Community Notes

Greene County Historical Society

The Greene County Historical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19 at the Shawnee Theatre in Bloomfield. Everyone welcome.

Bloomfield Masonic Lodge

Bloomfield Masonic Lodge will hold a called meeting April 27 with meal at 6 p.m. to be followed by 50 year awards of gold and a master mason degree at 7 p.m.

LSHS Band Booster trash bag sale

Linton-Stockton High School Band and Miner Kadet students will be visiting your neighborhood from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday with trash bags to sell in support of the LSHS band program. If you aren't visited by students but would like to purchase trash bags please call 847-6022 extension 309 to place an order.

Diagnostic Screening Echocardiograms

The Care Group, cardiologists from Indianapolis, and Greene County General Hospital will offer "free" screening Echocardiograms to local incoming freshman or any other high school student in the county and Dugger that has not received one in the past. This diagnostic test is to help detect cardiac problems that may go unnoticed and will be from 3 - 7 p.m. July 23 on the second floor of the hospital in Linton. Consent forms are required and can be picked up at the Greene County Daily World in Linton, Greene County Ambulance service in Bloomfield or the hospital's administration office in Linton. Students must have this completed, signed and with them prior to the exam or their parent must accompany them.

Revival

Providence Baptist Church will hold spring revival services at 7 p.m. April 26 - 29 with Evangelist Harlan Barnett speaking. For more information contact Pastor Darren McDonald at 847-8519.

Breakfast

Delta Theta Alumnae will meet at 9 a.m. April 30 at the home of Jean Resler. Bring philanthropy hours.

Salvation Army meeting

Salvation Army Greene County unit 551 will hold an advisory board meeting Friday in the Bloomfield Library conference room. Anyone interested in being a part of Salvation Army is invited.

Flower and Patio Show April 25-26

The Fifth Annual Greene County Master Gardener's Flower and Patio Show will conducted April 25-26 at the Greene County Fairgrounds. The show will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 25 and 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. April 26. Admission is free. The show features vendors, demonstrations, plant sale, food, free trees, raffle. The fairgrounds is located one mile east of Switz City on State Road 54.

Greene County Humane Society

The Greene County Humane Society has a few Shop-A-Thon Coupon Books remaining from its fundraiser. Booklets are $44.95 or save $5 each when you buy two or more.

Center Township Advisory Board to meet

The Center Township Advisory Board will meet in special session at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Center Township Fire Station.

Burris Chapel Cemetery

The Burris Chapel board members will meet at 7 p.m. on April 23 to discuss the upkeep of the cemetery. The meeting will be at the residence of Rodney Walker.

Greene-Sullivan Special Ed Cooperative

The Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in executive session to discuss confidential student records, information about prospective employees at 8:30 a.m. today with the regular meeting to follow at 10 a.m. in the conference room at 77 "A" St., NE, Linton.

1960-70 Linton-Stockton class reunion

The deadline for advanced tickets to the LSHS 1960-70 class reunion has been extended to May 1. Advance tickets are $20 person. Tickets at the door are $30 per person. The reunion will be July 3 at the Linton Elks. Doors open at 6 p.m. with live music at 8 p.m. For more information contact Connie Kinnett at 847-9772 or visit the Web sites http://reunion6070.ning.com or http://6070.homestead.com

Pancake and sausage day

The Sandborn Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual pancake and sausage day from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children 5 - 12 years of age and children under 5 eat free. All proceeds go to the purchase of a new rescue saw.

Bloomfield NARFE

Bloomfield NARFE will have a 11:30 a.m. lunch and a 12:30 p.m. meeting today at Stoll's in Linton. All retirees and guests are welcome to attend.

Recycling trailer

Greene County Solid Waste District's mobile recycling trailer will be in Lyons by town hall today through noon Wednesday, April 15. It will be moved to Owensburg the following week.

Citizen's Academy graduation Thursday

Greene County Citizen's Academy graduation will be at 6 p.m. April 16 at the 4-H Fairgrounds. RSVP by April 10 by calling 659-3862 or e-mail at ctrampke@wrv.k12.in.us

Greene County 4-H

Horse and Pony fundraiser

Greene County 4-H Horse and Pony Club will hold an auction and soup supper Saturday at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Cost is $ 5 for adults and $4 for 12 and under. Soup supper starts at 4:30 p.m. and auction starts at 6 p.m.

