Lapel Lions fruit sale coming up
LAPEL — Lapel Lions Club is taking orders for fresh citrus fruit from Florida.
The cost of a 20-pound box (2/5 of a bushel) of navel oranges or red grapefruit is $30. A 40-pound box (4/5 of a bushel) of each is $40. Prices are the same as last year.
To place an order, or if you have any questions, call Karen Roudebush at 765-617-2300, Jean Layton at 765-534-3444, or any Lapel Lions Club member.
Orders must be placed by Thursday, Nov. 14.
Fruit will be available for pickup at the Lions Building, 329 S. Main St., Lapel, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7.
Sports registrations taking place
MARKLEVILLE — Registration for Upward basketball and cheerleading for first- through sixth-graders is under way at https://registration.upward .org/UPW69244.
Registration for either activity costs $75.
Deadline for registration is Nov. 15.
For more information, call North Christian Church, 32 N. State St., Markleville, at 765-533-4463.
November classes planned at Gallery
PENDLETON — Pendleton Artists Society offers the following art classes in November at Gallery 119, 119 W. State St. in Pendleton.
• Etched Copper Ornament with Tracy Davidson — 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17. People can bring a child or other guest to explore a unique art form. Stamps, decals, paint pens and paint will be used to create designs on copper. There will be many shapes to choose from. People will design an ornament and have an hour or so to get an ice cream cone or go to the park or just hang out while the pieces are in the etch. When participants return, people can paint or flame paint their pieces and apply a clear coat and ribbons. All supplies are provided. Cost is $30 for two.
Register for classes at pendletonartistssociety.org/events; in person at Gallery 119; or by calling 765-778-0986 during gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
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
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.