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Social News
Legion to host fish fry
Owen Dunn Post 5 American Legion at 203 Walnut in Mt. Vernon, Indiana will
sponsor an “All You Can Eat Fish Fry” on Saturday September 4 serving from
5:30 to 8:30 p.m. as a fund-raiser for the “Post 5 Honor Guard”. The cost is
$9 per person; a child’s plate for 10 and under will be $6.
Carry out is available. Call 838-5122 to arrange for large carry out orders.
Proceeds will benefit the “Post 5 Honor Guard”. Post 5 will have a guest
permit that day so the public is invited. Please take your family to visit
the traveling Vietnam Wall and come have dinner at the Legion.
St. Wendel Social set
Saint Wendel Social will be held Saturday, September 11 from 5 - 10 p.m.,
and Sunday, September 12 from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
There will be a Pork Chop Dinner on Saturday from 5 - 8 p.m. and a Country
Chicken Dinner on Sunday from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Drive thru on Sunday.
Carry-out available both days.
Special attractions: Children’s games and Chinese Auction, Youth activities,
crafts, bingo, hand-made quilts, paddle wheel, wood crafts booth, food
booths, inflatable rides and raffle.
NH Healthcare collection for troops ends on Aug. 31
New Harmonie Healthcare has adopted the Bravo Company of the 101st Airborne
deployed in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The following items may be dropped off at the facility through the month of
August: wet wipes, toothpaste, deodorant, foot powder, band aids, playing
cards, magazines (sports, cars, hunting etc), disposable razors,
toothbrushes, neosporin, chap stick, zip lock bags, sunscreen. Non
perishable food items of: hard candy, beef jerky, sunflower seeds, pringles,
powdered drink mixes (propel, crystal light, sweetened koolaid, etc.) are
also appreciated.
These items may be dropped off at New Harmonie Healthcare Center’s front
lobby. Items will be shipped in early September.
Big Whopper ‘Liars’ Contest September 18
It’s That Time of Year Again…We’re Looking for a Few Good Liars
The 22nd Annual ‘Big Whopper - Liars’ contest is rapidly approaching. If you
have a story you would like to share that’s not on the up and up or enjoy
listening to some far-fetched stories, the place to be is Murphy Auditorium,
419 Tavern St. in New Harmony, Ind. at 7 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2010.
Bring the entire family and join us for an exciting evening in the finest of
storytelling entertainment with special guests ‘Clif the Drifter’ and other
celebrities. Admission for the contest is $5 per person for the contest.
So…see if you can catch a ‘Whopper’ or maybe throw one yourself. For your
entry form, tickets or more information please contact:
Jeff Fleming - 1 (618) 395-8491, Jeff Greenwell - 1 (812) 783-2762 or A.
Scott Huck - 1 (812) 963-5198.
Tickets will also be available at Murphy Auditorium night of Show.
Mount Vernon River Days to host “Give Back to the Community” event
The Mount Vernon River Days will host it Give Back to the Community food
drive during the festival held September 10-12. Four informational booths
will be set up during River Days to accept donated canned goods from
visitors. A tractor trailer will be on site to deliver the collected
non-perishable items to Posey County food pantries. Families especially need
our help now when back-to-school expenses have drained budgets.
Go on down to the Mount Vernon riverfront, enjoy the River Days festival,
and support the needy with donating a canned food item!
Hoosier Salon members receive awards
The Hoosier Salon New Harmony Gallery presented awards to winners of the 5th
Annual “Good Ole Summertime” Member Exhibit. On Saturday evening before a
large capacity crowd juried awards were presented to the winners during the
New Harmony Art and Antique Stroll. Prize money of $1,200 was distributed,
including the $500 Fifth Third Bank “Best of Show” Award presented to
Newburgh artist, H. John Smith, for his oil painting, Shrimp Boats. Winner
of 1st Place in Oil/Acrylic Division was J. Sue Wassmer of Poseyville for
her painting, Just Waiting, and 1st Place in Watercolor/Pastel/Other, Down
to the Lake, a watercolor by William Borden of Hanover. Sharon Steiner
received 2nd Place in Oil/Acrylic for The Coming Day and 2nd Place in
Watercolor/Pastel/Other went to Minda Douglas for a Linocut AP Print, Linked
Too. Merit Awards were presented to Marsha Bailey for Summer Along the
Wabash(colored pencil); Parrish Cooper for Early Morning Mystery(charcoal);
Chris Griffin-Woods for Antique Urn (oil); and Wyatt LeGrand for Shade Tree
(oil). Honorable Mentions were given to Pauline Amodio, Puyl’Eveque, the
Ouercy (oil); Steve Dodge, Indiana Heritage (oil); Henry O. Means, Resting
(watercolor pencil); John R. Oiler, On Vacation ( ink); Maggie Rapp, When
Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade (watercolor); Kathleen Rice, Harvest
Moon (acrylic collage); and Lawrence Rudolech, Harbor and Docks (oil).
Awards were presented by Kent Parker, President of the Hoosier Salon New
Harmony Advisory Board, and James Sanders, Past-President of the Advisory
Board.
The exhibit will remain on display until September 8. Comments from the
panel of jurors state that this exhibit is an “extremely strong show; some
very bold and challenging pieces of work. Some risk taking with remarkable
results.” Anyone interested in purchasing high quality fine art at
reasonable prices is encouraged to check out this show. The Hoosier Salon is
located at 507 Church Street in downtown New Harmony. Gallery hours are
Wednesday through Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Anniversaries
Varner Wedding Anniversary
Thomas and Veronica “Bonnie” Varner of Mount Vernon, Indiana plan to
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner.
Varner and the former Veronica Tinsley were married on September 3, 1960 in
Shawneetown, Illinois. They are the parents of Brian and Scott Varner, Tammy
Wade, and Melanie Newman. They have 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild.
Thomas retired from Country Mark Refinery in 1995.
Engagement
Tara Clevenger and Mark Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Clevenger of Owensville, Ind. are pleased to announce
the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Tara Clevenger to Mark
Smith son of Mr. & Mrs. Gary Smith of Cynthiana, Ind.
Tara is a 2002 graduate of Gibson High School, and graduated from USI in
2006. She is currently employed at Deaconess Hospital as a Radiologic
Technologist. Mark is a 1999 graduate of North Posey High School, and is
currently employed as an independent contractor at FedEx Ground.
The couple will be married on September 18, 2010 at St. Wendel Catholic
Church at 2 p.m. A reception will be held immediately following the ceremony
at the Posey County 4-H Center. Formal invitations have been sent but
friends and family are invited to attend.
