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Farm Management Program set
Purdue Extension is hosting a Farm Management Program on Feb. 11 to address questions about crop insurance and other legal issues involved in farming.
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Anniversaries listing: Feb. 3, 2013
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Foxworthy
Mr. and Mrs. William Hite
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Birthday listing: Feb. 3, 2013
Virginia “Ginny” Allen, born Jan. 30, 1921, celebrated her 92nd birthday with her family on Jan. 26.
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Greene County Marsh Madness Festival set
The Greene County Marsh Madness Festival will take place March 1 and 2. The event is a community based bird festival to celebrate Greene County’s natural resources, along with the Sandhill Crane and waterfowl migration at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.
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Register for Indiana Hunter Education Course
An Indiana Hunter Education Course will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 23 and noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 24 at Roselawn Memorial Park in Terre Haute. Attendance to all sessions is required for certification.
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Lincoln Trail College to offer Valentine wine class
Lincoln Trail College will offer community members an opportunity to learn the basics of wine tasting, wine and food pairing techniques, and the history of the grapes used in each wine on Feb. 5 at the college in Robinson, Ill.
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‘Google for Genealogists’ program at Vigo Library
Most genealogists are using 10 percent or less of the resources behind Google when it comes to research. The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will be presenting a program, “Google for Genealogists,” featuring Thomas MacEntee live through the Internet, on Feb. 11.
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Edgar Master Gardeners planning ‘April in Paris’
The Edgar County Master Gardeners are again sponsoring their annual garden seminar, “April in Paris,” on April 11 at the Cornerstone Baptist Church, 15197 U.S. 150, in Paris Ill.
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WORD PLAY: Scrabble Club broadens Greene County youngsters’ vocabularies and experiences in a fun way
Drew Helton nodded his head like a wise college professor dispensing scholarly advice.
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TRIED ’N’ TRUE: A recipe from a family who loves pork chops
My family loves pork chops. I think that was my husband’s folks’ favorite. They were our boys’ favorite.
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CHRIS DAVIES: Avoid the nutritional supplement route to success
Weight loss may be among your New Year’s resolutions. If so, you may want to avoid the nutritional supplement route to success.
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YOUR GREEN VALLEY: Mobile markets would increase availability of healthy food choices
In the 1930s, Parke County resident Marjorie Hays remembers every little town had a grocery store.
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Anniversary listing: Jan. 27, 2013
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schoffstall
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Rockville Public Library to host open house
The Rockville Public Library will host an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 17.
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Wedding listing: Jan. 27, 2013
Lewis-Arnold
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Correctional facility to participate in Big Read
The Rockville Correctional Facility will once again participate in The Big Read in conjunction with the Rockville Public Library, the Vigo County Public Library and Rockville High School.
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Ms. Wheelchair Indiana Pageant seeks entrants
People On Wheels Ms. Wheelchair Indiana Pageant is seeking entrants to the 2013 Ms. Wheelchair Indiana competition.
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Day Nursery awards more than $32K in grants
The Terre Haute Day Nursery Endowment Fund of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $32,000 in grants Jan. 16.
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Engagements listings: Jan. 27, 2013
McCleary-Kiefer
Sell-Mason
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Nominate best environmental projects
The 2013 Indiana Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence look to recognize Indiana’s extraordinary environmental stewards and pollution prevention projects of 2011 and/or 2012.
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Birthday listings: Jan. 27, 2013
Thelma J. Parr, 104
Florence Williams, 104
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Center recruiting adult mentors
The Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark counties is currently recruiting adults age 21 and older to become mentors to students in Martinsville and Chrisman school districts.
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Vermillion Soil, Water Conservation District annual meeting to include comedy
The Vermillion County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is hosting the SWCD annual meeting on Feb. 12. After a free dinner, courtesy of the SWCD's Conservation Partners, and short business meeting, the audience will be entertained by farmer/humorist Kevin Cox.
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At Home on Stage: Upcoming concert brings Grammy-nominated band and singer-guitarist back to Terre Haute
A club in New York City or the front room of the Eldredges’ house near West Terre Haute. The setting never fazed Terry Eldredge, even as a teenager. He could play music anywhere, bold and confident.
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GRAPE SENSE: Want to learn more? Wine tastings aren’t just for snobs
Wine tasting sounds like something for wine snobs. Consumers who buy wine at groceries and liquor stores should do a little more wine tasting to expand their palate and knowledge.
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TRIED ’N’ TRUE: Recipe uses apples, sausage in a casserole
When we lived over on the river I had a lot of fruit trees. My apple trees would produce a lot of apples. I had two trees, so had to do something with all the apples.
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Birthday listing: Jan. 20, 2013
Ruby Carter of Terre Haute marked her 103rd birthday on Jan. 12 during a family dinner in Peddle Park Retirement Center.
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CASY plans Orientation I and II training
Community Alliance and Services for Young Children, better known as CASY, provides Orientation I training for those interested in becoming a licensed child care provider, and Orientation II training for licensed Family Child Care Providers.
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Rockville Public Library clarifies library card policy
Because of the recent expansion of the Rockville Public Library’s service area, any resident or property owner in Parke County — except those served by the Montezuma Library — may have a Rockville Public Library card.
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Zumbathon benefit set for Feb. 2
A “Shimmy and Shake for Levi” Zumbathon is scheduled from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 2 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center at 1101 S. 13th St.
All proceeds from the event will go to 4 Paws for Ability, in honor of Levi Walker. - More Valley Life Headlines
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Farm Management Program set




