Community Calendar
Contact us at least two weeks in advance to list your
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 2008 Annual Meeting on July 17.
Our next office closing will be on Monday, May 26, 2008
for Memorial 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
May 16, 17 &
18 - 15th Annual Spring Bluegrass Festival at the Norman Station
Conservation Club. Free music from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, 11:00 a.m.
to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday and 11:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. More than 21
bands will perform during the 3-day event. Camping, food, music, raffle.
For more information or to reserve a campsite call 812-869-0850.
June 5 -
Brownstown Chamber of Commerce annual dinner meeting at Pewter Hall
in Brownstown. Social hour at 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00 p.m. Contact the Chamber
(812-358-2930) for more information or to make reservations.
June 7 -
Saddle-Up for St. Jude’s trail ride sponsored by the Jackson County
Spurs and Wheels Saddle Club. All money collected will go to St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital. Arrive at Munk’s Mule and Horse Camp by 9:00 a.m.; Riders
will leave at 10:00 a.m. Lunch will be furnished and served on the trail. The
ride is 10 miles and will take approximately 4 hours. Contact Marty Monk
(812-995-8046) for more information.
June 9 - 13 -
St. Paul Lutheran Church Day Camp at Borchers. Many activities each
day and evening for children and adults alike. For more information or to
register contact Carolyn Jones (812-522-7364) for more information.
June 15 -
Sparksville Park workday - Volunteers needed to clean-up the park and
install a new basketball goal. Work begins at 9:00 a.m. For more
information contact Nancy (812-966-2326).
June 19, 20 &
21 - 42st Annual Grassy Fork VFD Truck & Tractor Pull and Fish Fry -
June 19 - antique tractors (1958 and older) and kiddie pedal pull beginning at
6:30 p.m.; June 20 - pure farm, super farm & pro stock tractors beginning at
7:00 p.m.; June 21 - pure farm, pro stock & "hot farm" tractors plus street
stock diesel trucks beginning at 7:00 p.m. For more information contact Phil
Teipen (812-522-0305), Tracy Wehmiller (812-522-6686) or Brian Tape
(812-358-5566).
June 21 - A
Taste of Wines and Blues festival to benefit the American Red Cross.
Hosted by Ael Beka Estates, 941 N County Road 250E, Brownstown. Wine tasting,
food and live music. Admission $20.00 per person. For more information, or to
purchase advance tickets, contact the Jackson County Chapter of American Red
Cross (812-522-3888).
June 21 -
2nd Annual Sparksville Heritage Day - Ptich-in dinner, white elephant
sale and lots of reminiscing for families and friends of the Sparksville area.
Dinner begins at 12:00. Proceeds from auction benefit the Sparksville
Heritage Days fund. For more information contact Nancy at 812-966-2326.
July 11, 12, 13 -- Freetown July Festival.
Stage entertainment, baby contest, corn hole tournament, inexpensive games and
free activities and contests, parade, garden tractor pull, 5K walk/run,
vendors, food and lots of fun. For more information call 497-2103, 497-2514,
or 497-3737.
July 13 -
Tri-Kappa 5K Run Walk - 1:00 p.m. beginning at the Freetown Park.
Event is being held in conjunction with the "Freetown Festival in July." Entry
fee - $15.00 before July 1; $18.00 after July 1. Proceeds benefit the charitable
works of Epsilon Phi Chapter, Kappa Kappa Kappa. Contact Barb Leffler
(812-358-2225) for more information or to request an entry form.
August 23 -
Tri-Kappa Women’s Volleyball Tournament at Brownstown Central Middle
School. Event is being held in conjunction with the Brownstown Watermelon
Festival Entry fee - $90.00 per team before August 13; $100.00 August 14 - 22.
Proceeds benefit the charitable works of Epsilon Phi Chapter, Kappa Kappa Kappa.
