The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill, a Christmas Holiday tradition for over three decades is highlighted on ABC TV’S ‘THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT’ Monday evening, December 3, 8-10pm broadcast locally in Dayton on WKEF-ABC22, and all over the country on the ABC Television Network.
“We couldn’t be more excited that ABC picked us to be featured on their show.’ Said Anthony Satariano, co-owner of Clifton Mill.
The TV crew of over a dozen camera & boom operators, sound & video techs, and producers were here over Thanksgiving last year. “It was a big deal for our little town of Clifton and Greene County. We were all sworn to secrecy until now.” He added.
“Folks around here know about the Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill, now we have this opportunity to share the fun, excitement and wonder with the entire nation.” Said Jessica Noes, General Manager of Clifton Mill.
The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill will ‘turn on’ for the holiday season Friday, November 23, always the day after Thanksgiving.
“Folks around here know about the Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill, now we have this opportunity to share the fun, excitement and wonder with the entire nation.” Said Jessica Noes, General Manager of Clifton Mill.
The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill will ‘turn on’ for the holiday season Friday, November 23, always the day after Thanksgiving.
We are honored Ohio Attorney General and Ohio Governor Elect Mike DeWine will flip the switch for our 31st year.
Gates open at 5pm, and precisely at 6pm, over 4 million lights brighten the night instantly, transforming the mill and gorge into a shimmering world of Christmas wonder. We are open 7 nights a week through December 31.
What began as a simple idea of stringing a few strands of lights on the historic mill for the enjoyment of family and friends is now one of the largest outdoor holiday displays in the country. Now, millions of lights later, the Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill decorate the mill, trees, river banks and almost everything in between. Including the water wheel.
One of the big crowd pleasers is the covered bridge synchronized light & music show, which occurs hourly each night.
Also 31 years ago, the owners began work on a miniature village with scaled down versions of some of Clifton’s historic buildings built by an artisan in Pennsylvania. There have been new additions each year by a variety of artists and today it is a sight to behold with street after miniature street of scaled down homes and businesses, a tiny Fire Dept. putting out a “house fire”, an outdoor train, a 1950s drive-in theatre, a County Fair and much more lit up for the holidays! Clifton Mill has over 3000 examples of ‘Santa Claus’ on display dating back to 1850. Some are toys, some used for advertising, odd to elegant, all are interesting. Plus, a real live Santa popping out of the chimney.
The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill is an outdoor event and weather permitting. Call beforehand. Admission is $10 per person for everyone age 7 and older. Concession Food is available. BEST TIME TO VISIT IS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
Clifton is in Greene County, Ohio three miles east of Yellow Springs on State Rt. 343, six miles south of Springfield on State Rt. 72, and three miles north of Cedarville on Rt. 72.
For more information visit www.cliftonmill.com, follow us on Facebook or call 937-767-5501.
Since the 1960’s El Greco’s Pizza Villa has been a hot spot on Salem Ave in Trotwood. In more recent years it’s been a destination as most the of plaza it’s located in is empty. Know for its unique flavors, it’s menu features Mexican, greek, pizza, Italian, and some American dishes. Their pizza is square sliced local style crust with finely ground sausage and pepperoni under generous amounts of provolone cheese. Regulars have still been coming out to enjoy the thin crust pizza or Taco Tuesday, featuring 99 cent tacos, in nicer wether the patio is often packed. 
There’s always something to do in Dayton and even if you’re on a tight budget, that shouldn’t stop you from having a weekend chocked full of fun and adventure. We’ve curated a list of eight events happening around town with no cost to attend. Not to say you might not spend some money on food or beverages or picking up a gift or two during your outing.
Each year the baking elves at 
The Lumberjack pie is a combination of salty & sweet: a crispy, cinnamon-y cookie inspired crust is filled with ooey-gooey, buttery, custard-y, maple-y goodness. I had a piece of this pie last night and could not wait to get up and have another piece for breakfast. Order two of these – one to leave at home (you can even stick it in your freezer to enjoy later) and one to take to your Thanksgiving dinner – you’ll thank me later for this. This pie runs $18 and will easily serve 12 people- it’s incredible rich, so you can make your slices very small and you’ll still be very satisfied.
How many of you remember wild nights at the Asylum, Dayton’s Alternative dance club that was on Patterson Road in downtown Dayton? Or more likely, how many of you don’t remember much of what happened there?
The Book Fair Foundation is comprised of a group of civic-minded people who work together collecting books to support community charities, carrying on the good works the group began in 1970. They work all year collecting books, magazines and vinyl and findings and resell those during their annual Book Fair which starts today Friday, November 9th at the new Montgomery County Fairgrounds located at 5661 Dayton-Liberty Rd.
This Saturday Planned2Give kicks off the holiday beer season with it’s 4th annual Beerry Christmas Dayton. “With the abundance of holiday ales and winter warmers coming out, deciding which ones to buy can be overwhelming, and that’s why we created this event, to allow you to sample a variety of them before you buy for your holiday entertaining,” says event co-founder Jeff Jackson.
Another new element to the event, the mitten tree! Guests are encouraged to bring mittens, gloves and scarves, which will be distributed to those in need. Each donation will be rewarded with a raffle ticket, which guest can then drop in the box affiliated with the prize they’d most like to win.
Raffle prize include a New Belgium bicycle, provided by Bonbright Distributing, an advent case of craft beer, a pair of VIP tickets to the Bloody Mary Showdown, a gift certificate for the 937 Party Bus, and restaurant gift certificates. Raffle tickets are $5 each, 3 for $10 or 10 for $20.
Franco Germano grew up in Italy, then came to America at age 18. It wasn’t long after that he joined the Army, serving as a mess sergeant during the Vietnam War. In October of 1976, he and his wife Barbara opened his dream, 
Originally created in Vienna, Austria in 1927, PEZ started out as a peppermint breath mint. PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ (German for peppermint)
In 1955 they were introduced in the United States and in 1955, the Pez company placed heads on the dispensers and marketed them for children. Santa Claus and Mickey Mouse were among the first character dispensers created.
18-20 and bills itself as “The World’s Largest Gathering of Pez Collectors”featuring an international group of master PEZ collectors, PEZ dealers, and PEZ authors.
Special Halloween sets of PEZ make it the perfect holiday to turn a whole new generation onto this candy that is even Kosher, vegan, gluten- and lactose-free and contain no artificial colors.
Tickets went on sale today for The Rubi Girls annual Thanksgiving performance- The Show Must Go On. In a brand new venue, The Brightside, in downtown Dayton, this show on Sat, Nov 24th at 8pm, is a tradition for the hundreds of fans that come out each year for one of the most entertaining, over the top nights of fun and laughs for a great cause
On Thursday, November 8th Roost Modern Italian in the Oregon District will host a five course dinner, featuring the wines of Pine Ridge Vineyards. This California winery founded in 1978 by Gary Andrus, sits in the heart of the Stags Leap District of Napa Valley, famous for Cabernet Sauvignon wines of distinctive power and elegance. The dinner will begin at 6:30pm and reservations are required.
