The streets were filled with people welcoming in the holiday season for the annual Kenton Lions Club Christmas Parade on Tuesday night.

For the fifth year, the Kenton Full Gospel Church is opening its doors to provide food and clothing for area residents who need assistance. The food pantry, Bread of Life, was established in 2012 and in recent months has expanded to offer clothing to families, said Pastor Anita VanBuskirk.

The elegant home of Mike and Beth Milks, 424 S. Johnson St., Ada, will be featured in the Candy Cane Tour of Homes on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 1 to 6 p.m., sponsored by Keep Hardin County Beautiful. Located a block east of Main Street and gracing the northeast corner of University Avenue (formerly Peach Street) and S. Johnson Street, this 1880’s two-story Queen Anne style Victorian homestead lends itself to be the ultimate Christmas house.

Hardin County Courthouse Maintenance Director Richard Lawson hangs Christmas decorations on the side of the courthouse annex building in preparation for the holiday celebration as Steven Ray steadies the ladder.

Volunteers from Helping Hands Outreach handed out 30 turkeys and 10 hams which will be prepared for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton.

Participants in Mary Lou’s Garden at the Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library in Kenton gathered to celebrate a successful initial year. They included (from left, front) Head of Youth Services Susan White, Mandy Deshazo, Alexander Deshazo, Autumn Kinzer

Logan Albert rolled his second 300 game at Hillcrest Lanes recently while bowling in the Wednesday Night Independent league.

The end of 2017 will mark a full 30 years for Mike Ault as a Cessna Township trustee, after which time he’ll be stepping aside to allow someone else the same opportunity he once had to learn about local government. Mike is a fourth-generation Cessna Township trustee, following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather George, grandfather Frank and father Virden.

Tanner Schinness, 5, assists his grandmother, Becky Black, in packing items in a box for the Blue Star Mothers to send to service men and women stationed overseas during the holidays.

The home of Melissa and Heath Blevins, 301 N. Main Street in Kenton will be among the locations featured in the Candy Cane Tour of Homes on Dec. 3 from 1 to 6 p.m., sponsored by Keep Hardin County Beautiful. In 1840, Edward Smith used this lot to open a tannery.