TERRE HAUTE — Bridgeton
Milling Days begin Saturday
Bridgeton Milling Days and Craft Demonstration Days run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Bridgeton.
This is the second year for the Fiber Arts Fair. A bean dinner will be served in the back of Collom’s General Store, and other food choices will be available at the mill. Free parking is available and many of the shops will be open.
Milling Days celebrates the birthday of Oliver Evans, the father of the American Industrial Revolution, who developed modern milling techniques.
He built the first automated factory, a water-powered mill like the Bridgeton Mill. Visit the mill and get a tour from Mike Roe, owner, who will show how the 200-year old French buhr stones grind corn into cornmeal and grits available for sale. Roe also has cornbread and pancake mixes in stock, using his organic stone-ground products.
Call (765) 548-0106 or e-mail Bridgetonmill
@gmail.com for details.
Craft Demonstration Days at the 1878 House features pioneer and modern crafters at work creating their wares. Learn how to make unique hand-made items. The Fiber Fair includes spinners, knitters and other fiber artists demonstrating and selling yarn and hand-made garments and household items. Indoor space is available free. Call (765) 548-2136 or e-mail bton1878hse@aol.com for more information.
The bean dinner includes cornbread muffins and pie, and drinks are available.
Bridgeton is in southern Parke County.
Cory
Cory Apple Run slated for Sept. 27
The Cory Apple Run will take place Sept. 27 and will start just south of the Cory Fire Station in Cory.
Race day registration is 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. at the start/finish line. The One Mile Fun Run/Walk starts at 8:45, and the 5K at 9.
Racers age 11 and younger whose entries are post-marked on or before Sept. 12 pay $10 and thereafter, $15. Racers age 12 and over whose entries are post-marked on or before Sept. 12 pay $18 and thereafter, $20.
Entry forms are available online at www.wvrr.org or at the YMCA in Brazil; at Pacesetter Sports, or at The Element in Terre Haute.
The first 50 finishers receive participation awards and a special award will be given for the best apple-themed running outfit.
All funds raised will benefit the Perry Township Volunteer Fire Department.
For more information, call Kim at (812) 448-9028 or e-mail kimaa@msn.com.
Waveland
Antique tractor show coming up at Shades
Shades State Park will host an antique tractor show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 13.
All festivities will take place at the big lot by the Hickory Shelter area.
A tractor parade is scheduled for noon, as well as tractor games at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 2 p.m.
There is no charge for the tractor show, although the standard gate and camping fees will apply. For more information, call (765) 597-2635.
Marshall, Ill.
Winner gets cash at Great Ball Race
Marshall (Ill.) Main Street will sponsor The Great Ball Race at 3 p.m. Sept. 20, with cash going to the winner.
To buy tickets or a sponsorship, forms are available in Marshall at Courthouse Realty, White Stallion Creations, Old National Bank, Travel Time, Greenbriar Cottage Florist and Marshall City Hall.
Tickets may be bought directly from the Marshall Main Street office at 708 Archer Ave.
Tickets are $2 each; three for $5; or seven for $10. Sponsorships are $125 for 100 tickets, which includes advertising on radio, in the newspaper, and the day of the race, when names will appear in print at the race site. Sponsorships must be bought by Wednesday to receive above publicity.
For tickets or more information, call Marshall Main Street office at (217) 826-9023 or (217) 251-7281.
Sponsors for the event so far are: Courthouse Realty; State Farm Insurance Agency; Coale’s Insurance Agency; Lincoln Trail Ford Mercury; Marshall Auto Parts; city of Marshall; Marshall Super Wal-Mart; Pearce Funeral Home; The Medicine Shoppe; Burnsides Community Health Center; Clark County Title; The Lions Den; Auctions & Appraisals of Illiana; Bishop’s Cafe; A Bloom Above/MJ Snyder Ironworks; Marshall Realty; and First Bank of Marshall.
Rockville
Zoomtown 5K set for October
The inaugural Zoomtown 5K Covered Bridge Run/Walk is scheduled Oct. 4 in Rockville.
Participants will begin the race at the Westland Co-op at 4338 W. 40 North and U.S. 36 (four miles east of Montezuma or five miles west of Rockville). The route will continue through the Sim Smith and the Phillips covered bridges in Parke County.
Registration begins at 7 a.m., the Kids Run/Walk at 7:45, and the Adult Run/Walk Race at 8.
Trophies will be given for overall male in the run and overall female in the run, overall male in the walk and overall female in the walk.
Medals will be awarded for the top three in each age group in the run and for the top two in each age group in the walk.
Participation ribbons will be given to all who choose the Fun-Run/Walk.
Cost of the 5K run/walk is $20 in advance and $22 after Sept. 30.
Cost of the Fun-Run for ages 10 and younger is $10 in advance and $12 after Sept. 30.
Make checks payable to Montezuma Covered Bridge Committee, P.O. Box 542, Montezuma, IN 47862.
For more details, call (765) 592-0821.
