Indiana

Fourth of July photos could mean prizes

Shutterbugs who have a Facebook account and document their Fourth of July weekend fun at an Indiana state park or reservoir can win a prize valued at up to $50 during a photo contest called “Shoot and Share.”

Just take a picture and post it in the fan photos album on Indiana State Parks and Reservoir’s Facebook page for a chance to win a $50 CampIN gift card, good for camping at an Indiana state park or reservoir, or a 2009 annual pass. Prizes for first, second and third place will be awarded.

Photos will be accepted until midnight on July 16, but must have been taken at an Indiana state park or reservoir July 3-5, 2009. Photos can be of scenery, wildlife or any legal activity at an Indiana state park or reservoir. Submissions are limited to three per person.

For more information, visit the Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs page at www.facebook.com/INdnrstateparksand

reservoirs and click on events on the lefthand side of the page.



Clay City

Mayberry Classic coming up July 11

The fourth annual Mayberry Classic is 8:30 a.m. July 11 at Goshorn Park in Clay City. This is a 5K run or a 5K walk for ages 6 and up. There will be a 1-mile Fun Walk for all who want to participate. Awards will be given for the top three male and female finishers in six age groups. The course will also use chip-timing devices. The cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 6-14 and includes a T-shirt.

Registration forms are available at the Clay City Center for Family Medicine, 315 Lankford St., Clay City, or by download from the Richard Lugar Center for Rural Health Web site: www.lugarcenter.org. Pre-registration forms may be mailed to Clay City Center for Family Medicine. The address is P.O Box 96, Clay City, IN 47841. Fax forms to the center at (812) 939-3414. There will be an additional $5 charge in each category if you are not pre-registered. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Same-day registration will be at the park at 7:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 8:30 a.m. For further details, call Nancy Hyatt or Karen Elliott at the Clay City Center for Family Medicine, (812) 939-2126, or 1-800-432-2126.

The Mayberry Classic is sponsored by the Union Hospital’s Clay City Center for Family Medicine and Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health, as well as support and donations from local businesses.



Terre Haute

1960 Corvette being raffled off

Support the Terre Haute Humane Society and help animal rescue by participating in a raffle.

Win a 1960 Corvette, a white roadster with red interior and black top. It has a 4 speed manual transmission, taillights formed into the rounded rear fender and “heavy teeth” in the front grill.

The first Early Bird drawing — there are four in all — set for today, is for a three-day, two-night Las Vegas trip. Winner chooses the date. The prize includes two tickets on Southwest Airlines.

Tickets are $10 each with large discounts for additional purchases.

The Terre Haute Humane Society is at 1811 S. Fruitridge Ave.



Terre Haute

NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet set July 25

The Greater Terre Haute Branch of the NAACP is planning the 2009 Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. The banquet is set for 7 p.m. July 25 at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. It will feature television star Judge Greg Mathis.

Tickets may be obtained at the NAACP office, 618 Wabash Ave., from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; or by e-mail at NAACP3068@gmail.com; or by calling (812) 235-8555. You may also call president Allegra Allen at (812) 553-0684; chairwoman Jennifer Nelson at (812) 841-8715; Margaret Taylor at (812) 234-3011; or Gail Howell at (812) 234-2503.



Terre Haute

Hole-y-One golf event in September

The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods seventh annual Hole-y-One Golf Scramble is planned for Sept. 18. There will be morning and afternoon shotgun starts. Register early to receive first choice. The event is staged at Hulman Links Golf Course.

Cost is $300 per foursome or $75 per single player. Cost includes lunch, golf and refreshing beverages throughout the day. Sponsorships are available.

For more information, contact Diane Weidenbenner at (812) 535-2802, dweidenb@

spsmw.org or visit SistersofProvidence.org for more information.



Terre Haute

Jonah fish fry on tap for Saturday

Daughters of the Nile are sponsoring a Jonah fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Zorah Shrine, 420 N. Seventh St. Cost is $7.50 for adults and $3.50 for children. Dessert is available for an extra charge.



