Alexandria plans parade, festival
ALEXANDRIA — The city’s Small Town Christmas Parade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday; the Alexandria Community Band plus Joshua’s Vision singing group will perform for spectators, who may watch from assembled bleachers along Harrison Street.
Chili soup will be available at the Alexandria Historical Society on Harrison Street. Woody Wright and Stephan Hill will be performing at 4 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 116 W. Broadway St. Tickets are $5.
For further information, visit www.alexandriaindiana.net.
Holiday tour features four historic homes
ANDERSON — Portions of four historic homes, decorated for the holidays, will be open for tours, hosted by Soroptimist International of Anderson, Anderson Downtown Neighbors Association and the Historic West Eighth Street Association.
The Holiday Historic Home Tour will feature 219 W. 11th St., 414 W. Eighth St., 816 W. Eighth St. and 926 W. Eighth St. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $10, available at Moneyhun’s.
Queen candidate serving enchiladas
FRANKTON — American Legion Auxiliary member and sweetheart queen candidate Michele Becker will serve chicken enchiladas beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Frankton American Legion Post, 116 N. Washington St. Cost is two for $5.
Garden Club pitch-in set for Dec. 7
ALEXANDRIA — SmallTown Garden Club will have its annual Christmas pitch-in dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, at Alexandria Community Center, 315 S. Harrison St. The club will furnish the meat; members are asked to bring a salad or vegetable or dessert to share.
For additional information, call Janet Poore at 378-9965.
Minnetrista hosts Enchanted Walk
MUNCIE — Enchanted Luminaria Walk at Minnetrista will take place Dec. 4 and 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. Admission is free.
Luminaries, holiday decorations and music, carriage rides and free exhibits are planned. There will also be holiday shopping featuring works by local artists, specialty foods and educational toys.
Other activities will include ornament making, gingerbread cookie bars, a snow fort on the Greensward and performances by Minnetrista Theatre Preserves. For more information about Luminaria, call 282-4848 or visit www.minnetrista.net.
Tuesday is World AIDS Day
ANDERSON — A World AIDS Day community prayer service will be held at noon Tuesday at St. Mary’s Church Annex, 11th and Fletcher streets. Clark Butler, director of the Human Rights Institute at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, will be the presenter. A section of the National AIDS Quilt will be on display.
For more information, call Ronald Cole, outreach minister at St. Mary’s, at 644-8467.
Store collects Toys for Tots donations
ANDERSON — Southside Automotive Service & Sales, 1335 W. 53rd St., is an official Toys for Tots drop-off location. Bring in a new, unwrapped toy and receive a coupon for $5 off on an oil change.
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Nov. 29: Community Briefs
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Search for history on Mars
Greg McCauley will discuss a Mars mission at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pendleton Public Library, 595 E. Water St. The 45-minute talk featuring multimedia is free and open to the public.
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Amish Cook: Trip to replace broken stove allows for family visit
We were glad for the warmer weather last week. Our house didn’t have heat from Wednesday until Saturday morning because the glass on our Hitzer coal stove broke.
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Community Briefs: Feb. 9
A compilation of community news items as published in the Thursday edition of the Herald Bulletin.
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Let the words flow
Aaron Lucky Jr., a junior at Anderson Preparatory Academy, has been told he has “a nice voice and a way with words” for a long time. He’ll show off those skills when he heads to Indianapolis Feb. 25 as a participant in Poetry Out Loud, a national recitation contest.
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Jim Bailey: Kids play basketball, but some adults prefer basketbrawl
We’ve heard all too much about the failings of today’s youth. Methinks the blame in most cases is misplaced. Like father like son? Perhaps, which reinforces my point.
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Community Briefs: Feb. 8
A compilation of community news items as published in the Wednesday edition of the Herald Bulletin.
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Call answered decades later
Ron Cross' family and friends thought he was crazy for quitting a well-established career, but Cross thought there was something better out there for him. And he wanted to set a good example for his children — now 17 and 24 — by going to college.
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Community Briefs: Feb. 7
A compilation of community news items as published in the Tuesday edition of the Herald Bulletin.
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Getting your hands dirty
While home ownership is a distant dream for most college students, Steve Marstall jumped at the opportunity to acquire a rental while he was studying at Purdue University.
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Community Briefs: Feb. 6
A compilation of community news items as published in the Monday edition of the Herald Bulletin.
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