Good morning, Fayette County. Community service is becoming something of a McClain High School specialty. Since 2015, students have rolled up their sleeves for their annual day of giving back, tackling everything from cemetery cleanup to emergency vehicle washing. This year, they're expanding their impact with new initiatives like creating hygiene bags for the homeless and reading to elementary students. Meanwhile, the school's scholarship program has more than doubled, now offering 55 awards to deserving students.
Speaking of McClain High, mark your calendars for April 5 when "Tunes & Stews" transforms the cafetorium into a delicious battleground of soups, chilis, and mac-n-cheese. While local culinary competitors face off for a good cause, Columbus bakeries are fighting their own battle against soaring egg prices due to Ohio's bird flu outbreak. La Chatelaine and Resch's Bakery have cooked up creative solutions—from partnering with local farms to strategically promoting less egg-intensive treats—proving that a little ingenuity is the perfect recipe for weathering any crisis.
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🏫 McClain High School students prepare for annual community service day. The event, initiated in 2015 and now organized by the FFA, includes projects like landscaping, cemetery cleanup, and washing emergency vehicles. New activities this year will include a fundraising car wash, reading to elementary students, and creating hygiene bags for the homeless shelter. In other district news, the Board of Education will award 55 scholarships this year, more than double last year's 25. Meanwhile, fundraising for the auditorium renovation project has reached nearly $100,000 through community efforts.
🍲 McClain High School fundraiser serves up tasty competition for a cause. Tunes & Stews will transform the school's cafetorium on April 5 into a community cooking showdown featuring soups, chilis, and mac-n-cheese. Participants can enter their best recipes while attendees pay $10 (adults) or $5 (children 3-12) to sample and vote with their spare change. All proceeds benefit the McClain High School Auditorium Renovation Project, with a special kids-only mac-n-cheese challenge adding to the fun. After enjoying the food festivities, guests can catch the high school's production of "Disney's Descendants" in the very auditorium they're helping to renovate.
🍳 Columbus bakeries find creative ways to crack the egg crisis. Local establishments like La Chatelaine and Resch's Bakery are adapting to Ohio's bird flu outbreak that has caused egg prices to soar. La Chatelaine has partnered with local farms to source eggs at $55 per 15-dozen, significantly less than the $90-120 charged by commercial suppliers. Meanwhile, Resch's has slightly increased prices on egg-heavy products and strategically promotes items requiring fewer eggs. Both bakeries remain optimistic that the outbreak will eventually subside, with Resch noting, "I've always seen prices go up and down."
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