Cemetery preservation
The Brown County Cemetery Preservation Society meets the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be in the archives room at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St., Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 4:15 p.m.
The society is a committee of the Peaceful Valley Heritage group. All are welcome.
Peaceful Valley Heritage
Peaceful Valley Heritage Inc., a preservation group, meets the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at the Brown County Community Foundation building, 209 N. Van Buren St., on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Pioneer Women
The Pioneer Women’s Club meets each Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould St. Interested women are welcome.
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The Nashville Literary Club will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at Willow Manor, 72 Willow St. Barb Newton will lead a discussion of “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston.
The Nashville Literary Club celebrated its 85th anniversary at the club’s April meeting. It was founded in 1934 to encourage reading and an appreciation of literature.
Ann Callahan shared some bits of information from the club’s long history and Gail Huff led a discussion on “H Is for Hawk” by Helen Macdonald.
Founding members of the club included Mrs. Dale Bessire, Mrs. J.P. Bessire, Mrs. L.O. Griffith and Mrs. A.R. Shulz. Some of the old programs had original art scenes painted on the covers, but the artwork was not signed.
At least 300 women have enjoyed discussing literature together over those 85 years, and more than 850 books were collectively read.
Officers for 2019 are President Karen Sparks, Vice President Barb Newton, Secretary/Treasurer Gail Huff and Historian Ann Callahan.
Herb society
The Brown County Herb Society meets the third Monday of each month. The club will meet in the lower level of the Brown County Public Library on Monday, Aug. 19 at 3 p.m. All are welcome to join.
Call the library at 812-988-2850 for more information.
Rotary club
The Brown County Rotary Club will meet at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 at Nashville’s Artists Colony Inn, 105 S. Van Buren St.
The guest speaker will be Clint Studabaker, a retired professional civil and environmental engineer. He will discuss many of the concerns involving residential wastewater in Brown County and some of the current efforts being made to address these issues.
Studabaker received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Purdue University, and executive MBA from Northern Illinois University and a master’s degree in teaching from National Lewis University.
Prior to retiring to Brown County in 2015, Studabaker directed project activity for numerous Fortune 500 clients involving environmental and waste services; lowering environmental liabilities; and resolving wastewater, waste disposal and groundwater contamination issues. In his early days, he worked for the Santa Fe Railroad as the emergency responder for train derailments involving hazardous materials.
He managed a business unit for environmental engineering, consulting and construction services that served clients throughout North America and around the globe. Projects included Superfund remediation sites, hazardous waste incinerators, mobile wastewater treatment units, mobile laboratories for groundwater analysis and energy production through landfill gas-to-energy plants.
In 2018, Studabaker was appointed by the Brown County Council to serve on the Brown County Regional Sewer District board of directors. He also serves on the Brown County Playhouse board and the Pine Tree Hills Homeowners Association board. Last fall, he joined the Brown County Board of Health septic ordinance rewrite committee in an effort to create an ordinance compatible with Indiana Code and specific to the unique characteristics of Brown County soils and terrain.
Members of the community — especially those interested in learning about and helping with Rotary activities and projects — are invited to attend.
Veteran Bible study
The Brown County Veteran’s Chaplain Corps Bible Study for Veterans began Thursday, Aug. 1 and will meet the first Thursday of each month at Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane, from 9 to 10 a.m. The next meeting will be Sept. 5. For more information, call 317-439-0207.
