ELDERCARE AWARD WINNER--Ohio First Lady Janet Voinovich and Herbert Monroe are all smiles after Monroe was honored as the recipient of the annual First Lady's Award for Elder Caregiving, in a ceremony at the Governor's residence, in Bexley, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997. Monroe, of Paulding, Ohio, was the primary caregiver for over eight years of his wife, Mildred, who died in Jan. 1997 as a result of Alzheimer's disease. He also was instrumental in forming the Paulding County Alzheimer's Support Group.

FARMLAND PRESERVATION--State Rep. Gene Krebs, R-Camden, gestures during a news conference in which he, and Rep. Sean Logan, left, D-Lisbon, announced proposed farmland preservation legislation, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997.

HERE'S BRIGHTSTER--Brightster, the mascot of Capital Holiday Lights, is joined by the Capital Holiday Lights Dancers during a preview of the celebration, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997. The annual event will run from Dec. 12-23 on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse.

CAPITAL HOLIDAY LIGHTS--James Steece, a fifth-grader from West Broad St. Elem. School, watches a preview of the laser light show which will be a part of the festivities of the Capital Holiday Lights event, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1997. The holiday show will run from Dec. 12-23 on the Statehouse grounds.