All market steers will be weighed, ear tagged with Highland County tags, and nose printed on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010 from 7-9 a.m. at Union Stockyards in Hillsboro.

To date, four Hillsboro restaurants are putting up their best recipes in a Christmas Chili Cook-off at Bayview Campground & Cottages on Saturday, Dec. 11.

The Highland County Victim Witness office is seeking caring and compassionate volunteers to assist county victims at a time of need.

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Leesburg Library Reading
Sharon Aukeman, Branch Manager
 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at the Leesburg Library.  Please stop in and share some holiday cheer with us during December.
 Our Knit Together group will meet on Thursday, Dec. 2, 9, and 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. Bring your current project and join us for some conversation and knitting.

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Leesburg Library Reading
Sharon Aukeman, Branch Manager
 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here at the Leesburg Library.  Please stop in and share some holiday cheer with us during December.
 Our Knit Together group will meet on Thursday, Dec. 2, 9, and 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. Bring your current project and join us for some conversation and knitting.

Four generations of the Hottle family enjoy motocross racing.

"Caring. Close to Home" is a fitting tagline for Highland District Hospital. It seems just as fitting for a 16-year volunteer who just chalked up 1,000 volunteer hours.

Last week certainly had a more typical look and feel of fall weather with the cooler, damp, and windy conditions.  The wind certainly removed most of the remaining leaves on the trees. As I have said on many occasions before, I am definitely not a big fan of the shorter daylight hours that this time of year brings. Maybe it wouldn’t seem so bad this year if the Bengals were having a better season!

Mini-Health Fair and Living Will Checkup
    The Morgan-Bodenhamer Senior Center (Highland County Senior Center), in partnership with Hospice of Hope Ohio Valley and HealthSource of Ohio, present a mini-health fair on Thursday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Lynchburg is busy preparing for its annual Village Christmas. This marks the 18th year for the event, which is held the second weekend in December (Dec. 10-11).

The SATH (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped) organization has the perfect holiday gift.

Noreen's School of Dance will host Santa's open house from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4.

Santa Claus is coming to town Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Leesburg American Legion Post 568. He will be bringing sacks of candy with him for area children, from 6-8 p.m. For more information contact Jim Crabtree at (937) 780-6760.