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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Pioneer Day set for Mounds State Park this weekend
Visitors to Mounds State Park can take a two-day walk back this weekend to pioneers days.
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Community Briefs: Sept. 9
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Amish Cook: Life not slowing down for family
This is a diary of our day on Friday, Sept 3. Things are getting busy around here with the garden still needing care and the children preparing for the start of school next week!
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USDA: Mushrooms rich in vitamin D
There are no parades or festivals this year to celebrate September as National Mushroom Month.
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Community Briefs: Sept. 8
A compilation of community news items from the Madison County area:
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Jim Bailey: Ride the almighty bus or leave the driving to us?
Our oldest grandson, Ronnie, has started second grade. His mommy takes him to school every morning and picks him up in the afternoon. That’s because no school bus goes through his neighborhood.
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New diet makes big difference
Dave Mowrey’s switch from meat-eater to vegan was so life changing that he wrote a letter about it.
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Connor’s triumphs an example of hope
If you go
What: Fundraising dinner and silent auction for Connor Gooding
When: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday
Where: Edgewood Golf and Dinning, 519 Golf Club Road
For more information or tickets, call Stephanie Storm-Gooding at 425-3943 or e-mail her at stephstorm@aol.com.
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Schulz's 'Peanuts' based on appeal to 'everyman'
The cartoon world’s Charlie Brown had a plain round face. His young lady pal, Lucy Van Pelt, had rather unremarkable dark hair and generally dispassionate eyes.
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