October 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Make plans now to attend HSJ Online's annual fundraiser beginning at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 at WILLow LeaVes of Hope, located at 326 Jackson St. in downtown Hope.
Admission is $15 (Cash Only Please) and includes Chicken/Noddle Dinner & A Little Good News Program.
To place reservations, please contact WILLow LeaVes of Hope at 812-341-7251, Steph Shoaf at 812-374-6524, or David Webster at 812-390-6550.
David Webster will be the evening's emcee.
5:30 - 6:25 p.m.
WILLow LeaVes: Dinner
Sally Webster and Cage Elliott: Dinner Music
6:25 - 6:35 p.m.
Jessica Deckard, HSJ Town Crier: Start to Formal Session
Michelle Pruitt: National Anthem
6:35 - 6:55 p.m.
Michael Cartwright: The Dixon Family & “The Hope Star Journal”
Michelle Pruitt & Sally Webster: A Little Good News & Little Bitty
Jenn Guthrie: “HSJ Online” Continues The Tradition
6:55 - 7:15 p.m.
Sue Breeding: An Original Poem by Carol Ashbrook & An Original Poem by Sue
David Webster: The Lemonade Stand and Chopper, Swope, & Zollman Families
Michelle Pruitt & Sally Webster: Germs, The Invisible Dog
7:15 - 7:35 p.m.
Todd Grimes: What Really Matters
Todd Grimes: HSJ Hope Run and Ben Finke & Erica Raisor
Terri Young: Mum Drive and Shawn Thayer, Scott Mings, Lida Webster, Howard
Zachariah, Jenni Richards, & Betsy Downey of Duck Creek
David Webster: Team Award to Pastor Warren Kirk & Jennifer Villiger
David Webster: “be” and Rob Critney Interview
Rob Critney: Happy Song
7;35 - 7:50 p.m.
Pastor Warren Kirk: Newspaper Background and Why Support HSJ Online
Don Hewitt: The HSJ Foundation
7:50 - 8:00 p.m.
The Hauser Boys: WILLow LeaVes, HSJ, & Strietelmeier Corn Dog Jingles
The Hauser Boys: Forever Young
Note: HSJ General Budget will be on tables as well as Donation Forms/Envelopes. We would not be celebrating eleven years without a lot of generous help, and we are extremely appreciative! The HSJ Team looks forward to joining you for a delightful atmosphere, delicious dinner, and celebration.
HSJ Team Members Michael Dean, Jessica Deckard, Bud Herron, President Don Hewitt, Pastor Warren Kirk, Scott Strietelmeier, Jennifer Villiger, David Webster, Terri Young, and Howard Zachariah, as well as, HSJ Content Coordinator Jenn Guthrie and HSJ Business Coordinator Stephanie Shoaf