Val Field is accepting registrations for the 2010 Babe Ruth Baseball League season. Forms are available at The Terre Haute Boys & Girls Club or for download at www.thbgc.org and mail to THBGC; 220 N. 3rd St.; Terre Haute, IN 47807. Babe Ruth Players must be age 13-15 as of April 30, 2010. If you have any questions or are interested in coaching, please contact Stan Dennany at 466-4720
The 2010 American Cancer Society Daffodil Days program is officially underway in Wabash Valley through the end of March. Daffodil Days serves as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, as well as an opportunity to bring hope to cancer patients in the area. For a donation of $10, everyone can send a bouquet of fresh-cut daffodils to someone special to support the fight against cancer. An important part of Daffodil Days is the Gift of Hope – a bouquet of 10 daffodil stems in a vase, delivered anonymously to cancer patients within the community. For more information about Daffodil Days, to request daffodils or to get involved with the program, contact our local American Cancer Society office.
It’s a lot of fun and it benefits the Terre Haute North Girl’s Softball League...it’s Longaberger Basket Bingo, Wed. March 17th at 6:00 pm in the Terre Haute North High School Cafeteria. Doors open at 5:00. $10.00 for 20 games. Must be 18 to play. There will be free Babysitting while you play and plenty of food and door prizes.
Alpha Delta Chapter of Tri Kappa will host their annual Longaberger Basket Bingo fundraiser, Thursday, March 18th at 5:45 at Owen Valley Middle School in Spencer. You must be 18 or older to participate...For more information or tickets, phone 829-4286.
It’s that time again...Saint Joseph’s Church in Rockville will host their annual Jonah Fish Fry, Friday, March 19th, 4 ‘til 7 in Holy Family Hall. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, phone 569-5406.
The Clay County Literacy Coalition will hold a Tutors Workshop for Adults, March 19th 4 ‘til 6 and March 20th, 9 ‘til 5 at the Brazil Public Library. The Workshop is Free and attendees will learn about teaching adults how to read or improve reading skills. For more information, contact Marty Bell Mondays 11-5, Wednesdays Noon-5 or Thursdays 1-5, 812-446-1331.
Cellular One of East Central Illinois is offering $6,000 in scholarships to this year’s graduating seniors in its 11-county East Central Illinois service area. Each of the company’s 12 stores will award a $500 scholarship to a graduating senior who is a Cellular One customer or is the child or grandchild of a Cellular One customer and will attend one of the 2- or 4-year state colleges within the company’s service area. Applications are due at the Cellular One headquarters in Danville on Friday, March 26. For more information, contact, Colleen Wright, 217-431-6281-x1113 or 217-497-7483.
The Prairie Creek Lions Club will hold their 4th annual Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 2 – 11, Saturday, March 27th at 11 at Wilson Ball Field, 2 miles north of Prairie3 Creek off State Road 63 and Bowen Drive. For more information, call 898-1260.
The Ryves Neighborhood Association “Pancake Breakfast” fundraiser will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Applebee’s on South U.S. Highway 41. Individual tickets for the event are $5, which will include all-you-can-eat pancakes, coffee, milk, juice and soda. There will also be a special prize drawing held at the breakfast. Tickets may be purchased at the door on or by contacting the Ryves Neighborhood Association’s office, 1313 Locust Street.
Parke County will gather for a Benefit Dinner for Mike Wirth who is battling Liver Cancer, on Sunday, March 28th at Clark’s Reception Hall just east of Rockville. The doors open at noon with dinner from 1-3 and there will be a Silent Auction, special drawings, photography, T-Shirts and a Bake sale with all funds to benefit Mike and his fight. Tickets are available in advance at the Rockville Town Square Clinic and Rockville Town Hall. For more information, call 569-2057.
Kindergarten Registration for the Vigo County 2010-11 School Year is set for Friday, April 16th from 8 to 10:30 am for children five years old on or before August 1st of this year. Registration will take place at each Vigo County Elementary School...an official birth cerificate and immunization record is needed for each child enrolling. For more information, call 462-4228.
The Clay County Humane Society will host a Jonah Fish Fry on April 17th, 4 ‘til 7 at the Kennedy Crossing Bingo Hall in Brazil. For more information, call 812-239-5787.
Purdue Extension Vermillion County Indiana will sponsor a hands-on fruit pruning workshop, Saturday, April 3rd, at 2:00 PM EST at the Millikan property in Hillsdale. Participants are asked to bring pruning tools and a lawn chair. There will be real pruning practice on a variety of fruit trees. Light refreshments will be provided. Call 800-340-8155 Ext. 335 and RSVP by March 30th to get directions and more details!
A Valley Singles Dance featuring the Blue Skye Band is planned for Friday, April 16th at the Wabash Senior Activity Center in Terre Haute...carry-in dinner serves at 6 with the dance from 7 until 10. For more information contact the Center.
On April 18, 2010, Wabash Valley Social Service Agencies will participate in the 2nd annual Homeward Bound Walk at ISU’s Dede Plaza. The popular event, jointly sponsored by the Indiana Association for Community Economic Development and several Wabash Valley Social Service Organizations, is expected to draw over two-hundred walkers. Proceeds from the event will be used to provide housing and supportive services for the Wabash Valley homeless. For more information or to participate, call 812-232-1447.
The Indiana Attitude 13 and Under Girl’s Softball team will host an Illusion fundraising event on Saturday, April 24th at 6:30 at the Girl Scout Program Center in Terre Haute. Proceeds will be used for uniforms, insurance, entry fees and equipment as the team works to attend the 2010 USSSA World Series Fast Pitch Tournament. If you would like to donate items for the evening’s silent auction or need more information, call 243-4078.
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College invite everyone to Family Day at the Woods, Sunday, June 13th, 1 ‘til 4. The free afternoon event will include games, prizes, visits with the alpacas, choir, handbell and puppet performances, hay rides and Popcorn, hot dogs, soda & cookies. For more information, call 812-535-2802.
