• CHARLESTOWN
Light Up event coming Nov. 27
Light Up Charlestown will begin at 5 p.m. Nov. 27 in Greenway Park, with Mayor Bob Hall and Clerk Treasurer Donna Coomer welcoming the crowd at 6:30 p.m. and leading the countdown to the Light Up at 6:45 p.m.
The concession stand will open at 5 p.m., where the Charlestown Beautification Committee will sell hot chocolate, while the Charlestown High School cheerleaders and Charlestown High School Theatre Department will be selling baked goods.
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• JEFFERSONVILLE
Benefit upcoming for Cissell family
A benefit for the family of Destiny Cissell will be from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday at Third Base Tavern, 134 Spring St., Jeffersonville.
This is an all-ages show until 10 p.m. Cover is $5 per person.
Born May 4, 1999, with nonketotic hyperglycinemia, she was not expected to live past the age of 9 months, but she fought to the age of 10. She died Oct. 27.
Proceeds from the evening will go to the Cissell family.
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Residents can give shoebox gifts to needy children
Bowles Mattress Co. at 1220 Watt St., Jeffersonville, will serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project, to provide toys and necessary items to children suffering from poverty and war worldwide.
This year, organizers hope to collect 1,600 gift-filled shoe boxes from families, children, churches, schools and civic organizations in the area. Bowles Mattress Co.’s hours for accepting donations are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 16-20; 8 a.m. to noon, Nov. 21 and 23; and 2 to 3 p.m. and by appointment, Nov. 22.
Operation Christmas Child uses tracking technology that allows donors to “follow your box” to the destination country where it will be hand-delivered to a child in need. To register shoebox gifts and find out what country they are delivered to, use the EZ Give donation form found at samaritanspurse.org.
Call 937-374-0761 or visit samaritanspurse.org for more information.
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Group selecting coats, cans
The dental office of Dr. Joe Jacobi — Advanced Dental Center announced the start of the Coats and Cans Christmas Project benefiting the Center for Lay Ministries in Jeffersonville.
Organizers will be collecting gently used coats and outerwear and canned food to be given to the Center For Lay Ministries food pantry. Collection will start Monday and will continue until Dec. 15. The goal is 50 coats and 500 pounds of canned or nonperishable food to be collected and donated to the center.
The center helps meet unmet basic needs of people in Clark County, giving out about 230,000 pounds of food from its food pantry in response to some 14,000 client visits.
The center’s Christmas Basket program is especially meaningful and relies on the generosity of contributions of canned goods from partners in the community. There is a great need in our community for these items as requests to the center are up more than 35 percent from last year.
People are asked to bring their clean wearable coats and nonperishable food items to the office
1706 Williamsburg Drive, Jeffersonville, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
For more information, e-mail frontdesk1706@
yahoo.com or call 812-283-5550.
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• HENRYVILLE
Alumni games scheduled for men, women
The Henryville High School Alumni Game will be at 6 p.m. Nov. 28.
Games will be scheduled for men and women who graduated from Henryville High School.
The annual alumni game is a fundraiser for the Dollars for Scholars Committee, which raises money to provide local students with scholarships.
Contact Jack Murphy at 812-294-4000 for information about playing.
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• CLARK COUNTY
YMCA offers child care on Black Friday
The day after Thanksgiving is a frenzy for parents rushing to snatch holiday bargains on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
So, the YMCA Clark County Branch is offering child care with supervised activities for ages 5 to 11, between 5 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 27, at the Y, 4812 Hamburg Pike, Jeffersonville.
Children will enjoy an inflatable activity, big-screen early-morning movie, craft project, turkey tag, swimming and many other age-appropriate activities.
Cost is $25 for the first child and $15 for each additional child from the same family. YMCA members and those registered in the Y’s school-age childcare program will pay $5 less per child. Fee includes breakfast, activities, and swimming, and all children should bring a sack lunch.
Visit the Y, or call Meredith Clipp-Rodriquez, the Y’s school-age child care director, at 812-283-9622 ext. 115 to register or for more information.
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Clark County
November 14, 2009
Evening News Briefs Nov. 15
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The Extra Milers: Teaching by example
- Initial hearing held in Lapping Park robbery
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Clarksville authorities close unlicensed massage parlor
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Kentuckiana Yacht closes, files for bankruptcy
“The downturn in the economy caused people to stop buying luxury items like boats,” said Steven Lohmeyer, the attorney who is representing the companies. “Even people that have money are holding onto it.”
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Clarksville, schools consider teaming up
One potential location for the school, discussed since December, is the former Value City Department Store building along Eastern Boulevard.
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Clark County insurance rep resigns
Commissioner Les Young said opening up the county’s insurance policies to examination may have been a factor in Olson’s resignation.
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“I’m sure it is,” Young said. “I guess he felt bad. You know in this day and age we have to look at getting the cheapest and best price that we can.” -
Jeffersonville man sentenced in cocaine case
“We would have liked a higher sentence on the jury trial case, but we’re happy with the aggregate sentence,” Clark County Deputy Prosecutor Jake Elder said.
Continued ... - News and Tribune briefs for Feb. 3, 2012
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Cigar shop, pizza parlor among new businesses in the area
- Feb 2, 2012
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