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20 Burnside Christmas Island Beloved seasonal light show returns By Christopher Harris
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24 Griswold Holiday Lighting
Local company lights up Somerset with unique holiday lighting on area homes and businesses
By Laurie Abbott
INSIDE
5 l Editor ’ s Column 6 l Holiday Decorating 9 l The Magnolia 12 l Holiday Home Tour 16 l Heffelfinger Tree Farm 28 l Holiday Dining 32 l Celebrating Kwanzaa 35 l Overcoming Holiday Family
Tensions 36 l Holiday Office Party Tips 37 l Holiday Travel 38 l Centerpiece Ideas 40 l Men ’ s Health with Dr . Jeff Golden
42 l Adanta : Mental Health History
REGULAR FEATURES
44 l Ask the Readers 46 l Events Calendar
November Holidays and Observances
6th : Daylight Savings Time Ends 8th : Election Day 11th : Veterans Day 13th : World Kindness Day 24th : Thanksgiving 25th : Black Friday 26th : Small Business Saturday 28th : Cyber Monday
Giving Tuesday givingtuesday . org
November 2022 • Volume 3 • Number 11
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ON THE COVER Jon and Melissa Heffelfinger and their children Willie , Conor and Maggie on their Christmas tree farm .
Cover photo by Steve Cornelius
Publisher Mark Walker
CJ Editor Steve Cornelius
SEKY Editor Christopher Harris
Writers / Photographers Laurie Abbott Keegan Harris Caleb Lowndes Eli Parker Carla Slavey Gina Story
Contributors Tracie R . Horton , CEO Adanta Rich Bizer
Advertising Mary Ann Flynn Brandon Gay
Design Editor Pam Popplewell
Commonwealth Journal 110-112 E . Mt . Vernon St . Somerset , KY 42501 606-678-8191 www . somerset-kentucky . com
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Heffelfinger Tree Farm
Holiday Home Tour
Burnside Christmas Island
Holiday Decorating
Holiday Recipes
Vol . 3 No . 11 • November 2022
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