Presley Blasdel, the 9-year-old daughter of Monica Robb Blasdel, put some additional candies on her gingerbread house Sunday. She was in attendance at the event along with her mother, grandmother, little sister and aunt to learn more about decorating gingerbread houses during the event held at Willows by Wehr to promote the upcoming Joy for Christmas event in Columbiana. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)

Presley Blasdel, 9, and Raegan Blasdel, 6, work on gingerbread houses Sunday afternoon during a class at Willows by Wehr in Columbiana for the city’s upcoming Joy For Christmas celebration. The girls are the daughters of State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)

State Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel and her aunt Barb Mercer browse a table filled with embellishments for gingerbread houses, as they prepare to assist Blasdel’s daughters complete their houses Sunday afternoon at Willows by Wehr. This particular decorating class was a promotional opportunity for the gingerbread house portion of the Joy For Christmas event held by Columbiana’s Tourism Bureau. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)

The Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau’s (CATB) Joy of Christmas Light Show 2025 Committee is seeking community involvement for the Gingerbread House Display at this year’s event taking place on select nights Nov. 20 to Dec. 28 in historic Harvey S. Firestone Recreational Park, 298 E. Park Ave. Gingerbread houses can be crafted by children, families, businesses or organizations, including professional bakeries/chefs, and take the shape of homes, scenes, storefronts and more. Each display must be listed by individual, family or business name. The gingerbread display must be on a base no larger than 12- by 24-inches. Registration is required by Friday, Nov. 7; $5 per entry fee. Houses and business cards, or signage, must be brought to the Gingerbread House (Spruce Tunnel Pavilion near Funland) between 2 and 5 p.m. on Nov. 17 or 18 only. Zach King (center) from Columbiana’s Tourism Bureau is flanked by his daughters Evelyn, 7, and Ella, 6, as they work on doing the introductory frosting on their gingerbread houses during Sunday’s class at Willows by Wehr to promote the city’s upcoming Joy For Christmas celebration. The event benefits the tourism bureau. (Photos by Stephanie Ujhelyi)

Evelyn King, 7, of Columbiana works on embellishing her gingerbread house Sunday afternoon during a decorating class at Willows by Wehr. King’s father oversees the annual Joy of Christmas event for Columbiana. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi)