1928 - Alderson High School - 1968
ALDERSON MAIN STREET - NEWS RELEASE
P.O. Box 117, Alderson, WV 24910
DATE December 5, 2017
Contact Alderson Main Street
Improving The Community One Project At A Time
FIRST RESPONDERS SATURDAY IN ALDERSON
It
is
easy
to
get
so
caught
up
in
the
spirit
of
the
season
that
we
forget
those
who
work
or
volunteer
every
day—holiday
or
not.
Saturday,
December
16
in
Alderson
will
offer
some
very
special
opportunities
to
say
thank you to our Alderson Volunteer Fire Department and EMS.
They
are
holding
a
chili
dinner
from
6-8
at
the
fire
department
located
on
Railroad
Avenue
on
the
Monroe
side
of
Alderson.
For
a
donation,
visitors
can
enjoy
a
bowl
of
chili
with
a
piece
of
cornbread.
Santa
will
arrive
at
6:15
p.m.
just
in
case
a
little
one
has
one
more
request
of
him
before
his
annual
visit.
The
Alderson Elementary School choir will present a medley of traditional and new Christmas music.
This
evening,
the
AVFD
will
sponsor
the
“drive
under
the
lights”
of
the
Alderson
Memorial
Bridge.
Visitors
can
either
drive
their
own
cars
or
hitch
a
ride
from
the
fire
station
on
Alderson’s
first
fire
truck—a
1931
Model A Ford! Donations are appreciated.
New
this
year
is
the
opportunity
to
create
a
permanent
memory
of
this
Christmas
season
with
your
family.
Tarnished
Halo
Creations
photography
will
offer
the
opportunity
of
family
Christmas
pictures
or
pictures
with Santa. A variety of photo packages will be offered at affordable prices.
Alderson
shops
will
be
open
all
day
for
what
is
soon
to
be
last
minute
Christmas
shopping!
The
fabulous
light
show
continues
on
the
south
end
of
Maple
Avenue
every
half
hour
Monday
-Thursday
6:30-8:00pm
and Friday-Sunday 6:30-9:00 p.m. courtesy of Eyes on You Security.
Santaland
continues
to
be
open
at
Alderson
Alumni
Park
just
at
the
end
of
the
Memorial
Bridge
on
the
Monroe
County
side
of
Alderson.
Little
ones
and
bigger
ones
alike
can
visit
Santa’s
workshop
and
have
their
photo
taken
in
Santa’s
sleigh.
Mrs.
Claus
sometimes
comes
by
to
check
on
things
and
is
available
to
chat or have her photo taken.
It
is
a
tradition
for
many
in
Alderson
to
go
to
the
Community
Cantata
at
the
Old
Greenbrier
Baptist
Church.
Their
choir
is
joined
by
other
voices
from
throughout
the
community,
under
the
direction
of
Dell
Wood
and
accompanied
by
Nancy
Wood.
It
is
always
an
inspiring
event
which
leaves
its
listeners
with
a
sense
of
contentment
and
readiness
for
Christmas.
This
year
the
cantata
will
be
held
at
3
p.m.
on
Sunday,
December
17
at
OGBC.
Light
refreshments
will
be
served
in
the
Fellowship
Hall
immediately
after
the
concert.
On
the
last
weekday
before
Christmas,
Saturday,
December
23,
the
“drive
under
the
lights”
will
be
sponsored
by
the
Grand
Illumination
to
help
defray
some
of
the
costs
of
the
holiday
decorations.
This
will
be
the
last
chance
this
year
to
have
this
old
fashioned
experience
from
the
days
when
the
Alderson
Memorial Bridge was open to vehicular traffic all the time.
Mayor
Travis
Copenhaver
said,
“This
season
goes
so
quickly
that
we
sometimes
feel
we
missed
it.
Alderson
provides
an
opportunity
to
make
some
family
memories
that
will
last
until
next
year.
We
hope
to
see you soon.”
PHOTO
CAPTION:
EMS
vehicles
“drive
under
the
lights”
of
the
Alderson
Memorial
Bridge
during
the
Christmas parade on Friday, December 1.
(Click on photo for larger view)
Contact: Margaret Hambrick 304-646-2439