Community Calendar
Contact us at least two weeks in advance to list your
not-for-profit
organization's special event on our website. Be sure to include a phone number we can call during the day to verify
the information before it is published. Contact us at least eight weeks
in advance for your event to be published in our monthly newsletter, "Watt
High Lights", which is mailed to our members at the
middle of the month.
The REMC is continuing to
collect aluminum can tabs for the
Indianapolis Ronald McDonald House.
Drop
your tabs off at our office, or save them until
the
2010 Annual Meeting on July 22.
Our next office closing will be on September 6, 2010, for Labor Day
.
A crew will be on standby to take care of outages and emergencies.
All times listed are Eastern
Time unless otherwise noted.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
BROWN COUNTY
CLARK COUNTY
JACKSON COUNTY
July 25 - 31 - Jackson County Fair
August 20, 21,
27 & 28 - Jackson County Community Theatre presents
the comedy "Over the River and Through the Woods" at 7:30 p.m.
each evening at the Royal-Off-the-Square in Brownstown. Tickets may be purchased
at Family Drug in Brownstown and Bevers Family Pharmacy in Seymour. For more
information call 1-812-358-5228 or visit www.jcct.org.
August 21 - 51st Annual Chicken BBQ
on the courthouse square.
Sponsored by Washington Masonic Lodge, Brownstown. Serving from 12:00 until
chicken runs out. $6.00 meal consists of half of a barbecued chicken, slaw,
bread, and baked beans. Drinks and dessert will be available. Meals are eat-in
or carry-out.
August 28 - Jackson County Drug
Free Council Road Rally
beginning
at 9:00 a.m. at Girls Inc. on N. O'Brien Street in Seymour. Early
registration - $35.00; day of the event registration - $45.00. Rally
includes a scavenger hunt and prizes. Proceeds benefit the Drug Free
Council's mission of reducing substance abuse in Jackson County. Contact
Beth White (812-523-8630) or visit
www.SCENICROADRALLIES.com for more information or to pre-register.
September 10 &
11 - Brownstown Melonfest - 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. both days. Free
stage entertainment, contests and activities. Food, crafts and flea market
vendors. Parade on Saturday. For more information call the Brownstown Chamber of
Commerce (812-358-2930).
September 11 -
MelonFest 5-K Run/Walk sponsored by the Brownstown Exchange Club.
Sign-in at the Jackson County Park in Brownstown at 7:00 a.m. Race begins at
8:00 a.m. Free T-shirts are back! Entry fee is $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for
juniors 16 and under. Pre-register by contacting Don Neal (812-358-4809) or
download the entry form at
www.brownstownexchangeclub.org.
September 18 -
Annual chicken barbecue and porkburger fry & antique tractor drive.
Food served dine in or carry out at the Cortland school beginng at 4:00 p.m.
Tractor drive leaves the fire station at 10:00 a.m. Proceeds from the events
benefit the Hamilton Township VFD. Contact Ed Flynn (812-497-2944) for more
information.
October 16 & 17
- Fort Vallonia Days - Crafts, flea market, food, demonstrations,
entertainment; parade at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. For more information visit the
website at www.fortvalloniadays.com.
October 17 –
Fort Vallonia Days 5-K Run/Walk sponsored by the Brownstown Exchange
Club. Sign-in at the main stage area in downtown Vallonia at 12:00 noon. Race
begins at 1:00 p.m. Free T-shirts are back! Entry fee is $15.00 for adults,
$10.00 for juniors 16 and under. Pre-register by contacting Joe Bradley
(812-216-0394)or download the entry form at www.brownstownexchangeclub.org.
October 25 -
Annual boutique & luncheon in the Immanuel Lutheran Church fellowship
hall in Seymour. The boutique is open from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and lunch is
served from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (dine-in or carry-out). Event is sponsored
by the Lutheran Child and Family Services Cross Life Ministries. Contact Luci
Angel (812-530-6176) for more information.
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Every
Saturday beginning May 1 - Brownstown Farmers' Market - 7:00 a.m. -
12:00 noon in the Walnut Street parking lot. Vendor applications and
by-laws are available at the Brownstown Chamber of Commerce office (119 W.
Walnut Street) or at
www.brownstownchamber.org.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
JENNINGS COUNTY
September 4, 5 & 6 - 50th Annual Labor Day Antiques,
Collectibles, Crafts & Flea Market in historic downtown Vernon.
