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n The Pachyderm Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Pino’s Il Sonetto at 4200 S. Seventh St.
n Terre Haute Adult Chess Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Deming Center at 615 Cherry St. For more details, call (812) 299-5111.
n ACTS (Advancing Christ Together As Singles) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the conference room of Maryland Community Church at 4700 S. State Road 46. For details, call (812) 234-7100.
n J.A.M. (Jesus and Me) Club for ages 4 through fifth grade meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Faith Wesleyan Church at 6751 S. Carlisle. The Youth Group for children in six through 12th grades will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the church. For more details, call the church at (812) 299-8365.
n Terre Haute SPEBSQSA, Banks of the Wabash Chorus, will rehearse from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday in Harmony Hall at 1257 Lafayette Ave. The chapter is open to all male singers. There are no age restrictions. For membership details, call Harmony Hall at (812) 232-4926.
n Women of Note choral group will rehearse from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Marshall United Methodist Church at Marshall, Ill. For details, call (217) 826-5161 or 826-2226.
n Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday in the lower level of the Vigo County Public Library at Seventh and Poplar streets.
n Vigo County Quilters Guild will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Electric Living Conference Room in the Duke Energy office at Home and Elm streets.
n Wabash Valley Antique Glass and Pottery Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in Shadow Auction Barn at 1517 Maple Ave.
n Indiana Ghost Trackers will meet Saturday. Call Shawn Burris at (317) 745-2042 or (317) 437-5227 for time and location.
n Vigo County Extension Homemakers dates to remember: Sugar Grove club will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Methodist Church at Fruitridge and Maple avenues. Installation of officers is planned and the events for the following year will be discussed. Burnett club will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Burnett Church. Installation of officers is planned. Members are reminded to bring a canned good for charity. Fayette club will meet at 11 a.m. Friday at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds. The meeting will feature the club’s exhibit at the fair and other fair events. For details on Vigo County Extension Homemakers programs and activities, call the Purdue Extension Service, Vigo County office, at (812) 462-3371.
n Gold Wing Road Riders Association, Terre Haute Chapter D, meets at 8 a.m. today in the Golden Corral Restaurant at 10 W. Johnson Drive. For more details, call Darell Robbins at (765) 344-1011.
n The Kiwanis Club meets at noon Thursday in the MCL Cafeteria at The Meadows shopping center. Kiwanis Club of Greater Terre Haute meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in MCL Cafeteria at The Meadows.
n Terre Haute Rotary Club meets at noon Tuesday in the Holiday Inn at 3300 S. U.S. Highway 41. Terre Haute South Rotary Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursday in the Holiday Inn.
n Breakfast Optimist Club meets at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the Clabber Girl Bake Shop in Hulman & Co. at 900 Wabash Ave. Noon Optimists will meet at noon Thursday in Pizza City at 315 N. Second St. Wabash Valley Optimist Club meets at noon Tuesday in Pizza City at 315 N. Second St. Make reservations before 10 a.m. Tuesday by calling (812) 232-5253. New members and guests welcome. For more details, call Donna at (812) 466-6979. Clinton Breakfast Optimist Club meets at 7 a.m. Thursday in the Iron Skillet at 359 Fulton St. in Clinton.
n The Exchange Club of Terre Haute meets at noon Tuesday in the Holiday Inn at 3300 S. U.S. Highway 41. The Downtown Exchange Club of Terre Haute meets at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday in Boo’s Crossroads Cafe at 679 Wabash Ave.
n Wren-Smith Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. Monday in the post home at 608 W. National Ave. in West Terre Haute.
n Vigo Toastmasters will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 101E of the John T. Meyers Technology Building at Seventh and Cherry streets. To improve speaking skills and presentations, visit geocities.com/vigo_speakmasters/ or call Hal Strahm at (812) 478-7788.
n Hymera Ruritan Club membership will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Ruritan building at Hymera.
