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Front Page Calendar
Calendar of Selected Events:
Mums for Relay
Now through the end of August, the St. Francis Xavier and St. Paul’s Relay
for Life teams are selling Hardy Mums just in time for fall. These 9-inch
mums come in a variety of colors – Crimson, Orange, Pink Daisy, Purple, Red
and Yellow. The mums are grown locally and are only $8 each. The flowers
will be available for pick up at St. Francis in Poseyville on Sat., Sept. 4
from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. You may place your order by contacting any Relay for
Life member, call Jeri Ziliak at 851-3435, Amber Oakley at 673-2318 or
e-mail to rjziliak@yahoo.com.
Class of 62 meets
Come to River Days in Mount Vernon, Sept. 10-12, 2010 Plan to join us at
Western Hills Country Club on Friday, September 10 at 6 p.m. for an informal
get together. Please call Marsha (Miller) King at 838-5160 or by e-mail
kinger610@insightbb.com by Sunday, September 5 if you plan to come.
PCCF benefit auction set
Join your friends at the Posey County Community Foundation for the first
annual benefit auction, For Good, For Ever on October 28 at 5:30 p.m. at the
Posey County Community Center. Help celebrate with foundation board members
and other attendees who are committed to our community’s future.
Tickets are $25 per person. Ticket includes dinner and entertainment with a
cash bar. Get yours by stopping by the Foundation office, calling
812-838-0288, or online at our website
South Terrace Open
South Terrace School will hold an Open House on Tuesday, September
7. Visitors may come from 6:30-8:30. Everyone is welcome.
‘Wall’ edition for sale
A numbered 25th Anniversary Edition of “The Wall” will be on sale
at various locations in Mount Vernon during the next few weeks. Copies are
now available at Printcrafters, 304 W. Fourth St. in Mount Vernon. The cost
is $43 (which includes tax).
Boat dock to be closed
Because of the Vietnam Moving Wall, the Boat Dock at Mount Vernon’s
Riverfront will be closed from Sept. 2 through the morning of Sept. 7.
Boaters may use the Hovey Lake Boat Ramp during this time.
The Boat Dock at the Riverfront in Mount Vernon will also be closed on Sept.
10, 11, and 12 during Mount Vernon River Days. On these dates, boaters may
use the Boat Club Ramp at the end of Canal Street for these days only.
River Days Parade
What a wonderful way to advertise your business, to promote a product, to
recognize a sports team or a group of volunteers, to introduce political
candidates. How can you do that? Be a part of the River Days Parade on
Saturday, September 11. There is no entry fee, but the deadline is September
1...so those who want to enter must act quickly. Entry forms for the Parade
are available on Page A10 of today’s Posey County News. They are available
at the Posey County News--Mount Vernon office as well as in Mount Vernon at
the Mayor’s Office, IGA, Wesslman’s, Dairy Queen, and Huck’s. The forms are
also downloadable online at the River Days website:
www.mtvernonriverdays.wikispaces.com.
Black Township Fire and Rescue is sponsoring this event which will begin at
5:30 p.m.
Information can be obtained from Donnie Sutton 812-205-5510 or Tim Fleming
812-307-0006.
