Millersport news: Parade, Christmas festivities and tree lighting set for Sunday

The Village of Millersport’s Christmas Festivities and Tree Lighting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The festivities will begin with a parade processing from Millersport Elementary School via Lancaster Street to Mathias Miller Park. The annual tree lighting will be held followed by visits with Santa Claus, caroling and refreshments.

Come early for the Christmas Open House at the new LakeBound Outfitters, 12408 Lancaster St. from noon to 5 p.m. There will be food, sweets and lots of fun. Several vendors are participating with Christmas crafts and activities for the kids.

Millersport students of the month

Congratulations to the October Students of the Month at Millersport Junior/Senior High School. Two students from each grade were nominated by their teachers based on their hard work, kindness, and example to others. They received goody bags and will be able to attend a special party at the end of the school year.

The October winners are: sixth grade – Kalena Givens and Blake Jakeway, seventh grade – Zachary Barker and Odessa Knopp, eighth grade – Taylor Terry and Kaden King, ninth grade – Maverick Glanemann and Aurora Little, 10th grade – Thomas Cuyler and Abbey Hupp, 11th grade – Khia Webster and Hayden Ashcraft, 12th grade – Tyler Large and Alexis Walker.

Christmas cantata rehearsals

Rehearsals will be starting Saturday for this year’s Christmas Cantata. Rehearsals will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of Millersport Methodist Church. The concert is offered by the Millersport Community Theatre and Millersport Methodist Church. Director Josh Whetstone will be accompanied by Rita Mohler. Anyone interested in singing should plan on attending all rehearsals. The cantata is scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 16. A reception will follow.

Lions Club blood drive

The Millersport Lions Club will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Lions Clubhouse, 2900 Chautauqua Blvd. in Millersport.

Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter 'MillersportLions' to schedule an appointment.

Trustees special meeting

The Walnut Township Trustees met in a special session Nov. 21, with Chairman Bill Yates presenting two resolutions.

The first dealt with placing an additional fire EMS levy on the March ballot. If approved by voters, the levy would cost the owner of a $100,00 home $91.

The second resolution requested the Board of Commissioners of Fairfield County adopt a resolution to prohibit the construction of economically significant wind farms, large solar facilities, and large wind farms from the unincorporated area of Walnut Township. Both resolutions passed.

This article originally appeared on Lancaster Eagle-Gazette: Millersport news: Festivities and tree lighting slated for Sunday