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Waveland Lifestyle

What's Up, Waveland? April 2023

3/29/2023

 
April, 2023
An Easter Egg hunt, a crawfish cookoff, and the anniversary of one of Waveland's oldest congregations are features of this month's report, punctuated with some city news.

- by Bruce Northridge
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The City of Waveland is planning a festive celebration for Easter! The Easter Parade and Egg Hunt is being hosted by the city and Hancock Tourism on Sunday, April 2, starting at 1:30 pm. The parade will start at Elwood Bourgeois Park on Waveland Avenue, go south to Beach Boulevard, then north up Coleman. 
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The parade ends at the town green, where there will be an Easter Egg Hunt, pictures with the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo, pony rides, and more. Food and craft vendors will be on-site from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. 

Click the image below to download flyers for all of April's events!

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C&R’s Crawfish Cookoff is now the Waveland Crawfish Cookoff. Thirty different teams will compete for the awards like Best Crawfish and many others. The event will be held on Coleman Avenue on Saturday, April 22 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, or until the crawfish run out! Purchase tickets online for $25 while supplies last or purchase them at the gate for $30. See Hancock Resource Center’s website for more info: www.hancockhrc.org


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On April 22, citizens of our community are hosting the Futrhro Football Training Camp. This unique event offers a safe, positive environment to nourish the minds of our youth to help their self-esteem and development. Early registration ends on April 11. For more information or to register, click here. The training camp will be held at the softball fields on Central Avenue from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Morning registration begins at 8:00 am. Additional training sessions will be held on Mondays at 5:30 pm, Wednesdays at 5:30 pm, and Saturdays at 10:00 am – you can sign up for text message updates on their website.
 
But Futrhro is not all football. On April 15, they will be meeting at the Clarence Harris Community Center with Corona Construction to build doghouses to donate to the Hancock County Animal Shelter. All events are free. If you have any questions, call Willie Moody at (228) 342-5496. Click here to donate and support this worthwhile effort!
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Gulfside Assembly, pre-Katrina.
 
A lot of history can accrue in a hundred years. Congratulations to Gulfside Assembly for reaching this outstanding milestone. Check out the history of Gulfside Assembly in this archived Shoofly article, Gulfside Assembly, the Enduring Oasis.
 
The Gulfside Assembly centennial celebration weekend will be April 27-29. We can begin our celebration at the Ground Zero Museum on Thursday, April 27, at 3:00 to 6:00 pm at an exhibit that shows some of the history of Gulfside. This ribbon cutting for the exhibit was held on March 15, but it will be available for the public to view it thru May 6. The celebration will continue across the street for a meet & greet at Studio Waveland at 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
 
The celebration continues on Friday, April 28 from 8:00 am to 1:30 pm with a fundraiser golf tournament in Diamondhead. The highlight of the centennial will be the anniversary gala that will be held at the Bay St. Louis Community Hall at 301 Blaize Avenue. This semi-formal affair will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased for $75; RSVP by April 5.

Saturday, April 29 is the final day of the Gulfside celebration. The organizers have planned a community service project (a Feed America project) on the grounds of Gulfside at 950 South Beach Boulevard in Waveland. The event will begin at 11:00 am and will be followed by a closing worship service.
 
Waveland is proud of Gulfside’s accomplishments over the past 100 years. Many in the community and beyond are excited to be celebrating this centennial.
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For those who have a curiosity about things all around town, here are a few more nuggets:
 
  • The new building on Highway 90 in front of WalMart will be shared by two businesses, T-Mobile and Pizza Hut.

  • The Gulf Grove Apartments, which have been the subject of a lot of public criticism in recent years, have finally contracted with Quest Construction to make them safe and livable. Wavelanders will probably see work being done on one building at a time, with completion in approximately six months. This is welcome news.

  • Food Truck Friday continues. It’s Spring! The weather’s got to be great! Come on out to Coleman Avenue on Friday, April 14 starting around 5:00 pm.

  • Waveland Code Enforcement continues its work to help improve conditions in the city. The sign ordinance is being enforced. Blighted properties are being tackled. Feel free to report violations to 228-466-2549.

  • To help keep our own property clean and safe, take advantage of the Hancock County household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday, April 15, from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, 4184 Kiln-Delisle Road.
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