• Labor Day is Sept. 2. The Weekly View offices will be closed to celebrate the holiday. We will be back in at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Ad deadlines will remain the same: Classified ads are due by noon on Tuesday for that week’s issue. Have a safe and happy Labor Day!
• The City of Lawrence, in partnership with AmVets, is bringing the memorial Wall of Remembrance honoring the victims of the war on terror on Aug. 29. The wall will go on display in front of the old Fort Benjamin Harrison Parade grounds at the corner of Lawton Loop East Drive and Otis Ave. starting at 5 p.m. It will be there through Sun. afternoon.
• New Warren Township Mayor’s Liaison Karen Lightbourne is holding community hours on Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-noon at the Warren Library, 9701 E. 21st St. and from 2-4 p.m. at the Irvington Library, 5625 E. Washington St. She invites everyone to drop by and share concerns — or just say hello!
• Want to know more about urban gardening? Register for a free workshop given by Purdue Extension on Sept. 7 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. The workshop will be health at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, Discovery Hall, Suite 201 (1202 E. 38th St.). Register online at http://indyurbangardening.eventbrite.com
• It’s not just the heat, it’s the lack of rain that is getting to us. Please be careful if you are planning to set off fireworks in the neighborhood. There are some very dry looking lawns out there that might catch fire if a live spark hits them.
• In the fall of 2014, all 12th grade students will be required to receive the meningococcal vaccine. Meingococcal disease can kill within 24 hours, or leave kids with brain damage or other serious complication. Please check with your children’s doctors to make sure they have been immunized for this.
• Thank you to all the great volunteers who spruced up local schools for the recent Day of Caring. Many schools in the area benefited from repairs, improvements, clean-ups and more.
• The Indy Arts Guide was recently introduced by the Arts Council of Indianapolis. The guide is a new calendar, ticketing, and social media hub serving arts organizations in Central Indiana. Visit www.indyartsguide.org to see the new guide.
• While online information is great, there are still many people who don’t go online, e-mail, or go to social media Web sites. New media is great, but “old” media such as newspapers reach a much broader audience. You don’t need an expensive device or Internet connection to read a newspaper for your information.
• The Benton House Book Sale was a huge success, thanks to all the volunteers and organizers who took on the huge task of running the event. Thank you to all the people who bought books by the bag — there are a lot of readers out there!
