By Danielle Pelkey

The North Jefferson News



There will be a Miracle League organizational meeting on April 6 at 7 p.m. at the Garden-dale Civic Center. Come see how you can be a part of this great program. Volunteers are needed to form an association. Player registration will be available. For additional information call 631-6580 or email stangprd@bellsouth.net.

• The second annual night time Easter egg hunt will take place on tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Moncrief Park behind the tennis courts. This event is co-sponsored by The Church Revived and the city of Gardendale. There will be food, games and prizes. Bring your flashlight. Everything is free.

• The Great Egg Drop will take place today on Mount Olive Road about 2 miles west of I-65. For more information call 631-4525 or visit www.church2911.com.

• Happy birthday wishes go out to my brother-in-law, Jason Bush, on April 5. Hope you have a great birthday.

• April is Alcohol Awareness Month. Sometimes senior citizens drink out of loneliness and families don’t know what to do. Call Narconon for help at 877-413-3073.

• Mt. Olive First Baptist will hold an Easter egg hunt and photos with the Easter bunny on April 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served. For more information call 631-4401.

• Please be in prayer for Kevin Averhart and his family during this time.

• Choices and Consequences, a free town hall meeting for seniors, will be held April 22 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Gardendale Civic Center. Door prizes and a sack lunch will be provided. For more information please call Dixie Kuykendall 631-0049.

• There will be a community Easter egg hunt tomorrow from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Black Creek Park. This free event is sponsored by Gardendale-Mt. Vernon UMC. Call 631-7631 for more information.

• The Mt. Olive Cemetery trustees will be cleaning the cemetery the first week of April. Please pick up anything you wish to keep.

Danielle Pelkey is The North Jefferson News correspondent for the Gardendale and Mt. Olive communities. She can be reached at 631-8716 or daniellet@njeffersonnews.com.