Your Town

INTERFAITH THANKSGIVING SERVICE

In a divided climate, it's rare to see people who are different come together for a common purpose. Church of the Palms and Temple Sinai joined together to worship a Thanksgiving service on Nov. 21 at Church of the Palms, sharing their different traditions in order to unify their two congregations. Prayers in Hebrew and hymns accompanied the service.

Church of the Palms and Temple Sinai have been participating in the service for 15 years, and they plan to do it for many more. Members of Church of the Palms even came out to support Temple Sinai when they had a service honoring the victims of the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue. 

PLAYING AROUND

The new playground at Laurel Park is open for play as of Nov. 17. The park had previously been in a state of disrepair, according to Laurel Park neighborhood association president Alice Sundstrom.

"Laurel Park is a well loved and much used feature of our neighborhood. Unfortunately, our old play structure was broken and dangerous. The swing set and sandbox were both well beyond their prime. The landscaping was overgrown and blocking off some portions of the park and our gazebo was rusting badly," said Sundstrom. 

Laurel Park's children helped cut the ribbon for the playground as part of their neighborhood's Tunes in the Park. The new playground features spiral slides, a ladder, climbing walls and swings.