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2026 Loretto Lift-Up
Polar Plunge
Saturday, Feb 28 @ Noon
Loretto City Pool
$25 Plunge Fee
Sponsorships Encouraged
This will Maximize your Freezing and
Benefit the Reason!
Ask your family, friends and co-workers for sponsorship!
Don’t want to Plunge?
But Love the Cause! It’s OK…
- Shop the Winter Vendor Market
- Watch the Fun!
- Sip Coffee/Hot Cocoa!
- Lunch with Grub on Hubbz!
- Shop the Silent Auction!
Whether you watch, dip or plunge, Lift-Up wants you to make a Splash So together we can Up Lift our community & preserve our past!
Pay through Venmo
Costumes are Optional but so much Fun!
Safety is paramount! Be Smart when planning your costume. Remember you will be plunging into the water!
We encourage you to come out and watch the “Plunge.”
- Be at Loretto City Pool well before Noon, you do not want to miss the “Plunge!”
- New this year is a Winter Vendor Market for you to peruse and make special purchases.
- Come for lunch, Grub on Hubbz will be on site by 11am serving up a hot lunch.
- There will also be coffee and hot cocoa available.
- Don’t miss the silent auction. Win- ners will be taking home great local- ly donated prizes.
- Opening bids start at 10:30am and final bids must be posted by 12:15pm.
- Silent Auction payment and item pick up should be made by 12:30.
We encourage you to come out and watch the “Plunge.”
Thanks to internet searches, we can learn so much about our heritage. But did you realize that there are many Facebook sites about Loretto, Lawrence County, and the communities around that you may want to follow?
Kyle Johnson has created a new page, We Are Loretto, on Facebook. To enjoy these tidbits of information, images, and history, just follow this page and new posts will appear on your feed.
Kyle has taken a list of all the businesses in Loretto and has created a directory. He discovered that there are over 160 businesses within the Loretto area. You can find this directory at:
https://weareloretto.com/business-directory/
You will also find a church directory on the Facebook page. If you have not checked out We Are Loretto, you are missing out.
Other Facebook pages that you may find to your liking include:
If You Grew Up in Loretto, You Remember When…
Lawrence County History Trivia
Loretto Lift-Up & History Museum
And remember, to get the hands-on and personal attention you deserve, you can visit the Loretto History Museum.
What’s Happening In February...
Loretto Lift-Up
Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Loretto History Museum. Interested in joining? Drop by for a guest visit and receive information.
Loretto History Muse- um
Plan a visit for Wednesday, February 11, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to find the Hidden Hearts. It’s a Valentine scavenger hunt to acquaint you with museum exhibits. There will be treats, drinks, and loads of fun and fellowship!
Loretto Lift-Up Spring Home Tour
Sunday afternoon, May 31, is the scheduled date for the Annual Spring Home Tour. We are looking for homes to be included on the home and/or garden tour.
If you are interested in being a part of the tour, please contact Loretto Lift-Up, Inc. at 931-300-9665.
Loretto Senior Citizens Center
There are always anytime, any day events such as puzzles, card games, board games, dominoes, cornhole, darts, and more.
For more information, call 931-853-4336.
204 Commerce Street
Open Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Visit us soon!
Loretto Lioness Club
Meets monthly at 6 p.m. in the Loretto Senior Citizens Center on the fourth Monday evening. Dinner is served.
Contact Gail Troup at 931-242-2071 to attend as a guest and become familiar with the activities of your local Lions Club.
American Legion Break- fast
A yummy country-style breakfast is served every second Saturday beginning at 7 a.m. The public is welcome.
Loretto Lions Club
Meets at the Loretto Civic Center on the first and third Monday evenings at 7p.
Artifact Facts
King Stove and Range Company
You will find an interesting piece of history at the Loretto History Museum — a wood-fueled range/stove. This model was popular in the early 1900s. It was important for the daily preparation of meals and was found in many homes.
It was made of cast iron, which provided a durable way to prepare meals for families. It was also quite beautiful — not just black cast iron, but a lovely teal color.
This particular model is Martin’s Queen, and it was designed by the King Stove and Range Company. William and Charles Martin were salesmen for the company and purchased a small part of the business, beginning to brand the stove using the King and Martin names.
The brothers later created the Martin Stove and Range Company of Sheffield, Alabama, and Florence, Alabama, along with the Martin Stove and Stamping Company of Huntsville. All of these entities became Martin Industries in 1974 and remained in business until 2003, when they declared bankruptcy.
Did You Know?
Patriot Rail acquired its first short line railroad, the Tennessee Southern Railroad (TSRR), in November 2006. Headquarters are located in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee.
The freight railroad operates a total of 149 miles of rail, of which 118 miles are main line. This route runs through middle Tennessee in the counties of Giles, Maury, and Lawrence. It continues into northwest Alabama in Lauderdale County.
The Tennessee Southern interchanges traffic with Class I carrier CSX Transportation (CSXT) at Natco, Tennessee. This interchange of freight includes several commodities such as fertilizer, chemicals, and steel.
The railroad also provides intermodal service at its barge-served port facilities located in Florence, Alabama, at the Port of Florence. Intermodal freight transport is the movement of goods in one trailer or container using multiple forms or modes of transportation. Freight can move by rail, ship, and truck within a container without requiring handling of the cargo itself.
So when you hear that lonesome train whistle going through Loretto, it is transporting freight to places near and far.
Now you know!