• Little Flower LC’s Almost Annual Chili Supper will be held Jan. 12 from 4-7 p.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church, 13th & Bosart. Dinner is $7 with a choice of bowl of chili or 2 chili dogs, seniors $6, and kids are $3. All dinners include all the fixin’s, fresh fruit, veggies, beverage and choice of desert. You can pre-order quarts of chili by calling or e-mailing Susan at 317-626-1454 or susangsl@aol.com
• Halle Shoults, Miss Benton County, was recently crowned the 61st Indiana State Fair Queen. Halle is the second representative from Benton County to be crowned Miss Indiana State Fair, 50 years following Terilyn Krill in 1969.
• Upcoming neighborhood association meetings include: Woodruff Place on Mon., Jan. 14 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Woodruff Place Town Hall (735 Woodruff Place East Dr.); Little Flower on Tues., Jan. 15 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church & School (4720 E 13th St.); Windsor Park on Wed., Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Spades Park Library (1801 Nowland Ave.); Emerson Heights on Thurs., Jan. 17 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Wallace United Methodist (4805 E 10th St.).
• It is never too early to start thinking about the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival! Organizers Nancy Tindall Sponsel and Manuel Aguilar have put the call out for volunteers for several committees, including the art and silent auction committee, contest coordination committee, and other key positions. Please private message Nancy or Manual or the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival on Facebook.
• January is Blood Donor Month. In winter months, fewer people donate blood. O-negative blood is especially needed now. O-negative donors are universal blood donors, meaning their red blood cells can be transfused to patients with any blood type. The blood type is found in hospital emergency rooms for situations when there is no time to determine a patient’s blood type. Donating blood takes about an hour. Anyone age 17 or older in good health who meets eligibility requirements is encouraged to give. Parental consent is required for donors age 16 to give. Donors should bring a photo ID that includes their birth date. Visit the Indiana Blood Center Web site at www.donorpoint.org/ for information about places to donate.
• Garfield Park Arts Center is offering Second Saturday Pop Up clay workshops for kids. Kids ages 4-10 will make unique ceramic projects under the watchful eye of local artist Jodi Krummel. The January class will be held Jan. 12 at 11 a.m. at the Center, 2432 Conservatory Dr. Cost is $20. Register online at apm.activecommunities.com at the Garfield Park Web site. For kids ages 11-17, there is a Teen Pop Up on Third Wednesdays. The cost is $20 per session, and the next one will be held Jan. 26 at 7 p.m.