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Social News
MV Relay for Life 5K Run, Walk
Mount Vernon Relay for Life will host the annual, “Lace Up Against Cancer
5K” run/walk at 9 a.m. on March 10, 2012. Registration Cost is $20 until
March 1 and $25 after March 1 until race time on March 10.
All proceeds benefit Relay for Life. For more information contact Brittaney
Johnson via email bjohnson@ccwin.com or phone 812-319-9027 or 812-838-4175.
PCPP Spring Craft Fair set for March 31
Posey County Pound Puppies is having a Spring Craft Fair for the first time
this year, Saturday March 31, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Posey County 4-H
Grounds Community Bldg (between Mt Vernon and New Harmony).
Craft fair and car show We will have great selection of food, a silent
auction, the Easter Bunny for pictures and much more.
Legion Dance, Dinner set
Post 5 American Legion in Mount Vernon will host a “Sweetheart Dinner and Dance” on Saturday, February 11. The event will be open to the public and feature a Prime Rib dinner followed by a dance. Please watch your newspaper as details develop.
Steak dinner, auction Feb. 25
The Annual Ribeye Steak Dinner and auction is taking place on Saturday,
February 25 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Ribeyre Gymnasium in New Harmony.
The auction begins at 6:30 p.m and the money will go towards interior gym
projects. You can buy a steak dinner for $15 or a hamburger or hot dog
dinner for $8. Sides include a baked potato, salad, drink, dessert and roll.
Come not only to eat good food but to see the beautifully restored
gymnasium.
St. Matthew’s Men’s Club breakfast to benefit Yeidas
St. Matthews Men’s Club is having a pancake sausage breakfast on February
12, 2012 in the all purpose room. A donation from this breakfast will go to
Mac Yeida, the four- year old little boy of Sara and Gabe Yeida who is on
dialysis daily and waiting for a kidney transplant..
The breakfast can be served as early as 7 a.m. and be served as late as 11
a.m. The price is $8 for adults and $5 for children K-8th Grade. Carry-outs
available. Tickets may be purchased at the door.
Artist Mary Ann Michna exhibit on display
The Good Housewife Exhibit, by New Harmony artist, Mary Ann Michna, opens at
the Women's Institute and Gallery, 916 E. Granary St., New Harmony, Ind. on
Friday, February 10 and will continue through May 6, 2012. The mixed media
artwork was created between 1997 and 2001 when Michna's studio was located
in the historic Stutz Building in downtown Indianapolis.
Michna studied at Pratt Institute in New York and received an MFA in 1978.
She has exhibited her artwork both regionally and nationally. She currently
works out of her studio in New Harmony, Indiana. The Artist Reception will
be Saturday, February 11, 4 - 7 p.m. during the New Harmony Winter Gallery
Stroll, when galleries and some shops are open with refreshments.
Tales & Scales to host Jazz Brunch
On Sunday February 19, 2012, from 11a-2p Tales and Scales will present
their second annual New Orleans Jazz brunch at Old National Bank’s Wayne
Henning Atrium on Evansville’s Riverfront. This Marti Gras themed event will
promote and support Tales and Scales non-profit programs.
During the event, Tales and Scales troupe (Ashley Frary, Monte Skelton, Pat
Ritsch and Brandon Hagen) will be performing their latest musictale “The
Enchanted Horn”. The brunch will be in “New Orleans Big Easy” style and food
will be provided by Chef Josh Armstrong of Riverview by Firefly.
For 26 years, Tales and Scales is an innovative ensemble that seeks to
engage you people through musictelling, which is a blend of music, theater,
story telling and creative movement. Annually, Tales and Scales reaches over
25,000 young people through workshops in schools throughout Southwestern
Indiana and tri state region.
Tickets for the event include brunch and are $25 childen, $50 adult, and $75
VIP seating. Sponsor tables are also available. Please call 812-425-8741 to
purchase tickets.
Poseyville seeks help with ball field funds
By Valerie Werkmeister
As Spring nears, so does the March 1, deadline the North Posey Youth Club
(NPYC) has set to raise $25,000 to build a third baseball field at the
Poseyville youth baseball park. Recently a fundraising letter was mailed out
to 4,400 households and in the first week, donations totaling nearly $4,500
have been tallied. The youth club is a 503c organization that qualifies
donations to be tax deductible.
“We’re hoping to get a good community response. We’ve gotten a lot of
positive feedback about the letter. We want to offer the community the
opportunity to help out if they want to,” Jason Hoehn, NPYC President said.
Hoehn stated the program depends on the generosity of the community to help
sustain it. Volunteers dedicate their time and resources for the betterment
of the program.
Currently, there are only two fields at the ball park along with the fields
at North Elementary School that provide an area for over 500 youth to play.
Completing construction on a third field is a necessity and youth club
officers hope to have it ready for spring play. The club hopes to bring
T-ball play from the North Elementary fields up to the youth park this
spring. Lights still need to be purchased and fencing, as well as a dugout,
must also be constructed. Volunteers have already stepped up to provide the
labor at no cost.
The youth club, which also includes Kevin Wassmer as vice president, Jay
Pearison as secretary and Greg Newman as treasurer, must focus on
sustainability for the program. The youth club not only oversees boys’
baseball, it also includes girls’ softball, football and baseketball for
youth ages five to 12.
A youth league night has been planned at the Red Wagon Restaurant in
Poseyville for Tuesday, February 28, from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m. Customers can
provide coupons to their server and the Red Wagon has agreed to donate 10
percent of the bill to the youth league. Coupons are available at many
businesses in Poseyville, from any youth club officer and also appears in
this newspaper. Hoehn also stated that clipping this story to present to the
Red Wagon server will also suffice.
One sign-up for all boys, ages five to 12 as of May 1, who would like to
play baseball this year has been planned for February 20 and February 22. It
will be held from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. both nights at the Poseyville
Community Center. T-ball fees are set at $25, rookie and minor league fees
are $35 and the fee for major little league is $40. All fees are due at
sign-ups.
Boys who are ages five –six will play T-ball. The season begins in late May
and will be played on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Rookie league serves
boys who are ages seven and eight. Minor league is for boys ages nine to 12.
Everyone is eligible in these programs regardless of skill level.
The major little league program requires try-outs and players will be chosen
until each team’s rosters are full.
Individuals who are unable to make a donation but would like to help out in
some way will have an opportunity during work days on March 3 and 10. Each
work day will begin at 8 a.m. and continue until the work is done.
Anyone who did not receive a fundraising mailer and would like to make a
donation can mail a check to the North Posey Youth Club, P.O. Box 78,
Poseyville, IN 47633. Any questions can be directed to one of the club
officers.
Engagements
Tanner Hobgood and Jessie Crumbacher
Jeff and Tracy Williams of Poseyville and Kevin Hobgood of Evansville are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, Tanner Hobgood to Jessie Crumbacher, daughter of Tracey and Steve Wyatt of Hoover Alabama and Jeff Crumbacher of Evansville. Tanner is a 2011 graduate of North Posey High School and is currently employed by the USAF as an Air Traffic Controller. Jessie is a 2010 graduate of North Posey High School and iscurrently employed at Little Crazy Daisy flower shop. A late summer wedding is planned. The couple will reside in White Sands, New Mexico.
Births
Samuel Joseph Green
Gordon and Patti Green of Mount Vernon are proud to announce the birth of
their son, Samuel Joseph. Samuel was born on November 3, 2011. He weighed 7
pounds, 14 ounces and was 20 and 3/4 inches long.
He was proudly welcomed home by his brother Colton. Grandparents include
Dick and Jackie Green and Frank and Peggy Liberti, all of Mount Vernon.
