• Best bets this weekend
Craft fair this weekend

• Bonnabel Civic Association meeting today
The Bonnabel Civic Association will hold its last meeting of 2009 today at 7 p.m. at Lakeshore Playground, 1125 Rosa Ave., Metairie.

• Bonnabel Civic Association meeting today
The Bonnabel Civic Association will hold its last meeting of 2009 today at 7 p.m. at Lakeshore Playground, 1125 Rosa Ave., Metairie.

• Bonnabel Civic Association meeting today
The Bonnabel Civic Association will hold its last meeting of 2009 today at 7 p.m. at Lakeshore Playground, 1125 Rosa Ave., Metairie.

• Business group to hold holiday lunch
The Elmwood Business Association will hold its holiday luncheon meeting Dec. 1 at the Rose Garden, 5616 Citrus Blvd. in the Elmwood Business Park.

• Business group to hold holiday lunch
The Elmwood Business Association will hold its holiday luncheon meeting Dec. 1 at the Rose Garden, 5616 Citrus Blvd. in the Elmwood Business Park.

• Elmwood gymnasts land in Russia
Two athletes from Elmwood Gymnastics Academy have been named to the United States National Trampoline and Tumbling Team and are competing now through Sunday with 900 athletes from 32 countries in the World Age-Group Games in St. Petersburg, Russia.

• Elmwood gymnasts land in Russia
Two athletes from Elmwood Gymnastics Academy have been named to the United States National Trampoline and Tumbling Team and are competing now through Sunday with 900 athletes from 32 countries in the World Age-Group Games in St. Petersburg, Russia.

• French students get taste of U.S. life
Metairie Park Country Day School recently hosted 27 French students and two of their teachers for 12 days as part of an exchange program between the Old Metairie school and the Saint-Jean de Passy School in Paris, France.

• It's your call
Do you plan to spend

• Meeting to address gym work's slow pace
Long-anticipated improvements to Shrewsbury's Lemon Gymnasium are taking more than a year to complete, prompting neighborhood leaders to call a meeting there tonight, where they will seek an update from Jefferson Parish officials.

• Metairie resident marks 99th birthday
Josie Ortolano celebrated her 99th birthday Nov. 17. She is a member of the Social Club at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Metairie and attends monthly bingo games.

• Musician honored at business luncheon
Sun Kim, is a successful businesswoman, accomplished violinist and photographer.

• Musician honored during business luncheon
Sun Kim, is a successful businesswoman, accomplished violinist and photographer.

• Musician honored during business luncheon
Sun Kim, is a successful businesswoman, accomplished violinist and photographer.

• Musician honored during luncheon
Sun Kim, is a successful businesswoman, accomplished violinist and photographer.

• Turkey bingo is today at 7 p.m.
Don't miss your chance to win a turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.

• Fundraiser for cancer patient
A fundraiser will be held next weekend for a Metairie man battling lung cancer.

• Fundraiser for cancer patient
A fundraiser will be held next weekend for a Metairie man battling lung cancer.

• Grace King students star in comedy series
The Jefferson Parish Department of Theater, in cooperation with the Jefferson Parish Talented Theater Program, has announced the fall 2009 season with two comedies starring students from the Talented Theater classes at Grace King High School in Metairie.

• Hearings set on Jeff bus fares
Jefferson Transit will hold two public hearings to discuss proposed fare increases for MITS and fixed route bus service.

• Hearings set on plan to raise bus fares
Jefferson Transit will hold two public hearings to discuss proposed fare increases for MITS and fixed route bus service.

• Mark Tusch of Kenner
Mark Tusch of Kenner

• School collecting warm clothes for homeless
Although winter does not officially start until Dec. 21, the Student Council members at St. Louis King of France Catholic School in Bucktown already are thinking of homeless people throughout the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

• SELF-HELP
SELF-HELP

• St. Catherine's Quiz Bowl teams take on competitors
The St. Catherine of Siena Quiz Bowl teams recently competed at the Mount Carmel Academy Regional Competition for grammar schools.

• Best bets this weekend
Craft faiR

• It's your call
Do you think local and

• Program helps prepare seniors for disasters
The Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross has started a new program called "Senior Preparedness."

• Program helps prepare seniors for disasters
The Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross has started a new program called "Senior Preparedness."

• school fairs
school fairs

• school fairs
school fairs

• school fairs
school fairs

• Apply now for Dollars for Scholars
Jefferson Parish public high school students pursuing higher education can now apply for more than 100 scholarships with just one application to Jefferson Dollars for Scholars (JDFS).

• Apply now for Dollars for Scholars
Jefferson Parish public high school students pursuing higher education can now apply for more than 100 scholarships with just one application to Jefferson Dollars for Scholars (JDFS).

• Business networking event scheduled
The Louisiana Technology Council, along with the Jefferson Chamber, will host a joint networking event on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Phoenix, 1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 725, Metairie. Current members and interested businesses can learn about the benefits of the LTC and Jefferson Chamber. This will also be an opportunity to network and meet new business prospects.

• Business networking event scheduled
The Louisiana Technology Council, along with the Jefferson Chamber, will host a joint networking event on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Phoenix, 1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 725, Metairie. Current members and interested businesses can learn about the benefits of the LTC and Jefferson Chamber. This will also be an opportunity to network and meet new business prospects.

• Business networking event scheduled
The Louisiana Technology Council, along with the Jefferson Chamber, will host a joint networking event on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the University of Phoenix, 1 Galleria Blvd., Suite 725, Metairie. Current members and interested businesses can learn about the benefits of the LTC and Jefferson Chamber. This will also be an opportunity to network and meet new business prospects.

• HAROLD KELLER HONOR ROLL
HAROLD KELLER HONOR ROLL

• Japan Fest set at museum
The Japan Club of New Orleans and the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville, Tenn., has joined with the New Orleans Museum of Art and will present the 2009 Japan Fest on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum.

• Japan Fest set at N.O. museum
The Japan Club of New Orleans and the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville, Tenn., has joined with the New Orleans Museum of Art and will present the 2009 Japan Fest on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum.

• School program will honor veterans
Wednesday is Veterans Day, which is an observance that dates back to the end of World War I and commemorates the thousands of veterans who served our country.

• ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA HONOR ROLL
ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA HONOR ROLL

• St. Catherine students going buggy this week
This week offers an opportunity to kick back and enjoy entertainment performed by children at St. Catherine of Siena School at 401 Metairie Road, Metairie.

• St. Louis
St. Louis

• Visit Web site for more information
Jefferson Parish public high school students pursuing higher education can now apply for more than 100 scholarships with just one application to Jefferson Dollars for Scholars (JDFS).

• Watch collectors gathering in Metairie
The Creole Chapter of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors will hold its regional show and convention Saturday and Nov. 15 at the Best Western Landmark Hotel, 2601 Severn Ave., Metairie.