Chicken noodle dinner

The Shelburn Church of God will hold a chicken noodle fundraiser from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $6 for those 12 years of age and up and $3 for those under 11 years of age.

Nationwide Web cast

Bloomfield First Christian Church will host a live nationwide Web cast of Town Hall for Hope The Economy, Your Money, Real Answers With Dave Ramsey at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 23. Everyone is invited to this free event. The church is located at the corner of Spring and Jefferson Streets.

Worthington Garden Club

The Worthington Garden Club will auction a large selection of healthy starts (perennials, annuals, herbs, trees, ground covers, garden décor and more) from 10 a.m. - noon April 25 in the Worthington Park Community Building. Free admittance and free food. The Garden Club is a non-for-profit organization that strives to beautify Worthington. 812-384-2879 dengreen@node1internet.com.

Creation Science seminar

A creation science seminar will be held April 18-19 at the Linton Church of Christ with Brother Joe Overman speaking.

Switz City Alumni

Switz City Central Alumni will meet June 13 at the WRV High School in Switz City. Registration begins at 3 p.m. If you are a former student, graduate or teacher and would like to attend call 659-3527.

Cornerstone Church special services

The Cornerstone Church in Switz City will hold special services at 7 p.m. today and at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Easter Sunday.

L-S kindergarten enrollment

It is time to pre-enroll students for the 2009/2010 Linton kindergarten classes. During the month of April, school staff will need to know the names of those students who will be taking the kindergarten screening in May. Children who will be five 5- years old on or before Aug. 1 may take the screening which will be given in the kindergarten rooms in the elementary school on Tuesday, May 19. As pre-enrollment information is received, each child will be given an appointment time to come in for screening. Anyone who needs a pre-enrollment form should contact the elementary school office. The phone number is 847-6039.

Fish fry Saturday

The Marco United Methodist Church located off of State Highway 67, will host the semi-annual spring fish fry on Saturday starting at 4 p.m. The fish fry is a buffet all-you-can-eat meal consisting of fried pollock fish, homemade potato salad, baked beans, cole slaw and homemade dessert. Cost is $7 for adults and children (under 12) $4. A new stair lift has been installed for easy access to the basement. After the meal, there will be gospel singing for your enjoyment in the church upstairs.

Greene County Retired Teachers

Greene County Retired Teachers will meet at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Methodist Church in Worthington.

Bloomfield yard sales

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Annual Town Wide Yard Sales on May 2. To sign up go to: www.bloomfieldcoc.com. Deadline to enter to be on the map is April 24.

Tobacco cessation class starts Thursday

A tobacco cessation class will be on Thursday evenings from April 16 -- June 4 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the conference room at Greene County General Hospital. Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (patches or gum) will be made available to class participants for the duration of the class, courtesy of the Greene County Public Health Department. You must register in advance to participate. Class facilitator Chris Sparks, R.N., is a certified tobacco cessation counselor through Community Intervention, Inc. and Clarian Tobacco Control Center (Clarian Health Partners). To register, or for more information, please contact Chris at 847-9496. The classes are a collaborative effort of the Greene County Tobacco Prevention Coalition, Greene County Home Health Care, Greene County General Hospital, and Greene County Health Department. Individual cessation counseling is also available by calling 1-800-QUITNOW or the GCTPC office (384-8769).

FSSA Mobile Application Station

The FSSA (Family and Social Services Administration) Mobile Application Station will be available from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday at Angell's Food Center parking lot in Linton.

RCA/GE/Thomson Luncheon

The semi-annual buffet luncheon for RCA/GE/Thomson retirees association members, former employees and guests will be April 23 from 10:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the Indiana University Hoosier room located under the west side of the IU Football Stadium. (Dunn Street between 46 bypass and 17th Street) Call Charles Stickels (12) 332-3696 or Sara Davenport (812) 824-8245 for parking instructions. Cost of the lunch, tax and service charge will be $10 per person when making reservations and $12 at the door. Mail reservations to Sara Davenport, 8540 S. Old State Road 37, Bloomington, IN 47403. Deadline is April 20.

Worthington to consider sewer rate increase

The Worthington Town Council will discuss the possibility of an increase in residential sewer rates at the next regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. today. The meeting is open to the public.

Domestic violence training for volunteers

The Middle Way House will host a domestic violence training for volunteers from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Bloomington -- 219 E. 4th St.

Salvation Army meeting

Salvation Army Greene County unit 551 will hold an advisory board meeting April 17 in the Bloomfield Library conference room. Anyone interested in being a part of Salvation Army is invited.

