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November 6-8
Main to Main Trade Days, from downtown Minden to Main Street Springhill.
November 7
9:30 a.m. Webster Parish Veterans Safety Net veterans coffee, Huffman Manor, 1114 Broadway, Minden.
10 a.m. until 1 p.m., Mission Adoption Bazaar, Craft, Makers Fair, Bake and Casserole Sale, Silent Auction and Lunch
First Baptist Church, Family and Community Life Center, Minden.
All proceeds go to participating families adopting and/or fostering.
4 until 6 p.m., Fall Festival, 814 Constable St. (back parking lot), hosted by The Christian Church at Minden and Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry. Outdoor movie playing immediately afterward.
7 p.m. Movie Night, sponsored by Men and Women of Courage, 314 Dixie Street (behind Seafood Empire), Minden.
November 10
8:15 a.m. Breakfast with the Experts: The Power of Business Storytelling, Greater Minden Chamber Office.
November 11
9 a.m. Doyline High School’s Veterans Day Program. Veterans are asked to arrive between 8:20 and 8:50 a.m., https://forms.gle/4dcPrMHnQnFrQGr18 .
6 p.m. Honoring Our Heroes: 7th Annual Parish-Wide Veterans Day Gumbo. Citizens About Progress (CAP) is proud to honor the life, service, and legacy of Adrian L. Mendenhall, United States Army Veteran. Jacob Hall, Fellowship Hall-SUPC, 1211 3rd St. SE, Springhill, LA 71075. For more information, contact: (318) 639-7008
November 14
8 until 10 a.m., American Legion Hall in Minden, Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast, hosted by Minden Evening Lions Club, with support from Webster Parish Veterans Safety Net and American Legion. Veterans and their families are invited to come out, share a meal, and spend the morning together.
3:30 until 5:30 p.m., Girl Scout Hut, Victory Park, Girl Scout Troop 203 is serving those who served by collecting donations for Woody’s Home for Veterans! Help us give back to those who sacrificed so much for our freedom. Or Donation Box: Minden Blend, 725 Main Street, Minden, LA 71055. We’re accepting snacks, men’s clothing, house shoes, and hygiene items. Every donation counts! Questions or drop-offs? Contact gstroop203.lati@gmail.com.
November 16-28
Community voting for Joe LeBlanc Food Pantry’s “We CAN make a difference: canned food competition. Vote on the organization’s Facebook page. Each vote is $1. The participants that are open to the public will also have in person ballot boxes. There will also be a passport for voters to get stamped at each location. Voters can turn their completed passports in to be entered into a drawing for a prize. Winners announced Nov. 30.
November 17
9:30 a.m. Veterans coffee, Webster Parish Council on Aging, 1482 Sheppard St., Minden.
November 21
3:30 p.m., doors open for LaMa Animal Rescue Game Night, with games beginning at 4:30 p.m. Bingo, Raffles, door prizes, gameshow games like Let’s Make a Deal. CAC building, 303 W. Church St., Springhill.