Alhambra news for the week of March 31

Township to hold annual meeting

The Annual Alhambra Township meeting will be held on April 19 at 7 p.m. at the Alhambra Township Center. The April meeting will follow immediately after the annual meeting.

Alhambra Morning Glories 4-H

Members received their new project book for this year. After hearing some fun facts about Taiwan, a “Flat Stanley” boy and girlwere cut out to be sent to Taiwan. The next meeting of the 4-H will be on Monday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Township Center.

Street Lights

Residents are asked to report street lights that are out to the village hall at 488-3505. Leave a message on the answering machine if call is not during office hours. Please give the location of the light.

Zoning

Alhambra has a zoning ordinance in effect. Any building or remodeling projects should contact the Zoning Officer, Ralph Buzick at 488-2701 for permits or information.

Fire Department Scholarship

The Alhambra Fire Department is offering a $500 scholarship.

Applicants must be living in the Alhambra Fire District and be a graduating senior in 2016.

Forms may be picked up at Highland High School, or call John Mindrup at (618) 409-3941 to get the applications. The deadline for applying is April 15.

Applications will be assessed and recipient chosen by an independent company.

Vincent Cemetery to hold clean up day

The clean up day for Vincent Cemetery will be Saturday, April 16. Volunteers are asked to be at the cemetery at 8 a.m. Bring any type yard tool you think may be needed, such as, shovels, rakes, weed whips, etc. In the event it is raining, volunteers will try for the next weekend. Call Ron Mindrup at 488-7108 with any questions.

Alhambra Primary

The next PTO meeting will be held on April 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Grantfork Elementary.

Alhambra Yard Sales

The annual Alhambra Yard Sales will be held from May 5-7 this year. Maps will be available, compliments of Yvonne Green of Equity Fifty-Five. Call Jessie Ketchum at (618) 580-5314 to have your sale put on the map for free.

Special Occasions

Anniversaries

Happy anniversary to the following couples on April 1, Jeff and Alicia McGee; April 2, John and Karla Brockman; April 3, Keith and Gladys Mullen and Ken and Carol Morales; April 6, Brian and Kris Klenke and on April 7, Adam and Megan Mollet.

Birthdays

Happy birthday to the following people on March 30, John Brockman, Dusty Garner, Brenden Zeisset and Berlyn Fitterer; March 31, Derik Payne, Krista Miller, Nolan Luitjohan, Jennifer Hunsche, Katie Frank and Clara Weik; April 1, Edwin Klenke, Donnie Reagan; April 2, Jessica Wetzel, Donna Miller, Chad Schuster and Adam Kelso; April 3, Ashley Phelps, Steve Stille, Larry Bloemker and Tyler Reinhardt; April 4, Justin Stumpf, Kenneth Showalter; April 5, Ginny Gehrig, Rick Porter and Michael Daudermann; April 6, Alexander Dugan and on April 7, Martha Seest and Sarah Randle.

This story was originally published March 31, 2016 at 2:52 AM with the headline "Alhambra news for the week of March 31."