Terre Haute

St. Ben’s Community Festival coming up

St. Benedict Church will host its 12th annual Community Festival from 5 p.m. to midnight on July 10 and 11 at Ninth and Ohio streets. A kickoff lunch will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 10. Food and specialty desserts will be served. An indoor flea market will also be open at this time.

Activities will include family games, casino games, indoor flea market, food booths, beer garden, cash and quilt raffles and a 50/50 raffle. Hauteans in Motion bicycle rally is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. Saturday. For more information, go to www.hauteans-in-motion.org.

Live entertainment includes Hot Rod Lincoln, playing ’50s through ’90s rock ’n’ roll at 5 p.m. and Dave and Rae performing from 3 p.m. to midnight July 10.

On July 11, entertainment will kick off with Mojo Gumbo at 5 p.m. The band is known for performing Louisiana party music with accordion and rub board, vocals, percussion, guitar and bass. Then Fabulous Imports will play from 8 p.m. to midnight.

There will be a $2 admission fee for those 21 and older.

For more information, call the church at (812) 232-8421.



Robinson, Ill.

Children’s Summer Theater starts July 10

Barbara Shimer, director of theater at Lincoln Trail College, has announced the casts for Children’s Summer Theater productions of “The Jungle Book (Kids)” and “Beauty and the Beast Junior.”

Performances of both productions are at 7 p.m. July 10 and 11. Tickets will be sold at the door the night of the performance.

For more information, call (618) 544-8657, ext. 1431.



Marshall, Ill.

Vendors sought for food, blooms market

Bring out your goods, food items, plants, produce, garden items, antiques, home-based business, jewelry, baskets, anything and everything you have to sell or offer at the Food, Blooms & All Things Market in Marshall. The market is planned for 8 a.m. to noon July 11 on the Marshall Courthouse Square.

Organizers are seeking vendors for the event. Free booth space is available. Call the Marshall Main Street Office at (217) 826-9023 for more information or to register to be a vendor.



Terre Haute

Cruise for Cancer Saturday at park

Trails of Life Cruise for Cancer 2009, is Saturday at Deming Park. There will be dash plagues for the first 100 registered vehicles. Registration is from 9 a.m. to noon with the show from noon to 3 p.m.

Awards will be presented at 3 p.m. There will be trophies and plaques for to the top 20. Music will be provided by a DJ, with door prizes, food, and a 50/50 drawing. There is a $10 registration fee.

Trails of Life is a nonprofit organization that is 100 percent volunteers, and gives back to cancer patients through prepaid gas gift cards. All proceeds and donations go to help less-fortunate cancer patients.

For more information, contact Russell A. Straw at (812) 243-3592 or trailsoflife@sbcglobal.net.



Burbank, Calif.

R.E.M. to release live digital EP

R.E.M. will release a live digital EP, titled “Reckoning Songs From The Olympia,” through iTunes and all digital service providers on Tuesday.

The EP features live versions of four songs from the band’s beloved second album Reckoning that were recorded during R.E.M.’s “working rehearsals” at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre in July 2007. The track-listing is “Harborcoat,” “Letter Never Sent,” “Second Guessing,” and “Pretty Persuasion.”

The EP will give fans a preview of what’s to come when the band releases R.E.M. Live At The Olympia as a two-CD set this fall. R.E.M., which is singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills, performed a special five-night residency — dubbed “working rehearsals” — at the fabled Irish venue to test out new songs for their 2008 studio album “Accelerate,” which was produced by Grammy award-winning producer Jacknife Lee and topped multiple charts its first week of release.

“Reckoning Songs From The Olympia” comes on the heels of the 25th anniversary of “Reckoning,” which was released April 9, 1984. This June 23, the band released a deluxe edition of the album, featuring a bonus disc with eight of its 10 songs recorded live in Chicago in 1984, to celebrate the occasion.



Paris, Ill.

Bands to battle for Relay for Life

The Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center Relay For Life Team is having a Battle of the Bands from noon to 8 p.m. July 11 at the American Legion in Paris, Ill.

Admission is $5 per person. First-, second- and third-place prizes will be awarded.

Food and drinks will be available