Terre Haute
Senior Classics coming up Sept. 13
The 2008 Wabash Valley Senior Classics — formerly Senior Games Wellness Expo — will take place Thursday through Sept. 13 in the Terre Haute Family Y in Fairbanks Park, and in the Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club at 220 N. Third St.
Participants receive a T-shirt, lunch all three days, music and hors d’oeuvres Thursday evening, and all the events and activities one can fit in for just $10. Registration opens at 8 a.m. all three days inside the Terre Haute Family Y.
Competitive events will include 1-, 2- and 3-mile walks, bocce ball, horseshoes, badminton, table tennis, basketball spot shoot and many others. There also will be fun and informative sessions for registered participants as well. Thursday’s offerings include a Health and Information Fair and two “make-it and take-it” craft sessions.
To participate, individuals must (1) be at least 50 years of age; (2) complete and sign a registration form; and (3) pay $10 per person.
Registration can be made in advance by calling Patty Cannoy at (812) 238-1561, ext. 242; or toll free at 1-800-489-1561, ext. 242, to request a form be mailed. E-mail requests can be made to pcan
noy@westcentralin.com.
Registration forms can be picked up at 1718 Wabash Ave., Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; or at the Terre Haute Family Y during normal hours of operation. Advance registration also can be made in the Boys & Girls Club.
West Terre Haute
Sinfonietta orchestra rehearsals to begin
The call is out for string players — on violin, cello, viola or string bass — to join the Sinfonietta Pops Orchestra.
Rehearsals begin at 7 p.m. Monday in the Cecilian Auditorium of the Music Conservatory Building at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Players will rehearse each Monday in preparation for the fall concert, “Broadway, the Great White Way,” to be presented at 3 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Hippodrome Theatre inside the Scottish Rite Building at Eighth and Ohio streets.
The Sinfonietta is a not-for-profit arts organization that presents three concerts a year. The Scottish Rite is the location for the fall and spring concerts. The winter concert will be staged at St. Mary-of-the Woods College in late November.
Performers in the orchestra are not reimbursed for their talents. The purpose of the Sinfonietta Pops Orchestra is to present a popular musical production that incorporates a variety of musical genres. For more details, contact James Chesterson, music director, at james.chesterson@verizon.net or (812) 535-6440.
Terre Haute
Men of Note to play Fairbanks Park
The Men of Note Band and Claudia return to Fairbanks Park on Saturday for the second appearance of the “Dancing Under the Stars.”
Mathew Balensuela, DePauw University professor of music, will be featured during the 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. performance.
Balensuela will perform a flute solo in the popular “Swinging Shepherd Blues.” In addition to flute, he plays alto saxophone and clarinet. He is a graduate of Juilliard School of Music in New York City, Bowling Green University in Ohio and Indiana University. In addition to being an instrumentalist, he is a music theory and literature scholar.
The Men of Note Band and Claudia will continue their big band style playing Glen Miller’s “Little Brown Jug,” Henry Mancini’s “Hanging’ Out,” Artie Shaw’s “Begin the Beguine” and Les Brown’s “Sentimental Journey” as well as other arrangements of well-known songs popular during the World War II era.
Dancers, as well as listeners, are welcome. There is ample space to dance. George Graesch, retired Indiana State University director of bands, is the leader.
Mansfield
Cornbread Festival is this weekend
The ninth annual Mansfield Village Cornbread Festival slated for Saturday and Sunday celebrates the last blast of summer.
Vendors will be set up in town and village shops will be open. Food will be available all weekend, including beans and cornbread. The annual cornbread bake-off takes place Saturday afternoon. Master bakers can enter their secret recipes for free in either a side class or dessert class from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday.
Sunday festival events begin with a church service at the Creekside Chapel along Big Raccoon Creek at 10 a.m. The fifth annual Roller Run car show will take place on Sunday with registration from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Day of show entry is $15 and the first 100 cars receive a free dash plaque. A free oldies concert featuring the piano pumpin’ tunes of Blair Carman & The Belleview Boys will be staged under the Hilltop Farm Pavilion. Plenty of seating is available with restrooms and good food on-site.
This is the last event scheduled in the village before the annual 10-day Covered Bridge Festival coming Oct. 10.
Go to www.Mansfield
Parke.com or www.Mansfield
Village.com for more details.
Terre Haute
MS Walk scheduled for Sept. 13
The Wabash Valley Multiple Sclerosis Group has scheduled its annual MS Walk for Sept. 13 at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Participants will use the Heritage Trail for either a 1-mile or 3-mile walk.
Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10.
Terre Haute
Kennel Club honors the well-behaved
The Terre Haute Kennel Club will celebrate AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Wagz to Whiskers boarding and training facility, 6350 Devonald Ave.
This free event is open to all well-behaved dogs both purebred and mixed breeds.
Watch demonstrations of agility, rally and obedience training. Enter a Fun Match to learn about showing in the conformation ring. Talk to local canine experts about nutrition, grooming and training. Take a 10-step test for AKC Canine Good Citizen certification. Also being offered is a microchip clinic. For $25, your dog will receive an implant and lifetime database enrollment.
