Brown County Lions Club
The Brown County Lions Club grant season is here! The Lions Club will receive grant applications from organizations to fund special projects, not routine operating expenses. Grant applications must be postmarked not later than July 31, to be considered. Forms can be secured by contacting the Brown County Lions Club, PO Box 716, Nashville IN 47448, or on our Brown County Lions Club Facebook page. The grants committee will review all applications early in July with grants to be awarded in late August or early September. Grant funds are limited, therefore awards will be based on the importance of each project to the betterment of our community.
Lifting Hands, International, Inc.
Sunday, July 28 at 11:15, St. David’s Episcopal Church is pleased to welcome Patrick Petro, Development Director, from Lifting Hands, International, Inc. Mr. Petro will be highlighting the many relief operations that LHI is currently serving. LHI is a non-profit international relief program specializing in immediate insertion and assistance to troubled areas (Gaza, Greece, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Somalia, and many more) with food, water, medicine, clothing, etc.
Because this organization is small, uses almost all volunteers and has numerous international contacts, many times they are the first to provide support in a disaster or war zone. Rated with 4 Stars from Charity Navigator, LHI uses only about 1 cent for every dollar donated as overhead!
If you would like to hear more about Lifting Hands, International, Inc. and the work they do all over the world, please join St. David’s, Bean Blossom, IN after our service on Sunday, July 28 (approximately 11:15 a.m.). We are located five miles north of downtown Nashville at the junction of St. Rd. 46 and St. Rd. 45 in Bean Blossom. All are welcome! Refreshments will be served.
Hickory Ridge Community Center
The month we celebrate our country’s independence is here which means summer is in full swing! So, if you want to come out and support the Community Center in July here is what is on the calendar:
7/5, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.: Our Harmony Gathering @ Hickory Ridge will have live music and food. Herb Brock & Jack Harden will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Food will be available for purchase from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Please come enjoy a leisure Friday evening and get some free vanilla ice cream!
7/18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: The Brown County Health Department nurse will visit for a health check. After that there will be a potluck and a few hands of cards.
7/18, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Committee meeting to plan for September Founders’ Day Community Event
7/20, 8 a.m.-11 a.m.: Monthly fundraiser breakfast at the center, $6 adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Donations help keep us going and are very appreciated!
7/22, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.: Hamblen Township Civic League board meeting. Feel free to join us!
7/25, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: The Seniors will have a potluck, play some cards, and take a walk around the track.
We want to thank all those supporters of our breakfast and Live music/food fundraisers, we truly appreciate all your support!
When the center isn’t rented for an event, the playgrounds, walking track, and horseshoe pits (bring your own shoes) are available for use by the community. Our address is 2314 Hickory Ridge Lane, Morgantown IN 46160. More information can also be found on our website at hickoryridgecommunitycenter.org.
Upcoming library events
The Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane, has upcoming events on its calendar for visitors of all ages.
For Kids
Lil’s Glow in the Dark Dance Party, Thursday, July 18 · 10:30-11:30 a.m., Wear your favorite neon colors and come dance the morning away! Play games and enjoy fun music with Miss Samantha. For ages 0-4. Registration requested. Kids Glow in the Dark Dance Party
Thursday, July 18 · Noon-1 p.m., Dance to your favorite music, play glow in the dark games, and hang out with library friends. Wear white or neon colors to glow under the black lights! For ages 5-11. Registration requested.
For Teens
Get Your Glow On Teen Dance Party, Thursday, July 18 · 3-4 p.m., Dance to your favorite music, play glow in the dark games, and hang out with library friends. Wear white or neon colors to glow under the black lights! For ages 12-18. Registration requested.
For Kids and Teens
Free Summer Snacks at the Library, Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 18 · 10-11:30 a.m. and 3-4 p.m., Free snacks will be available to anyone under age 18. Snacks must be eaten at the library. In partnership with Brown County Schools.
For Many Ages
End of Summer Reading Foam Party, Saturday, July 20 · 1-3 pm, Celebrate your hard work and have some fun this summer! Enjoy ice cream, a glow room, make your own adventure buttons, and a FOAM Party! You should bring: a swimsuit or lightweight clothing, water shoes or back strap sandals, and a towel. All ages are welcome. Registration requested.
End of Summer Reading Foam Party, Saturday, July 20 · 1-3 p.m., Celebrate your hard work and have some fun this summer! Enjoy ice cream, a glow room, make your own adventure buttons, and a FOAM Party! You should bring: a swimsuit or lightweight clothing, water shoes or back strap sandals, and a towel. All ages are welcome. Registration requested.
Family Movie Afternoon, Friday, August 2 · 1-3 pm, Drop in to watch your favorite web-slinging superhero. All ages are welcome.
