Wendy McDougal - Decaturdaily.com

3rd-graders experience high school cheer

Go Black Bears! Do you know how much grief I would get from my youngest daughter if she knew I typed those words? To say she is a Red Raider fan is an understatement. However, I know of several … more

11/3/09 | 234 views

The Company to return to Carnegie’s annual cabaret

The Carnegie Visual Arts Center hosts an annual cabaret night as a fundraiser featuring food, fun and a local performing group known as The Company. This illustrious group of talented performers … more

11/1/09 | 171 views

Pen to Paint art auction

The Friends of the Decatur Public Library will host its fourth annual Pen to Paint Art Auction on Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m. with a silent auction. All items will begin at $35 or less, although … more

11/1/09 | 149 views

Hispanic festival celebrates heritage

October is full of events and happenings. One can scarcely move without running into a Halloween carnival, fall festival, pumpkin patch, Trunk or Treat, hay ride or haunting as we very nearly fall … more

10/27/09 | 439 views | 2 comments

Howl-o-ween fun at Saturday’s Walk Your Paws

Before you take the children trick-or-treating Oct. 31, visit Wilson Morgan Park for the 10th annual Walk Your Paws event. The day’s festivities are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free. … more

10/25/09 | 290 views

Hungry readers devour ‘Caterpillar’

Have you ever heard of a caterpillar eating apples, pears, plums, strawberries, oranges, chocolate cake, ice cream, pickles, Swiss cheese, salami, lollipops, cherry pie, sausage, cupcakes, watermelon … more

10/20/09 | 285 views

MOMs Night Out

Calling all MOMs! That’s code for Mothers of Multiples, by the way. This new organization, designed especially for those who are double, triple and quadruply blessed, will meet at Panera Bread on … more

10/18/09 | 259 views

Fall fun with fair trade, Sav-A-Life, ghosts and more

Fall has always been my favorite season. As a child I loved sitting on the carport steps with my big blue canvas binder writing stories, poems and songs. I’d watch the leaves fall from the … more

10/18/09 | 282 views

Big Read events continue

My son, Winston, is a sophomore at Decatur High School. Last week he came waltzing into my room as it neared midnight, roused me from a deep sleep and asked me if I wanted to answer some questions … more

10/13/09 | 480 views

Ready to party

The organizing members of the Decatur High School Class of 1972 decided not to wait for their 40th reunion to get together. So they are asking their classmates to come home to Decatur for a reunion … more

10/6/09 | 485 views