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The Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce invites area residents to enjoy the lighted parade on Saturday, December 1st, through downtown Atlantic. The parade is an annual tradition and competition. For many years the parade theme has been “Just Believe.” The judges’ favorite float is awarded a two-foot traveling trophy and year-long bragging rights. The top three floats receive AtlantiCash prizes. Past parade winners include Heritage House, Red Oak Fire Department, Optimist Club of Atlantic, and Richter & Son Towing.
Entry forms can be submitted just prior to the parade to officials at the corner of 6th & Chestnut. Line-up will be on Walnut Street by 5:45 p.m. The parade starts with a bang at 6 p.m. as fireworks are set off above the Rock Island Depot. Led by the Scrooge Contest winner, the parade will proceed up Chestnut Street starting at 6th Street.
Other activities planned
Many family-oriented activities will take place before and during the parade starting off in the morning with a 5K Jingle Jog by the YMCA at 8 a.m.
The BPO DOES Cookie and Candy Walk will be from 9 a.m. to noon. at the Elks Lodge (6th and Poplar streets) through the bottom northwest door.
The Festival of Trees will be open for viewing at the Catholic Parish Center from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Santa will be in the Atlantic Rotary Club’s cabin in City Park under the newly-lit trees from 3 to 5 p.m.
Free horse-drawn wagon rides will trot through town from 3 to 5 p.m. starting at the north end of City Park. The rides are sponsored by First Whitney Bank, Wells Fargo, Atlantic Animal Health Center, and Audiological Services of Iowa.
A mainstay of hometown holiday celebrations, living windows will be featured throughout the downtown area from 5 to 6 p.m.
The Lullabye Foundation’s Bedtime Stories with Santa’s Helpers will also be from 5 to 6 p.m. at 405 Chestnut Street.
From soup to cider, spectators will find refreshments offered along Chestnut Street before the parade by several community organizations.
All of Atlantic’s holiday activities can be found on ChristmasinAtlantic.com. Events can be submitted to the calendar by e-mailing chamber@atlanticiowa.com.
DONALD D. GRABILL, 78, of Milford died Saturday, November 24. Memorial services for DONALD D. GRABILL will be held on Thursday, November 29 at 11:00 am in the First Lutheran Church in Milford. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
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Lunch with the family will follow the Thursday service at the church.
Family will greet friends on Friday, November 30 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at the Immanuel Lutheran Church fellowship hall in Harlan. Lunch will be served.
Private inurnment will follow.
DONALD D. GRABILL is survived by:
Wife: Bonnie
Sons: Paul “Pudge” (Bev) Grabill of Harlan; Dale Grabill of Sioux Rapids.
Daughters: LeAnn (Steve) Crawley of San Jose, CA; Lisa (Lance) Neve of Bennington, NE.
Brothers: Johnny (Marilyn) Grabill of Hillsboro, OR; Charles (Twila) Grabill of Harlan.
Sister: LaDonna (Jack) Noble of Haines City, FL.
4 Grandchildren
1 Great-Grandchild
Jim Field speaks with Sandra McKinnon about dealing with Holiday stress.
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The Walnut School District’s Board of Education is expected to decide during their meeting tonight, on whether or not to approve a proposed Charter School in the community. Public meetings on the matter have already been held, and during the Board’s meeting on November 12th, they discussed, but took no action on the Charter School application, pending review from the State Attorney’s Office.
If the board approves, the application will be sent on to the State Board of Education for their decision. A Charter School Committee, comprised of group of parents, a school district member and a community member, had first asked the School Board to consider the proposal for a K-through 12 Charter School as an option for their students, during a meeting on October 8th. Tonight’s Board meeting begins at 6:30-p.m.
The 2012-13 high school basketball season on KJAN begins tonight with our first broadcast of the year. Carroll visits Atlantic tonight for a girls non-conference match-up. We are on the air at 7:30 from the Atlantic High School Gymnasium. Join Jim Field and Chris Parks for the action on KJAN AM 1220 & FM 101.1. We are also streaming live here on kjan.com. Don’t forget to download our iphone and android apps for your smartphone so you can take us anywhere!
SANDRA KAY MILLER, 74, of Bennington, NE, died Sat., Nov. 24th, at Immanuel Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Funeral services for SANDRA MILLER will be held 11-a.m. Wed., Nov. 28th, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.
There is no visitation.
Inurnment will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
SANDRA KAY MILLER is survived by:
Her husband – LeRoy Miller, of Bennington, NE.
Her sons – Dirk Miller, and Mardy (Danine) Miller, all of Harlan.
Her daughter – Kimberly (Perry) Elmore, of Bennington, NE.
Her brother – Don (Jeanine) Lacy, of Ashland, MO.
Her sister – Wava Lorenzen, of Manning.
10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
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No injuries were reported after a pickup struck a storage/utility building Sunday, in Montgomery County. Sheriff’s officials say a 1994 Chevy pickup owned and operated by Daniel Larsen, of Villisca, was backing out of the driveway from his residence, when the brakes failed. The truck hit storage-type building, causing an estimated $500 damage. The owner of the structure had not yet been identified, because they weren’t home at the time the accident occurred, and during the subsequent investigation. The accident happened in the alley in the 100 block of East 5th Street, in Villisca. No citations were issued.