Dr. Thomas Hatfield, author of "Rudder: From Legend to Leader", will be in Eden for a number of presentations and ceremonies celebrating the life of Eden's own Earl Rudder.  Dr. Hatfields schedule will be as follows:

3:00 p.m  Assembly @ Eden High School Auditorium for students

3:45 p.m. Reading @ Eden Cemetery at the gravesite of Pvt. John R. Lapp, Jr.

4:00 p.m. Tour of the Don Freeman Memorial Museum & Book Presentation

5:00 p.m. Book Presentation @ the Eden Public Library

5:30 p.m. Press Interviews @ VFW Hall

6:00 p.m. Meet & Greet @ VFW Hall

6:30 p.m. Dinner with invited guests

7:00 p.m. Presentation on the life of Earl Rudder

7:45 p.m. Book Purchase and Signing

Eden One Act Play cast and crew are having another fundraising karaoke night in the High School Auditorium.  Cover charge is $3 for anyone over 18 years of age, (or who has graduated), $2 for any JH/HS student, and any elementary or younger get in free with parental accompaniment.  There will also be a fee of $1.00 per person per song.  Sing as many as you want, or just sit in the audience and laugh at those of us who dare.......Come join the fun!!!  Questions call Miss Jonie @ the high school. 869-5180

City Offices will be closed for the President's Day.  It was in 1968 that the term President's Day came up for legal consideration in the Congress but was shot down, though the holiday was moved to fall between Presidents Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays. Again in the 1980's there was a resurgence of the term with advertisers which solidfied the holiday name in American culture. Today, few Americans perfer to call the holiday Washington's Birthday in lieu of President's Day (http://www.patriotism.org/presidents_day).