TERRE HAUTE —
Sustainability conference set for November
The first Our Green Valley Alliance for Sustainability annual conference is set for Nov. 9-10 at University Hall on the campus of Indiana State University.
The Nov. 9 events will feature keynote speakers and breakout sessions in six main topic areas, including:
• Energy/resource consumption
• Waste stream management
• Local foods
• Bikeable, walkable, livable communities
• Social justice
• Environmental stewardship
The Nov. 10 schedule includes childrens’ activities, OGVA’s inaugural membership meeting, and a public forum to share results of a community survey (take the survey at: www.ISUsustainability.org/survey) and gather input for Vigo County’s first Sustainability Report and Action Plan.
Each day will provide opportunity to sample local foods and network with conference attendees.
“With the success of the 2011 Green Town Terre Haute conference, we wanted to keep the momentum going for advancing sustainability awareness and action. The combination of learning and open dialogue will help to move us forward as a community,” said Lorrie Heber, president of OGVA.
Updates on the conference and registration information are available at www.ourgreenvalley.org or by email at conference@ourgreenvalley.org.
Our Green Valley Alliance for Sustainability is composed of people, institutions and organizations in the Wabash Valley working together to enact Earth-friendly, sustainable practices to improve personal and public health, community vitality, economic development and the environment.
The groups seeks to meet “the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their need.” The Alliance is dedicated to advancing environmental care by:
• promoting education and public awareness.
• encouraging partnerships.
• facilitating leadership and activities.
• providing forums for policy development.
• producing a sustainability plan for the Wabash Valley
• advocating the enactment of a sustainability plan.
Genealogy program to look at Indiana court records
On July 9, the Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will offer a presentation by Brian Spangle titled “Early Knox County, Indiana Court Records: Civil, Criminal and Probate.”
The program will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. on the lower level of the Vigo County Public Library.
The program will focus principally on civil and criminal records because these two sources are frequently overlooked by genealogists as valuable sources of information.
Spangle will discuss the types of records to look for and explain how these can be helpful. Some time will be devoted to discussing divorce records.
In addition, probate records will be reviewed and examples shown from the Knox County records, dating from the 1790s.
Spangle serves as the Knox County Public Library’s Historical Collection Administrator, having worked at the library since 1986.
Spangle has a master’s degree in history from Indiana State University. He is a member and past president of the Vincennes Historical & Antiquarian Society and the Northwest Territory Genealogical Society.
Since 1999, he has written a weekly local history column for the Vincennes Sun-Commercial.
The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society serves Clark, Crawford and Edgar counties in Illinois and Clay, Greene, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana.
For more information on this and other WVGS programs, visit www.inwvgs.org.
Youth anger management topic of discussion
The Indiana Youth Institute is hosting a Youth Worker Café on Wednesday in Brazil to provide information for parents and youth workers on dealing with youth anger management.
Dennis Bumgarner, a licensed social worker and psychotherapist, is the featured speaker. Bumgarner is an experienced trainer and behavior coach and has directed the Chapel Hill Center for Brief Therapy, a consulting, counseling and training practice in Indianapolis, since 1983.
This event is open to youth workers, parents, community leaders, youth ministers, educators, counselors, others working to impact the well-being of local youth and those interested in this topic.
The seminar will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the YMCA of Clay County at 225 E. Kruzan St. in Brazil. As part of IYI’s Youth Worker Café program, attendees will receive lunch at no charge.
While the event is free, reservations are required by Monday to Mary Yelton at myelton@frontier.com or Joe Shrode, IYI Southwest Indiana field representative, at jshrode@iyi.org.
Youth Worker Cafés are designed to bring together local youth workers to build relationships and inspire collaborations that will benefit kids.
This Youth Worker Café is made possible by the collaborative efforts Clay Community Schools LEAAP (Linking Education to Adults, Adolescents and Preschoolers) program and IYI.
The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of Indiana children and youth by serving the people, institutions and communities of Indiana that impact their well-being.
Scam protection program set
The Rockville Public Library will present “Don’t Be A Victim: Protect Yourself from Scams and Identity Theft” at 1:30 p.m. July 18 at the library.
Amanda Meyer, outreach specialist at the Office of the Indiana Attorney General, will host a seminar to educate the public on how to protect themselves from scams and identity theft.
Meyer’s talk will include:
• The latest scams and frauds done through the mail, over the phone, and on the Internet
• Techniques used by fraudsters
• The importance of protecting your personal information
• How to check your credit report for free
• How to freeze your credit to prevent ID Theft
The public is encouraged to attend. The presentation is free.
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