Fall 2016 The New Kitty Stone Elementary School INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Go Eagles! The greatest show on turf! Complete 2016 Homecoming Schedule Ladies Day Out at Jacksonville Library JSU s Fall Events
Jacksonville State University 2016 Football Schedule Jacksonville High School 2016 Football Schedule
FAMILY FALL FUN WITH JACKSONVILLE PARKS & REC *Youth Soccer Season begins September 8 - come out and support our youth league players. Games are held on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday nights. Games played at the Frogtown Soccer Complex located behind the Jacksonville Community Center *Registration for Youth Basketball is October 24 - November 10. Games begin mid December and continue until the end of February. * No Tricks, Just Treats week is October 24-27: Monday, October 24 = Hayrides and Ghost Stories - 5:30pm - 7:00pm - location = pavilion at the Frogtown Soccer Complex - Admission = $1.00 per person - concessions available Tuesday, October 25 = Flashlight Candy Hunt and Festival - 5:30-8:00pm - Frogtown Soccer Complex - Admission = $5 per child ages 12 and younger (parents are free) - concessions available Third Friday on the Square Music, Food, Shopping and Fun for the Whole Family Hosted by the Downtown Square Merchants September 16th 6PM-9PM October 21st 6PM-9PM Thursday, October 27 = Spooktacular Family Movie Night -6:00pm - Jacksonville Community Center - Free Admission (concessions will be sold) *Veteran s Day Recognition Program at the Jacksonville Community Center Thursday, November 10 *Chief Ladiga Half Marathon Saturday, December 3: - race begins at 8am - runners begin at the Eubanks Welcome Center in Piedmont and finish behind the Jacksonville Community Center - all down the Chief Ladiga Trail - shuttles are available to start and finish - $25 if preregistered by Nov. 18 - $30 after Nov 18 and the day of the race *Holiday Family Movie Night Thursday, December 29 - movie begins at 6pm - at the Jacksonville Community Center - Free admission - Concessions Available SQUARE EVENTS Farmer s Market Each Saturday from 7AM-11AM through October Christmas Tree Lighting November 28th Christmas Parade December 1st at 6PM MAYOR & COUNCIL Mayor Johnny L. Smith mayor@jacksonville-al.org Council President Sandra Sudduth ssudduth@jacksonville-al.org Council Member Truman Norred tnorred@jacksonville-al.org Council Member Jerry Parris jparris@jacksonville-al.org Council Member Jonathan Tompkins jtompkins@jacksonville-al.org DEPARTMENTS CITY HALL (256) 435-7611 POLICE (256) 435-6448 FIRE (256) 435-2310 PARD/COMMUNITY CENTER (256) 435-8115 SENIOR CENTER (256) 435-9199 STREET/ANIMAL CONTROL (256) 435-3582 UTILITY DEPARTMENT (256) 435-7657 LIBRARY (256) 435-6332 GET IN TOUCH: 320 Church Ave. SE Jacksonville, AL 36265 (256) 435-7611 Website: www.jacksonville-al.org Twitter: @Jacksonville_AL
Ladies Day Out @ the Library Just for ladies, we invite you to reward yourself with a relaxing day, including a light lunch, at the library on September 10, October 8, and November 5! August s program included new spa tips from guest speakers about essential oils, hair styling, skin care, makeup, other beauty products, and fashion. Now you can sign up for Saturdays in September and October, which will cover diverse mental and physical health tips from experts, including self-defense, nutrition, meditation, therapeutic hobbies, and more. And to lighten your Christmas shopping stress, the November meeting will be a $5 & $10 Market with products from many of your favorite local merchants! Pre-registration and a $5 deposit per program are required to ensure your place. Your deposit will be returned at the end of the program. Please join us and bring your friends! September 3th & 5th--Library closed for Labor Day 6th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 7th at 1:30 PM--Photography Club 8th at 4 PM--PokemonGo Safari for 12 and up pokemon info, snacks, craft, & PokeWalk 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th at 10 AM-- Preschoolers Storytime & Tiny Tots resume on Thursdays 10th at 10 AM-2 PM--Ladies Day Out: Health & Happiness $5 deposit to hold your place, refunded end of program. 10th at 2-3 PM--Cover 2 Cover Book Club 17th at Noon--Library Flix film club organizational meeting. All welcome! Bring your lunch! Bottled water furnished. JACKSONVILLE LIBRARY EVENTS 20th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 24th at 9 AM-3 PM--Fall Booksale Hardcovers just $1, paperbacks 50 cents! October 1st at 11 AM-3 PM--Check Out a Dog @ the Library! (Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month) Cheaha Regional Humane Society brings dogs to the library for you to interview! 4th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 5th at 1:30--Photography Club 6th, 13th, 27th at 10 AM-- Preschoolers Storytime & Tiny Tots 8th at 10 AM-2 PM--Ladies Day Out: Health & Happiness $5 deposit to hold your place, refunded end of program. 