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Monday, August 4, 2008
Monroe’s Christmas on the Plaza
Even though it is August, Christmas is in the hearts and minds of some Monroe residents.
That’s because planning is beginning this week for Monroe’s second annual “Christmas on the Plaza, ” which is scheduled for Dec. 13, in front of the city’s administrative offices on Main Street.
The Optimist Club of the Monroe Area is holding its first meeting to begin planning the event at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the James Monroe Community Room at the city’s administrative offices, 233 Main Street.
The event, which is sponsored by the city of Monroe and the Optimist Club, is designed to provide a Christmas celebration in the community for the holiday season.
Cherie Gentry, the chairwoman of the event, said the club plans to contact a family that offered to donate a Christmas tree last year even though weather prohibited the top portion of the tree from being cut down.
Gentry said the club and city decided to get an early start on the event because plans call for it to be bigger and better this year.
Volunteers are being sought to help plan the event.
So if you have ideas on how to make the event better or want to get into the holiday spirit early or you would just like to help plan the holiday celebration, call Gentry at (513) 850-1954 or E-mail her at gentryca@bhg.org or call Darrel Basford at (513) 600-3528 or E-mail him at dbasford@cinci.rr.com. And remember, there are 142 days before Christmas!
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Back to school already?
In the newsroom, we get ready for things pretty early. (Not as early as the city of Monroe, which is already seeking someone to donate holiday trees for the winter festivities, but still … we’re fairly early on things.) Right now, we are in the midst of putting together content for our annual “Back To School” issue. On August 14, we will include stories about the growth of local schools, and how districts like Monroe are bursting at the seams, but officials are adjusting and doing their best to handle it.
Every week, we include a school news page. It typically includes “notes” (briefs about local school events) and “achievers” (briefs about the successes of area students). The community is invited to submit information for these two items. Simply e-mail communitynews@coxohio.com to reach the Monroe Pulse-Journal newsroom, or click here to submit a press release.
