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
A Brown County Rotary Youth Exchange Student in 2014, Alexandra “Z” Hunt, will share her experience living in India when the Brown County Rotary Club meets for breakfast Thursday, Nov. 1 at Nashville’s Artists Colony Inn. The meeting starts at 7:15 a.m. at the inn, 105 S. Van Buren St.
Hunt helped pilot an engineering outsourcing division of Fisher Ltd. during her time abroad. She will also discuss how her experience informed her outlook on global economics, and the effect that outsourcing has on small businesses in the United States.
Hunt obtained her bachelor’s degree in biology, with a minor in business management, from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. In college she was the president of Young Americans for Liberty, a sports broadcaster, a German tutor and a tour guide. She has traveled to 18 countries to date. Her hobbies include running, skiing and studying economics. In January, she will begin teaching English in Malaysia as a Fulbright scholar.
Members of the community are welcome at the meeting, especially those interested in learning about and helping with Rotary activities and projects.
Garden club
The Brown County Garden Club meets at 10:30 a.m. the first Thursday of each month at various locations. The next meeting will be Nov. 1. For more information, visit Brown County Garden Club on Facebook.
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 Nov. 1 and 15 at the Brown County Public Library, 205 N. Locust Lane. All are welcome.
Woodworkers club
The Brown County Woodworkers Club will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7 at the Brown County Library. Kip May will present the program, “Photography and Your Woodworking Projects.”
Genealogy group
The Brown County Genealogical Society meets from 1 to 3 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Brown County Public Library. The next meeting will be Nov. 8.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of Brown County has a monthly board meeting from 10 a.m. to noon the second Monday of each month. Meetings are conducted in lower-level meeting room A of the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. The next meeting will be Nov. 12. The public is welcome.
Cemetery society
The Brown County Cemetery Preservation Society, a committee of the Peaceful Valley Heritage group, meets 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 Nov. 13. 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. Nov. 13 in the Howard F. Hughes Community Building, 209 N. Van Buren St. All are welcome.
Herb society
The Brown County Herb Society has changed its meeting time from 6:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Meetings are still the third Monday of each month in a lower-level room at the Brown County Public Library. The next meeting will be Nov. 19, featuring the herb bay leaf. The public is welcome.
