Farmersburg
Farmersburg woman celebrates 80 years
Naomi May Drake will celebrate her 80th birthday on Sept. 10. She was born to James and Hazel Watts on Sept. 10, 1929.
Naomi has been a lifelong resident of Sullivan County, married to the late Carter Drake. She has five children, Carta, Janet, Arley, Harley and Farley.
Cards are welcome and may be sent to 10418 N. State Road 63, Farmersburg, IN 47850.
Terre Haute
TH man celebrates 90th birthday
On Aug. 19, Loren Butts celebrated his 90th birthday at a party hosted by Frank Walker of Plaza North Dairy Queen. Loren led his buddies at a round of golf at the Landing afterward. Attending were Frank Davis, Jon Rhodenbaugh, Carl McKee, Jerry Baker, Jack Myers and Don Tyler.
Loren was a sergeant major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps serving in World War II in Europe. He is retired from the U.S. Postal Service and is still a great putter.
Crane
Crane to host POW/MIA ceremony
The Crane Army Ammunition Activity will join with Naval Support Activity Crane, and Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, in hosting the annual Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Ceremony at 10 a.m. Sept. 17. The ceremony will be conducted at the site of Crane’s POW Tree and Monument. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be in the center gymnasium.
During Crane’s 2008 ceremony, 25 former POWs, or families of deceased former POWs, were honored. Guest speaker for this year’s ceremony will be former World War II POW and retired Indiana University professor Gene Lawlis.
Lawlis, who wrote “Winking at Death: Memoir of a World War II POW,” was an Army Air Corps navigator whose B-25 bomber was shot down in the Pacific Ocean. His book details his accounts as a POW in a Japanese prison camp.
A luncheon to honor the former POWs will be at Crane’s Club Lakeview immediately following the POW/MIA ceremony.
Terre Haute
Parks Department taking reservations
The Terre Haute Parks and Recreation Department will start taking outdoor shelter reservations for the 2010 season on Tuesday. To reserve a shelter call the Terre Haute Parks Department at (812) 232-2727.
Terre Haute
Woman’s Department Club to kick off fall
The Woman’s Department Club of Terre Haute will kick off its fall programs when the organization’s past presidents are honored Saturday in the Country Club of Terre Haute at Allendale.
A social time will begin at 11:30 a.m. and a luncheon will be served at noon. An afternoon musical program will entertain the club’s honored guests.
Cost of the luncheon is $15 with advance paid reservations due no later than Tuesday by calling Madonna Glick at (812) 533-2463 or Shirley Hendricks at (812) 535-3953.
The Woman’s Department Club, one of the oldest women’s groups in the Terre Haute area, was organized in 1920. The WDC clubhouse at 507 S. Sixth St. was built in 1873 and later restored, and is included in the Farrington’s Grove Historical District.
Clay City
James Michael family reunion Saturday
The James Michael family reunion will be Saturday at the shelter next to the playground in Clay City Park. Lunch will be served at noon. Bring a well-filled basket lunch to share. Meat and drink will be furnished.
Terre Haute
Diehl family reunion planned Sept. 13
The Diehl family reunion is set for Sept. 13 at the VFW Shelter in Deming Park. Friends and relatives welcome.
Features
Valley Briefly: Sept. 6, 2009
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Treat your valentine with a rose and song
A rose is a rose … until it is sent anonymously in February with a lyrical, heartfelt appreciation.
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Turn-of-the-century tea shines during season of romance
You can take part in the season of romance at a turn-of-the-century tea hosted by Fortnightly Club members at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fortnightly, 421 N. Sixth St., Vincennes.
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Catfish tournament returns to Turtle Creek Reservoir
In partnership with the Indiana Catfish Association, Hoosier Energy is sponsoring its fourth annual Turtle Creek Open catfish tournament from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 17 at Turtle Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County.
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Actors needed for 3D films to be shot in Bloomington
The Indiana University 3D Production Class is seeking local talent to cast in its 3D Student Film Showcase to be screened at IU Cinema at 6:30 p.m. on May 1.
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Rosedale students, staff to prove they’ve Got Talent
Rosedale’s Got Talent and a Country Rhodes Fish Fry make for an exciting day in Rosedale on Feb. 18.
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Terre Haute artist putting ‘The Good Housewife’ on exhibit in New Harmony
Former Terre Haute artist Mary Ann Michna will exhibit a series of mixed media artworks titlted “The Good Housewife” at the Women’s Institute and Gallery in New Harmony.
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ISU School of Music scholarship concert Sunday
Tickets are available for the Indiana State University School of Music’s 21st annual Wind/Percussion Scholarship Concert, scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday in Tilson Auditorium in Tirey Hall.
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Fowler Park Pancake Breakfast coming up
The Vigo County Parks and Recreation Department will host the 26th annual Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 in Fowler Park Log Barn.
- Dance lessons: Feb. 9, 2012
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EIU readies love songs for Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, Eastern Illinois University’s Choral Ensembles are planning to celebrate the majesty of love.
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‘Play It Again Sam’ to open at Old Town Theatre
The Woody Allen comedy “Play It Again, Sam” will open Feb. 17 at the Old Town Players Theatre and Arts Center, 432 Broadway St. Performances will continue Feb. 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26.
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Traveling Civil War exhibit makes history personal
Civil War history will come alive for visitors to the Sullivan County Public Library who experience “Faces of the Civil War,” a traveling exhibition created and managed by the Indiana Historical Society.
- Bingo: Feb. 9, 2012
- Museums and Exhibitions: Feb. 9, 2012
- Book signings: Feb. 9, 2012
- Theater: Feb. 9, 2012
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Dicky James and the Blue Flames give strong performance in Memphis
Terre Haute-based Dicky James and the Blue Flames weren’t the big winners at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn., last week, but the group did win accolades and made contacts that should help it raise its profile nationally.
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‘All Dolled Up’ exhibit opens today VU’s Shircliff Gallery
“All Dolled Up,” an exhibition of handmade dolls, will open today at Vincennes University’s Shircliff Gallery of Art.
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Marshall Senior Diners’ Club staging ‘Movie Monday’
Senior Diners’ Club at Harlan Hall in Marshall will be sponsoring a “Movie Monday” at 1 p.m. Feb. 27 following lunch.
- COMMUNITY: Feb. 9, 2012
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Concerts: Feb. 9, 2012
An asterisk (*) indicates tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com.
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Butler Theatre to present version of ‘Tartuffe’ starting Wednesday
Butler Theatre presents a contemporary version of Moliere’s “Tartuffe” beginning Wednesday in Lilly Hall Studio Theatre 168.
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VIDEO: On the Banks of the Wabash far away …
Paul Dresser left Terre Haute a niche in history.
Opportunism, squabbling and fading memories gradually washed that gift away, like the unending flow of the Wabash River he immortalized in song.
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Story of homeland foundation of vocal group
Since their earliest recordings and performances, the South African-based Grammy Award-winning male a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as individuals and as a group, have maintained a respect and a reverence for their past.
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Original copy of 13th Amendment at Lincoln Library & Museum
A fully signed and recently restored copy of the Congressional resolution for a 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the official act that would abolish slavery in the United States, will be on display in the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum’s Treasures Gallery.
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RCAA member presents ‘Waterfalls’ at Vigo Library
February brings a stunning exhibit of waterfalls by photographer Spencer Young to the Vigo County Public Library in Terre Haute.
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River Wools’ Stitch Red/Wear Red part of First Friday events
Downtown Terre Haute’s First Friday is a monthly evening that encourages collaboration among downtown merchants, museums, galleries, and university and commercial venues.
- Nightlife: Feb. 2, 2012
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