The "Falconland Market" will hold a soft opening to the public on Sunday, December 19th from 1-3pm. This month, the market will offer fresh fruits, cheese, butter, Bob Evans mashed potatoes, eggs, chicken fajita meat, canned beef, pork and chicken, a variety of noodles, cereals, condiments and more.

Graham hopes that families in need will visit and shop for their family to ensure there is no food insecurity over the holidays. Falconland Market is located at Graham Elementary School, 9464 W ST RT 36, in St. Paris. Shoppers should park in the lot to the west (left) of the building toward the most rear entrance on the side (2nd grade pod entrance).

Falconland Market will be open to the public twice monthly on Sunday afternoons, on the following dates:
Dec. 19th
Jan. 9th
Jan. 23rd
Feb. 6th
Feb. 20th
March 6
March 20
April 3rd
April 17th
May 1st
May 15th
May 29th
June 19th
July 10th
July 24th
Aug. 7th
Aug. 21st

Updates to the schedule will be posted on Graham Local Schools website, social media platforms, and community newsletters. For more information or if you wish to volunteer, please contact Stacey Logwood, OPS, Student, Family, Community Support Coordinator at 937-663-4127 or by email at logwoods@grahamlocalschools.org.

Meals are also available for delivery by calling Oak Grove Mennonite Church at (937) 465-4749 by December 24th.

All day itinerary:
10:00am Many local shops will open
11:00am Food trucks and street vendors will open
11:00am– 7:00pm DJ K-Stock will be playing holiday music all day
11:00am– 5:30pm Carolers and Holiday Hostesses will be strolling
4:00pm Carriage and trolley rides begin *they will stop at 5:30 to participate in the parade. Rides will resume after the parade until 8:00 p.m.
5:00pm Community caroling in the Park
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony in Legacy Park, caroling
6:30pm Holiday Horse Parade begins

The following local businesses will have extended hours, and several are planning special events for the day:
Carmazzi’s Candy & General Store
Carriage House Salon- get your Santa Dos from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. then go to Serina Ann Photography, both will be open to help with great memories
Downtown Divas
Eve’s Place
Farm Charm
In Good Taste Market
Let’s Eat Cake
Lily’s Garden
Montego Designs Unlimited
Oxner’s General Store (Santa Land Location)
The Merchant- from 10am-8pm a "Secret Santa Shop" will be stocked with $1-$5 gifts for kids to come shop for everyone on their lists- moms, grandmas, dads, grandpas, siblings, friends, even pets! They will get to wrap each item in a bag and gift tag at the time of purchase. Around 5:30 they’ll be passing out FREE glow necklaces to any child that comes to 112 N Main St and we will have cool fiber optic wands for sale.
The Shop Around the Corner
Vintage Traveler
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany- Carols, Candles and Cocoa, beginning at 5pm
Champaign County Youth Choir

The following Food Trucks will be in the Square:
Schmidt’s Sausage Truck
Cumberland Kettle Corn
DOOGS, including their famous mini donuts
Tommy’s Double Barrel BBQ
Mom Andrasik’s (Hungarian Cabbage Rolls)
La Granja

At the Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner on October 28th winners were announced and recognized. Congratulations to all of the winners!

Second place went to “Beth’s Spice Girls.” Shannon Spence, Lisa Miller, Sarah Haggard and Pam Bolton won $500.

Third place went to “Abe Froman’s Sausage Kings of Chicago” and team members Renee Scheuerman, Jennifer Ward, Mike Amstutz and Steve Koons pocketed $300.
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The judges are Jamon Sellman, Mark Feinstein, Cortney Porter, Mark Runyan and Pam Bowshier.

Jamon was born in Ohio, spent three of his teen years in Chile experiencing some of the best South American and Mediterranean cuisine and local dishes available. He has traveled to 12 European countries, Central America and four South American countries sampling local cuisines and discovering new ways to enjoy food. “I LOVE good food, and I enjoy quality ingredients with unique twists” says Jamon.

Mark has been an avid “foodie” for decades. His love of cooking and all things culinary led him to open two restaurants, including the NottaDog Café on the Square in Urbana. The restaurant makes everything from scratch, using Mark’s recipes for it all – including the dogs themselves. He has traveled the country in search of culinary delights and is eager to try out the offerings of the contestants.

Cortney is a certified chef, graduating from Columbus State Community College Chef Apprenticeship Program in 2003. She served as special events director at CAPA in Columbus, planning twenty plus memorable galas which raised over $3.1 million for the performing arts in central Ohio. She was Executive Sous Chef at Shane’s Gourmet Catering for 12 years, cooking for events with as many as 1,000-plus guests. Currently she is the director of culinary development and events at The Woodruff Farm in Urbana. The farm has a market, event venue, and soon an onsite farm-to-fork restaurant, of which she will be the General Manager and menu consultant.

Mark returned to Urbana following graduation from OSU with a degree in agriculture. The family farm produced and sold purebred hogs internationally for over 40 years and his main focus has been pork quality – the taste, flavor and tenderness of the meat for the consumer. He opened the Oakview Farm Meat Shop and Oakview Promotional Trailer which sells frozen pork from the farm and beef and chicken produced by neighboring farms. He partnered with Pam Bowshier of Cosmic Charlie Breads to form Hippie and the Farmer Catering business and Champaign Locally Grown On-Line twelve month farmers market, both located at the Oakview Farms Meat Shop.

Pam Bowshier, moved to Urbana from Florida in 1999. She launched her bread baking business, Cosmic Charlie Baking and Bread following success at local farmers’ markets. She co-managed The Mechanicburg Farmers and Artisans Market and had a shop in downtown Springfield featuring her baked goods and vintage/mod clothing. Moving the shop to Urbana in 2015, she helped to bring the community commercial kitchen plan to fruition with the Local Foods Council, co-chaired the Art Affair, and served on the boards of the Monument Square District and the Local Foods Council of Champaign County. Hooking up with Mark Runyan of Oakview Farms at the local farm markets and creating great sandwiches with their products, led to the creation of Hippie and the Farmer Catering Business. They grow organic produce, offer upscale farm to table catering, host events, parties and private dinners and operate a full scale, fully licensed commercial kitchen at the Oakview Market. “Knowing where your food comes from, how it tastes, how inventive a dish is, and how it is grown has always been of most importance to me. I demand high quality, I provide high quality in my businesses and I acknowledge and applaud fellow foodies who feel the same. I am honored to be part of the judging team for this year’s Chili Cook-off, and will be looking for that one chili that offers a taste explosion to really impress me!” said Pam.

The audience can participate in judging their favorite chili by purchasing beads and dropping them in the container at the booth that created their favorite chili. The “Peoples Choice Chili” winner earns a trophy and “bragging rights”!

In addition to the contests, the festival includes a corn hole tournament, dunk tank, music, and lots of great food, ensuring a day of fun for the entire family!