Shakamak class of 1967 to meet

The 1967 Shakamak High School graduates should mark Sept. 25 on their calendars as a 60th birthday celebration is planned. The catered dinner/party will be at Shakamak State Park's log cabin starting at 4 p.m. with dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. The cost of the dinner will be $9 per person. If anyone can provide addresses for any Shakamak High School 1967 classmate, please contact Patty English Strahla at (812) 939-3187 or e-mail pstrahla@kempercpa.com. Patty will also be taking reservations for the dinner and those can be mailed to her at 307 W. 7th Street, Clay City, Ind., 47841

End Times Study

The Calvary Baptist Church will host a series of studies of the Revelation of Jesus Christ beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday with Pastor H. Eugene Riker instructing. The church is located one quarter mile east of Walmart in Linton. A nursery will be provided plus a class for children. For transportation call 847-7110. Classes are free and open to the public.

Lebanon Cemetery

Spring clean-up at Lebanon Cemetery has begun. Graves should be cleared off by Saturday. Items may remain on the stone but decorations not removed from the grave will be disposed of.

Eastern Greene kindergarten round-up

Eastern Greene kindergarten round-up is from 12:15 - 4:15 p.m. Wednesday and from 12:15 - 3:15 p.m. Thursday. Your child must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 to attend kindergarten this fall. Appointments are now being made by calling the elementary office at 825-5623 extension 225. Appointments will be an hour in length. All current kindergartners will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. on April 15, 16 due to kindergarten round-up.

Blessed Hope special days

Blessed Hope will hold its Easter Sunday services on Sunday and a "Family and Friends" special service Sunday -- which also kicks off spring revival. Revival is from April 19 - 22 with guest preachers, Dr. Ed Johnson, Pastor Tim Russ, and Evangelist Chris Stansell. Blessed Hope Baptist Church is located just south of Jasonville on State Road 59. Times of services are Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning preaching at 10:30 a.m., Sunday evening at 7 p.m., and Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. If you have any questions, feel free to call our offices at (812) 665-3282.

Peavey Cemetery

Spring clean-up for the Peavey Cemetery is underway. Wreaths and other such winter decorations need to be removed prior to this date. Memorial decorations that interfere with mowing should be removed prior to June 15.

Miniature golf fundraiser

Friends for Kids of Daviess County will be host its annual Miniature Golf Tournament on April 25 at Putter's Bay course in Washington. There will be a shotgun start at 10 a.m. with several prizes. This is the annual fundraiser for the organization that mentors children of Daviess County. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children. For more information on the tournament or the organization contact Lisa at 698-0302.

Greene County Republican Party

"An Evening with Lincoln" will be hosted by the Greene County Republican party April 30 at the 4-H fairgrounds. At 5:30 p.m. a reception will kick-off the event and will be followed by dinner, a silent auction and the program. Guest speaker is Lonn Pressnall, a professor at the University of Illinois, who has 40 years experience with Lincoln presentations. Greene County Schools will also be recognized for academic and athletic talents. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information contact Otto Prow at (812) 876-1235 or Pam Yoho at 384-9303.

WRV kindergarten enrollment

White River Valley Lyons and Worthington Elementary School will conduct kindergarten enrollment Thuursday. At Worthington, pre-enrollment will be alphabetically by last name on the day of enrollment. 1 p.m. -- Last name beginning with "A" through "M", and 2 p.m. -- Last name beginning with "N" through "Z." Lyons pre-enrollment will be anytime between noon and 2 p.m. on the day of enrollment.

Kindergarten round-up

Shakamak Elementary School will conduct kindergarten round-up April 21 from 9 a.m. - noon, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., and 4 - 5 p.m. Children who are 5 years old on or before Aug. 1 are eligible for enrollment. Kindergarten packets are available in the elementary office. Packets should be picked up prior to round-up.

Eastern Heights Utilities

Eastern Heights Utilities is flushing water hydrants in town limits today through Friday with the rural area hydrants being flushed next. Customers may experience discoloration during this time.

Bible-based meeting at FLC

A Bible-based meeting at the Family Life Center on the east side of the courthouse square in Bloomfield will take place on Wednesday nights from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. It is offering a 90-day workbook called "A Daily Choice" by Overcomers Recovery Support for overcoming life controlling problems. For more information call 384-6321.