Market times are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; 8:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. on Monday. Dealer spaces (10' x 12') available @ $50 for 3 days. For
info call the Jennings County Historical Society (812-346-8989) Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
September 4 -
Annual chicken barbecue sponsored by the
Spencer Township VFD. Serving chicken dinners (half of a chicken, baked beans,
applesauce, roll and drink) from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. at the firehouse in
Hayden Carry-out available. For more information call 812-767-6089.
September 4 -
Hayden's Harvest Festival from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 2010 theme is
"Auto Daze Gone By" and features a classic car and truck show from 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Food and music also during the day. Call 812-346-6812 for more
information or to obtain a festival schedule.
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Every 2nd
Saturday -
Hayden Bluegrass & Gospel Show
at Hayden Historical Museum Pavilion.
Music begins at 5:30 p.m. Admission free - food and drinks available.
For more information contact Rodger Ruddick (812-346-7779).
Every 4th
Saturday - Monthly bluegrass music jam
at the Marion Township
Community Center. Music begins at 6:00 p.m. Call Robin (812-522-3623) for more
information or to schedule a group.
Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday - Soup Cafe from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. at Christway
Christian Church (just north of Jay-C Food Store on State Road 3 in North
Vernon). Sponsored by Christway Christian Church and North Vernon First
United Methodist Church. For more information contact Rev. Dan Denny (812-592-2060).
LAWRENCE COUNTY
October 9 -
Annual soup supper & cookie walk from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.at Erie United
Methodist Church. Call the church at 812-279-1731 for more information.
November 17 - Annual holiday dinner and auction
at 5:00 p.m. at Erie United Methodist Church. Call the church at
812-279-1731 for more information.
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Second Tuesday each month - Heltonville Area Veterans group meets at the Heltonville Christian Church basement. Doors open at 5:00 p.m., meeting begins at 6:30. Contact Larry or Gary McDonald (812-834-8250) for more information.
2nd & 4th Tuesdays each month - Pleasant Run Senior Citizens meet at the Heltonville Baptist Church community building for a pitch-in lunch and socializing. Contact Dolly Deckard (812-834-6488) for more information.
MONROE COUNTY
July 24 - 31
- Monroe County Fair
SCOTT COUNTY
Now through
September 4 - Rifle raffle to benefit the Scott County Heritage
Center & Museum. Chances for a Henry lever action .22 sell for $1.00 each or 6
for $5.00. Call the museum (812-752-1050) for more information.
August 21 -
Sept.7 - A traveling exhibit from the Indiana Historic Landmarks will
be on display at the Scott County Heritage Center & Museum . Exhibit includes 30
pictures of historic property or artifacts. These photos were chosen for the
traveling exhibit during the 50th anniversary of Indiana Landmarks. Call the
museum (812-752-1050) for more information.
August 28 &
September 3 - All-you-can-eat breakfast sponsored by the Friends of
Hardy Lake. Breakfast served from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m. at the Hardy Lake
shelterhouse. Adults - $6.00; children 3 to 12 - $3.00; children under 3 - free.
All proceeds supor the Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Rehab Center.
August 27 & 28
- 28th Annual Leota Country Frolic sponsored by the Finley Township
Volunteer Fire Department. Activities begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 11:00
a.m. on Saturday. Music, food, contests & games, tractor parts swap meet, pedal
tractor pull, talent contest and more. Contact Danny Robbins (812-752-7614 or
812-595-1266) information.
September 25 -
Raptor Days - Enjoy special events all day at the area’s only
rehabilitation facility for birds of prey at the Dwight Chamberlain Raptor Rehab
Center at Hardy Lake. Park admission of $5.00 per carload charge.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
September 25 -
7th annual Franklin Township School reunion at the home of Bob and
Jane Marquand, 790 S. Franklin School Road beginning at 4:00 p.m.. Bring a
covered dish and a 2-liter drink plus any memorabilia that you would like to
share. For more information contact Jane Marquand (812) 967-2056.
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Weekends now
through November 29 - The restored Beck’s Mill will be operating and
open for tours. The nonprofit group Friends of Beck’s Mill, Inc., will greet
visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 1:00 to 4:00
p.m. on Sundays. Contact Lowell DePoy (812-472-3749) for more information or to
schedule special group tours.
OTHER DATES TO NOTE
The REMC office will be closed on the following holidays during the coming year. A crew will be on standby to work outages and emergencies.
Monday, September 6, 2010 - Labor Day
Thursday & Friday, November 25 & 26, 2010 - Thanksgiving Holidays
Friday, December 24, 2010 - Christmas Eve
Monday, May 30, 2011 - Memorial Day
Monday, July 4, 2011 - Independence Day
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