Legion plans activities
PENDLETON — American Legion Post 117, 611 W. State St., Pendleton, plans the following events — open to members and non-members:
Regular events include:
All-you-can-eat wing night is scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, with all-you-can-eat wings costing $12
Lunch specials (as well as regular menu) — starting at 11 a.m. weekdays
Treasure Hunt drawing takes place at 7:30 p.m. Fridays
Pool on Sunday — beginning at noon, no charge
People interested in playing on a tournament euchre team or pool team should call or stop by the post and talk to Dave or Haley.
The Legion’s general membership meeting is set for 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday each month.
Public is welcome. Facility is smoke-free.
For more details, call 765-778-7661.
Ingalls plans holiday celebration
INGALLS — Town of Ingalls Holiday Event is set for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at town hall, 308 N. Meridian St., Ingalls.
Santa will be present, and people will be able to take photos with him using their own cameras. There will also be an elf and reindeer, as well as hot chocolate and candy canes.
The Ingalls Police Department will be giving away winter clothing and toys to children in need through their Cops 4 Kids Program.
Town hall also will be accepting donations from those who would like to give.
Trinity plans Christmas cantata
LAPEL — Trinity United Methodist Church will present its annual Christmas Cantata at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, in the church’s decorated sanctuary.
The musical presentation is titled “Sing and Shout For Joy” and includes traditional carols as well as new songs.
Throughout the 30-minute presentation are solos by Scott Cecil, Alyssa Whaley, Faith Ostling and Cameron Buening.
Narrators are Scott Hersberger and Lindsay Byer.
The large choir will be accompanied by Rhonda Kuntz on the piano and Karen Roudebush on the organ and a 10-piece orchestra.
The traditional candle lighting ceremony while singing “Silent Night” will conclude the evening of music.
There is no charge for the event, which is open to the public.
High school offers holiday musical celebration
LAPEL — Lapel High School Music Department will present its annual holiday celebration at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in the auditorium.
Concert Band, Concert Choir, Jazz Band and Show Choir will perform.
Concert Choir will sing “A Wacky Family Christmas” and dance to “Reindeer on the “Roof.”
Show Choir will sing “Underneath the Tree,” “Once Upon a December” and the Barbra Streisend version of “Jingle Bells,” plus a dance interlude.
Both choirs will combine to sing “A Merry Carol of the Bells.”
Jeannine Terhune is the choir director and choreographers are Ron Morgan, Damon Brown and Amy Gilbert.
Concert Band will perform its rendition of “The Twelve Days of Band Camp,” “Jingle Bells Fantasy” and “You Better Sleigh.”
The evening will conclude with the Jazz Band performance of “Big Band Holiday,” We Three Kings,” “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” and “Carribbean Christmas.” Toni Bays is band director.
About 150 students will participate in this evening.
There is no admission fee but donations will be accepted.
Wreaths to adorn veterans’ graves
PENDLETON — Daughters of the American Revolution Kikthawenund Chapter will place wreaths on about 200 veterans’ graves at Grove Lawn Cemetery on National Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 16.
Wreaths will be placed at about 9 a.m. following a brief ceremony by military personnel and the playing of taps.
The event is open to the public.
There are more than 450 veterans buried in Grove Lawn Cemetery.
For details about becoming a wreath sponsor, contact [email protected].
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s year-‘round mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at more than 4,000 participating locations in all 50 states and overseas. For more details, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.