The Italian Club of Benld will be providing an opportunity to purchase carnival armbands in advance of the 69th Annual Benld Italian-American Days, May 26-28. Advance sales continue through May 24 at either Benld City Hall or the Benld Library during normal operating hours. Purchasing a carnival armband in advance of the festival weekend will cost you $22, whereas during the festival armbands will be sold for $25.

Pre-sale armband purchasers will be given a coupon at point of sale to exchange at the carnival ticket booth for an arm band. There will be five carnival armband sessions during t...