PEANUT BUTTER
& JELLY DRIVE
Kidscommons, in partnership with Love
Chapel and Irwin Union Bank, kicked off their 5th
annual PB & J drive to help stock the shelves of
Love Chapel, a local food pantry. Plastic jars of
peanut butter and jelly can be taken to any BCSC
elementary school, ABC Stewart, St. Peter's Lutheran
School or Love Chapel. Bring a plastic jar of either
product to Kidscommons at 309 Washington Street in
Columbus and get $1 off the regular admission price of
$6. Kidscommons hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 AM
- 5:00 PM, and Sunday 1:00 - 5:00 PM. The campaign runs through May 16th. For
details, call 378-3046.
EAST COLUMBUS U-M-C INDOOR YARD SALE & CAR WASH
The East Columbus United Methodist Church, 2439
Indiana Avenue, Columbus will have an Indoor Yard Sale
on Saturday, May 10th from 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM in the
church Youth Center. There will also be a Bake
Sale and a Snack Stand. Proceeds will go to the
Care Club, the childcare ministry at ECUMC. The
Mission Committee of the church will have a free
(donations accepted) Car Wash on Saturday, May 10th
from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the church parking
lot. For more information, call the church at
376-7418.
PREGNANCY
CARE CENTER WALK FOR LIFE IN COLUMBUS
The Pregnancy Care Center of Bartholomew County
will have their 14th Annual Walk for Life on Saturday,
May 10th. Registration will begin at 8:30 AM at
St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 719 5th Street, Columbus
with the 2 mile walk stepping off at 9:00 AM.
For more information or to receive a pledge form, call
the Pregnancy Care Center at (812) 378-4114 or toll
free at 866-510-5067.
THE 10TH ANNUAL
WINGS OVER MUSCATATUCK MIGRATORY BIRD FESTIVAL
The 10th Annual Wings Over Muscatatuck
Migratory Bird Festival will be held Saturday, May
10th,
at the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge, on
Highway 50, near Seymour. Activities throughout the
day include a bird walk, bird call making, bird
banding, children’s activities and coloring contest,
live birds of prey demonstrations, a discussion on
Birding in Indiana and a birds of Antarctica
discussion with Marc Webber, Muscatatuck National
Wildlife Refuge Manager. Birdhouses made by the
Crothersville High School shop class and painted by
local artists will be available for purchase. For more
information, call the Jackson County Visitor Center at
888-524-1914.
CELEBRITY
WAITER DINNER IN SEYMOUR
On Wednesday, May 14th, the Pines Evergreen Room
in Seymour will host the 7th annual Celebrity Waiter
Dinner to benefit Experience Works. Registration and
cocktails at 6:30 PM, and dinner at 7:00 PM. $15 per person/$125
per table. Great food, entertainment, live auction,
silent auction, prizes all evening. For tickets or
more information, call (812) 522-7930.
5TH
ANNUAL ART GRUBE MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
The 5th Annual Art Grube Memorial Golf
Tournament will be held Thursday, May 15th
at Otter Creek Golf Course in Columbus. The event will
benefit the Hoosier Trails Council Lenni Lenape
District Boy Scouts of America. Cost is $400/foursome,
$125/Individual, and includes your Greens Fees, Cart,
Lunch, Range Balls, and Prizes. For more information,
contact Steve at 812-342-0051 or the Hoosier Trails
Council at 800-844-8609.
COL.
EAST KIWANIS CLUB'S 33RD ANNUAL KIWANIS OPEN
The Columbus East Kiwanis Club will sponsor their
33rd Annual Kiwanis Open on Thursday, May 15th at the
Timbergate Golf Course in Edinburgh. It's $100
per golfer (green fees, cart, buffet dinner, and
prize) to get into this Best Ball Scramble starting at
12:30 PM with a shotgun start. You could win a
vehicle with a hole-in-one on hole #14. To order
your tickets, call Wendell Ross at (812) 376-6101 or
Wally Fuetterer at (812) 372-1462 or e-mail at wfuetterer@sbcglobal.net.
STUDENT JAZZ
CONCERT
The Columbus Area Arts Council presents…
Students from Central Middle School, Columbus East
High School and Columbus North High School, as well as
25th Street Jazz will perform a free concert at Berean
Church on Friday, May 16th from 5:00 - 9:00 PM. Call 812-376-2539 or
email caac@artsINcolumbus.org for more information.
