Huntsville Insider Info
Wednesday November 26, 2008
THINGS I LEARNED THIS WEEK:
How did the turkey get its name? Here's some interesting tidbits of trivia concerning a staple of many Thanksgiving dinners....The Turkey.
NASA is officially moving forward on a mission to conduct an unprecedented, in-depth study of Jupiter. Called Juno, the mission will be the first in which a spacecraft is placed in a highly elliptical polar orbit around the giant planet to understand its formation, evolution and structure. Underneath its dense cloud cover, Jupiter safeguards secrets to the fundamental processes and conditions that governed our early solar system.
The Little Green Store at 820 Monte Sano Boulevard is not only a shop specializing in eco-friendly products, green supplies and local art, it also offers on-site recycling options for which the city does not provide pick-up services: Glass, Fluorescent Bulbs and Batteries. For more info, call (256) 539-9699.
Lee High School Class of 1979, there's a 30-year Class Reunion planning meeting on Thursday, 11 December 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at Gibson's Bar-B-Q restaurant (3319 South Memorial Parkway. The Reunion itself is Reunion, tentatively scheduled for Saturday, 25 July 2009. Further information is available by contacting leehighclassof79@mindspring.com or joining the LHS Co79 group at www.facebook.com.
Are you ready for the biggest shopping day of the year? If the economy has got you down now that it's time to do your Christmas shopping--cheer up: Here's some help. Get A Head Start On Your Black Friday Shopping--and start planning your shopping adventure for Friday. These sale papers don't come out until Thursday--here's your sneak peek.
Volunteers are urgently needed at the WAFF Channel 48 Heart of the Valley Can-a-Thon on December 4 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. The event will be held at Redstone Federal Credit Union on Wynn Drive. If you are interested in helping, please contact HandsOn Greater Huntsville at 539-7797 or info@volunteerhsv.org.
Skaters from the Huntsville Skating School and Training Academy, on Leeman Ferry Road, are performing The Nutcracker on ice in celebration of the 2008 holiday season. Performances are Dec. 12-13, 7:00 p.m.; and Dec. 14, 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults; $8 for senior citizens and children under 12. For more info, call (256) 883-3774.
Get in the Christmas spirit: Trinity United Methodist Church is presenting "Old Fashioned Christmas" on November 30, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary. The event will feature "Lessons & Carols" presented by the Trinity Children's Chorus. Free Admittance. For more info, call (256) 883-3200.
Another wonderful and free event: Heritage Ringers Christmas Concert will be
December 7, 7:00 pm, at Trinity United Methodist Church (Sanctuary) on Airport Road. The Heritage Ringers handbell group presents music of the Christmas Season. Free Admittance.
... Check last week's insider info to see items that might take place this week... ...
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