Contact Shelly Burnside (812-358-2191) for more information or to request an
entry form.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
JENNINGS COUNTY
May 10
- Hayden's Bluegrass-Gospel Music Show
held in the Hayden Museum pavilion. Pre-show at 5:00 pm with
featured bands starting at 6:00. For more information
contact Don Tatlock (812-522-8327).
June 14 -
Hayden Junefest from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on June 14. Bluegrass and
gospel music in the pavilion and other attractions open during the day,
including the Hayden museum, Sullivan blacksmith shop, restored Sinclair gas
station, Zack’s pottery shop and Bill Holmes’ sculpture gallery. For more info
call 812-346-8212.
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.
LAWRENCE COUNTY
May 17 - HBCH Tack Swap at Midwest Trail Ride
near Heltonville. Booth space available. Breakfast and lunch served. All
proceeds benefit the Hoosier Backcountry Horsemen. Contact Cyris Middyette
(317-831-8808) for more information.
June 28 - Ice cream social hosted by Erie
Methodist Church, 1718 Erie Church Road. Serving 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Call the
church for more information (812-279-1731).
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
SCOTT COUNTY
May 24, May 31,
June 28, July 5, July26, August 30, September 27, October 25, November 1 -
Friends of Hardy Lake breakfasts served 7:00 a.m. to
10:00 a.m. April 19 breakfast served at Coonies Market parking lot in
Scottsburg; April 26 breakfast served at Hardy Lake. All you can eat breaksfast
for $6.00 for adults, $3.00 children ages 3 to 12, children under 3 are free.
Proceeds benefit the Dwight Champerlain Raptor Center at Hardy Lake. For more
information contact Jim Mummert (812-595-1879).
June 21 - Flea
market & yard sale on US Highway 31 near the Austin Dairy Queen.
Event hours - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by Scott Lodge 120 F&AM. Non-food
vendor booth spaces available. For more information call 812-794-2042.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
May 16 - 31
st
Annual Shelby Spring Fling on the Public Square
in Salem; sponsored by the Washington County Chamber of Commerce & the
Washington County Tourism Bureau. Cars arrive on the square at 11:00 a.m., then
travel to Salem Speedway at 2:30 p.m. For more information contact the Chamber
(812-883-4303).
May 16 & 17 -
Entertainment on the Square at Salem. Music and vender booths both
evenings. Sponsored by the Salem Business Group. Contact the Washington County
Chamber of Commerce (812-883-4303) for more information.
May 17 - Women
in the Outdoors
for women ages 14 and older. From 9:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. at the home of David and Sara Day. Sponsored by Delaney Creek Long Beards /
National Wild Turkey Federation. Program sessions to be announced. Event fee is
$45.00 per participant. Pre-Registration Deadline: May 12. For more information
contact Sara Day (812-620-0922).
June 7 - Yard
sale & chicken barbecue from 8:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church on Becks Mill Road. For more
information call 812-883-3025.
June 14 -
Safari Bike Ride in Pekin. The course will have several tours ranging
8 to 60 miles. Entry fee is $20.00 before May 25, $30.00 after same date. Kids
under 10 are free. More information can be found at safaribideride.com.
Sponsored by the Pekin Community Betterment Organization.
June 14 & 15 -
21st Annual Washington County Piecemakers Quilt Guild Quilt Show at
the Stevens Memorial Museum in Salem. Show hours - 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Saturday; 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Entries are open to the public and will be accepted
on June 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A $3.00 admission includes entry to the
Stevens Museum and Railroad Depot. For more information contact Elizabeth Burns
(812-883-7400).
Second Monday of each month -Washington
County Memorial Hospital’s Diabetic Support Group meets at 2:00 p.m. Contact the
Public Relations Department at the hospital (812-896-0106) to register or for
more information.
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, May 26, 2008 - Memorial Day
Friday, July 4, 2008 - Independence Day
Monday, September 1, 2008 - Labor Day
Thursday & Friday, November 27 & 28, 2008 - Thanksgiving
Wednesday & Thursday, December 24 & 25 - Christmas Eve & Christmas Day
Thursday, January 1, 2009 - New Years Day
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