For more information about the event, contact Rhonda at (812) 466-6080 or visit www.home.earthlink.net~superdoo71/thkc.
Marshall, Ill.
Traveling Lincoln exhibit visiting Valley
A special traveling exhibit about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War as seen through political cartoons will be on display in Marshall Public Library in Marshall, Ill., through Sept. 30.
Friends of Marshall Public Library have funded the cost of hosting the exhibit.
“Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era,” a national traveling exhibition, has been developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. This panel exhibit presents political cartoons illustrating how people responded to Lincoln and his policy of emancipation.
These cartoons are vividly biting; they invite us to put aside 21st century assumptions and look at events through the eyes of people living in the era. “Looking at Lincoln” offers insights into how racism was ingrained into 19th century American life. As Americans continue to debate the legacy of slavery, these cartoons provide a historical point of reference for current events.
Founded in 1994, the Lehrman Institute of New York promotes the study and love of American history. The institute’s initiatives target audiences ranging from students to scholars to the general public.
For more information on the exhibit, visit www.gilder
lehrman.org, or call the library at (217) 826-2535. The library is at 612 Archer Ave., in downtown Marshall, and at www.marshallillibrary.com. This traveling exhibit may be viewed during normal library hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. The library is handicapped accessible. Allow 48 hours notice if special arrangements are needed.
Robinson, Ill.
Barbershop quartets to perform at LTC
The Robinson Public Library Endowment welcomes “Illusion” and “Prairieblend” featuring Betty Bashears Wiseman, a hometown native.
The Champaign-Urbana based barbershop quartets will stage a free concert Sunday, Sept. 14, at 2 p.m. at Lincoln Trail College, Zwermann Art Center, 11220 State Highway 1, Robinson, Ill.
Terre Haute
Children’s Classic Run slated Sept. 27
The Children’s Classic Run, a 1-mile walk and run for children in grades kindergarten through eighth, is Sept. 27.
Entertainment/registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Race start time is about 10 a.m., and it is asked that parents have their children there by 9:30.
A “Kids Carnival” runs 8:30 to 9:30, offering fun activities and entertainment.
Proceeds from the event are donated to children in need through Union Hospital’s Pediatric Therapy. Many children who benefit from funds raised need treatment above the level covered by Medicaid or private insurance.
All money raised by the event stays in the Wabash Valley.
Mail a completed entry form and $10 entry fee to Union Hospital Volunteer Services, 1606 N. Seventh St., Terre Haute, IN 47804. Forms and fees must be received by Sept. 19 to guarantee a T-shirt. Entry forms are available by calling (812) 232-8646 or from the Union Hospital Web site, www.uhhg.org.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three schools for the highest percentage of participation. Call Union Hospital Volunteer Services, (812) 238-7674, for more information on school prizes.
Terre Haute
Wendy’s helping Vigo Kids CASA
Vigo County Kids CASA benefit night with Wendy’s is on Wednesday at all Wendy’s locations in Terre Haute.
Vigo County CASA Kids is dedicated to building and providing enrichment in the lives of children who need it most.
Visit www.vigocounty.org/
casa or call (812) 231-5658 for more information about how to help.
Casey, Ill.
5th Chuck’s Ride coming up Sept. 13
Chuck’s Ride, a poker run benefiting the Charles Lamb Memorial Scholarship fund, is Sept. 13.
The fund was created in 2004 in honor of Lamb, who was killed while serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The run is $10 per person and starts from the Corner Pocket Tavern in Casey, Ill. Registration is from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with bikes leaving soon afterward. Stops this year include the Greenup (Ill.) VFW; the Place in Ashmore, Ill.; The American Legion in Paris, Ill.; the Courthouse Square in Marshall, Ill.; and back to Twelve Oaks Campground in Martinsville, Ill., for the drawings and announcement of the winners. Highlights of the route include riding past Chuck’s resting place, and (weather permitting) a stop at the marker in memory of all fallen soldiers at the Clark County Courthouse square.
Also featured are a hog roast, live music, door prizes and raffle tickets for prizes.
Anyone who can’t make the poker run but would like to join the fun can come to the campground and pay $10 at the gate.
For more information, call Jamie at (217) 273-6665, e-mail chucks_ride@
yahoo.com, or visit www.myspace.com/
chucks_ride.
Terre Haute
Longaberger bingo to benefit charities
Longaberger baskets are the prizes in a benefit bingo scheduled 6 p.m. Sept. 16 in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 972 at 12th and Mulberry streets.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the many charities sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Terre Haute.
Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door and may be purchased or reserved in advance by calling Kevin at (812) 877-3517 or purchased from any Kiwanis Club of GTH member.
On Oct. 22, the Kiwanis Club of GTH will serve up its annual Pancake Festival in the VFW Post 972. The festival will include the popular gift basket raffle and silent auction.
