Alhambra news, July 3 edition
Fourth of July Fireworks
The Alhambra Jaycees will host an evening of fireworks, food and fun on Thursday, July 4, at Alhambra Township Park on West Main Street.
This is a free event, but donations will be greatly appreciated.
Food will be ready at 6 p.m. The Boy Scouts will sell barbecue, hot dogs, hamburgers, brats, soda and water. The Livingston Park Committee will sell funnel cakes, and the Alhambra 175th Committee will have root beer floats and ice cream for sale.
Fireworks will start at dusk.
Alhambra Village Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Alhambra Village Board will be Monday, July 8, at 7 p.m.
Call the village clerk if you have something you would like to have put on the agenda.
Alhambra Township Meeting
The July Township Meeting will be held at the Township Center 101 E. Main St. on Tuesday, July 9, at 7 p.m.
Alhambra Homecoming
The Village of Alhambra will have a joint celebration with their annual homecoming and incorporating the 175th anniversary of the settling of Alhambra.
Festivities will begin August 2,3 and 4. Friday and Saturday there will be a parade each evening at 6:30 p.m. Other activities will include a bounce house, Model Train Show, Tractors on display, with a tractor drive at 9-11 a.m. and 1-3p.m. on Saturday with a Pedal tractor pull at 1:00 p.m. Gun raffle, basket raffles, good food, beer and soda.
The Dance Hall will have a Museum of the history of Alhambra complete with pictures. Enjoy the music of Cheers Band on Friday night and Exit 36 and Jessie G on Saturday.A Firework display will take place Saturday at Dusk.
175th Anniversary Celebration
Alhambra will celebrate the Alhambra Homecoming Aug. 2-4. Most of the anniversary celebration takes place Sunday, Aug. 4.
A worship service will be held at 10 a.m. at the park with the Restore Christian Church.
Come dressed in your favorite era for the years 1849-1999. Break out the granny dresses and sun bonnets, poodle skirts, mini skirts and bell-bottom trousers. Guys, get your James Dean look on. Dress up and join the fun.
The Vintage Fashion Show begins at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Food trucks will be on hand Sunday to put a fresh spin on festivity foods. Come enjoy M&K BBQ ribs, chicken and pulled pork, T-Mo’s Tacos, root beer floats.
Take part in a good, old-fashioned cake walk. Play some games that were popular years ago.
Sunday night’s band will be Travis Tracy.
Special Occasions
Anniversaries
July 3: Dean and Amanda Chally
July 7: Jerry and Susan Milan, Nathan and Marissa Robinson
July 10: Jim and Marilynn Hooks
July 11: Tim and Lori Watson, Dan and Mary Reinhardt, Clint and Jenna Conrad
July 12: Louie and Lorene Knackstedt
Birthdays
July 3: Marlene Payne, Alyssa Watson, Julia Hobbs, Michael Ulrich, Drew Galbiati, Mike Ahlmeyer
July 4: Kevin Donohoo, Dalton Giger
July 5: Jensen Smith
July 6: Don Riepshoff, Bob Frank, Kenny Randle, Melinda Diesslehorst
July 7: James Abert, Jeff Nihiser
July 8: Alivia Taylor, Ashley Ernst, Ashton Eilers
July 9: Trenton Allen, David Wetzel
July 10: Bob Ohren, Adelaide Bright. Alyssa Diesselhorst