ARMED
FORCES DAY OPEN HOUSE AT ATTERBURY-BAKALAR AIR MUSEUM
The Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum at the Columbus,
Indiana Municipal Airport will host an Armed Forces
Day Open House on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May
18th. Open House hours will be 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
on Saturday and 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM on Sunday.
There will be displays with W. W. II and Vietnam
military re-enactors, vintage military vehicles,
equipment and period uniforms, classic and vintage
cars, and remote controlled model aircraft.
Food, soft drinks, and museum souvenirs will be
available for purchase. This event is free, but
donations will be accepted. For more
information, call Wendell Ross at (812) 376-6101,
Gordon Lake at (812) 372-1382, or log onto www.atterburybakalarairmuseum.org.
THE 9TH ANNUAL
LAWN, GARDEN AND PATIO SHOW
The 9th annual Lawn, Garden and Patio Show,
sponsored by Seymour Main Street, is from 7:00 AM -
Noon on Saturday, May 17th, at the Robertson Feed Mil
Parking Lot in downtown Seymour. Featured at the show
is the annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, held inside
Peace Lutheran Church. Proceeds will assist the
Kiwanis Club in their many projects in and around the
community. All
types of lawn, patio, porch and garden supplies will
be displayed and sold.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW
MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday, May 17th at 7:00 PM, it’s the annual St.
Bartholomew Music Festival. A display of talented
musicians and musical groups and choirs from St.
Bartholomew Catholic Parish. Call 812-379-9353 or
email bminut_stb@yahoo.com for more information.
PIANIST/HUMORIST
BRIAN HANSON IN CONCERT IN NORTH VERNON
Through piano music, audience participation, and a
great sense of humor Brian Hanson will be in concert
on Sunday, May 18th at 6:00 Pm at the North Vernon
Church of the Nazarene, 2235 North State Highway
3. A love offering will be received. For
more information, call (812) 346-5075.
AUDITION FOR DISNEY'S HIGH
SCHOOL MUSICAL IN COLUMBUS
You can be a part of the Mill Race Players
production of Disney's High School Musical by
auditioning for roles ages 6 - 60 at the Columbus
North Auditorium on Sunday, May 18th and Monday, May
19th. Kids under the age of 13 and younger will
audition for the Wildclub Chorus on Sunday at 1:00 PM
. Kids will be given a song to sing in small
groups, learn a short dance routine, and take part in
a short interview. Kids age 13 and up may
audition for either the Teacher Chorus or High School
Aged Looking on Sunday at 3:00 PM or Monday at 6:00
PM. The Teacher Chorus will be given a song to
sing in small groups and taught a short dance.
The High School Aged Looking group need to prepare a
30 second vocal of a pop song accompanied, and read
from a script. Rehearsals will be limited to 1
or 2 nights a week, until the last week.
D-S-I SPONSORED BLOOD DRIVE AT
FREE METHODIST CHURCH
Developmental Services, Inc. will sponsor a Blood
Drive on Thursday, May 22nd from 3:00 - 7:00 PM at the
Free Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 1511 22nd
Street, Columbus.
COLUMBUS
INDIANA PHILHARMONIC’S ANNUAL SALUTE! CONCERT
Friday,
May 23rd, it’s Columbus Indiana
Philharmonic’s 8th Annual Salute! Concert at 7:00 PM
at
the Bartholomew County Courthouse Lawn. The event is
free, and is a gift to area Veterans, members of the
Armed Forces, their families and the community. For
information visit www.thecip.org
or call 812-376-2638.
BCSC SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
The Bartholomew County Consolidated School Corporation is sponsoring free meals for children this summer under the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program for Children. Sites
will be open to the public and meals are free to children up to the age of 18. Adults can purchase lunch for $2.50. The program will begin May 27th and sites include the Foundation for Youth, 9th Street Park, Pence Street Park, and Clifty Creek, Taylorsville, Schmitt, and Parkside Elementary Schools. Call 376-4462 for more information.
Foundation for Youth
May 27th - August 1st
Breakfast 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Lunch 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
9th Street Park
June 2nd - August 1st
Lunch 1:15 PM
Pence Street Park
June 2nd - August 1st
Lunch 1:30 PM
Clifty Creek Elementary
(ESL) Program
May 29th - July 3rd
Breakfast 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lunch 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Taylorsville Elementary
Schmitt Elementary
Clifty Creek Elementary
Parkside Elementary
July 14th - August 1st
Breakfast 7:30 AM
Lunch 11:00 AM
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