Alderson
Main
Street
is
launching
a
new
event
in
Alderson—Lion
Days!
It
is
in
celebration
of
the
tame
lion
who
roamed
the
streets
of
Alderson
in
the
1890s,
and
in
concert
with
the
old
folk
saying
for
March, “In like a lion, out like a lamb” or vice versa!
March
is
quite
an
in-between
season
with
winter
on
the
wane
and
spring
not
quite
here.
It
is
the
perfect
time
for
a
mixture
of
indoor
and
outdoor
activities.
Lion
Days
will
begin
on
March
18
with
businesses
and
residents
decorating
and
celebrating
“French,”
the
Alderson
lion,
by
adding
ribbons
to
their
lion
statues,
flying
lion
flags,
or
decorating
the
lamp
posts
in
town
with
a
lion
theme.
There
might
even
be
some
lion shaped cookies leaping around.
On
Tuesday,
March
26,
just
when
parents,
grandparents,
and
caregivers
are
running
out
of
things
to
do
to
entertain
the
school
age
children
enjoying
Spring
Break,
those
children
are
invited
to
come
to
the
basement
of
the
Johnson
Memorial
United
Methodist
Church
to
create
mural-sized
lion
paintings.
Each
child
will
make
their
own
painting
using
supplies
which
are
provided
by
Alderson
Main
Street.
Parents
whose
children
would
like
to
participate
in
this
free
art
activity
should
contact
Cheryl
Mansley
at
cherylmansley@gmail.com
or
by
phone
at
304-702-0554
to
sign
their
children
up
and
get
more
information.
Lion
Days
will
culminate
on
Saturday,
March
30
at
the
Historic
C&O
Train
Depot
in
Alderson
at
2:00
p.m
with
a
gathering
where
the
story
of
the
Alderson
Lion
will
be
told
and
the
mural
sized
paintings
created
by
the children will be displayed.
If
you
like
to
dress
your
pet
in
costumes,
try
your
creativity
in
dressing
them
like
a
lion
and
sharing
a
photo
of them as a comment on the announcement of Lion Days on the Alderson Main Street facebook page.
AMS
President
Don
Sutherland
said,
“We
are
excited
to
try
this
new
event
and
hope
to
add
more
activities
each year.”
PHOTO CAPTION: The metal lion sculpture, across from Fruits of Labor, still stalks visitors in Alderson.
(Click on photo for larger view)
In Like A Lion…
Alderson Main Street New Release 2-28-2024