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St. Cloud Mayor and Pastor Nathan Blackwell describes the life of Chaplain/Rabbi Alexander Goode at the Four Chaplains Day service in 2022. FILE PHOTO
The Four Chaplains were four World War II chaplains who died rescuing civilian and military personnel, giving up their own life jackets when supplies ran out as the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank on Feb. 3, 1943. The chaplains included Methodist Minister, the Reverend George L. Fox, Reform Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, PhD, Catholic Priest, Father John P. Washington and Reformed Church in America Minister, the Reverend Clark V. Poling.
Each of the four chaplains were posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart. Congress created a medal for them, with the same weight and importance as the Medal of Honor.
A local Four Chaplains Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m., at the American Legion Post 80, 1019 Pennsylvania Ave. For more information, call Dave Nigh, Chaplain Post 80 at 321-697-6972 or 407-979-4388.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida will host its annual Faces of the Future banquet on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 8 a.m. the Marina Banquet Hall, 1104 Lakeshore Blvd. This inspirational breakfast will explain how the Boys & Girls Club is shaping the youth of our community. During the program, meet some of the community faces and be inspired and hopeful through their stories.
To register, go to conta.cc/421oqOr. For more information, call Alicia Hodge at 239-826-9974 or email at ahodge@bgccf.org.
The next Downtown St. Cloud Food and Art Festival will be (a hopefully warmer!) Friday, Jan. 26 from 5-9 p.m. This is an evening of sampling downtown St. Cloud’s eateries. Local artwork will also be on display along with live music.
Purchase 10 tickets for $30, each ticket equals one sample. Ticket sales are final and non-refundable for this rain or shine event. To purchase tickets, go to https://www. eventbrite.com/e/downtown-stcloud-food-art-festivaltickets-785954941387?aff=ebdssbcategorybrowse.
2024 Annual Redneck Gala will be at New Hastings Ranch, 1550 Dolphin Dr. on Saturday, Jan. 27 from 5-10 p.m.
The Redneck Gala is a fundraiser to help support the efforts of The St. Cloud Main Street program in their mission for economic development and historic preservation in Historic Downtown St. Cloud. The event features live music from the J Alan Six Band and a steak dinner, beer, wine, games and more.
For information and to purchase tickets go to https://bit.ly/redneckgala24.
Vendors are needed for the Black History Festival to be held on Saturday, Feb. 17. Presented by Granny’s Southern Smokehouse. For more information, contact Javarus Brown at 407-593-4227.
If you have any St. Cloud news or information that you would like to share, call Lisa Goldmacher at 407-319-9700 or email lcgoldmacher@yahoo.com.
