October 6 – 13 on Fifth’s 2nd Annual Fall Festival – 9
am – 1 pm – Downtown Luverne at 13 on Fifth. Live Music by
Matt Holmes and Chris Eiland. A community awareness Program
presented by Terry Mears, Luverne Police Officer. Kids
fun and games, food, vendors with a variety of arts n crafts as well as
trendy treasures. Something for everyone.
This is a free community event..
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October 8 – the Chamber’s 3-Person Scramble Golf Tournament at Luverne Country Club. Some hole sponsorships still available – contact Al Snellgrove at 334-429-0066 or Foster Carpenter at 334-508-2446…..
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The Living Water Coffee House/Wellsprings Worship and Warfare Center will be open every morning from
7:30 a.m. starting next week, October 1st. Coffee, snacks, a wonderful
atmosphere, a place to meet and greet, gifts including local author’s
books and much more coming………make this your morning coffee stop.
15 S. Forest…….
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Some interesting history of the Highland Home plane displayed at the school campus. Visit their web site or check out Facebook for more history of the school……..such interesting stories. Thought you would enjoy!
Highland Home SchoolSeptember 26 at 7:49 PM ·
People driving to the Gulf coast on U.S. Highway 331 probably never expect to see the F-16 monument on the campus of a local school. The history of the display …goes back to the choice of the team mascot. In 1941, the United States entered World War II. The eleven members of the school football team entered the military and the football program was dropped for the duration of the war. According to one news story, after the war, the people of this Crenshaw County community decided to change the name of the school mascot from Panthers to the Flying Squadron.
They spent decades trying to get a jet fighter to symbolize their school, finally succeeding in 2008. Alumnus CJ Faulk donated the jet, and his company assembled it on campus. It was dedicated on November 23, 2008.
(The F-16 has tail number 78-0061 and served on active duty with the Air Force for many years. When it was displayed, a few changes were made to the paint scheme. For example, one can see the words “Highland Home Flying Squadron” on the tail of the aircraft. The shade of blue reflects the school colors. One has to admit not many school mascot displays will have originally cost several million dollars to build. This particular aircraft was built by General Dynamics and delivered to the Air Force in 1980.)