Parenting support group starts this week
Parents of toddlers to teens are invited to a new, monthly Parent Cafe presented by Ireland Home Based Services. “Surviving the Tough Stages” will be offered from noon to 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Brown County Public Library and continue monthly.
This is a parent education and support group focused on strengthening protective factors that are proven to keep families safe and strong. New topics are discussed monthly.
Child care is available for those who qualify.
RSVP by Tuesday, Oct. 17 to Ashley Parrott, 812-929-0549, text or call. A free $10 Walmart gift card will be given to each parent who RSVPs and a $5 bonus for referring a friend.
Youth rock band class meets Tuesdays
Rock band class is now offered from 3:05 to 4:05 p.m. Tuesdays in the music room at Brown County Intermediate School for middle and intermediate school students. The class includes guitars, drums, keyboards, basses and singers making music together as a team.
The current session of classes runs through Nov. 14. The session fee is $59; full scholarships are available for kids on reduced lunch.
The class is a joint effort between Everybody Rocks and Ivy Tech.
For more information, contact instructor Nathan Dillon at [email protected] or 312-576-1126; or Bridget Rinehimer at [email protected] or 216-372-9383.
To register online, visit ivytech.edu/youth.
Teen Time planned at library Wednesdays
Teens are welcome to hang out, play games, make crafts, talk about books and do homework during Teen Time at the Brown County Public Library, Wednesday afternoons through December.
A snack is included.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Youth program meets Wednesdays at Baptist church
HAMBLEN TWP. — A program for children and teens at Unity Baptist Church begins with a meal served at 6 p.m. Wednesdays.
For children ages 4 through high school, the Word of Life program includes a singing challenge, Scripture memorization and study, socializing and games. With an emphasis on “foundational truths from the Bible,” the program meets weekly through the school year at the church, 7361 Spearsville Road.
With questions, call program director Terry Sisson at 812-720-0299.
Get trained to help prevent teen suicide
The Indiana Youth Institute, the Brown County YMCA, Brown County Schools and the United Way 211 of South Central Indiana will offer a free suicide prevention training session for youth workers, parents, coaches, teachers and community members. It will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 in the Goldberg Room at Brown County High School.
Final practical history session for children
The Brown County Historical Society’s children’s program, Hands on History, will teach kids ages 8 to 12 about harvest from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.
Registration is required. The fee is $5 per child. The program takes place in the Pioneer Village in downtown Nashville.
To volunteer to help with the program, call Kathy Sparks at 812-988-2377 or email [email protected]. To register online, visit browncountyhistorycenter.org.
Youth poets, writers welcome at BETA group
A new youth writing group is organizing through Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association (BETA).
The Emerging Poets and Writers group meets Thursdays after school from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. at the BETA center, upstairs from Hoosier Art Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson St.
For more information, email facilitator Lory Winford at [email protected].
Foot reflexology sessions available
Simply Fitness, 59 E. Main St., will host foot massage sessions with certified reflexologist Leslie Dyar from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19.
Each 30-minute “Treat your Feet” session costs $30.
To make an appointment, visit squareup.com/store/simply-fitness or call 812-343-3560.
Confident Cowgirls session offered
BEAN BLOSSOM — Confident Cowgirls, a program to help girls ages 8 to 12 build self-esteem and confidence, will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19. Each session at Hope for Hearts Horse Farm includes a groundwork activity with horses, devotional lesson, activity or craft and snack.
The cost to participate is $10.
The farm is at 1005 State Road 45 West.
To reserve a spot, call Lisa Bowman at 317-496-0189 or email [email protected].
Register ahead for networking, educational luncheon
VAN BUREN TWP. — New Song Mission will host a luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20 for organizations and agencies that serve at-risk children and youth. Participants will learn how they can refer people to New Song Mission.
A tour of the 100-acre Brown County campus at 7202 Keith Donaldson Road will be followed by a chili lunch and the chance to meet the New Song team.
The mission is a privately funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational campus community where children live and receive love, guidance, and academic instruction in a family-like, Christian environment.
For location information, visit NewSongMission.org/Directions.
To register for the event, RSVP to [email protected] or call 812-372-1004 at least two days prior to the luncheon.
New concert series starts this weekend
Brown County Presbyterian Fellowship will host the first show in its Log Church Concert Series Sunday, Oct. 22 at the church, 602 State Road 135 North.
Afternoon and evening concerts will take place several times throughout the year and will be offered at no cost to the community, though donations will be accepted.
