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AWANA kicks off with fun night, sets new times
    The AWANA year will begin with a fun night for the whole family Wednesday, Oct. 4, at First Baptist Church, 1000 E. Johnson St. Inflatables will be set up for the kids from 5-6 p.m. while parents complete registration. A free hot dog dinner will be served at 6 p.m., followed by a short info meeting at 6:30 p.m.
    Organizers could use help setting up the inflatables. If there is bad weather, there will not be inflatables and the event will begin at 6 p.m.
    AWANA is a Bible-oriented children’s club for all boys and girls age 4 through sixth grade.
    This year, the time for regular AWANA nights has been changed to 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Check-in starts at 5:45 p.m.
    The new commander in charge of the Holyoke AWANA club is Randy Schafer, with help from Rick Haynes. Leading the three age groups are Joy Schafer, Kim Kingman and Zach Krueger. For more info, call the church at 970-854-2452.
    
Chinese restaurant to close doors
    First Dragon Chinese Restaurant is closing, with Sunday, Sept. 24, set as the last day for food service. The following four days will be used to sell equipment from the restaurant.
    First Dragon has drawn a local and regional crowd to 126 N. Interocean Ave. since it was opened by Senh Long in January 2005. The business was bought by Emily Huang and Yusheng Fu in October 2008.
    
Take the Enterprise on next vacation
    Since 2010, the Enterprise Flies Around the World feature has taken the newspaper to over 40 different countries and over 30 states. On your next trip, pick a fun location and snap a photo with you and the Enterprise. Submit photos and travel info online at www.holyokeenterprise.com/webforms.