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Community

Our Lord’s Church Fall Festival Oct. 19

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2013 - 7:15pm

SOLON– Our Lord’s Church will hold its ninth annual Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the church, located at 131 N. Market St., Solon.
A soup luncheon will start at 10:30 a.m. serving homemade chili, chicken noodle, and chicken tortilla soup, along with hot dogs and chili dogs. The bake sale will include Kolaches, pies, cakes, cookies, bars, some candy, fresh farm eggs, bread from the Sykora Bakery and other member specialties. The church will again be selling Dutch Letters, a pastry from Pella, and fresh cheese curds from the Kalona Cheese Factory.

St. Mary to host Solon blood drive Thursday, Oct. 24

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2013 - 7:16pm

SOLON– A Solon community blood drive will be held from 3 until 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 1749 Racine Ave. N.E., inside Fellowship Hall.
To donate, please contact Deb Gaddis at 319-624-2844 or visit www.bloodcenterimpact.org.

Community

Registration open for girls’ basketball program

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2013 - 7:30pm

Registration is now open for girls basketball (3rd-6th grade) program. Each player will learn the fundamentals of basketball, proper sportsmanship, teamwork and most importantly have fun. Games will be played on Saturday mornings, beginning the second Saturday in November. The season will run the beginning of November to mid-December. For registration information, view www.solon-iowa.com and click on the parks and recreation tab. Parents are encouraged to register online.

Pumpkin carving/painting event to be held Oct. 27 at Randall Park

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2013 - 7:31pm

All children age 12 and younger are invited to come paint or carve a pumpkin from 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Randall Park shelter. Solon Parks and Recreation will supply the pumpkins for the kids. Each child will get to pick out his or her own pumpkin and must be accompanied by an adult. Paint pens and markers will be provided, however each child/parent is required to bring their own carving materials. The fee is $5 per child.

Solon Public Library

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2013 - 7:33pm

Date changed to Nov. 21 for Gingerbread Workshop

We previously published a date of Nov. 14 for the popular Gingerbread Workshop. Due to a scheduling conflict, this has been changed to Nov. 21. Registration information will be available at the library later this month.

Early out activity Oct. 17

The early out program for Thursday, Oct. 17, will be a mask craft. This will be a one hour program from 1 until 2 p.m. Parents or caregivers are responsible for getting students to the library and picking them up when the activity is over.

Community

Spartan Fund Run Oct. 26

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/15/2013 - 7:41pm

We would like to thank the individuals, businesses, and the Solon Community for your generosity and ongoing support of our students and schools by way of time commitment and financial contributions. We are fortunate to live in an area where like-mindedness and readiness to collaborate is so prevalent. This year, the Spartan Fund Run is set for Saturday, Oct 26, rain or shine. Please come out for some family fun and to support a worthy cause.

Online registration is available at https://secure.getmeregistered.com/SpartanFundRun