WASHINGTON —
Hope House, 704 W. Van Trees St., will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday to give free food and clothing to anyone in need. Hope House is a ministry of Church on the Way.
Leaf pick up moves to Area 2
The Street Department will move into Area 2 late today or Monday for leaf pick up. Area 2 is the west side of SR 57, north side of railroad tracks to Meridian, and all homes on the north side of Apraw Road. Call the Street Department with any question at 254-4564.
Fun run on Thanksgiving
There will be a 5-tur-K walk/run/meander/push a stroller/walk a dog at 9 a.m. Thursday starting at the north corner of 12th Street and Brett Cabel Road. There will be a $10 donation from each participant and 100 percent of the proceeds help purchase Christmas gifts and clothes for children in conjunction with Jubilee Christmas. Walk-up registration. No prizes, no t-shirts, no water — just fun for a worthy cause. Call 254-6618 for more information.
Gospel music on Sunday
Full Gospel Chapel of Washington will hold its annual homecoming Sunday. The Whiteland Aires of the Indianapolis area will be performing gospel music. The service will begin at 10 a.m. Immediately following the service a carry-in lunch will be held in the fellowship hall. All are welcome to attend the service and the meal.
The Whiteland Aires have sung with other gospel groups, such as The Inspirations, The Cooks, The Freemans, The Perrys, The Crabb Family, Dottie Rambo, and many others. Their website is www.thewhitelandaires.com.
Full Gospel Chapel is located on SR 57S, across from Jones and Son’s Concrete.
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Hope House open Saturday
Area Briefs
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Republicans to vote on new trustee
Republicans from Washington Township will meet today to vote on a new township trustee.
Fifteen committee chairmen from Washington Township will vote at 8:45 a.m. today to fill the position following the death of Albert “Pete” Showalter, who died on April 13. -
North, Owens 'Play' hard
North Elementary School celebrated its field day Friday with games, ice cream, inflatable fun houses and Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders.
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B-R to graduate 41
Barr-Reeve High School will hold its 48th commencement exercises on May 25, in the high school gymnasium at 2 p.m. Again this year, the graduation will be an afternoon affair.
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Police Report
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Thursday
1:03 a.m. - Karen Hulsey, of 511 S. Meridian St. reported a subject possibly hiding the bushes behind her residence. She stated she didn’t see anyone, but could hear coughing. -
School board approves new handbooks
Members of the Washington Community Schools Board approved the 2013- 2014 school handbooks. Elementary, junior high and high school student handbooks will now be more streamlined with one another. One major change to the handbooks will be a stricter attendance policy for students. Currently, students in the school district can have 10 unexcused absences per semester.
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Unchained Gang roars into park
The Daviess County Unchained Gang will be hosting its 11th annual motorcycle show and swap meet Saturday at Eastside Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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DECA to sponsor dodgeball tourney
Members of the Washington High School DECA Chapter will be hosting a DECA Dodgeball Tournament on Tuesday in the Hatchet House beginning at 6:30 p.m.
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Area Briefs
Road paving in Washington
The Indiana Department of Transportation is advising motorists to be aware of temporary lane restrictions on Bus. 50 in Washington. Beginning on or after Monday, May 20, crews will be spot paving throughout the city. Work will be accomplished one lane at a time and utilize flag persons to control traffic through the work zones. Work activities are scheduled to take place between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day with all paving operations anticipated to be complete by May 24. Inclement weather will cancel the work operation for the day.
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Police Report
CITY REPORT
7:56 p.m. - A complainant on E. Nat'l Hwy. reported there was a truck popped open playing very loud music. -
Police Report
CITY REPORT
Wednesday
2:19 p.m. - Dave Waters, 200 1/2 SE 7th St., reported that someone had broken into his storage building and broke the windows out of the vehicles stored there. Waters also said that someone had smashed in the roofs on many of the vehicles. Extra patrol was requested. - More Local News Headlines
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