The first, “You Call That Classical?” will start at 3 p.m. Sunday featuring pianists Ji Hyun Kim and Mark De Zwaan, who are completing doctoral degrees in piano from Indiana University. The program will feature a wide variety of genres including classical, jazz, ragtime, four-hand piano and boogie-woogie, with music by composers such as Liszt, Debussy and Scott Joplin. “This will be classical music for people who aren’t usually drawn to classical music and performed at a level consistent with the best symphonies and soloists,” said church member Bob Young.
Guests are welcome to stay afterward for refreshments and conversation with the performers.
For more information, visit browncountypresbyterian.org.
Hot fish sold at tent on weekends downtown
The Brown County (Nashville) Volunteer Fire Department is selling fish sandwiches Saturdays and Sundays through the end of October at the tent on the courthouse lawn.
Serving hours are 10 a.m. to 4 or 5 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. Sundays.
This is the Nashville station’s biggest fundraiser of the year.
Seed swap, workshops, presentations at inn
The Brown County Inn, 51 State Road 46 East, will be the site of SEED Brown County’s local seed swap Saturday, Oct. 21.
Presentations and workshops will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Topics include backyard plant breeding, harvesting acorns for food, and SEED’s local food initiative.
State park hosts live raptor programs in fall
Brown County State Park is hosting live bird shows with representatives from the Indiana Raptor Center through fall.
The Nature Center show will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. A show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 will be at Abe Martin Lodge.
Presentations are included with park admission.
Donations to the raptor center are welcome. For more information, call the Nature Center at 812-988-5240.
Kids on Wheels to have hot air balloon event
Starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, the Kids on Wheels will have a hot air balloon tethered at the Brown County High School football practice field. The balloon will go up in the sky, but not travel around.
Admission is $30 per adult, $20 for ages 13 to 18, or $15 per child 12 and younger. This is a fundraiser for Kids on Wheels’ projects, including building a teen park in Nashville. The event is sponsored by Miller’s Ice Cream.
To help with the event, call Colleen Smith at 812-929-0160 or Clara Stanley at 312-310-3617.
District candidates will meet with county voters
Candidates running for the 9th District Congressional seat in 2018 have been invited to speak with Brown County voters over the next few months.
Liz Watson will speak and field questions at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Brown County Public Library. Watson, from Bloomington, teaches law and policy courses at Indiana University. To learn more, visit LizforIndiana.com.
Other invited candidates include incumbent Trey Hollingsworth (hollingsworth.house.gov), Tod Curtis (CurtisforCongress.org) and Tom Pappas (tomkpappas.com).
Meetings are sponsored by Brown County Indivisible Common Ground, a group “working for a progressive democracy through positive political action.” With more than 90 members, the group has been calling or writing to state legislators and members of Congress on such issues as social justice, health care, environmental protection, facilitation of voting, gun safety and taxes.
Community conversation on the Salt Creek Trail
The League of Women Voters of Brown County will moderate a community conversation on the additional phases of the Salt Creek Trail at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26 at Brown County High School.
Community members are urged to come, hear panel presentations, and provide their input, thoughts and suggestions on this initiative.
Members of the county commissioners, the county council and the school board will also be present and participating.
Town decoration contest winners get prizes
Shop owners, businesses and churches throughout town are eligible to win money in a fall decorating contest.
The contest is sponsored by Reynolds Leather and Gifts. The first place winner will receive $500; second place, $300; and third place, $200.
An independent team of judges will vote Friday, Oct. 27.
Gourmet dinner to benefit animals planned
STORY — A gourmet dinner with drinks to will be served in the historic barn at Story Inn, 6404 State Road 135 South, on Friday, Oct. 27.
The $135-per-person-meal will benefit the Brown County Humane Society through a grant from the Tony Stewart Foundation.
The price includes Cardinal Spirits cocktails from 7 to 7:30 p.m., a five-course dinner at 7:30 p.m. prepared by Chef Eric Swanson of Story Inn, and gratuity. Each course is paired with craft beer from Quaff ON!.
Attendees will receive a “wag bag” of pet goodies to take home. Some of the humane society’s four-legged “temporary residents” will be introduced.
For more information or tickets, visit app.etapestry.com/onlineforms/TonyStewartFoundation/Story-Inn-Dinner.html.
Trap shoot to benefit Shriners hospitals
GNAW BONE — The ninth annual Brown County Shrine Club Trap and Still Board Shoot will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at Pittman Farms, 6088 State Road 46 East. It will raise money for Shrine hospitals. Food will be sold.
For more information, call 484-888-3622.
