Friends gingerbread contest coming up
PENDLETON — The Third Annual Friends of the Pendleton Community Public Library Gingerbread Cottage Contest is underway.
Registration is open and lasts through Dec. 5.
Completed gingerbread cottages must be delivered between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 or Dec. 5.
Entries will be on display for a holiday open house on Dec. 8. Entries cannot exceed 12×12 inches, and they must have a base that’s stable for transportation.
An entry fee of $10 will include gingerbread recipe, building directions and pattern pieces.
An entry fee of $20 will include a kit that contains everything one needs to assemble and decorate a gingerbread cottage.
Prizes of $50 will be awarded for Best in Show in beginner, intermediate and advanced categories. Local celebrity judges will determine Best in Show winners; prizes will be awarded Dec. 8.
A People’s Choice award will be judged by visitors during the holiday open house.
Those who enter will receive a free Quack Daddy Donut.
For more details, call the library at 765-778-7527 or email [email protected].
Public has chance for bicentennial input
PENDLETON — The 1820 Society committee is planning a public meeting for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 20 in the Community Room at Pendleton Community Public Library, 595 E. Water St.
The goal is to get public input into plans for the town’s bicentennial celebrations.
A book is in the works, titled “A Celebration of Pendleton, 1820 to 2020 — then and now.” Patron pages are still available for purchase. These are available to businesses, churches and other organizations.
The committee also wants to work with groups interested in taking on bicentennial-themed projects to help the town celebrate throughout the year.
The year not only marks Pendleton’s 200th anniversary, but the Heritage Fair and Pendleton Heights High School turn 50 and Falls Park turns 100.
For more details about bicentennial plans, email Jessica Smith at [email protected] or attend the Nov. 20 meeting.
The 1820 Society meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday each month at Pendleton Town Hall, 100 W. State St.
Charity Gobble Wobble 5K set for Thanksgiving
PENDLETON — The seventh annual YMCA of Madison County Charity Gobble Wobble is scheduled for Nov. 28, beginning at the YMCA in Pendleton.
This 5K walk/run will begin at 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving.
Strollers and wagons are welcome.
Registration proceeds benefit the YMCA of Madison County Annual Support Campaign, which provides scholarships to families in need.
To register online, visit getmeregistered.com/GobbleWobble.
All pre-registrations that were made before Nov. 10 will include a dry-wick race day shirt, race bib and sponsor grab bag.
Costs are 5 and younger, free; 6 and older pre-registration, $30; and 6 and older same-day registration, $40.
Contact race director Sidney Clay ([email protected]) or visit ymcamadco.org for more details or to be a sponsor.
Museum Christmas event coming up
PENDLETON — Christmas with Santa at the Pendleton Historical Museum is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8.
Children will have a chance to decorate cookies as well as have their photo taken with Santa.
Popcorn and cider will be served.
The museum is located in Falls Park.
Red Cross plans local blood drive
PENDLETON — An American Red Cross blood drive is scheduled for 1:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Fall Creek Christian Church, 1102 W. County Road 700S.
urges eligible donors to be the lifeline for patients in need this holiday season by making an appointment to give blood. While helping to save livesis likely motivation enough, those who come out to give Nov. 18-Dec. 18 will also receive a $5 Amazon.com Gift Card via email, courtesy of Suburban Propane. Still need reasons to fit lifesaving blood donation into busy holiday schedules? Try these three:
People can make an appointment to donate — or search for other area drives — by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 800-733-2767 or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on an Alexa Echo device.
Donors can save time by completing a RapidPass. Pre-donation reading and health history questions can be completed online to save time.