. Volume 12, Issue 12

Inside this issue:

President’s

Corner

2

Christkindlmarkt 2

Dates to Remem-

ber

2

Welcome New

Members

2

Food Pantry

Donations

3

2017 Gemütlich-

keit 3

Board Members

Needed

3

Membership

Renewals

3

Member Updates 3

Announcements 3

The Sister Cities Scoop Lichtenfels Vandalia Prestwick

December, 2016 Editor: Ann Kimmel

City of Vandalia Christmas Tree Lighting

The city of Vandalia invites you to their annual Christmas Tree Lighting!

The City will ring in the holiday season by conducting a tree lighting cere-

mony at the Vandalia Sports

Complex at 6:00 pm on Sunday,

December 4.

The tree will be decorated

through community efforts and

then lit to kick off the holiday

season! Join us for refresh-

ments, music, and maybe even

a Santa Claus sighting!

Sister Cities Christmas Celebration

Don’t forget to RSVP by December 2nd for the

Christmas Party which is being held on December

16th at 7:00 pm. It will be held at the Miller’s home

located at 591 Shadowood Drive, Vandalia. The price

is $10.00 per person.

If you would like transportation to the party, it

will be provided. Just let Jean know when you RSVP.

If you need assistance, park in the driveway and

greeters will help you into the house and will park

your car for you. Please do not park in the driveway

unless you need assistance.

Please RSVP to Jean Miller at (901)861-2334. Make checks payable

to “Sister Cities of Vandalia” and mail to Jean Miller, 591 Shadowood

Drive, Vandalia, OH 45377 or pay when you arrive if you have RSVP’d.

Jean

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President’s Corner

Dates to Remember

December 16—Christmas Party

July 4—Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra Arrives

July 5—Annual Picnic including our guests from the Fiddle Or-

chestra

July 6—Orchestra goes to Kings Island

July 7—Concert at Christian Life Center

July 8—Orchestra leaves

Sept. 9th & 10th—Oktoberfest

Sept. 13th—20th—Official Visit to Lichtenfels

Merry Christmas, Frohe

Weihnachten, メリークリスマス,

Now is a good time to re-

flect back to see how Sister Cit-

ies has impacted our lives. We

have many friends in Scotland

and Germany who are now part

of our family. People outside of

the Sister Cities scope do not

understand this, but we do. Be

sure to reach out to our friends

during the Christmas season to

keep our bonds alive and well.

Yes, Sister Cities of Vandalia al-

so has friends in Japan. We all

remember Aya Watanabe and

her family who were active with

us during their time spent in

Ohio. As you can tell by the

“dates to remember”, 2017 will

be a busy year for us. We are

already working on the Ayrshire

Fiddle Orchestra visit. This great

event is good for Sister Cities of

Vandalia as well for the City of

Vandalia and Butler Township.

Be sure to mark your calendar

for the concert and tell your

friends. More details will follow.

The dates are set for our

official visit to Lichtenfels next

year. Check the dates and start

planning for another visit. As al-

ways, it will be a great time visit-

ing all of our friends. The basket

festival will be going on the

weekend that we will be there

and some of you know that is a

party to remember.

Harvey

Christkindlmarkt

(German Christmas

Bazaar)

Christkindlmarkt will be held

on Saturday, December 10

from 10 am to 5 pm and

Sunday, December 11 from

noon to 4 pm. Visit the

Liederkranz (1400 E. Fifth

Street, Dayton) for the annu-

al celebration of the centu-

ries old Christmas market

tradition that originated in

Nuernburg, Germany.

Quality vendors will offer

hand crafted ornaments,

hand made bath soaps and

accessories, beer steins,

amber jewelry from the Bal-

tic, German collectible

items, antiques, stained

glass items, unique jewelry,

note cards & gifts, paper cut

outs, etc. The annual

Liederkranz Christmas Raf-

fle will also feature many

wonderful items.

Delicious German food and

traditional holiday beverag-

es available for purchase

both days.

For more information, call

937-223-9013.

Welcome New Members

Please welcome our new members:

Anessa and Camryn Snapp, 57 S. Brown School Road, Vandal-

ia, OH 45377, 937-657-7367, arsnapp@premierhealth.com.

Welcome to our organization!

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Peace thru People

Save the Dates

Here are several important dates for

you to note on your calendars:

Board Meeting:

December 7 at 7:00 p.m.

Membership Meeting:

Christmas Party:

December 16 at 7:00 p.m. The Miller’s Home

591 Shadowood Drive

Happy December Birthdays!

John Dixon ..................... 1

Bob Schaffner ................ 8

Linda McGuire .............. 17

Gayle Ford ................... 17

Aaron Burke ................. 21

Elaine Miller .................. 23

Suzanne’s Sunshine

Report

Thanks to Suzanne Jordan, a little

sunshine was sent to brighten

someone’s day:

No report this month.

Please report news on our member-

ship to Suzanne at 898-2703. Deadline for January’s Scoop articles is December 24th

Board Members Needed

No one has volunteered for the two Board Member posi-

tions that will be open January 1, 2017. If you are interest-

ed in a position on the board, please contact Harvey Kim-

mel at harkim@woh.rr.com or 937-901-6032. Thank you!

2017 Gemütlichkeit

There are host openings on the 2017

Gemütlichkeit signup for March,

June, August and November. Please

call Ann Kimmel at 901-6031 or sign

up at the December Christmas party

if you are interested in hosting a Ge-

mütlichkeit.

Membership

It's that time again! Time to renew your member-

ship. Family membership is $20, including children up to

age 18. Single membership is $10, anyone age 18 or

older. To renew your membership, please print a copy

of the membership form from our website vandaliasisterci-

ties.org. Complete the form, make your check payable to

“Sister Cities of Vandalia” and mail to: Brenda Windel,

185 Ginghamsburg-Frederick Rd., Tipp City, Ohio 45371.

I will also take memberships at the Christmas party on

December 16th. Thanks, Brenda

Food Pantry Donations

We will NOT be collecting canned

goods at the Christmas Party this

year, but

your Food

Pantry do-

nations are

very much

needed.

Please do-

nate your

canned goods directly to the Food

Pantry or to the designated barrels

at Kroger’s. You may also send tax

deductible monetary donations to

the Food Pantry at P.O. Box 141,

Vandalia, OH 45377.

Member Updates

Please make the following changes to your membership address list:

Bridget Tracy, P.O. Box 49156, West Carrollton, OH 45449.

Jennifer Tucker, 124 Rusby Avenue, West Carrollton, OH 45449.