• FLOYD COUNTY
FCHS senior finalist in Fox in the Morning Idol Contest
Emmy Bodner, a senior at Floyd Central High School, is one of three finalist in the Fox in the Morning Idol Contest. Online voting begins at 9 a.m. Monday.
Bodner and her band, Exit 119, will perform from 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Wick’s Pizza in New Albany.
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NA-FC Library hosts Literary Tea to celebrate Black History Month
The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library is hosting a Black History Month Literary Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 27 at the library, 180 West Spring St., New Albany.
The Tea will feature local authors Judith C. Owens-Lalude, M.A., Pamela Peters, and the Rev. Paris Smith. Hats and gloves for the tea are optional for the ladies, but the library would like to encourage the public to come dressed formally if possible. The writers will discuss their works.
The event is free and open to the public.
Contact the library’s circulation desk at 812-944-8464 for more information.
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Job training available for Indiana’s older workers
Experience Works, the nation’s largest nonprofit training and employment organization for older workers, is now accepting applications for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) in Floyd County.
The program is designed to help low-income, older individuals enter the workforce, secure more challenging positions, move into new career areas or supplement their incomes. Funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, SCSEP is free to participants who are 55 and older and meet low income criteria. Through the SCSEP, Experience Works assists older people with self-assessments, technical and skills training, the job search process, and finding an appropriate training assignment with a local community service agency. The goal is to provide participants with the skills and tools to transition from their community service assignments to permanent employment with a local employer.
Visit experienceworks.org or call 866-976-5939 for more information.
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Library hosts inaugural soup cook-off
The “Food for Thought” Cookbook Group is sponsoring the inaugural Soup Cook-off at 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, 180 West Spring St., New Albany.
Entrants should bring a gallon of heated soup in a crock pot to the Strassweg Auditorium. Judging will begin at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a recipe or list of ingredients for the soup to share with the other participants. Three prizes will be awarded: First- and second place as selected by the judges and best soup as selected by the viewers.
Everyone is invited to sample and vote for the viewers’ choice of best soup.
Call the Indiana Room at 812-949-3527 and ask for Peggy for more information.
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• SOUTHERN INDIANA
INDATA Project to host Demo Day
The INDATA Project at Easter Seals Crossroads is hosting a “Demo Day” featuring devices that assist people with low vision on Feb. 17, at Rauch, Inc., 1200 Bono Road, New Albany.
Pre-registration for a free half-hour appointment during “Demo Day” is required by 4 p.m. Feb. 16. A variety of devices will be demonstrated with a particular emphasis on low vision technology, including: Desktop and handheld electronic magnifiers, specialty low vision glasses and other large print products. Attendees will also learn about the assistive technology loan library. The World Health Organization estimates more than 161 million people worldwide have a visual impairment; and of these, 37 million are blind and 124 million have low vision. The INDATA Project is a year-long series of free statewide “Demo Days” showcasing assistive technology devices for a wide variety of disabilities.
Contact Carol Girt at 1-888-466-1314 to register of for more information on assistive technology devices for other disabilities.
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Legal volunteers host ‘Talk to a Lawyer’
The legal volunteers will sponsor a “Talk to a Lawyer” call-in from 4 to 6 p.m. Feb. 16 to respond to any legal questions from the public.
This is a telephone conference only. No appointment is necessary.
Call 812-949-2292 at the date and time listed.
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