8th at 2 PM--Cover 2 Cover Book Club 15th at Noon--Library Flix brown bag film club. 18th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 20th at 4-6 PM--It s the Great Pumpkin! Halloween program for kids: scary stories, craft, treats, costume contest, & games 22th at 10 AM-Noon--Ancestry.com Genealogy Workshop November 1st at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 2nd at 1:30 PM--Photography Club 3rd, 10th, 17th at 10 AM-- Preschoolers Storytime & Tiny Tots 5th at 10 AM-2 PM--Ladies Day Out: 5 & 10 Market; shop for Christmas items from your favorite Ladies Day merchants! 5th at 2 PM--Cover 2 Cover Book Club 11th & 12th--Library closed for Veterans Day 15th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 19th at Noon--Library Flix brown bag film club. 24th, 25th, 26th--Library closed for Thanksgiving December 1st, 8th, 15th at 10 AM-- Preschoolers Storytime & Tiny Tots 6th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 7th at 1:30 PM--Photography Club 9th at 4:30 PM--That Puppet Guy presents The North Pole Fa-La-La-La Follies! All ages 10th at 1 PM--Cover 2 Cover Book Club 17th at Noon--Library Flix brown bag film club 20th at 4 PM--Aspiring Writers Group 23rd & 24th--Library closed for Christmas New program coming in January! Adulting 101 for ages 16 and older; once/month January-April; guest experts share insider s tips on getting/ keeping a good job; finding a great apartment; budgeting; shopping; and getting/maintaining a car!
GET INVOLVED in one of our local civic organizations Jacksonville Exchange Club 2nd and 4th Thursday Each Month 11:30 AM - Jacksonville Train Depot Jacksonville Kiwanis Club 2nd Wednesday Each Month 12:00 PM - Jacksonville Community Center City of Jacksonville/ Jacksonville State University Veteran s Day Program November 10th 10AM Inside Pete Mathews Coliseum Thank you to all our teachers, staff, students, parents and the entire community for a great start to the 2016-2017 school year. A special thanks to all those involved who have made the transition into the new Kitty Stone Elementary School a success. I truly believe that we have the best staffulty in the state of Alabama. Let s continue the momentum for the rest of this school year and make our district better each day. Go Eagles! Dr. Mark Petersen Superintendent
WELCOME TO THE GREATEST SHOW ON TURF! Join us for Jacksonville State University Homecoming Oct. 27-30 JSU s Homecoming and Family Day weekend coincides with Halloween weekend again this year, but the Office of Student Life is dropping the spooktacular theme in favor of a circus/carnival vibe. Bring the whole family for a fun-filled day on campus before heading over to the big top to see the JSU Gamecocks take on the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Burgess- Snow Field. Thursday, October 27 Calhoun County Alumni & Friends Wine Tasting Homecoming Pep Rally, 8 p.m., JSU Stadium JSU Drama Presents These Shining Lives, 7 p.m., Ernest Stone Friday, October 28 Class of 1966s 50-Year Golden Gamecock Reunion, Noon, Houston Cole Library 60s Group Annual Reunion, 5:30 p.m., McClellan ROTC Alumni Banquet, 6 p.m., Houston Cole Library International House Reunion 70th Anniversary Banquet, 6 p.m., Houston Cole Library Jacksonville Opera Theatre presents Pirates of Penzance, 7:30 p.m., Oxford JSU Drama Presents These Shining Lives, 7 p.m., Ernest Stone Saturday, October 29 1955 Refrigerator Bowl Team Reunion, 8 a.m., Alumni House Alumni Open House, 9 a.m. to Noon President s Open House, 9-10 a.m. Departmental Open Houses: Business and Communications, 9-10 a.m. Biology, Geography and Chemistry Alumni Tailgate, 10 a.m., Kennamer Field Homecoming Parade, 10:30 a.m. Alumni Association General (open) Meeting, 11:30 a.m., TMB Auditorium International House Program Alumni tailgate, 11:30 a.m., Clarence W. Daugette, Jr. International House 1970-1976 Alumni Tailgate on Kennamer Field, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. JSU vs. Eastern Illinois University, 2 p.m. Halftime Show: Presentation of Alumni of Year and Homecoming Court winners 1970-1976 Alumni Post-Game Reception, JSU Alumni House Pavilion Cleats vs. Greeks Alumni Kickball Game, 6:30 p.m., University Field JSU Drama Presents These Shining Lives, 7 p.m., Ernest Stone Jacksonville OperaTheatre presents Pirates of Penzance, 7:30 p.m., Oxford Sunday, October 30 U.N. Day Tea, 2 p.m., Clarence W. Daugette, Jr. International House Jacksonville Opera Theatre presents Pirates of Penzance, 3 p.m., Oxford JSU Drama Presents These Shining Lives, 2 p.m., Ernest Stone For the latest homecoming information and updates, visit www. jsu.edu/alumni and like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ JSUAlumniAssociation.