Free movie airs at church Oct. 28
The movie, “War Room,” starring Karen Abercrombie, Priscilla Shirer and T.C. Stallings, will be shown at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.
The church, 51 E. Chestnut St., is on the west side of Salt Creek Plaza behind Hawthorne Hills apartments. Snacks and drinks will be served with the movie, all free of charge.
With questions, call the Rev. Dan Conley at 812-988-6585.
Monthly magic shows appearing downtown
“Saturday Night Magic” shows will take place at 6:30 and 8 p.m. every fourth Saturday at Rich Hill’s Magic and Fun Emporium, 75 S. Jefferson St. in Antique Alley. Oct. 28 is the next show date, featuring magicians Corbett Troyer and Ace Saturn, as well as Rich Hill.
The family-oriented show features close-up magic and humor with different professional magicians each month. Seating is limited to 25.
Tickets are $8 per child younger than 18 and $12 per adult. For advance tickets, visit richhillmagic.com, call 812-720-7029 or stop by the shop.
Music, testimony at Bean Blossom church
BEAN BLOSSOM — Rescue Me Ministries will offer music and testimony at Bean Blossom Community Church Sunday, Oct. 29. It will start at 6 p.m. at the church, 5046 State Road 135.
Rescue Me Ministries is led by a Christian couple who are committed to encouraging, strengthening and challenging other couples to fight for their marriage and family.
For more information, call 812-988-7359 or visit rescuemeministries.com.
Dog parade to benefit skate park project
Kids on Wheels is sponsoring a “Howl-O-Ween” parade for dogs in costume Tuesday, Oct. 31. The event will raise funds for skate park construction.
Registration with a $20 entry fee is at 4 p.m. at Brown County Health & Living Community. The parade steps off at 4:30 p.m. by Willow Manor Apartments and will proceed though sections of Brown County Health & Living Community and the parking lots of Hawthorne Hills and Willow Manor. Spectators can watch the parade from the sidewalks of Hawthorne Drive.
First prize is donated by the Bone Appetit Bakery.
With questions, call Isaiah Smith at 812-929-0596.
New story time session starting at library
A new session of Tuesday morning story time at the Brown County Public Library starts Oct. 31 and runs through Dec. 5.
The program, from 10 to 11 a.m., is for children 6 and younger. The purpose is to help kids build their early literacy skills through books, stories, art and play.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Kids, build on Wednesdays at the library
A new session of Creative Builders on Wednesday mornings starts Nov. 2 and lasts until Dec. 7 at the Brown County Public Library.
The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon and is for children 12 and younger. Lego, Duplo, Keva Blocks, Magna-Tiles and more will be provided. Meet in meeting room B in the lower level of the library.
For more information call the library at 812-988-2850.
Early literacy program on Thursday afternoons
Ready Readers, a program designed to build reading skills, will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursdays Nov. 2 to Dec. 7 at the Brown County Public Library.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Annual bazaar at Catholic church in November
St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1008 McLary Road, will host its annual Christmas bazaar in the lower level Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4.
The bazaar opens at 9 a.m. both days and closes at 5 p.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission and parking are free.
Items include Christmas decor; books; jewelry and accessories; collectibles and vintage dolls; hand-knitted, crocheted and quilted materials; pottery art; wall hangings, wood items; stamping and paper crafting creations; outside vendor specialties; hot tea served by Sweetea’s; cookies by the pound and other baked goods.
It also includes a silent auction of gift baskets and tabletop Christmas trees; and a raffle drawing for a hand-stitched, king-size quilt.
For more information, visit stagneschurchnashville.org or call the church at 812-988-2778.
Firefighters host annual turkey shoot
BEAN BLOSSOM — Fruitdale Volunteer Fire, 5200 State Road 135 North, will host a turkey shoot at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.
Guns can be 12 or 20 gauge, with a 32-inch barrel limit. The cost is $5 per shoot. Prizes include a 50/50 money shoot, turkey, ham and bacon.
Concessions and facilities will be available on site.
For more information, call 812-322-8865 or 812-988-1696.
Church celebrating 70th anniversary
MORGANTOWN — Gospel Lighthouse will celebrate its 70th anniversary as a church at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. All current and former churchgoers are invited to attend this special service, which will be followed by a pitch-in dinner.
The church is at the corner of Sycamore and Hoosier streets. For more information or to RSVP, call 317-372-4368 or 812-597-5256.
Veterans Day program slated Nov. 10
Brown County Schools will host its annual Veterans Day program Friday, Nov. 10 in the Larry C. Banks Memorial Gymnasium at Brown County High School.