n Riley Lions Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lions Den. For more details, call Vern or Linda Tincher at (812) 894-2750.
n Mom’s Own Morning group meets from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday in Maryland Community Church at 4700 S. State Road 46. Moms volunteer to supervise children in the co-op every three to five weeks. To join, call Toni at (812) 877-0010 or Susan at 877-7290.
n Knights of Columbus, St. Mother Theodore Guerin Council 541, will meet for First Degree initiation at 3:30 p.m. today in the K of C’s Council Hall at 1320 Lafayette Ave.
n Wabash Valley Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Vigo County Public Library at Seventh and Poplar streets.
n West Central Indiana Bird Club for all bird lovers will meet to discuss and promote the health and happiness of our pet birds, from 7 to 9 p.m Tuesday in the Vigo County Public Library at Seventh and Poplar streets. For details call Lauren Dempsey at (812) 299-0419.
n Beta Sigma Phi Sorority chapter activities include: BSP City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Vigo County Public Library at Seventh and Poplar streets with President Tami Edwards presiding. Reservations for the council picnic scheduled for Aug. 11 at Sacred Heart Community Center are due at this meeting. Refreshments will be served by members of Laureate Gamma Beta chapter.
n Goldenaires of First Financial Bank will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the bank’s conference center with hostesses Vivian Froeb and Dora Booker.
n Friends of Poetry will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Sycamore Manor at 25th and Ohio streets.
n Christian Women’s Club prayer connection will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the home of Ulla Kesler at 2749 Midwestern G. St. in Paris, Ill. Reservations for the “Feeling Young at Heart” luncheon scheduled July 21 are due by Friday. Make reservation by calling (217) 275-3410 or (812) 466-5637.
n Terre Haute Chapter 20 of the Cruiser Club USA motorcycle club will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at Thompson’s Motorsports. All makes and manufactures are welcome. Come ride and enjoy the sport. After the business meeting there will be a group ride to a dinner location.
n The following Order of Eastern Star, District 8 chapters meet at 7:30 p.m. this week unless otherwise noted: West Terre Haute 428 will have a closed installation of officers on Tuesday with worthy matron-elect Carrie Kesler and worthy patron-elect Terry Creasey presiding. Terre Haute 43 will have installation of officers at 7 p.m. on Monday with worthy matron-elect Julie Schumon and worthy patron-elect Jim Schnurpel presiding. Twelve Points 528 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the William Penn Lodge for installation of officers with worthy matron Edna Helms and worthy patron Jim Helms presiding. Note: Mail yearbooks and chapter news to Betty Sheets.
Valley Life
Groups & Gatherings: July 12, 2009
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Terre Haute museums keeping history alive
Even if you don’t have a mystical Egyptian tablet that brings museum inhabitants to life at sunset like character Larry Daley in the “Night in the Museum” movies, history can come alive for you, your friends and family at the many museums in the Wabash Valley.
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ANNIVERSARIES: Feb. 12, 2012
• Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jackson
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Learn brief history of Social Security at Brown Bag
Join Amy Long, Social Security operations supervisor, for a brief history of Social Security, including why and how Social Security was created, changes over the years and information on the future at 12:10 p.m. Thursday at the Vigo County Public Library for a Brown Bag.
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Terre Haute’s litter leads to trashy look, feast for crows
Dear My Fellow Hoosiers,
Why do you litter? When I moved here in April 2007 there were two things that I noticed right away about the Wabash Valley. -
PAW PRINTS: Enjoy a pet-friendly Valentine’s Day
Every year, the poison control experts see a rise in pet cases around Feb. 14, with many involving chocolate and lilies (a flower that is potentially fatal to cats).
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Greene’s Goose Pond offers Marsh Madness, March 2-4
Special to the Tribune-StarWildlife Area’s annual Marsh Madness bird festival takes place March 2-4 at multiple locations around Greene County.
