Will Read and Sing for Food Show #111: Girl Power
Will Read and Sing for Food’s 116th show benefiting Girls on the Run Serving Dubois County is this Thursday at Klubhaus 61 in Jasper at 7 p.m. The show consists of guest writers, artists and musicians joining founder Scott Saalman on stage showcasing their work and playing some great live music. Show #116 will feature the Troubadours of […]
Harbor Freight to open in Jasper’s Germantown Shopping Center
Harbor Freight will be opening a store at Germantown Shopping Center. The company specializes in quality tools at low prices. In 1977, when Harbor Freight Tools was started as a small family-owned business and has expanded to more than 800 locations. From hand tools and generators, to air and power tools, from shop equipment to […]
Crisis Connection, Inc. looking for VIPs (Volunteers in Peace)
Crisis Connection is holding a VIP (Volunteer in Peace) recruitment event on Wednesday, September 20, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Jasper office, located at 1500 S. Meridian Road. They are currently seeking volunteers who will help with phone coverage in the Jasper office during regular business hours. This may also include […]
Kimball Electronics employees donate to hurricane relief
Kimball Electronics employees in the U.S. donated $4,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. As announced earlier this month, Kimball Electronics committed to matching the donations, putting the grand total raised for the relief efforts at $8,000. Let’s continue to keep those affected by this devastating storm (as well […]
Golf for a good cause!
Habitat for Humanity of Dubois County will hold its second annual golf scramble on Sunday, October 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Sultan’s Run Golf Course in Jasper. Check-in begins at noon with a 1:30 tee time. Entrance fees are $75 per player or $300 per team of four. Guests are welcome and individuals will be paired with other players. Prizes will […]
Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels to close out Lincoln Amphitheatre season
Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels will close out the Lincoln Amphitheatre’s 2017 performance series on Saturday, September 30, 2017, with their 1960’s rock sound. Doors for the show open at 5 p.m. with regional favorite Bobby Clark and his band opening at 6:30 p.m. Ryder, best known for his classic 1960s run of hits […]
St. Meinrad Archabbey renews publication of inspirational booklets
Saint Meinrad Archabbey reintroduced the popular CareNotes line of booklets. When Saint Meinrad closed Abbey Press on June 30, publication of the booklets went on hiatus until September. The eight-page inspirational – and informational – booklets have been published since 1988. Tackling tough topics such as depression, losing a child, facing cancer and others, CareNotes booklets […]
VUJC offers writing/marketing class
VU Jasper will offer in October short noncredit workshop to improve communication and customer service skills. Write Better and Market Smarter will be held Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Fee is $99. Students will learn seven simple ways to improve writing and sharpen skills for emails, proposals and other forms of written communication. Also learn […]
VUJC offering Qualified Medication Aide class
Vincennes University Jasper will offer a new Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) training program for Fall 2017. A qualified medication aide is a certified nurse aide (CNA) who has completed additional training, annual in-service training, and demonstrated competency while dispensing and passing medications and or applying/administrating treatments under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical […]
Northwood to host free breakfast and safety seminar
Northwood Retirement Community will be hosting a free breakfast and safety seminar for Seniors on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at the Habig Center in Jasper. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the event will end at 11:00. Speakers will discuss estate planning, fall prevention, Long term care insurance and other financial/home safety related topics. Please RSVP no […]
Dubois County Marriage Licenses September 11 to September 17, 2017
Dubois County Marriage Licenses issued 09/11/2017 to 09/17/2017 09/11/2017 Alex L. Guyer to Kaitlyn E. Cummins Courtney Renee Knies to Andrew Croft Ball 09/12/2017 Mauricio Bolanos Hernandez to Joanie M. Perez 09/13/2017 Jason Paul Royer to Lawana Kay Rainey Robert C. Morton to Mindy M. Scherzinger Kendall Angela Knies to Charles Alexander Perez […]
Flu vaccines available at Dubois County Health Department
The Dubois County Health Department’s adult and pediatric seasonal flu vaccine is available daily from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. Available again this year will be High Dose Influenza vaccine for those over the age of 65. Human immune defenses become weaker with age, which places older people at greater risk of severe […]
Priscilla Olson receives inaugural 4-H junior leader award
Dubois County 4-H announced Priscilla Olson as the 2017 Junior Leader of the Year. For 2017, a new award was introduced for junior leaders to reward members for their hard work and achievements. The junior leader of the year award is presented to the member with the most collected points over the course of the […]
Perspective: Trump appears presidential, finally
Since voting against Hillary (and for Trump), I have been no fan of this Trump Administration. Finally, it appears that President Trump is learning to be a president. I thought his leadership actions comforting the victims of these recent horrific storms were admirable. The installation of General Kelly as his chief of staff was a […]
National Office recognized for safety record
National Office Furniture, a unit of Kimball International, Inc., received the distinction of One of America’s Safest Companies by EHS Today Magazine, the leading magazine in occupational health and safety in the workplace. National received this honor because it has injury and illness rates significantly lower than the average for its industry while supporting comprehensive […]
Dr. John Dohanich joins Memorial Hospital medical staff
John Dohanich, D.O. was recently appointed to the active medical staff at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center. Dr. Dohanich specializes in industrial medicine and has joined the staff of Memorial Hospital’s IMED clinic to serve local businesses and industries with health care related to prevention and treatment of job-related injuries and illnesses. Dr. Dohanich received […]