Veteran Lt. Col. Dave Endris will be the guest speaker.
Veterans social hour will begin at 8:30 a.m. Students and staff will assemble at 9:15 a.m. in the gym.
Doors will open to the public at 9 a.m. and the program will begin at 9:30 a.m. The program will include introduction of veterans and recognition of fallen veterans’ widows; commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Brown County veteran Larry C. Banks’ ultimate sacrifice; a military salute performed by the BCHS band and choirs from the high school and junior high; presentations of the 2017 Voice of Democracy essay contest winners and Patriot’s Pin by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars; and presentations by the BCHS History Club.
Immediately following, a luncheon will be provided by the food services department in the auxiliary gym. All veterans and their families are welcome.
Date set for annual fall fashion show
Mulberry Cottage will stage its fall fashion show at the Brown County Inn Friday, Nov. 10. Doors open at 5 p.m. for visitors to shop the “mini boutique” at buy one, get one half off, and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $5 and available at the store on West Main Street or by calling 812-988-9803.
Chocolate walk to benefit animal shelter
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, the Brown County Humane Society will conduct its annual Chocolate Walk downtown.
Get tickets online in advance at bchumane.org.
Craft, antique bazaar planned at History Center
The third annual Abe Martin Village Bazaar is planned from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. It’s hosted by the Brown County Historical Society.
Items will include ceramics, art, gifts, antiques and other goods.
Women’s ‘Challenge by Choice’ retreat Nov. 11
Co-director of CYO Camp Rancho Framasa, Angi Sullivan, will facilitate a women’s retreat from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11.
The retreat will allow women to explore outdoor challenges by choice and to write in response to questions that arise in the context of how life challenges are met. It will take place at the CYO camp, 2230 Clay Lick Road.
The event is sponsored by Women Writing for (a) Change. The $75 fee includes a ropes course challenge, three writing circles using WWf(a)C safe circle practices, snacks, lunch and dinner. Tuition assistance is available. All activities are optional.
For full descriptions or to register, visit womenwritingbloomington.org.
Free legal clinic planned at public library
Legal Aid, a nonprofit agency, will host a free legal aid clinic from 3 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the Brown County Public Library.
People who attend will receive a 10-minute consultation to answer general questions, offer legal information or to receive other limited assistance or advice. There is no need to register in advance.
Legal Aid provides free civil legal services, lawyer referrals and domestic violence-related legal representation to low-income individuals in Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush and Shelby counties.
With questions, contact Legal Aid staff attorney/referral director Kelly Baer at 812-314-2720.
Bluebird nest box kits for sale
The Brown County Bluebird Club is selling cedar bluebird nest boxes for $15 each or two for $25 to raise money for the club. Email Dan Sparks at [email protected] or call 812-200-5700.
Book-a-Librarian service offered
Individuals or small groups can make an appointment with a Brown County Public Library librarian through the free Book-a-Librarian service. Sessions are limited to 30 to 60 minutes and are best used for instruction on how to use the library catalog, databases, digital resources and the internet. Call 812-988-2850 for an appointment.
Training for a community food emergency offered
The Terrorism and All Hazards Preparedness Committee of the Indiana Environmental Health Association will sponsor free training in “Managing Food Emergencies; Strategies for a Community Response.”
Training will take place at the Brown County Office Building, 201 Locust Lane, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 14 and 15. There is no charge to attend, but participants must register.
The course is designed to help communities develop a plan to effectively deal with a large food emergency. Training will include realizing when you need help, figuring out what resources are needed and where to get them, developing a plan to get a response, how agencies interact and who to contact.
Participants from agriculture, emergency management, EMS, fire service, law enforcement, veterinarians, laboratory, private food sector managers and public health employees are encouraged to attend.
The course will be taught by the National Center for Biomedical Research and Training of Louisiana State University under the NCBRT Homeland Security National Training Program.
To register, contact Jennifer Rugenstein at the Brown County Health Department at 812-988-2255.
Steele’s Country Christmas celebration planned
BELMONT — T.C. Steele State Historic Site will open a decorated Studio to friends and neighbors for its annual holiday celebration, Steeles’ Country Christmas.
From 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, children and families can visit and get photos with St. Nicholas and Belsnickel, make a Christmas card, decorate an ornament and hear a holiday music program. Cookies and mulled cider will be served.
The event is free with regular site admission and includes a tour of the historic buildings. Families can receive a special discount rate. Members of the Indiana State Museum and the Friends of T.C. Steele are admitted free.
For more information, visit tcsteele.org/programs or call 812-988-2785.
