crafters and artisans. There will also be a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. featuring Solomon’s “famous” Cream of Parisian soup.

Pictures with Santa on Saturday

Kids can share their wish lists and have their picture taken with Santa from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Pills ‘n’ Packages Pharmacy.

Holiday programs at the library

Christmas Storytimes will be at 7 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 14. There will be holiday stories, crafts and fun.

Lego Club is 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday. This month’s challenge is to build something that might be found in Santa’s sleigh.

Holiday recipes are the theme for this month’s Cookbook Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bring a recipe to share potluck-style; the library will supply the plates and beverages. If you plan to attend,register by calling 419-849-2744.

KidzCraft Holiday Edition will feature Christmas crafts from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 19. Kids are invited to stop in and make a Christmas craft to take home.

Rene Dix’s column appears each Monday. She can be reached at 419-307-0914 orrene.dix@email.com.