MOUNT BLANCHARD — As impressed as first-year Riverdale girls basketball coach Emily Reynolds was with the Falcons’ accomplishments in her first varsity victory Tuesday as a coach, there was an area she wanted the Falcons to improve.

Christmas will be in full swing Friday evening in Carey. The Carey Area Chamber of Commerce’s 15th annual Christmas in Carey is set to take place 5-8 p.m. in the downtown area.

Carey Schools Superintendent Michael Wank was all smiles Tuesday morning with Carey sophomore FFA chapter sentinel Paige Blair at the blood drive at Carey High School.

Justeen Searfoss shops at Practically Perfect in Upper Sandusky before the start of the Ohio State-Michigan game during Small Business Saturday. An annual tradition, Small Business Saturday encourages shoppers to shop locally, which will keep money in the local economy and support local businesses and communities.

The village of Sycamore has two more EMTs. Sycamore Fire Chief Rodney Clinger swore in Brittany Dayton and Kevin Kozel as EMTs Tuesday evening at the Sycamore Village Council meeting.

Chad Sowers (above) and John Holman of Bill Sowers Tree Service & Nursery help wrap the trees in front of the Wyandot County Courthouse in Christmas lights on Tuesday afternoon.

The finished product for the Wyandot County Courthouse reveals strings of green and white lights around both tall pine trees. Bill Sowers Tree Service & Nursery helped with the right pine and Duane and Brian Frey of CSI Construction helped place the lights on the left tree.

If the first week is any indication, another long winning streak may be on the horizon for the Upper Sandusky girls basketball team. Four — nearly five — players scored in double figures as the Rams pummeled Willard 72-50 on Tuesday at Upper Sandusky High School.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — Riverdale’s girls basketball team got off to a slow start, missing its first five shots from the field against Hardin Northern on Tuesday night. Once the Falcons got going, though, there was little the Polar Bears could do to stop them.

The cookbook discussion group What’s Cookin’? held its monthly meeting Monday evening at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. The theme of the meeting was Thanksgiving leftovers and attendees were encouraged to make a new dish out of their leftovers from Thanksgiving for a potluck-style meal.