Blog Post 1/6/12

Father Mark Hodges leads St. Stephen Orthodox Church's annual blessing of Bresler Reservoir. After years of icy blessings, the group gathered in fifty degree weather Friday afternoon. Lindsay Brown/The Lima News

Sisters (left to right) Jayda, Jazmine and Jainiece Burkholder throw leaves into the air after raking them into a pile Sunday in Lima. Lindsay Brown/The Lima News

Chad Phillips murder defendant looks emotional after reading a letter to the judge at his sentencing at the Van Wert Common Pleas court Thursday afternoon. Lindsay Brown/The Lima News

Children race each other on an inflatable at the Lima Family YMCA New Year's Eve Family Fun Night event Saturday night. Lindsay Brown/The Lima News

Horses graze in the sunshine Sunday afternoon off of Eastown road. Lindsay Brown/The Lima News