JSU EVENTS Fall 2016 Fri, Sep 2... Guest Artist - Julio Barreto performing with JSU Jazz I Ensemble Thu, Sep 8... Vocal Alumni Concert - L Elisir D Amore by Gaetano Donizetti Sun, Sep 18... 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Genesis Concert (Faculty Composition Concert), Sun, Sep 25... Jazz Ensembles with Chamber Winds Thu, Sep 29... 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Homecoming Concert: JSU Encore! (Show Choir) & JSU Gospel Choir, Wed, Oct 5... 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Guest Artist Recital - Joanna Hersey, Tuba, Tue, Oct 11... 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Octubafest - Guest Artist Recital - Anthony Kniffen, Tuba Fri, Oct. 21... 7 PM Friends of the Houston Cole Library Present Donald Brown, author of Mr. X and Mr. Y 11th Floor of the Houston Cole Library Tue, Oct 25... 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Harvest Festival, Quad JSU Jazz Ensemble performing with JSU Chamber Winds Wed, Oct 26... 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM TUBAWEEN, Low Brass and Show Choir Ensembles Tue, Nov 1... 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM JSU Percussion Ensemble Concert Thu, Nov 3... 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Joint Band Concert - Symphonic Band & Chamber Winds, Tue, Nov 8... Latin Ensemble/Steel Band Concert, Thu, Nov 10... 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Junior Recital - Deanna Blancher, Soprano, Thu, Nov 17... 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Encore! Show Choir Fall Concert Fri, Nov 18... 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM David L. Walters Memorial Concert Pete Mathews Coliseum Sat, Nov 19... 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Southerners Reunion Weekend Sun, Nov 20... 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM JSU Gospel Choir Winter Concert Wed, Nov 30... JSU Jazz Fall Showcase Performance Center Wed, Nov 30 Thu, Dec 1... TBD JSU Drama One Act Festival and Student Showcase Ernest Stone Fri, Dec 2 & Sat, Dec. 3... 7:00 PM - 9:20 PM Annual Renaissance Madrigal Dinner Leone Cole Auditorium Fri, Dec 16... TBD Fall 2016 Commencement Pete Mathews Coliseum The Jacksonville State Marching Southerners are proud to host two premiere marching band events this Fall at Burgess-Snow Field that will bring thousands to Jacksonville: Bands of America Regional Competition Saturday, October 1st JSU Contest of Champions www.jsucontestofchampions.com Saturday, October 22nd
Ongoing Classes at the Jacksonville Community Center Fall 2016 Zumba: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday mornings 8:30-9:30am $25/mth for 2 classes per week or $35/mth for 3 classes per week Certified Zumba Instructor is Kimberly Bryan Yoshukai Karate: Tuesday & Thursday evenings 7:00-8:00pm $45 per month Instructor: Chuck Torruella - 6th degree Body Flex: A Time for Dance Ballet Studio Wednesday & Friday mornings Friday afternoons 9-9:45am Ages 6-8: 12:15pm - 12:45pm = $20/mth $5 per class or $25 per month Ages 9-12: 1pm - 1:45pm = $27.50/mth Instructor is Kimberly Bryan Ages 12-18: 2:00pm - 3:00pm = $35/mth Instructor is Joanna Holder Senior Yoga: Monday mornings 10:00am $5 per class Certified Yoga Instructor is Judith Jennings Women s Restorative Yoga: Thursday Evenings 5:30-6:30pm $5 per class Certified Yoga Instructor is Judith Jennings Dance 2 Fit: Tuesday & Thursday evenings 5:15-6:15pm $5 per class or $30 per month Certified Instructor is Mandy Cortez Krav Maga: Monday & Wednesday evenings (ages 12 and older) classes begin at 5:30pm $55 per month Certified Instructor is Steve Pepper