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Halloween safety

Huntsville Police Chief Mark Hudson has increased police patrols in neighborhoods for families celebrating Halloween.

Hudson said, “Huntsville has been very fortunate over the years not to have any incidents involving motorists or children and our officers will be monitoring traffic and children to keep that safe record”.

House moving

Don Kennedy and Sons House Moving Company will be moving a room addition on Tuesday, October 26th.  The move will impact traffic on Pansy Street, Dawn Avenue, Whitesburg Drive, California Street, Russell Street, Wellman Avenue, Andrew Jackson Way, Oakwood Avenue, Washington Street, Highway 72 East, Mastin Lake Road, and Pulaski Pike.  The move will begin at 9:00 am.

Makers Local 256 Wins First Prize in Weather Balloon Competition

Makers Local 256, Alabama’s first hackerspace and makeshop, has just been awarded first place in the HackerSpaces In Space (HSIS) competition run by Workshop 88 in Chicago. 

The contest goal was to launch a weather balloon to near-space altitudes (above 60,000 feet above sea level) and return with photographs showing the curvature of the Earth and the blackness of space.  Nineteen hacker spaces from across the country competed.

The HSIS competition is an event running from February to August where hacker spaces all over the country launch a homemade, custom payload into the upper atmosphere.  

Fire Alert Continues Statewide

The statewide Fire Alert, initially issued by the Alabama Forestry Commission on September 23rd, remains in effect for all 67 counties of Alabama.  This alert was issued because of the extremely dry conditions which create a high risk potential for devastating wildfire. The rain received earlier this week by some counties was unfortunately not significant enough to reduce the danger. Since September 1st, there have been 1,081 wildfires occurring across the state burning approximately 9,432 acres of land.  During that same time period, firefighters have saved 626 occupied dwellings.

Astronomy Day

Von Braun Astronomical Society is celebrating Astronomy Day on Saturday, October 16th.  The event will be held at the facility inside Monte Sano State Park from 2:00-6:00 pm.  There will be outdoor activities for children, solar telescope viewing and other telescopes on display. 

Rocket City Rowing Club Hosts Huntsville Reg

Rocket City Rowing Club will host the annual Hobbs Island Regatta here in Huntsville on our own Tennessee River Saturday, October 16th.  Rowing teams, or Crews, from around the Southeast and beyond will travel to Huntsville to race for their college, youth, and adult teams.  Over 100 racing shells are entered and will bring throngs of rowers, coaches, parents, and spectators to the banks of the Tennessee River along Hobbs Island Road.

Spiritual Care at the End of Life

Spiritual Care at the End of Life

A School of Applied Ministry Class from the Huntsville Assoc. for Pastoral Care

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Registration and Breakfast, 8:00 a.m.; Class, 8:30 a.m.–12 Noon

 Hospice Family Care, 3301 Westmill (Off Ivy St., West of Milton Frank Stadium)