Brown County Children’ s Fund Benefit Auction
The Annual Brown County Children’ s Fund LIVE
Auction will take place Friday, December 2, 6:00 p. m. at the Brown County Inn. There will also be an online auction for some special items through the Facebook page.
45 years ago, a group calling themselves the“ No- Name Committee,” decided to gather goods from local merchants for an auction fundraiser to provide clothing for Brown County kids in need. The auction has been held on the first Friday in December every year since. The auction features donated art, crafts, antiques, items from local merchants, gift certificates for local restaurants / hotels, and many experiences including tickets for Holiday World and Cincinnati Reds games.
Auction items can be dropped off in Nashville at Out of the Ordinary, and PNC Bank is collecting cash donations. •
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Americanized as Santa Claus. This Santa Claus was first described in the 1823 poem by Clement Moore,“ Twas the Night before Christmas” but it wasn’ t until the 1860s that cartoonist Thomas Nast produced the first portrait of the Santa Claus recognized today.
With pagan evergreens, Moore’ s poem about a visit from St. Nick, Dickens’ story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Cratchit family, and finally Nast’ s depiction of Santa, we have the basic elements for a traditional Christmas.
Brown County is a place with its own set of traditions, and celebrating Christmas is top of the list. We’ re coming up on the season when our little village goes all out with lights and trees and decorations and shops full of Christmas gifts to welcome visitors. And for those who may be looking for a“ silent night,” nothing is better than a walk in the woods when nature decorates it with a new fallen snow.
Any way you look at it, Brown County is a wonderful place to practice your own traditions, or maybe make some new ones. •
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