PEMBERVILLE – The 2009 Christmas Candlelight Home Tour, sponsored by the Pemberville Friends of the
Library, is being held this Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets, at $10 each, are still available at the Pemberville Public Library or by calling (419) 287-4012.

Included in this year’s evening tours will be the homes of Doug and Shelley Albright, 1395 Devil’s Hole
Road; David and Amy Andrews, 2930 Middleton Pike; Scott and Kim Coffman, 5465 Sugar Ridge Road; and Chad
and Jill Kingery, 5909 Swan Road.
¥ "Bringing the Outside In" is the theme for the Andrews home. Both Dave and Amy are Eastwood
Class of 1987 alums who grew up outside of Pemberville, and still love to be outdoors. They decorate the
lawn with lighted trees viewable
through their many large windows. They have planted over 70 trees and 100 shrubs along with using more
than seven tons of washed river rock to enhance the property, a former farm field.
Built in 2004, the house, barn and landscaping were all designed by the couple. The home is a blend of
English Tudor and Prairie style ranch. The trees in the entry and dining area have a woodland theme with
birds native to their backyard.
The great room features an 18-foot fireplace of Tennessee river rock with a mantel beam salvaged from the
barn at the Devils Hole Road home of Amy’s childhood. Most of the customized woodwork in home and barn
was handcrafted by Amy’s stepfather and father. The large Christmas tree in this room is decorated with
family mementoes. Look for angels surrounded by heirloom jewelry worn by Amy’s grandmothers.
The covered porch overlooks an in-ground pool, with a nine-foot long kitchen island bar and finished
basement.
¥ The Coffman home is on three lightly wooded acres. Unique features include the master bedroom suite
with custom slate shower, theater seating in the basement movie area, a coat room with personal locker
space for each member of the family, exercise room, two gas fireplaces, a great room with oversized view
of the woods and an Ohio State-themed, locker room style kids’ bathroom. The Coffmans’ sons are 11, 9
and 7.
The 2007 home was constructed by many local craftsmen, including Henline Construction, with cabinetry by
Jim Brinker, carpet by Denny Henline, electric by Kent Schuerman, drywall by Andy Schacht in Luckey and
Ernsthausen Paint and Drywall in Bowling Green, plumbing by DeWese Plumbing in Bowling Green, lawn by
Charlie Blausey, and trees from North Branch Nursery.
¥ The Albright home, built in 1992 on three acres with winding ditch, features many windows for views of
the property and surrounding woods.

The living room Christmas tree is a memory tree decorated with family gifts and ornaments collected over
years. Shelly Albright, a crafter who made many of the home’s decorations, painted the Nativity scene
atop the piano.
Upstairs is a Michigan-Ohio State Tree which reflects the True Blue loyalties of the parents as well as
the Scarlet and Grey leanings of their three children.
¥ The Kingery home was built in 2003 and many of the materials used in it had been purchased by Jill at
antique stores or auctions, then worked into the decor. The front doors came from an old restaurant and
the stained glass windows salvaged from an old church were used in the cabinet near the dining area.
Slate for the floors and granite for the bathroom were also bargains purchased in advance.
Chad and his father laid the stone fireplace and Chad and Jill did much of the finishing construction
themselves. The open floor plan on the main level allows them to entertain their large extended family
without splitting up the group.
The second floor features photos by Kelsey Rollins, refaced furniture from Jill’s grandmother, and a wood
ceiling.
Notice the Christmas stockings on the mantel which were made by Chad’s mother, the Willow Tree nativity
which is an ongoing gift from his parents, and Jill’s many snow globes. There are many decorated trees
throughout the house, including a large, fresh-cut tree from Alexander’s Tree Farm.