Easter egg hunt in Dugger

The Dugger-Cass Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor its annual Easter Egg Hunt today at Union High School. The hunt starts at 2 p.m. and is for ages 0-12 years.

Reserved youth turkey hunt

A reserved youth turkey hunt will be Saturday and 19. Sign-up is now through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Minnehaha office to hunt at Minnehaha FWA, Hillenbrand FWA, Chinook FWA, or Fairbanks Landing FWA. A limited number of youth hunters will be allowed to hunt on each property per day.

Tri-Kappa selling cheeseballs

Bloomfield Alpha Theta Chapter of Tri-Kappa is selling cheeseballs with nuts. Cost is $5.50 each. To order contact Kim Hughes at 384-9211, Susan Heaton at 384-8249 or Melissa Toon at 384-3506.

Fairview Cemetery clean-up

Fairview Cemetery clean-up is now underway. The city of Linton asks that all flowers, wreaths, hangers, hooks, etc. be removed from the graves. Only those attached to the stone will be kept. To retrieve any decorations contact Cemetery Superintendent Larry Fulford. Items will be taken to the caretaker office area for your convenience.

Switz City Central Alumni

Switz City Central Alumni needs addresses for the June 13, 2009 event. Please send addresses to Sonja Hayes R 1 Box 32, Switz City, IN 47465. For more information call 659-3527.

Greene County afghans for sale

The Greene County Afghans, sponsored by the Scotland Historical Society, can be purchased at Main Street Gifts, Linton; Greene County Historical Society and Mar' Lyn's, Bloomfield or by calling Brenda Massette 863-2874.

Midwest Gas survey

Midwest Natural Gas Corp. will conduct its annual leak survey patrol during the month of April. You may notice service personnel on your property checking for any potential gas leaks. For more information call 1-800-491-4150.

Worthngton Tri Kappa cheeseballs

Worthington Tri Kappa is selling cheddar or chipped beef cheeseballs for $5. They are available at the Worthington Public Library. For more information call 875-3815.

LSHS class reunion

The Linton-Stockton High School class of 1984 is planning its 25th class reunion. The class is asking for updated addresses. Please send addresses to Richard Brown Insurance, 58 W Vincennes Street, Linton, Ind., 47441. For more information phone (812) 847-4798 or e-mail Debbie Lynch Alsman at ddalsman@sbcglobal.net. Reunion date is July 3 at the VFW, S Vincennes Street, Linton.

House of Grace

House of Grace Coffee House will offer fellowship, food, worship and youth classes. The church is located at 792 S. Section St. in Dugger.

Pleasantville food pantry

The Pleasantville United Methodist Church food pantry is now open on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month from 10:30 a.m. - noon.

GED preparation classes

Turning Point Education Center in Switz City is offering GED preparation classes. Class times are available Monday through Friday from 8:15 to 11:15 a.m. and noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays 5 - 8 p.m. Interested students may contact Misty Hunt at 659-2533 for program information and enrollment requirements.

Linton Community Share

Sign up for Linton Community Share at Linton City Hall on Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Lyons Senior Center Monday-Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Worthington Senior Center Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Lyons Senior Citizens Center

The Lyons Senior Citizens Center, 150 N. Jefferson St., now has wooden toy crafts for sale. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lyons First Christian Church youth group

The Lyons First Christian Church youth group meets at 6 p.m. on Mondays at the church's East Broad Street location.

E-mail complaints

Linton residents can report problems with pot holes, street complaints and drainage issues by e-mailing them to turp@minerbroadband.com.

Jasonville Senior center update

The Jasonville Senior Citizen Center, located at 145 S. Lawton, has opened a country store and gift shop. It will be open from 9 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. All proceeds will benefit the senior center. For more information, call the center at 665-9882.

Wig bank

The American Cancer Society announced its wig program is now being offered to cancer patients at Pam's Style Shop in Bloomfield. The program is a service of the American Cancer Society and is free to cancer patients. For more information, call Dona Stewart at 384-4160 or visit Pam's Style Shop, at 3 County Road 70 E.

Narcotics Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous will meet Saturdays at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church on State Road 54 East. There will be open discussion and all are welcome.

Lebanon church food pantry

Lebanon Baptist Food Pantry will only be open on the fourth Thursday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m.

Bloomfield Food pantry

The Refuge Assembly of God food pantry will be open every Wednesday from 1-5 p.m. to assist those living in Bloomfield. To donate, please contact Trina at 384-8093 during the pantry's open hours.