The prevailing mood around our town is pretty upbeat this Monday morning. Anticipation seems to be running high as many of us look forward to a short work week and the specter of eating way too much turkey on Thursday and leftovers throughout the remainder of the weekend.
But even as we prepare to gear up for perhaps some power shopping on Friday and look ahead to Belle Plaine’s annual holiday celebration on Dec. 5-6, there’s still several activities happening this week.
Today, a blood drive is underway at the high school until 2 p.m. If you can donate blood at this critical time of the year, stop in at the school.
On Tuesday, a representative from Congressman Leonard Boswell’s office will be available at the Belle Plaine City Hall from 11 a.m. to noon. He is there to answer your questions and listen to your concerns.
There will be no school from Wednesday through the weekend in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The Belle Plaine Public Library will close at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
City and Belle Plaine Community Development offices will be closed Thursday and Friday.
On Sunday, a Victorian Tea will be held at the Belle Plaine Area Museum at 2 p.m.
A holiday open house, featuring representatives of many home-based businesses, will be held at the Belle Plaine Community Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is sponsored by organizers of the city’s new 10 and under ASA softball program.
The official start of the winter sports season gets underway tonight (Monday) when the 13th-rated Belle Plaine girls host Tri-County in a varsity-jv doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, the girls host HLV. The JV game will last only two quarters on this night, so the start of the varsity game will be pushed up by about 30 minutes, school officials said. Meanwhile, the boys will be playing at the Mid-Prairie Jamboree.