Madison Messenger - December 8th, 2019

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Breakfast with Santa
St. John’s Lutheran Church, 380 Keny Blvd., London, will host
Breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 14. Enjoy breakfast,
get your picture taken with Santa, try your luck in the raffle, and
browse the Secret Santa Shop.
Central Townships Fire District
The regular meeting of the Central Townships Joint Fire District
will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at Somerford Township Hall,
91 State Rte. 56 NW, London. The 2020 appropriations for the fire
district will be available for inspection at that time.
Developmental Disabilities Board
The Madison County Board of Developmental Disabilities will
meet at 4 p.m. Dec. 12 at the administrative office, 500 Elm St.,
London.
Fairfield Township Trustees
The Fairfield Township trustees will meet at 8 p.m. Dec. 16 at
Fairfield Township Hall, 9100 Big Plain-Circleville Road. Appropriations
for 2020 will be available for public input and, after discussion,
for board approval.
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monies may not require filing a lawsuit.
HBMLibrary
Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library, 270 Lilly Chapel
Rd., West Jefferson, (614) 879-8448.
• Storytimes. 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays.
• Firefighters Toy Drive. The library is a drop-off location
for the annual Firefighters Toy Drive. Call the library
for specifics on the needed items.
• Adopt-a-Family. Applications are available at the
information desk to fill out for any family in need that
would like to receive Christmas gifts. Anyone who
would like to buy gifts for a family can pick up an “ornament”
at the library listing a family’s wishes. Call
ahead to be sure wish lists are still available.
• 12 Days of Christmas. From Dec. 9 through Dec. 23,
the library will be Craft Central Station. Lots of festive
ornament crafts will rotate every day. All previous crafts
and more will be available at the same time on Dec. 23
during the library’s holiday open house 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Sleepytime Storytime. Little ones are encouraged
to wear their PJs and bring their blankets for a relaxing
storytime at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10.
• Teen Steam: Nightmare Before Christmas Party.
Teens in grades 6 and up are invited to enjoy food,
games and crafts from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Dec. 13.
• Quilt Raffle. Tickets are available for purchase
through Dec. 14. The winner will be notified the week
of Dec. 16. The raffle is sponsored by the Friends of the
Library.
• Cookie Walk. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 14 in the
community room.
• Star Wars Party. Star Wars fans of all ages are invited
to have fun from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 14. All
who attend can enter the drawing for one of two hologram
lamps.
London Government Meetings
The following city of London government meetings
will take place at city hall, 20 S. Walnut St. For more
information, call (740) 852-3243.
• Finance committee—Dec. 9, 6 p.m.;
• Historic review board—Dec. 10, 4 p.m.;
• Historic downtown revitalization committee—Dec.
10, 5 p.m.;
• Public safety committee—Dec. 10, 7:15 p.m.;
• Public service committee—Dec. 11, noon;
• Civil service commission—Dec. 11, 4:15 p.m.;
• Tree commission—Dec. 17, 5 p.m.;
• City council—Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m.;
• Board of public utilities—Dec. 19, 6:30 p.m.
Madison County Senior Center
280 W. High St., London, (740) 852-3001. Lunch is
served daily, 11:30 a.m.—1 p.m.
Dec. 9: 8:30 a.m., indoor walking/exercise class; 9
a.m., chair volleyball; 9:30 a.m., Tuttle Mall trip departs;
9:30 a.m., crochet/knitting/needlecrafts; 10:30
a.m., sitting exercises/strengthening; 11:30 a.m., Birthday
Monday lunch with Christmas sing-along; 1 p.m.,
euchre
Dec. 10: 9 a.m., quilting; 10 a.m., bowling; 5 p.m.,
cards and billiards; 5:30 p.m., line dancing
Dec. 11: 8:30 a.m., indoor walking/exercise; 9 a.m.,
chair volleyball; 10 a.m., pickleball at the London Community
Center; 10:30 a.m., aerobics/strengthening
class; 11:15 a.m., Christmas lunch with singing by Jubilation;
12:05 p.m., bridge
Dec. 12: 9 a.m., chair volleyball
Dec. 13: 8:30 a.m., indoor walking/exercise class; 9
a.m., painting class; 1 p.m., movie.
Mt. Sterling Community Center
164 E. Main St., (740) 869-2453.
Dec. 9: 10-11 a.m., chair exercises; 7:30-9 p.m., open
gym basketball for high schoolers and adults
Dec. 10: 4-7 p.m., food/clothing pantry; 6:30-7:30
p.m., boot camp exercise class; 7:30-9 p.m., volleyball for
adults; 8-9 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous.
Dec. 11: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., adult sewing
Dec. 12: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. food/clothing pantry; 6:30-7:30
p.m., boot camp exercise class; 7-8:30 p.m., Bible study;
7:30—9 p.m. volleyball for adults
Dec. 13: 9:30 a.m., Christmas bake sale at Chase
Bank and North Valley (Milton) Bank.
Dec. 14: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., sewing for all ages.
Mount Sterling Library
60 W. Columbus St., (740) 869-2430.
• Storytimes. Sessions take place at 10:30 a.m. Mondays.
Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to enjoy activities,
stories and snacks. The annual Storytime
Christmas party is Dec. 16. After that, storytime will
take a break until Jan. 27.
• Closures. The library will close at 5 p.m. Dec. 12
for the staff Christmas party and reopen Dec. 13 for regular
hours. The library will be closed Dec. 24-25 for
Christmas and Dec. 30-Jan. 1 for New Year’s.
• Teen Book Club. The group will discuss “Dumplin’”
by Julie Murphy from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 17. Copies of
the book are available for checkout. The club is open to
ages 13-18. Snacks will be served.
Plain City Library
305 W. Main St., (614) 873-4912.
• Books and Baubles Sale. The Friends of the Library’s
annual fundraiser runs all day Dec. 9-14 (except
Dec. 11) and features used books and hand-crafted gifts
for book lovers.
• All Ages Storytime. Ages 6 and younger can enjoy
stories, rhymes, songs and other learning activities from
10:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 9 and Dec. 16. Caregivers must attend.
• Holiday Storytime. Bring the whole family for stories,
rhymes, songs, dancing, parachute play and a craft
at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10.
• Closures. The library will be closed Dec. 11 for
staff development. The library will be closed Dec. 24-25
for Christmas and Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day.
• Library Board Meeting. The board meets at 6:30
p.m. the third Monday of every month. The public is
welcome. The next meeting is on Dec. 16.
• Kids Book Club. This club, for children in grades
4-7, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 17.
• Storytimes. Toddlertime for ages 18-36 months
will meet at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18. Caregivers must attend.
Preschool Storytime for children ages 3-6 will meet at
11 a.m. Dec. 18.
Retired Teachers
The Madison County Retired Teachers Association
will meet on Dec. 9 at Brennan Loft, 158 S. Main St.
(above Wilson Printing and Graphics), London. Lunch
is at 11:30 a.m. The meeting is at 12:30 p.m. The program
is a “Christmas and Music Spectacular.” For details,
contact Ray Justice at (740) 852-1705.
West Jefferson Parks and Recreation
The West Jefferson Parks and Recreation Department
is hosting a showing of the movie, “The Grinch,”
at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at the West Jefferson Community Center,
230 Cemetery Rd. For details, call (614) 379-5273.