• NEW ALBANY

Kemper Foods recieves $3M grant

Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman made the $3 million Community Economic Development Program grant to Kemper Foods International official Thursday.

Word of the grant was released last year, as the funds were released to help foster business expansions following the recent natural disasters that have impacted Indiana.

Kemper Foods will use the grant to purchase equipment to build on its operations and hire more employees for its frozen food production.

“In these tough economic times, it is critical to leverage all of the resources we can to spur economic growth in communities that were affected by natural disasters,” Skillman stated in a news release.

— Staff Writer Daniel Suddeath



• FLOYD COUNTY

NA-FC hosts Literary Tea

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 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. Please join us for tea and hear these remarkable writers 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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Yard sale to benefit Relay for Life

Georgetown Elementary's Annual Relay for Life Yard Sale originally scheduled for Feb. 6 has been rescheduled for Feb. 20, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the school’s cafeteria.

All kinds of household items, clothing and toys will be available for purchase to support Relay for Life and the fight against cancer.

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Carnegie celebrates Black History

The Carnegie Center for Art and History will offer several programs during February in conjunction with Black History Month at the Center, 301 East Spring St., New Albany.

• Make & Take Children's Activity: Felt Apple Bookmark Clips and Family Reading Area

Today and Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Families can read the children’s book An Apple for Harriet Tubman and then make felt apple bookmark clips to take home. Families are also invited to experience the exhibit Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad. Free and open to the public.

• Poetry Reading

Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 – 9 p.m.

Enjoy an evening of poetry while surrounded by art in the Carnegie Center's galleries. Refreshments will be available from Dueling Grounds Café, while local poets share their writings with our visitors. Free and open to the public.

• Family Fun Workshop: Helping Hands Wreaths

Saturday, Feb. 13, 10 a.m. – noon

The Carnegie Center invites families to our February free Family Fun Workshop to make a helping hands wreath. Suggested ages are 2-12, and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Free and open to the public. Pre-registration is required and is on a first-come, first-served basis, limited to 60 children.

• Make & Take Children's Activity: Apple Sun Catchers and Family Reading Area

Saturday, Feb. 13 and 27, 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Families can read the children’s book An Apple for Harriet Tubman and then make apple sun catchers to take home. Families are also invited to experience the exhibit Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage: Men and Women of the Underground Railroad. Free and open to the public.

Call 812-944-7336 to register for the Family Fun Workshop or for more information or visit carnegiecenter.org.

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• SOUTHERN INDIANA

Man’s world record confirmed

It’s official, there is a Guinness World Record holder in Southern Indiana.

On Dec. 11, John Young, a New Albany resident and franchise owner of Chris Cakes Catering — a pancake catering company — tossed a 6 ounce pancake out of a skillet 28 1/2 feet in the air and then caught in the same skillet without breaking.

Young actually broke the previous record of 25 feet, 6 inches on his first try, but was able to increase the height of his toss to 28 1/2 feet during a fundraiser at Bass Pro Shops in Clarksville.

After the toss, Young had to send in evidence of his feat and have it confirmed by a Guinness official, which has now been completed.

To see the video on the Guinness Web site go to: http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Pancake-Toss/video/892727/769 1.html

— Staff Writer Braden Lammers