Santa Claus will take a well-deserved break from preparing his annual trip around the world when he stops by the Charlestown Arts and Enrichment Center on Saturday, Dec. 12, to have breakfast with Charlestown’s good girls and boys.

Breakfast with Santa – presented by the Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department – is free to the first 200 guests. Breakfast will include a meal of pancakes, sausage and eggs.

Families are invited to stay after breakfast to put together their own gingerbread houses. Materials will be provided.
Breakfast with Santa will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. The Charlestown Arts and Enrichment Center is located at 999 Water Street in Charlestown.

Submitted by Matt Koesters

FROM: GBP News - The Leader

The City of Charlestown will soon be moving full speed ahead preparing for this year’s Christmas season.  

This year promises to be the best and most exciting Christmas yet.  The Charlestown Parks and Recreation Department along with The Charlestown Beautification Committee, local churches and city employees are working hard to plan and organize several events to provide family entertainment.
 

Light Up Charlestown will be a great evening to create family memories. They are looking for anyone who would like to be a member of the Community Choir.  The Choir will perform at light-up November 27.

They are looking for 200 or more people who will be a part of the celebration. They will practice at the Arts & Enrichment Center on Tuesdays, November 10 and 17, 7 to 8:30 p.m. The choir will lead the children in singing Christmas carols before the countdown and they will sing “The Hallelujah Chorus” after the lights come on.

The City of Charlestown is bringing The Moving Wall - a 50% scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in DC to the Clark Co. 4H Fairgrounds.  The Moving Wall will be open 24-hours a day for visitors to view, make a "rubbing" of their loved one's names, pay tribute, respect, etc. beginning October 8th through October 12th.  There will be an opening and closing ceremony featuring Heather French Henry and possibly other local personalities.

It is believed that thousands of people from all across Indiana and Kentucky will make the trip to visit The Moving Wall in the few days it will be on display. 

There are more than 50,000 names on the wall and each name will be read aloud beginning at Noon on Thursday the 8th and ending at approximately Noon on Sunday the 11th. 

The City has requested the Clark County Red Cross to coordinate the scheduling of all volunteers needed to help during this display - including the readers of the names.  The Clark Co. Red Cross will also provide a first aid area and grief/crisis counseling on the site.  Other volunteers are needed to assist visitors with locating names on the wall, driving golf carts to take visitors to and from parking areas, and much more.  For volunteer information, please visit http://clarkredcross.org .

You'll find much more information at http://charlestownalumni.net/tmw or contact the City's coordinator for this event, Mark Goodlett at 502-727-1532.