JEFFERSONVILLE
MLK events set
The 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday events in Jeffersonville have been set, with a theme of: “Have We Forgotten the Dream ...?
Events are:
SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST
9 a.m. Jan. 19, at Jeffersonville High School, 2315 Allison Lane. Guest speaker will be Andrew Melin, superintendent, Greater Clark County Schools. Special music guests will be the choirs from Bridgepoint and Thomas Jefferson Elementary schools. Full buffet breakfast, $20, Corporate tables of eight, $200. For tickets call 502-649-1771. All moneys used for King Scholarship Fund.
MUSICAL CONCERT
3 p.m. Jan. 20 at Wall Street United Methodist Church, 240 Wall St., Jeffersonville, featuring the choirs of Wall Street and Wesley United Methodist churches.
MEMORIAL MOTORCADE & SERVICE
12:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at City Hall, 500 Quartermaster Court, Jeffersonville, motorcade to Memorial Service at 1 p.m., at First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 1506 Spring St., Jeffersonville. Poster/Multimedia contest winners, King Scholarship winners and Freedom and Justice Awards presented.
K of C hosting chicken dinner
The Knights of Columbus, 225 E. Market St., Jeffersonville, will sponsor an all-you-can-eat chicken dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at the K of C Hall.
The menu will be chicken, green beans, macaroni and cheese, potatoes and gravy, slaw, drink and dessert is $8.
A large portion of the proceeds will be given to Father Tom for the Haiti Disaster Relief Fund.
Art program beginning this year
Beginning in 2013, the Jeffersonville Township Public Library will be offering a continuing monthly series titled “ArtSpace: Learn Create Enjoy.”
To start off this series, Artist Ray Day will be showcased from 2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 19.
A teacher for 34 years at Our Lady of Providence High School, Day developed Studio Arts and Theatre Arts programs, produced and directed drama and musical productions, taught Acting and Theatre Production and served as designer and technical director through 1988. Day continued teaching Studio Art until retiring in March 1996. Following six years of full-time art work, he returned to Providence in 2002 as Director of Development and Institutional Advancement.
For more information, call 812-285-5635, or visit jefflibrary.org
CLARKSVILLE
Archaeological society to meet
The Falls of the Ohio Archaeological Society meeting will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center, 201 W. Riverside Drive, Clarksville.
Mindi Wetzel, staff archaeologist for Corn Island Archaeology, will present information the firm’s investigations at Colson Park in Jeffersonville. Records indicated the site was originally the Old City Cemetery, which was confirmed by their excavations.
For further information, go to the Society’s webpage at
http://www.falls-society.org or contact Anne Bader at 502-592-235.
NEW ALBANY
Christian Academy hosting homecoming
On Saturday, Jan. 5, the Christian Academy of Indiana Warriors will host alumni events, starting at 1 p.m.
Events for the day will include an alumni game at 1 p.m., recognition of the homecoming court at 7:15 p.m., along with recognition of the ’98 and ’99 regional championship teams during halftime of the boys varsity game, and an alumni hospitality reception from 6 to 8 p.m. during the varsity girls and boys basketballs games against Christian Academy of Louisville.
“We are excited to be hosting our annual alumni game along with our homecoming game against Christian Academy of Louisville,” says Steve Kerberg, varsity boys basketball coach and Graceland Christian School graduate, in a news release. “We desire to have a strong connection between our past alumni and our athletic programs. We want to extend an invitation to all of our alumni for this special day.”
For more information about homecoming, visit the Christian Academy of Indiana website at www.caschools.us/in
Holy Family to present ‘Endless Summer’
The Holy Family theatre group will present “Endless Summer” on Jan. 18-19, at Marchino Hall, 129 W. Daisy Lane, New Albany. It will be the group’s 29th production.
The show is from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday’s performance is family night and the Saturday production is for adults 21-and-over.
The doors open both nights at 6:45 p.m. Recommended donation is $5 for adults and $3 for high school age and younger.
For reservations call 812-948-2820 or 502-544-9731.
SOUTHERN INDIANA
Mardi Gras bash coming Feb. 9
Goodwill Southern Indiana’s Mardi Gras Bash 2013 will be from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at Horseshoe Southern Indiana, 11999 Casino Center Drive SE, Elizabeth.
Featured will be live Dixieland Jazz performed by Market Street Stompers, silent and live auction, magician and juggler, raffle, dinner buffet and cash bar.
Tickets are $75 each and sponsorships and tables of eight are available.
For more information call 812-207-2316.
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Dalai Lama talks compassion
Without even an introduction, the 14th Dalai Lama took the stage in Louisville on Sunday to deliver a public talk at the KFC Yum! Center, the first event of his three-day Engaging Compassion visit to the city.
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New Albany, Jeffersonville celebrate Armed Forces Day
While a group of motorcycle riders, many of whom are veterans, took to the streets of New Albany to mark Armed Forces Day, a collection of groups offering assistance to former members of the military hosted a Stand Down event in Jeffersonville.
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Local and state graduation rates see a rise for 2012
A second round of graduation rates for 2012 from the state will please some local districts while making others wish the changes were never made.
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Legislature had little taste for alcohol bills
When it comes to alcohol, the 2013 legislative session may be marked more by what it didn’t do to boost booze sales than what it did.
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Debate over state's alcohol laws continue
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Emergency officials stage bus wreck, gas spill at FCHS
A school bus had turned over after being struck by a gas tanker, and as the truck leaked chemicals, emergency crews rushed in to try and rescue the kids who were trapped inside.
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35th annual Starlight Strawberry Festival May 25
When Joe Huber and Daisy Book were looking for a way to honor local strawberry farmers in the area, they probably had no idea that 35 years later, their idea would attract nearly 10,000 visitors each year.
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Rinpoche’s journey to Indiana remarkable
Considering his tumultuous past, Arjia Rinpoche still smiles a lot. During a talk he gave Thursday at a Louisville’s Festival of Faiths presentation to celebrate the arrival of the Dalai Lama, the Buddhist monk grinned and chuckled as he told the tale of his remarkable life.
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Floyd County Nutrition Coalition hands out 1,000 tomato plants
The organization recently handed out 1,000 free tomato plants in the community, as several groups participated in the effort including HOPE Southern Indiana, Floyd Memorial Hospital and Health Services and the Floyd County Health Department.
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“Caution Light’ the economic forecast for rest of year in Southern Indiana
Southern Indiana has made progress since the employment dip at the depths of the latest recession, but there’s still some catching up to do, Indiana University Southeast economic expert Uric Dufrene said Friday.
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“Caution Light’ the economic forecast for rest of year in Southern Indiana
Southern Indiana has made progress since the employment dip at the depths of the latest recession, but there’s still some catching up to do, Indiana University Southeast economic expert Uric Dufrene said Friday.
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