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
The Brown County Rotary Club will meet in the West Valley Room on the lower level of The Seasons Lodge, 560 State Road 46 East, on Thursday, June 20 at 7:15 a.m. Kurt Pangborn, assistant director for athletic tours and ticket operations at Indiana University, will discuss opportunities to tour IU athletic facilities and see where Hoosiers compete and train.
Pangborn’s first experience in sports management was as a basketball assistant manager in fifth grade. His endeavors continued as student manager at New Castle High School, where he won the Class 3A Indiana state championship his junior year. He earned an associate degree in sports management, kinesiology and exercise science at Vincennes University while being student manager for their nationally-ranked women’s basketball program. Pangborn moved on to IU where he managed the women’s basketball program and earned his bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and leisure studies, followed by a master’s degree in sports management and administration from Indiana State University.
Members of the community — especially those interested in learning about and helping with Rotary activities and projects — are invited to attend.
Discussion group
Join the Brown County Public Library’s discussion group on Wednesday, June 26 at 1 p.m. to discuss the June topic: “Life’s Best Medicine: Laughter.” Come discuss what makes you laugh and bring funny stories to share.
The Fourth Wednesday Discussion Group meets each month to discuss a pre-selected topic of interest designed to foster stimulating conversation, companionship and laughter. For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Lions club
The Brown County Lions Club is ready to receive grant applications from organizations in order to fund special projects. Applications must be postmarked by Sunday, June 30 to be considered. Forms can be secured by inquiring at P.O. Box 716, Nashville, IN 47448, or by visiting e-clubhouse.org/sites/browncounty.
The grants committee will review applications in early July with allocations to be made in late August and early September. Grant funds are limited and will be awarded based on importance of projects to the betterment of the community.
Bald Eagles
The Brown County Bald Eagles had their June 6 D-Day commemoration dinner at the Brown County Inn and hosted Gary Quigg, one of the world’s leading experts on the search for the lost aviator Amelia Earhart who went missing in the South Pacific during her around-the-world flight in 1937.
Quigg held an audience of more than 60 spellbound for more than an hour as he discussed the latest forensic evidence, including DNA research, in the quest to figure out what happened to the missing aviator. He will be involved in further explorations this summer when National Geographic will provide support as they continue their underwater search in the vicinity of Nikumaroro Island. Quigg is an Emmy Award recipient for his writing and producing, including numerous PBS documentaries.
The Brown County Bald Eagles have been meeting on or around Dec. 7 and June 6 in commemoration of the pivotal dates in World War II history for more than 30 years.
For further information about the Brown County Bald Eagles, email [email protected].
For more on the continuing search for Earhart, visit tighar.org.
