LIMA — Country View Barn is holding a Christmas open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, Friday, Oct. 27 and Saturday, Oct. 28, at its location, 8635 Harding Hwy., Lima.

On a Sunday spin in the country, one of the scenic delights used to be the handsomely weather-beaten, quaintly dilapidated barns that lined rural roads. The pleasure is fast vanishing. From New ...