Alhambra News for the week of Dec. 17

Salem Church Schedule

The schedule of events for Salem Church will be as follows:

▪ The Guild and Brotherhood will hold their annual Christmas pot-luck at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17.

▪ On Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 6 p.m., the children will have a practice for their Christmas Eve program.

▪ On Dec. 24, Christmas Eve events will begin with the Children’s Program at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve worship with alter communion will be at 9 p.m., and a candlelight service will be held at 11 p.m., with pew communion.

▪ Christmas Day Worship will be at 9 a.m., with altar communion.

Alhambra Primary

The annual Christmas Program will be held on Thursday, Dec. 17. Everyone is asked to enter the gym by either the east or west doors. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The kindergarten and first grade program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Students should meet their teachers in the cafeteria by 6:15. The program for students in second and third grade will begin at 7:30. Doors will reopen at 7. Students need to meet their teachers in cafeteria by 7:15.

Student may submit a story they wrote themselves for the Young Authors Project. This needs to be turned in on or before Jan. 8, 2016.

The Scholastic Book Fair brought in $253.63 in cash, and Mrs. Zeller’s class won the contest, which means they will enjoy a popcorn party next Friday. There was approximately $2,400 in sales. This resulted in the teachers and library receiving a whopping $1,320 in free books. This project was chaired by Jessie Ketchum.

Tuesday, Dec. 22 will be the last day of school before the Christmas holiday. Students will have their classroom parties and then will dismiss at 2:40 p.m. They will return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 5. Those wishing to take part in the Basketball Camp should sign up at that time.

Help The Historical Committee

The local Historical Committee would like to ask the citizens of Alhambra and surrounding communities to please watch for items that could possibly have some historical significance to future generations.

Many times a letter, postcard, receipt orsale bill from a past business may help someone to remember the past. When cleaning out drawers, basement, attics and garages, please remember the historical society.

Contact Kenny Gehrig at 488- 2425 if you would like to donate anything. Nothing is too insignificant.

Christmas Tree Disposal

Residents may take their Christmas trees to the village shed at 421 Elm St. for disposal by the village.

Special Occasions

Anniversaries

Happy anniversary to the following couples. Dec.18, Irving and Lorena Gray; Dec. 22, Kendal and Kathy Brink and on Dec. 23, Kimery and Dawn Vories.

Birthdays

Happy birthday on Dec. 17, Joshua Beaver, Ryan Haselhorst and Dacoda Reichmann; Dec. 18, Valerie Klenke, Edith Kaufman, Carol Dauderman, Bob Hosto, Brent Suhre, Liam Thornton, Monica Cruthis and Alexis Gibbons; Dec. 19, Keith Maguire and Ron Schmidt; Dec. 20,Bret Zeller, Gena Stout, Galena Riepshoff and Barbie Meguire; Dec. 21, Keith Mullen, Linda Sidwell, Carol Lacey; Dec. 22, Kaleb Brink; Dec. 23,Joan Henschen and Bruce Henschen and on Dec. 24, Melissa Snider and Talia Rex.

This story was originally published December 17, 2015 at 4:03 AM with the headline "Alhambra News for the week of Dec. 17."