One of our most favorite holiday traditions at The Beacon is our annual Mitten Tree. Well, it’s up and waiting for your donations and decorations. We load up the tree every year with mittens, gloves, scarves and caps to help keep heads, hands and hearts warm for the winter.

We are located at the Beacon Place business center off State Route 53 N next to Goodwill. Thanks you in advance for your contributions.

Bill Hatker of Oak Harbor was selected from among 124 entries who found Wylie hiding in the ad for Safe Harbor Insurance on Page 1B in last week’s Beacon. So, congratulations to Bill, the winner of our weekly $25 gas card graciously donated by Friendship Stores.

Each week we hide Wylie Walleye in an ad and our readers, when one of them finds him, can either bring in a contest entry cut out of the paper or log onto our website … www.thebeacon.net … and let us know where he is, thus entering, and possibly winning our weekly contest.

It is now the Christmas Holiday Season. The Port Clinton Post Office is holding an “Operation Noelle” Toy Drive. Residents are encouraged to drop off a new unwrapped toy anytime during their business hours now through Friday, Dec. 3.

Port Clinton’s Adam Wells and The Ohio State University Marching Band will be performing at Kalahari

Resort in Sandusky on Friday, Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Playing trumpet, Wells is in his fifth and final year with the OSU band.

Oak Harbor American Legion Post 114, 221 Park St., Oak Harbor, will be having a Veteran Breakfast this Saturday, Nov. 20, from 8-11 a.m. The breakfast is open to all veterans and their families.

The Oak Harbor American Legion Post will also be hosting a Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 25 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner will be available as dine-in or carry-out. Post 114 is also offering deliveries to shut-ins. There is no charge for the dinner, but donations will be accepted. For additional information call 419-898-5888.

Class A Performing Arts is proudly presenting The Nutcracker 2021 at the Oak Harbor High School Theater on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. Ticket sales are going on now. Call the box office at 419-341-9007. Tickets are $18 per person for reserved seating.

Thanksgiving Dinner will come early this year at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 214 E. Second Street, Port Clinton. Peace Lutheran Church and St. Thomas Episcopal Church will team up to host a free ELMS Thanksgiving Dinner with all of the trimmings on Thursday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. Everyone is invited.