EVENT BRIEFS
Santa is Coming to Olney Community Lib., Dec. 10
Santa is coming! The Olney Community Library and Arts Center will be hosting this very special guest on Tuesday, December 10. Santa will see all good boys and girls from Three/Four School (that meet at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church), and Pre-Kindergarten through Second grades from Olney Elementary School. Children will share their wishes with him from 8:15 t0 10:45 a.m. and then again from 12:45 to 2:00 p.m. Santa visits are open to parents with time set aside for the public from 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Details are available at the library. Come visit with Santa and share the Christmas cheer! The Library will have special holiday hours during the school holidays. Dec. 23 - Open 9 - 1 Dec. 24 - 25 - Closed Dec. 26 - 27 - Open 9 - 1 Dec. 30 - 31 - Open 9 -1 Jan. 1 - Closed Jan. 2- 3 - Open 9 -1 Regular hours resume January 6 - 9:00 - 6:30
Olney Community Library will be holding an Open House December 11 from 10 am to 12 noon. Santa will be available for visits at 11 am and at noon will draw for the prize winners from our Giving Envelope fundraiser. Giving Envelopes will be available until 11:30 am Dec 11. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go toward the library restroom renovation project. OCL will also be hosting “Olney Sings Christmas” on Thursday, December 19, 6 pm. Many Olney singers have already signed on to be a part of this fun evening. Come join the fun!
Young Soil & Water Conservation Dist taking orders
By Chawn Jobe
TheYoung Soil and Water Conservation District is now taking orders for windbreak seedling purchases. The container species available come in multiples of 25 in plastic containers (10 cubic inch root vol., 6-12 inch top) with several different species to choose from. Bareroot species come in multiples of 25 with several different species to choose from. Orders cannot be mixed or split up. Anyone interested in ordering the 12-18 inch seedlings should call 549-0422 ext. 3 or come by 1591 Hwy. 380 ByPass in Graham. The district clerk is on hand to take orders for trees from 9:00am to 12 noon weekdays. The deadline for placing orders is February 10, 2020 with delivery on or around Thursday, February 20, 2020. Please place your order now, as the availability of these seedlings is not guaranteed.