> SOUTHERN INDIANA — CLARK COUNTY
Livestock enrollment set
Clark County 4-H youth planning to exhibit beef or dairy steers at the 2012 Clark County 4-H Fair must have their animal(s) enrolled and RFID tagged Feb. 4. The identification will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the fairgrounds, 9806 Ind. 62, Charlestown. Commercial heifers and cows can also be brought to this February enrollment date.
Four-H’ers must be in the possession of the animal(s) and be feeding and keeping records of their project from Feb. 4 to the Clark County 4-H Fair. If the animal(s) are not enrolled by the deadline date, the animal(s) will not be eligible to be shown at the 2012 Clark County 4-H Fair. All animals must be owned or owned in partnership by the 4-H member. First year 4-H members must join a local 4-H club and turn in a 2012 Clark County 4-H member enrollment form to the Clark County Extension Office prior to this Feb. 4 ID day to be eligible.
Youth needing 4-H Livestock Enrollment Forms or any additional information should contact the Clark County Extension Office at 812-256-4591.
FLOYD COUNTY
Gallery on Pearl to offer new exhibit
Works from artists in the Floyd County Crit Club will be featured in a new exhibit opening Feb. 3 at The Gallery on Pearl.
The exhibit is titled “12x12,” and will be on display through March 16. The opening reception will run from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Gallery on Pearl, which is located inside the White House Centre at 222 Pearl St. in New Albany.
For more information, visit the website www.thegalleryonpearl.com.
Hospital offering free hunter education course
A free Indiana Hunter Education course is being offered at Floyd Memorial Hospital’s Paris Health Education Center, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 and March 3. Anyone age 12 or older who is interested in hunting wild game in Indiana must have a Hunter Education card in order to purchase a hunting license. Students of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Fish and Wildlife course must attend both days in order to complete the required 10-hour instruction time to receive certification.
Gun safety, tree stand safety and basic survival are all covered in the course. Lunch is not provided. There are a limited number of seats available. Call 1-800-476-8723 to register.
This is required for anyone born after December 31, 1986 who wishes to hunt wild game. Hunters with hunter education cards or certificates from other states or Canada are allowed to use them as appropriate documentation to purchase a hunting license. Hunter Education is also required in order to hunt on certain military reservations. Other states do check certifications carefully. Hunter Education certification never expires. Once a hunting license is obtained, it should be on your person while hunting.
Contact Floyd County Hunter Education Coordinator, Thomas Cogswell, at 812-949-5587 with questions.
JEFFERSONVILLE
New thrift store opening
Southern Indiana Animal Rescue is opening a new thrift store with all proceeds to benefit rescued animals.
Sophie’s Hope is the name of the shop, in honor of one of neglected dogs that have recently come to the rescue. The opening is planned for Feb. 1 and the store will be located at 3808 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville. The phone number is 812-786-9324.
Consider donating your gently used items to help with the care of the animals. Donations cover the cost of spay, neuter, micro-chipping, worming, flea/ tick control and any other health conditions a pet may have upon coming to the rescue.
SOUTHERN INDIANA
Deadline set for Legion’s Boys, Girls State
The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary’s goal is to promote Americanism and citizenship while educating America’s youth.
Students who are currently in their junior year of high school are given the opportunity to attend Boys or Girls State hosted by the Legion. Area schools are generally contacted in January by chairmen from the local American Legion Post or Auxiliary. Home schooled students are also encouraged to complete an application to attend the program.
To learn more about the program visit: hoosiergirlsstate.org and hoosierboysstate.org or contact the school counselors before contacting your local American Legion for applications and brochures. The deadline for application submission is March 1.
Local journalist to discuss book
John Boel is a longtime Louisville TV journalist who found himself on the other side of the desk and in the news in 2010 after being arrested for his second DUI and getting fired from his job at WLKY 32 in Louisville.
After 30 days in a rehab center near his hometown in Minnesota, Boel decided to chronicle his 25-year journalism career in “On the News … In the News” which is currently the third best selling local book on the market. In the book, Boel covers the high points — including earning more than 70 Ohio Valley Regional Emmy awards for outstanding journalism — and low spots in his career, including his recovery.
Now the new anchor for the WAVE-3 Sunrise show, Boel will share his journey with the Louisville chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in a free talk at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26 in the second-floor Education Center at Baptist Hospital East. The public is invited to attend. Copies of Boel’s book will be available for purchase.
Those who attend should park on the second floor of the hospital’s parking garage, and take the pedway to the Education Center. Follow the signs to Room 2G.
