Pioneer Women
The Pioneer Women’s Club meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the History Center, 90 E. Gould St. Interested women are welcome.
Rotary club
Jan Swigert will discuss the Brown County Weekend Backpacks program when the Brown County Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. The breakfast meeting will be at Nashville’s Artist Colony Inn, 105 S. Van Buren St.
Swigert will talk about what BCWB is, its importance and how to take part in its mission to feed local school children who otherwise might not have adequate food.
BCWB began in 2015 with the motto, “No child should go to bed hungry.” Now the program provides preschool through high school students with food for the weekend.
Members of the community are welcome to attend the meeting, especially those interested in exploring opportunities to be of service.
WRAPS
The Writers, Readers and Poets Society meets from 7 to 9 p.m. first and third Thursdays each month to read and discuss the literary compositions of those present. The next meetings will be Aug. 2 and 16 at the Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane. All are welcome.
Weight-loss group
COLUMBUS — National nonprofit weight-loss group Take Off Pounds Sensibly, also known as TOPS, meets in the MainSource Bank meeting room, 2310 W. Jonathan Moore Pike. Monday meetings begin with weigh-ins at 10:30 a.m. followed by the meeting at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome to try the club for free. For more information, call Jacky Harmon at 812-603-4667 or visit the national website at tops.org/tops.
Cemetery society
The Brown County Cemetery Preservation Society, a committee of the Peaceful Valley Heritage group, meets at 1 p.m. and again at 4:15 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the archives room at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St. The next meeting will be Aug. 14. The public is welcome.
Preservation group
The Peaceful Valley Heritage Inc. preservation group meets the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Howard F. Hughes Community Building, 209 N. Van Buren St. All are welcome.
Herb society
The Brown County Herb Society meets at 6:30 p.m the third Monday of each month in a lower-level meeting room at the Brown County Public Library. The next meeting will be Aug. 20. The public is welcome.
