<strong>Armed Forces Day concert this weekend to honor county WWII veterans</strong>

Brown County World War II veterans will be honored with a special concert at the Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., on Saturday, May 15 beginning at 6:45 p.m.

A program will highlight the stories of some of the county’s WWII veterans at 6:45 p.m. followed by a musical performance from the Columbus band Back in the Day at 7:30 p.m.

This is the third return of the group to the Playhouse and they will bring the sounds of the 70s and 80s including the music of Boston, Kansas, Journey, Styx and many others.

Contact the Playhouse box office for advance ticket information at 812-988-6555. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.

The highlight of the evening is honoring the 104th birthday of Brown County’s own local legend United States Navy veteran <strong>Bob Vollmer.</strong>

<strong>Plant sale this weekend in Trafalgar</strong>

TRAFALGAR — Get a jump on summer gardening at a plant sale in Trafalgar on Saturday, May 15.

The Trafalgar Country Gardeners annual plant sale will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trafalgar United Methodist Church, 375 Pleasant St., Trafalgar, behind the Trafalgar library.

Starts of tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables will be available. Also for sale will be perennial plants such as hostas and daylilies. Free seeds will be given away while supplies last.

All plants are grown by garden club members.

The sale is the club’s only fundraiser. Proceeds help pay for public gardening programs at the Trafalgar library, sponsorship of the annual Kids Garden Camp at the Johnson County Purdue Extension office and maintenance of demonstration gardens at the county fairgrounds and county museum.

For more information, contact club president Karen Gotshall at 317-736-9167 or by email at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

<strong>Nashville Farmers Market now open Sundays</strong>

The Nashville Farmers Market opened on May 2 and will be open every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brown County Inn parking lot, 51 State Road 46 East.

Shoppers can find seasonal produce grown by local farmers, eggs and baked goods. Various meats are also offered. Local growers will sell shrubs, perennials and annuals for shoppers’ gardens.

Local crafters and artists share their talents in a variety of forms: Handwoven goods, soy and beeswax candles and more. Locally made goat’s milk soaps and bath and body products are also available.

The market doubles SNAP and WIC and Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program benefits up to $10 per shopper per week. Stop by the information booth for details.

Live musical performances will be scheduled every weekend. Follow the Nashville Indiana Farmers Market on Facebook to see each week’s music act or email <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> to be added to the weekly market newsletter.

<strong>Volunteers needed to put flags on graves</strong>

The Brown County Veterans Service Office is soliciting volunteers to help place flags on veterans’ graves throughout Brown County prior to Memorial Day. To volunteer, contact VSO Liaison Sam Banter at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

<strong>Free legal aid phone clinic set for next week</strong>

Legal Aid will conduct a free legal service phone clinic on Tuesday, May 11 for low-income residents of eight Indiana counties, including Brown County.

The clinic will take place from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Callers can expect a 10-minute phone consultation where legal professionals will answer general questions and offer legal information.

Individuals seeking consultation must register by calling Legal Aid at 812-378-0358 on May 11 between noon and 1:30 p.m. A volunteer attorney will return a call to registered individuals between 3 and 5:30 p.m.

<strong>Bluebird nest box building workshop planned</strong>

The Brown County Bluebird Club will hold a bluebird nest box building workshop at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane, on Saturday, May 22, at 1 p.m.

Each participant will assemble a nest box kit, followed by a time of questions and answers.

The workshop is limited to 25 participants. Call the library at 812-988-2850 to register.

<strong>Annual morel mushroom sale happening in May</strong>

The 24th annual Howard Hughes Memorial Morel Mushroom Sale for Brown County charities will be Friday and Saturday, May 28 and 29. Friday hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday hours will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until products are sold out.

The sale will be in the Brown County IGA parking lot, 30 Hawthorne Drive. Pre-order by May 21 by emailing <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>, or text or call 812-345-5047.

Payments may be made with cash, credit card or checks. Make checks payable to BCCF (Brown County Community Foundation).

<strong>Quilt show coming up in June</strong>

The Pioneer Women’s Club will present a quilt exhibit at the Brown County Historical Society, 90 E. Gould St., on Fridays and Saturdays, June 4, 5, 11 and 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.

Vendors — including the Yellow Door Quilt Store, Quilting Memories, Granny Sue Quilts, Tree City Stitches and PWC Bargain Store — will have items for sale.

The donation quilt and treasure basket drawing will be Saturday, June 5. Six treasure baskets will be offered. The raffle cost is $1 for one chance or $5 for six. Winners will be contacted by phone or email if not present.

The use of face coverings will be guided by the current county restrictions at the time of the exhibit.

<strong>Class of ’73 reunion happening this year</strong>

The Brown County High School class of 1973 will reunite this June by the pool at the Brown County Inn.

The reunion will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 12.

Classmates can send $12 to Jed Bessire at P.O. Box 1366, Nashville, IN 47448 or pay $15 at the door to get in. Questions can also be sent to the P.O. box.

There will also be a silent auction to raise money for the class’s 50th reunion. Inexpensive, like-new donations for that auction can also be sent to Bessire.

<strong>Free trash disposal day coming in June</strong>

Keep Brown County Beautiful and a Brown County Community Foundation grant will enable a free Dumpster Day on Friday, June 4 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Brown County Recycle Center, 176 Old State Road 46.

Dumpsters will be set up behind the recycle center and are able to accept trash for no fee. Tires, TV sets, computers and monitors, hazardous materials and building materials are prohibited, but other items are allowed.

This service is free for all Brown County residents, but donations will be accepted to help defray the Dumpster costs.

For more information, call 812-988-0140.

<strong>Class of ’80 reunion weekend set for June</strong>

Brown County High School class of 1980 will have a reunion on Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20.

A dinner will be at the Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East on Saturday. A family picnic will be in the Brown County State Park on Sunday.

For more information, email Jeff Williamson at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>.

Local bluebird club selling nesting boxes

The Brown County Bluebird Club’s annual bluebird nest box sale is underway. Boxes are all cedar and fully assembled. One box is $15 and two boxes are $25. If interested, call Dan Sparks at 812-200-5700.