Steubenville Kiwanis display holiday spirit
A HOLIDAY TRADITION — Throwing a Christmas party for first-graders at East Elementary (Garfield) School has been a longtime tradition for the Steubenville Kiwanis Club which continued the observance earlier this month with a pizza party, the presentation of gifts and an animal program courtesy of Oglebay Good Zoo in Wheeling. Students, front, from left, who are helping to hold a thank-you sign, are Kaycee Robinson, Payden Luke, Wilson Norris and Leela Streets. With them are Kiwanians, back, from left, Tom Timmons, secretary/treasurer; Doug Falk of Salem, Kiwanis Division 26 lieutenant governor; Kiwanis member Emily Byers; and Cookie West, club president. -- Contributed
An opposum was on the guest list. -- Contributed
Hello, python. -- Contributed
A tgarantula -- Contributed
HELPING THOSE IN NEED — The Steubenville Kiwanis Club helped the Savlation Army of Steubenville in two ways during December, one of which included, having members, Gary Wickham, left, and Wendell Barner, among those participating in ringing bells as part of the red kettle collection campaign. -- Contributed
The club provided Christmas presents for a Salvation Army family. Involved in the presentation to Capt. Angie Smith, left, were Kiwanians, from left, Julie Decker, who purchased the gifts; Tom Timmons, club secretary/treasurer; and Cookie West, club president. -- Contributed
A HOLIDAY TRADITION — Throwing a Christmas party for first-graders at East Elementary (Garfield) School has been a longtime tradition for the Steubenville Kiwanis Club which continued the observance earlier this month with a pizza party, the presentation of gifts and an animal program courtesy of Oglebay Good Zoo in Wheeling. Students, front, from left, who are helping to hold a thank-you sign, are Kaycee Robinson, Payden Luke, Wilson Norris and Leela Streets. With them are Kiwanians, back, from left, Tom Timmons, secretary/treasurer; Doug Falk of Salem, Kiwanis Division 26 lieutenant governor; Kiwanis member Emily Byers; and Cookie West, club president. -- Contributed
An opposum was on the guest list. -- Contributed
Hello, python. -- Contributed
A tgarantula -- Contributed
HELPING THOSE IN NEED — The Steubenville Kiwanis Club helped the Savlation Army of Steubenville in two ways during December, one of which included, having members, Gary Wickham, left, and Wendell Barner, among those participating in ringing bells as part of the red kettle collection campaign. -- Contributed
The club provided Christmas presents for a Salvation Army family. Involved in the presentation to Capt. Angie Smith, left, were Kiwanians, from left, Julie Decker, who purchased the gifts; Tom Timmons, club secretary/treasurer; and Cookie West, club president. -- Contributed
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STEUBENVILLE -- While most Christmas parties likely don't have a tarantula, a python and an opossum on the guest list, it's a tradition of sorts when it comes to the Steubenville Kiwanis Club organizing holiday festivities for first-graders at East Elementary (Garfield) School in Steubenville.
The special visitors came from their home at Oglebay's Good Zoo with a representative who explained some of their characteristics and gave the students an up-close view of them.
The party on Dec. 13 involved a pizza snack and an ice cream sandwich along with the presentation of gifts -- sweatshirts, crayons, erasers and Terrific Kids pencils.
The Kiwanis Club has made this party happen for more than 20 years with this year's event made a success with the help of the local Kiwanis, five members of the Steubenville High School Key Club and another special guest -- Doug Falk of Salem, who is the lieutenant governor of Kiwanis Division 26.
In addition to organizing the annual Christmas party, the Kiwanis were involved in other displays of outreach during December, including when members took turns ringing the bells as part of the red kettle campaign for the Salvation Army of Steubenville, which also was presented with Christmas gifts to help an adopted family.