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RECREATION

Alexandria offers a wide variety of recreational opportunities for all individuals.

 BEULAH PARK on State Road 9, offers 16 acres of recreational choices to suit most any age.  The swimming pool/bathhouse complex includes a wading pool, lap pool, low diving board and a 109-foot water slide.

Beulah Park also has basketball courts and 2 tennis courts, both paved and lighted for night play.  Two sand volleyball courts are also lighted, as are the competition horseshoe pits.

In use almost 24 hours a day is a paved 0.6-mile track around the perimeter of the Park.  Used by both serious fitness walkers/joggers and those who prefer a pleasant stroll, the path is kept cleared of snow in winter to provide year-round access.

Shaded picnic tables and two large pavilions make Beulah Park a favorite for family reunions and other outdoor events.  Due to high demand during the summer months, tables can be reserved in advance for a small fee by calling the park office at phone .

 Those looking for lively action that won’t require personal involvement can find it at the BABE RUTH AND LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL COMPLEX on West Tyler Street.

 THE ALEX THEATER features first-run motion pictures and popular pay-per-view events in auto racing and boxing.  Recycling specials on pop and popcorn, bring your own clean containers.  Family affordable entertainment at 407 North Harrison Street  
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 CARROLL’S ARCHERY Indoor Archery Range, along with lessons, sales and repairs at 711 South Black Street  
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 THE EMBASSY invites families to enjoy an evening of pool in one of the most beautiful establishments in the area at 121 West Washington Street  
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 YULE GOLF COURSE is an 18-hole golf course and club house (open to the public) on State Road 9 South  
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 NORWOOD BOWL welcomes both pros and gutter sweepers at 121 East Grant Street  
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FESTIVALS

 THE MADISON COUNTY 4-H FAIR is held the 3^rd week in July at Beulah Park and the adjacent 4-H Fairgrounds.  Sponsored since 1942 by the Alexandria Kiwanis Club, the seven-day fair offers the usual project judging , a wide variety of commercial exhibits, outstanding food and nightly stage entertainment.

 THE SMALL TOWN, USA FESTIVAL is held in Beulah Park the first weekend in October.  Originally held downtown, the eight-year-old fair has grown to equal the 4-H Fair in ability to attract crowds.  An extensive display of Aladdin Glassware and lamps, once manufactured in Alexandria, draws both former Aladdin employees and antique collectors.  Highlights of the festival are craft exhibitors, entertainment and car show.  
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 “A DICKENS CHRISTMAS,” Traditional Small Town Christmas Parade kicks off the Christmas season in downtown Alexandria.  Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in town.  Community Caroling sponsored by the Gaither Family Resources in Harrison Square Park follows the Parade.  First Saturday in December sponsored by the Alexandria-Monroe Chamber of Commerce.  
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MEDICAL FACILITIES

 COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (ANDERSON) offers an array of services to the Alexandria Community.  An off-site facility, Alexandria Medical Arts Building and Diagnostic Center, is located at 1650 State Road 9 South.  This building is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 6 pm.  Thomas Owens, MD and Troy Abbott, MD are the practicing family physicians.  The Alexandria Medical Arts Building and Diagnostic Center offers the following services: comprehensive family medicine, behavioral services, diagnostic services, nutrition consultation, audiological services, and the pregnancy plus program.

For more information about the services offered at the Alexandria Medical Arts Building and Diagnostics Center, please call .  For more information about the overall services offered by Community Hospital Anderson, please call .

 

ST. VINCENT / MERCY HOSPITAL
at 112 South Harrison, Alexandria, .

Your health is important to us.  We offer high quality health care lose to home.  Our staff strives to provide the highest quality care combined with what you would expect in a small town atmosphere.  We are your care providers and your neighbor.  We offer complete care for adults and adolescents.

We welcome appointments for interviews and questions.  Choosing a physician is an important decision – we want to help you make the right choice.

Alexandria Medical Associates is accepting new patients.

Michele Finley, MD
Internal Medicine

Michele Finley is a graduate of Indiana University Medical School.  She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.  She is board certified in Internal Medicine.  She was an emergency room physician at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Elwood.

Leslie Carter, GNP
Family Nurse Practitioner

Leslie Carter is a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University Medical School with a Master’s Degree in Primary Healthcare.  She has been working in primary care since 1985.  She comes to us following several years of working with a practitioner in Marion.

Alexandria Medical Associates is owned by St. Vincent Mercy Hospital, which is conveniently located in Elwood, approximately eight miles west of Alexandria.

 

ST. JOHN’S HEALTH SYSTEMS

Saint John’s Alexandria Health Center provides Alexandria residents with access to a primary-care physician, laboratory and X-ray services.  The physician office is open Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:30 pm.  Patients are seen by appointment.  Laboratory and X-ray facilities are accessible from 7 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.  No appointments are necessary for these diagnostic services.  The center is closed daily from 12:30 to 1:30 pm.

The Alexandria Health Center is located on the south side of Alexandria at 2012 South Park Avenue.  For information call

The Alexandria Health Center is affiliated with Saint John’s Health System, an integrated health system providing sophisticated technology and a broad scope of services.

 

GAITHER FAMILY RESOURCES

As an extension of the hearth and home of Bill and Gloria Gaither’s Gaither Family Resources is a place  of Creative  Solitude and Real Community.  You will find a unique selection of books, pottery, gifts, children’s toys, music, and Gaither Homecoming Videos all displayed in beautifully decorated life centers.  You are invited to slowly sip a cup of gourmet coffee, enjoy a delicious and nutritious breakfast or lunch at The Latte Gourmet Coffee bar, relax in a big comfy chair, or sing along with favorite Homecoming Video.  And if available, you may complete your visit with a tour of Gaither Studios.

Gaither Family Resource is located on State Road 9 South, in Alexandria, and is open Monday – Friday from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am – 7:00 pm.  For more information about the Resource Center or information on special events, please call .

 

POINTS OF INTEREST

Alexandria’s history is preserved with photos and relics from earlier years at the Alexandria Historical Society, 313 North Harrison Street.  The Society also features a genealogical section under the direction of historian Nancy Draper, .

Renovated in 1989, the Alexandria-Monroe Public Library was given to the city by Andrew Carnegie in 1903.  In addition to 33,008 volumes, the library offers videocassette films, records, cassettes, microfiche and microfilm news banks, and a computer for the public word-processing use.  The children’s department features three computers equipped with learning game software.  The integrity of the original design was maintained during the renovation, making the library modern and well-equipped, as well as one of the city’s most beautiful buildings at 117 East Church Street 
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Veteran’s Monument Memorial Plaza

The Veteran’s Monument Memorial Plaza, located in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, State Road 9, was dedicated in 1990.  At the base of the grey granite monument are hundreds of red granite bricks, each inscribed with the name of an Alexandria or Monroe Township veteran.

 BUD’S BARN

Bud’s Barn, located in River View on Alexandria’s south side, is the result of an overgrown personal collection of Aladdin glass, antiques and memorabilia from Alexandria’s past.  When Bud Maynard’s collection grew too large for his home, he and his wife Minnie created Bud’s Barn and opened the doors for everyone to enjoy.  A complete antique soda fountain, a nostalgic living room setting, over 1,110 pieces of Aladdin glass, cut glass, jewelry and you-name-it invite visitors to revisit the good times of yesteryear.  For group tour appointments call Minnie at (no winter tours).