Alhambra News, March 29 edition

Fire Department Scholarship

The Alhambra Volunteer Fire Department will be awarding their Annual Memorial Scholarship to a deserving high school senior. One $500 scholarship will be awarded.

To qualify, students must be a 2023 graduating senior and reside within the Alhambra Fire Protection District.

Applications will be available at Highland High School office and the student the school must fill it out. Call 630-649-8709 to set up a time and location to give to either Randy or Jessica Take at 618-410-3058.

The deadline for returned applications is Wednesday, April 5.

Applications will be sent to the Education Committee in Edwardsville for evaluation on who will be awarded the scholarship.

Alhambra Rehab and Healthcare

Alhambra Rehab and Healthcare will hold their first annual Easter Egg Hunt from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 1. The Easter Egg Hunt is open to children ages 3-12 years old. They will be separated in groups by ages with the age groups being 3- to 5-year-olds, 6- to 9-year-olds and 10- to 12-year-olds. Prizes will be awarded for special eggs. Donations of candy or plastic eggs would be appreciated. Contact Michelle Lopreste, activity director, at 484-635-5077 for further information.

Alhambra Easter Egg Hunt

This year’s annual Alhambra Easter Egg Hunt will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Township Park and will include four hunt areas: Age 3 and under; ages 4-6; ages 7-9; and 10 and up. Each child should bring their own basket/bag.

Salem UCC Lord’s Living Supper

Salem United Church of Christ is performing a living re-enactment of The Last Supper at 7 p.m. on Maundy Thursday (April 6). All people and all faiths are invited to come join the church during this Holy Season.

Salem UCC Easter Flowers

Easter lilies or tulips are now available of $13 each. People should call the church office at 618-488-3215 or fill out a paper with payment and how many and what kind of flowers they wish to purchase. Please include name of person of which it is in honor / memory of and name of person buying flowers.

175th Anniversary Jubilee Fundraiser

The Alhambra Jubilee committee will host mouse races Saturday, April 15, at Alhambra Firemen and Legion Hall at the Township Park. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and first races begin around 7 p.m.

The event will feature a cash bar with beer and soda — no outside liquor will be allowed. This is an all ages event —$10 per person, 8-person tables available. For further information call Jessica Take at 618-410-3058. 50/50 tickets will be sold. Proceeds will go towards Alhambra’s 175th Anniversary Celebration in 2024.

Community Club News

Alhambra Community Club met Monday, March 20, at the Township Center. The speaker for the evening was Elizabeth Weiland, who spoke of how she and her husband Kenneth moved here from California. She had worked as a scientist, but preferred doing research on a lesser scale. She works at Washington University and is into research on different viruses.

During the business portion of the meeting members voted to donate money to the village for the 175th anniversary celebration, Alhambra Rehab and Healthcare for their Easter Egg Hunt and Hitz Memorial Home for their Easter Celebration. Ashley Ernst also received a donation for the Little Homesteaders Small Business Fair, which involves businesses run by school age children.

Little Homesteaders Small Business Fair

Kids run their own vendor stands. Open to children ages 5-17. Have an idea for a small business? Now is the time to put the idea to good use. Any idea, such as selling handmade goods, garden produce, starting seedlings, either vegetable or flowers, networking babysitting, lawn mowing or house washing, etc.

The Small Business Fair will be Saturday, May 13, at the Alhambra Township Park on Illinois 140 in the Firemen Legion Building. For information, contact Ashley at LHbusinessfair@gmail.com.

Special Occasions

Anniversaries

March 27: Rodney and Kelly Knackstedt, Michael and Rebecca Brown

March 29: Carson and Casey Western

March 30: Edmar and Leah Schreiber

April 1: Jeff and Alicia McGee

April 2: John and Karla Brockman

April 3: Keith and Gladys Mullen, Ken and Carol Morales

April 6: Brian and Kris Klenke

Birthdays

March 28: Joshua Ohlinger, April Watson, Becky Froman, Gladys Riepshoff, Jayne Roper

March 29: Don Price, Jerri Reichmann, Amanda Mize, Brady Knackstedt

March 30: John Brockman, Dusty Garner, Brenden Zeisset, Berlyn Fitterer

March 31: Derik Payne, Krista Miller, Nolan Luitjohan, Jennifer Hunsche, Katie Frank

April 1: Donnie Reagan

April 2: Jessica Wetzel, Donna Miller, Chad Schuster, Adam Kelso

April 3: Ashley Phelps, Steve Stille, Larry Bloemker, Tyler Reinhardt

April 4: Justin Stumpf, Kenneth Showalter