The Press-Dispatch
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B-8 Local Wednesday, June 27, 2018 The Press-Dispatch 3-Day Armbands allow UNLIMITED RIDES Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of fair week and may be purchased at local banks and at the fair office for ONLY $25! PURCHASE YOUR 3-DAY ARMBANDS NOW AND SAVE! www.gibsoncountyfair.com or call 812-385-3445 PRE-FAIR EVENTS July 6 7:00pm – Miss Gibson County and Miss Gibson County Sweetheart Contest at the Princeton High School Auditorium SUNDAY, JULY 8 Free gate until 1:00pm Noon-9pm Open Class Exhibits in the Toyota Event Center 2-10pm 4-H Exhibits in the 4-H Building 2:00pm Admission $7/person 9 and under free 4:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 5:00pm Bear Hollow Wood Carvers 5:00pm Carnival opens 7:00pm Bear Hollow Wood Carvers 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Karaoke with Vincent Entertainment 7:00pm Mud Volleyball 7:00pm Farmers Pull — Track #2 7:00pm Lucas Oil Truck and Tractor Pull —Track #1 8:30pm Bear Hollow Wood Carvers MONDAY, JULY 9 Military Appreciation Day & Senior Night Military Personnel and Veterans free with ID $4 Senior Night – 60 and over with ID Free gate until 1:00pm Noon-9pm Open Class Exhibits in the Toyota Event Center 2-10pm 4-H Exhibits in the 4-H Building 2:00pm Admission $7/person 9 and under free 4:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 5:00pm Bear Hollow Wood Carvers 5:00pm Carnival opens 7:00pm Bear Hollow Wood Carvers 7:00pm Mini Rod Pull — Track #1 7:00pm Southern Indiana Farm Stock Pull —Track # 2 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Live Music with Scott Mason and Friends 8:30pm Bear Hollow Wood Carvers TUESDAY, JULY 10 Kiddie Day Free gate until 3:00pm Noon Kiddie Day Registration for Games and Prizes Noon Princeton Fire Territory Smoke House 11:00pm Some Concessions Open for Lunch Noon-9pm Open Class Exhibits in the Toyota Event Center 1:00 -3pm Free Games Start, Free Bounce House, Kiddie Rides and Much More. 1-3pm Shuttle Bus Running from Midway to Pavilion 2:30pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show – An awesome display of magic, illusion, audience participation and comedy 3:00pm All Concessions Open 3:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 3:00pm Carnival opens 2-10pm 4-H Exhibits in the 4-H Building 3:00pm Admission $7 per person, 9 and under free 5:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 6:30pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Princess and Mini Princess Contest 7:00pm Latting Rodeo Productions — Bareback riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, tie down roping, girls' breakaway roping, barrel race, steer wrestling and team roping 8:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 Free gate until 1:00pm Noon-9pm Open Class Exhibits in the Toyota Event Center 2:00pm Admission $7/person, 9 and under free 2-10pm 4-H Exhibits in the 4-H Building 3:00pm Motocross Pits Open 5:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 4:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 5:00pm Carnival Opens 5:00pm Motocross Practice 6:30pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 7:00pm Antique Tractor Pull Track Ag Track 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Talent Show 7:00pm Motocross Racing Bikes ONLY 8:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show THURSDAY, JULY 12 Family Night $10 per car load or $7 per person Free gate until 1:00pm Noon-9pm Open Class Exhibits in the Toyota Event Center 2:00pm Admission $10 per car load or walk in $7 per person 2-10pm 4-H Exhibits in the 4-H Building 5:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 3:00pm Motocross Pits Open 5:00pm Carnival Opens 4:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 5:00pm Motocross Practice 6:15pm 4-H Awards Presentation in the Pavilion 6:30pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Live Music with Rodney Watts 7:00pm Motocross Racing Quads ONLY 8:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show FRIDAY, JULY 13 Free gate until 1:00pm Noon-9pm Open Class Exhibits in the Toyota Event Center 2:00pm Admission $7 per person, 9 and under free 4:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 5:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 5:00pm Carnival Opens 6:30pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Live Music with Descent 8:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show TOYOTA Concert with 7:30pm Walker McGuire 9:00pm Ashley McBryde Presented by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana and your local Indiana Toyota dealers. SATURDAY, JULY 14 Free gate until 1:00pm 2:00pm Admission $7/person 9 and under free 4:00pm Merchants Buildings Open 5:00pm Carnival Opens 6:00pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show 7:00pm Carnaby Street Stage Live Music with Common Ground 7:00pm Demo Derby Power Wheels Derby for the kids Presented by Gibson County Fair Board and A&C Demos 7:30pm Balster's Sheer Magic Show July 8-14 Ashley McBryde 9 p.m. SPONSORED BY YOUR Local Indiana Toyota Dealers Friday, July 13 TOYOTA CONCERT FREE Grandstands admission for all shows with paid admission to the fair $10 Trackside in front of stage available day of show on a first-come, first-served basis with paid admission to the fairgrounds. Walker McGuire 7:30 p.m. SEASON PASSES $25 (Single admission is $7 that's a $24 savings) Passes can be purchased at the Fair Office NOW. AREA HAPPENINGS Petersburg