Shrine Club open Wednesday for lunch
ANDERSON — The Madison County Shrine Club will be open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday. It will be closed the rest of the week in observance of Thanksgiving.
The Shrine Club will still have its men’s meeting on Wednesday night.
Funk for the Cure concert Wednesday
ANDERSON — Rico Lewis presents Funk For the Cure’s Thanksgiving Bash concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the UAW hall at 29th Street and Madison Avenue.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 today at the Nichol Avenue and South Scatterfield KeyBank branches.
Tickets are $12 at the door. Headlining the show will be the Sons of F.U.N.K. featuring Rico Lewis and members of Parliament Funkadelic. Those attending must be 21 and over.
Proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Paramount’s holiday dance is Tuesday night
ANDERSON — The Paramount Theatre’s “Dancing Like The Stars” Ballroom Holiday Dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesday.
The dance is part of the Festival of Trees celebration and will showcase ballroom exhibitions by Scott and Yulia Shook and Monica Lung and John Berry. Scott Shook and Lung are Paramount Theatre “Dancing Like the Stars” champions.
Professional ballroom instructor Cary Pettit will be the disc jockey for the event, which is open to the general public. Cost is $12 per person.
Legion to host Saturday breakfast
ANDERSON — George Hockett American Legion Post 127, 4118 Columbus Ave., is having an all-you-can-eat breakfast on Saturday from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The cost is $5. Carryout meals will be available.
Self-defense class Tuesday in Elwood
ELWOOD — Elwood Crime Watch is sponsoring a women’s self defense Tuesday.
The class will be from 10 a.m. to noon at the Elwood YMCA gym. For more information, call Albert McPhearson at 635-7249 or Merrill Taylor at 425-6791. There will be no charge for the course.
VFW serving up Sloppy Joe meals
ANDERSON — The Women’s Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 266, 3210 Columbus Ave., will host a Sloppy Joe dinner beginning at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. Cost is $5.
For more information, call 642-8561.
‘Cover My Feet’ seeks shoes and socks
ANDERSON — For the 15th consecutive year, local podiatrist Todd Hovermale, his office staff, and the Salvation Army are sponsoring the “Cover My Feet” program.
The program helps provide shoes and socks for needy Anderson children ages newborn to 12 years. Seasonal ornaments may be picked up at Hovermale’s office, 215 W. 19th St.
Purchases should be gift wrapped and returned to the Foot Clinic by Dec. 13, with the ornament attached.
Monetary donations may also be made, and the staff will make the purchases. For information, call 649-7351.
Community
November 19, 2012
Community Briefs: Nov. 20
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- Community Briefs: June 19 A compilation of community news as published in the Wednesday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
- Jim Bailey: A time to be Frank about imposing situational censorship Former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once declined to offer his definition of pornography but added, “I know it when I see it.”
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Doggone good
ANDERSON - It all started with a little abandoned dog, lost on the day of a massive snowstorm in January 2009. It was a day that left 12 inches of snow on the ground.
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Community Briefs: June 18
A compilation of community news as published in the Tuesday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
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Joint effort
A few months ago, Gary Coon couldn’t walk.
The arthritis in his ankles was debilitating — keeping him from his favorite hobbies, such as fishing or golf.
- Community Briefs: June 17 A compilation of community news as published in the Monday edition of The Herald Bulletin.
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Tenth Street students win first in nationwide Nestle contest
While students at Tenth Street Elementary School learned how to be good entrepreneurs with an end-of-the-year class project, they also learned how to be good philanthropists when they turned around and gave the money to the Madison County Humane Society.
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Dad on deck
Keeping up with the laundry, fixing meals, rousting kids out of bed in the morning, settling them down for it at night, and managing a full-time job in between it all. It’s an on-the-job learning experience for every parent, including Anderson dad Scott Gull.
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Jim Bailey: Old sportswriters never die, they go into syndication
Time passes and careers come to an end. But some people, such as Mike Lopresti and yours truly, find ways to continue exercising their creativity at their own pace.
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Friends of Mounds ready for Bronnenberg open house
With an eye on creating a historical experience, the Friends of Mounds State Park have been restoring the Bronnenberg House since 2005.
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