Tech Help Thursdays, Thursdays · 2-3 p.m., Drop in any Thursday for basic help with electronic devices and software questions.
For Adults
Novel Bunch Book Club, Wednesday, July 17 · 2 p.m., Join the discussion of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. Everyone is welcome.
Latin Dancing in the Dark, Thursday, June 18 · 5:30 p.m., Get your body moving at a low impact dance exercise evening — under black lights! Wear neon colors and cha-cha the night away to fun Latin music. Registration requested.
BCPL Craft Club: Paper Bead Pens, Wednesday, July 31 · 6 p.m., Create your own abstract designs on paper then roll them into large beads to create a custom ink pen body. All tools and materials supplied. For adults and teens 13 and older. Space limited to 20. Registration required.
Cordry Sweetwater Branch, CSW Bookies Book Club, Wednesday, July 17 · 6:30 p.m. at the Cordry Sweetwater Branch Library, Join the discussion of About Face by Donna Leon. Everyone is welcome.
For Seniors
Ukulele OWLS: Beginning Ukulele for Older, Wiser Learners, Fridays, August 23 – October 25 · 10:30 – 11:30 am, Learn to play the ukulele with instructor Kristin Thompson in a free 10-week workshop series just for adults age 65 and older. Instruments and instruction books will be provided to participants for the duration of the program. Attendance at as many sessions as possible is requested. A performance reception for friends and family will be held on the last date. Visit browncountylibrary.info/ukulele-owls for additional details and registration. Class size is limited to 10. Registration is required., This activity is made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission in partnership with the Family and Social Services Administration.
Book Bike Deliveries
Tuesdays, July 16, 23 & 30 · 11 – 11:50 a.m.
Weekly in-town stops for library book delivery and returns. Meet the Book Bike at one of our outdoor locations in the Salt Creek Plaza area to pick up items placed on hold, return your library books, pick up program schedules or get a library card.
How it works:
Place items on hold through your account on the Library website by noon Monday
Select “Book Bike” as the pickup location
Meet the Book Bike on Tuesdays at one of the outdoor stops
11:00 – 11:20 a.m. · Brown County YMCA
11:20 – 11:35 a.m. · Willow Manor Apartments
11:35 –11:50 a.m. · Hawthorne Hills Apartments
OR call the Library at (812) 988-2850 to request materials
Doorstep Delivery for residences and shops in Nashville proper is available, just call!
Brown County Public Library · For our complete schedule of events or to register for a program, visit our online events calendar at BrownCountyLibrary.info/events or call (812) 988-2850.
The Brown County History Center and Pioneer Village
The Pioneer Village is open for the summer/fall season. The village will be open 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Tours can be arranged upon request. Call the B.C. History center at (812) 988-2899 to make arrangements. The Village is maintained by donations. Come and visit the past.
The History Center is open Tuesdays. Wednesdays. Fridays and Saturdays. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Come see all things Brown County.
The Archives are open on Tuesdays and Fridays 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Special times may be arranged by calling the History Center at (812) 988-2899.
BC Cemetery Preservation Society
The Cemetery Society is planning workdays in our cemeteries for the second Saturday of each month for this year. We welcome anyone to come help. We have lost touch with the past cemetery caretakers and are looking for any information on anyone who has taken over. Keep in touch with our group’s activities on our Facebook page: BC Cemetery Preservation Society or call us at (812) 320-6237. We also have meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at the History Center on 90 E. Gould Street at 4 p.m. Visitors and interested volunteers are welcome.
BC Cemetery Preservation Society is seeking your help to honor those children and babies who passed before us. Help us by adopting a lamb at $10 or an angel at $20 or $30. Drop your money off to Rhonda Dunn at BC History Center, 90 E. Gould St. on Tuesday or Fridays from 1-4 or write a check to Rhonda Dunn or Mandy Wade and mail it to P.O. Box 2023 Nashville, IN 47448 attn: Rhonda Dunn.
Brown County Health Department Back-To-School Vaccine Clinic
We will be at the Brown County High School Registration Days on July 31 and Aug. 1. We will also have a Saturday Clinic at the Health Department on Aug. 3 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Beat the rush and get your students vaccinated for the coming school year. The Brown County Health Department Nursing Division vaccinates those without insurance and those on Medicaid and private insurance.
To schedule an appointment please call (812) 988-2255.
CVB Monthly Meeting Location
The standing location of the monthly CVB meetings held on the third Tuesday of the month at 8:30 a.m. will no longer be in the upstairs conference room at the Visitors Center, it will instead be in the downstairs meeting room of the Cornerstone Inn, unless otherwise announced.