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WEDDINGS: Feb. 12, 2012
• McBride Menestrina
• Baer-Marshall
• Miller-Lunsford
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ENGAGEMENTS: Feb. 12, 2012
• Archer-Cooper
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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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Vectren cautions public about snow, ice removal
Vectren Energy Delivery wants to remind customers to proceed with caution when removing snow and ice around natural gas meters at their homes or businesses this winter.
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Workshop to emphasize basics of alpaca farming
A one-day seminar on the fundamentals of alpaca farming is planned for Saturday at St. Mary-of-the-Woods.
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Genealogy Society offers free forum
The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society is offering a free educational forum titled “Brick Wall Hurdling” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in rooms A, B and C of the Vigo County Public Library at Seventh and Poplar streets.
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PAW PRINTS: Want to adopt a pit bull? Here are some helpful hints
Despite the bad publicity, pit bulls can be very lovable and loyal family dogs. There is a great deal of confusion associated with the label “pit bull.” The most accurate definition refers to two breeds: the American pit bull terrier and the American Staffordshire terrier. Some people include other breeds in this group because they share similar head shapes and body types.
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Purdue Extension to offer diabetes cooking school
Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service-Parke County is offering a diabetes cooking school starting Feb. 27.
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Pepsi Community Caps Program to benefit charities
Refreshment Services-Pepsi will kick off its 2012 Community Caps Program on March 1. The Community Caps Program will benefit several charitable organizations and schools in Clay, Parke, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana and Edgar County in Illinois.
- Special Occasions: Feb. 5, 2012
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Serve as 4-H judge, volunteer
The 2012 4-H Bi-State Judges and Leaders Clinic will be Feb. 18 at Ivy Tech Community College’s Main Campus, at 8000 S. Education Drive.
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BRIDGE COLUMN : Feb. 5, 2012
With January now history we can report new faces in both master point races, male and female.
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Tried 'n' True: Upside Down Pizza calls for crescent rolls
When our boys were young, we went every Sunday evening for pizza in Charleston, Ill. When they got to be older and they were working on the farm, I would make pizza from scratch.
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Extension to offer basic food preservation workshops
Purdue University Extension will be offering basic food preservation workshops at Clabber Girl Culinary Classroom in Terre Haute. Two sessions will offer different methods.
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GRAPE SENSE: Trips open my eyes to new wines in new regions
The wine industry spends a lot of money worldwide to promote brands, regions, and wine tourism. One of the many ways the wine industry invests is press trips.
Depending on when you read this column, I’m either in France or just returned from a press trip.
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Clay Habitat plans open house
Habitat for Humanity of Clay County will stage the dedication ceremony and open house for the Mary Ann Hofmann family home from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 at 518 E. Ridge St. in Brazil.
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Born to perform: Terre Haute South senior to sing in Carnegie Hall
Soon, the domed ceiling of Carnegie Hall and the archway in the Hayes family kitchen will share a special connection.
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8th District Rep. Bucshon visits CASA volunteers
The U.S Representative of the 8th Congressional District, Larry Bucshon met with CASA volunteers earlier this month to learn more about the Vigo County Court Appointed Special Advocates.
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Paw Prints: Animal protection law ranking hits home
The Humane Society of the United States released the 2011 “Humane State Ranking” of all 50 states and Washington D.C.
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Tried 'n' True: Here's a recipe for all you chocolate lovers
This recipe is for all you chocolate lovers.
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Soybean farmers build state fair building
Since 98 percent of Americans no longer live on farms, Indiana soybean farmers are going to bring the farm to the public in a new exhibit building at the 2012 Indiana State Fair.
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Sign up now for Rockville Public Library’s ebook class
Rockville Public Library will have free demonstrations on how to use ebook readers with its downloadable ebook service, Overdrive.
- Weddings, Anniversaries: Jan. 29, 2012
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Sullivan Foundation looking for Volunteer of Year
The Sullivan County Community Foundation is currently seeking nominations for its “Volunteer of the Year” award to be announced March 29.
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