Senior Citizens Center - The senior citizens center is open from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the Pike County Courthouse basement. A big meal is served on Wednes- day, and the second and fourth Tuesday a lighter meal is served following Bingo, donations accepted to help with the cost. Everyone is welcome. For more informa- tion, call 812-354-8727. Free Clothing Bank - Oak Grove Church in Oak- land City offers a free clothing bank each Tuesday 9 - 11 a.m. (Oakland City time) for everyone. They carry new and used clothing. Location is on Morton Street, just past Chuckles. Come to the gymnasium door lo- cated at the back of the church. Celebrate Recovery Program – Meets every Sun- day night from 5 to 7 p.m. at 207 Lafayette St. in Win- slow. For more information, call Krystal Breeding 812- 582-2562. Women's Cancer Support Group- The Lange- Fuhs Cancer Center at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center offers a support group for women who have had cancer of any type or are currently undergo- ing cancer treatment. Sessions are the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center Confer- ence Room, located at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center's Dorbett Street entrance. For more information about the "Women's Support Group," visit www.mhhcc.org and click on "Classes & Events," or call The Lange-Fuhs Cancer Center at 812-996 -7488. Winslow Alcoholics Anonymous – will meet ev- ery Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Call 812-789 -8535 for loca- tion of the meeting. Al-Anon meeting – Meetings are each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., located at 424 W. 7th St. in Jasper. For more information, call 812-887-0349. Narcotic Anonymous – Every Monday at 7 p.m. at River of Life Fellowship Church. For more informa- tion, contact 812-380 -1395. Odd Fellows IOOF Pacific Lodge #175 meeting - the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. All area members are encouraged to attend. Otwell Ruritan - will have its monthly meetings the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Pike Lodge #121 F&AM regular stated meet- ing - the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. All area Masons are invited to attend. Jefferson Township Community Center of Ot- well - will have its monthly meetings the first Mon- day of each month at 6:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. Patoka Valley Quilt Guild met June 5 By Joyce Beck The monthly meeting of the Patoka Valley Quilt Guild was June 5 at the Fer- dinand Community Center with President Ann Primus presiding. President Ann welcomed everyone. She read a Thank You note for the donation they made to the Ferdinand Library. She announced that the Helping Hands Shop Hop in Southern Indiana will be June 20 -June 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. There will be a Row by Row expe- rience from June 21 through September 5. You can go on line (rowbyrowexperience. com) to find out what shops are participating. President Ann announced the slate of Officers for next year: President-Pamela Catt; Vice President is open; Sec- retary-Kathy Weyer; Trea- surer-Marge Hevron; Edu- cation and Programs-Becky Fuller, Johnnie Heeke, Sher- ri Hilgerman; Newsletter- Johnnie Heeke; Member- ship–Melissa Ruachau; Spe- cial Projects-Jane Heichel- bech, Judy Scott, Mary Parks, Sarah Hellman; Hos- pitality-Judy Rees, Rose Go- eppner, Joyce Beck; Tele- phone-Kay Benjamin, Ag- nes Hochgesang; Retreats- Ann Jordan, Nancy Merkel, Jane Potter. A motion was made by Nancy Merkel and second- ed by Yvonne Lindauer to accept this slate of officers. The motion passed. Education Chair, Becky Fuller, presented Ann Jor- don with a prize from the ap- plique challenge program. On June 9, Becky will again have a class on quilting on a domestic machine. Bring your walking and darning foot to the class. Sherri Hilgeman an- nounced that the next open sewing will be on June 9. She will be there by 9 a.m. and will have room ready by 9:30 a.m. Retreat Chair, Ann Jor- den, announced that the Montgomery retreat is June 22-June 24. If anyone wants to help set up, she will be there by 8 a.m. The Saint Meinrad Retreat will be Oct 12-Oct 24. Cost will be the same as last year. Ann will have forms at the August meeting. Next month's meeting will be on July 3, at 7 p.m. at the Ferdinand Communi- ty Center. New members are always welcome. Newsletter submissions can be emailed to the guild email at pvqq10@gmail.com. Send by Sunday evening fol- lowing the meeting for inclu- sion in the monthly newslet- ter. Newsletters will be de- livered via email the follow- ing week. Anyone wanting them mailed, you need on- ly to supply self-addressed stamped envelopes. Con- tact Beth Schnellenberger via email at bschnellenberg- er@gmail.com for informa- tion or comments about our Facebook page, Patoka Val- ley Quilters Guild. Area Reunion OHS Class of 1968 The Otwell Class of 1968 met at Knepps Restaurant and Gift Shop in Washington on June 9 to cele- brate their 50th class reunion. Attending were, front row (1 to r): Carolyn (Uppencamp) Zins, Linda (Willis) Byrd, Pam (Wineinger) Smith, Marlene (Hill) Hodson, Marcia (Lee) Wagner and Martha (Flint) Perry; back row: Gary Traylor, Sherryl (Hill) Osgatharp, Carol (Pauw) Arvin, Roger Chamness, Susan (Schnarr) Freeman, Vicki Weis- man, Pat (Gray) LaFollette, Vivian (Dillon) Reed and Beverly (Wheatley) Dunn. Pregnant... or think you are? 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