Get ready for kindergarten

Getting Ready for Kindergarten, a kindergarten readiness event for 4- and 5-year-olds and their parents, will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Chief Anderson Room of the Anderson Public Library.

Participants will:

— Gain information on skills and behaviors needed for beginning kindergarten

— Learn fun and simple activities to promote readiness

— Receive materials and resources to help at home

Another session will be held Monday at 6 p.m. at the same location.

The event is sponsored by Anderson Community Schools and the Born Learning Initiative of Madison County.

For more information, call (765) 641-2148.

State of county will feature mayors

Leadership Academy of Madison County Alumni Association will present The State of the County from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Robert Loose Carriage House Community Room, 200 W. 53rd St., Anderson.

Guests for the evening will include Mayor Jack Woods, Alexandria; Mayor Kris Ockomon, Anderson; Mayor Merrill Taylor, Elwood; Gary Shuck, Lapel; and Don Henderson, Pendleton.

There is no cost for the evening, but a reservation is required by Friday to Pam Shoot at (765) 641-4050 or pshoot@anderson.edu.

Junior class to host chicken noodle dinner

The Daleville High School Junior Class will host a chicken noodles dinner Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. The dinner is a fundraiser for the Spring ’09 prom. Cost is $7 per person; kids under 5 can eat free.