Griggsville News 10.25.23: Support your first responders
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Jill Kunzeman
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National First Responders Day is Oct. 28! This day was created in 2017 to recognize the incredible courage and selflessness of these individuals who put their lives on the line every single day. From firefighters and police officers to dispatchers and emergency medical technicians – this holiday is all about honoring those brave men and women who help keep us safe. If you know a first responder, tell them THANK YOU!
The Western Illinois Fair in Griggsville will continue with their Haunted Hayride Oct. 27-28 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. The cost is $5 each, which covers admission to the grounds and snacks. An additional $5 will get you on the hayride. Find more information at www.westernillinoisfair.com.
The GP Elementary Halloween Parade will be Oct. 31 at 1:45pm. Elementary teachers and approximately 160 students will parade around the uptown square in their Halloween costumes! (If the weather doesn’t permit, the parade will be moved to the high school gymnasium. An announcement will be made that day.) GP would love to have your business participate in passing out store-bought, individually packaged treats. (Please give peanut-free treats.) As always, GP thanks you for your support!
Lots of Halloween events happening in Griggsville and Perry: GP PTO Halloween Carnival, 10/27, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Griggsville school building, Hocus Pocus in the Perry Park, 10/28, begins at 4:30 p.m.; GP Fisherman Youth Group Trunk or Treat, 10/29, 5p-7p.m., 216 N. Pearl St., Griggsville; Village of Perry Trunk or Treat, 10/31, 6 p.m.-8 p.m, south side of Main St.; City of Griggsville Trunk or Treat, 10/31, 6 p.m-8 p.m., in front of North Pike District Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is open to all children birth to five years of age who live in the GP school district. Members are eligible to receive a free book each month in their home from the Imagination Library. To sign your child up, please contact Barb Webel in the Griggsville building at 217-833-2352 or come to the school office and fill out a form.
Griggsville-Perry School District’s Christmas Basket Program is gearing up for the holiday season. This program is designed to assist families in need in our community to help provide Christmas for their families. If you are interested in adopting a child or family, please contact Jessica Jones, program coordinator, at 217-833-2352 or at [email protected].
The Griggsville Nazarene Church will host Anticipation Ministries, live in concert, this Saturday at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will follow the concert. If you would like more details, contact Ed Phillips at 217-592-2010.
Doris Smart Green and her daughters, Judy Smiley and Sharon Klingberg of the New Port Richey, Fla. area, recently spent the weekend in the Pittsfield area. While here, they visited family and friends Roger and Peggy Stanley, Landon Jones, Bradley and Katie Smart and boys; spent a night with Ronnie and Mindy Cloninger of Canton,; Doris Koncor; Judy Green; Sally Green; Mary, Remington and Spencer Snyder; Chris and residents at Eastside Nursing Center; friends at Pittsfield Baptist Church; Pat Cooney; Bradley, Katie, Graison and baby.
I hope to hear from you soon!
