Community events, Feb. 16

The Perry County News is pleased to announce events of local interest as a service to our readers and the community. Information should be sent to The News at P.O. Box 309, Tell City, IN 47586. Information can also be faxed to 547-2847 or e-mailed to lifestyles@perrycountynews.com. Please include a telephone number.

Legion to host euchre games today
TELL CITY – Tell City American Legion will host a euchre tourney today at the post home.
Games will begin at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Twilight Towers to host dance
TELL CITY – Twilight Towers will host a Valentine’s dance open to the public from 7 until 10 p.m. Friday. Crosswinds will provide entertainment.

Marine Corps league forming
PERRY COUNTY – Interested in joining a Marine Corps league in the Perry County area? An informational meeting will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Tell City Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2939.
All active, reserve and former Marines and Navy corpsmen serving in good standing are welcome to attend.
If you are unable to attend or need more information, call 719-1722.

PC softball team to sell dinners Sunday
LEOPOLD – The Perry Central softball team will sell chicken dinners starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Leopold Park.
Dinners will cost $7.

Horseman club will sponsor euchre games
TELL CITY – The Southern Indiana Horseman Club will host euchre games now through March. Events are planned for Saturday and March 3, 17 and 31.
Chili, hot dogs, desserts, soft drinks and coffee will be available at 6 p.m. with games at 7. Cost at the door is $5 per person.
Rules will be announced before each game. For more information, call 836-2127 or 836-2052.

Euchre tourney for Relay for Life
FULDA – The third annual Relay for Life Team Happy galloping euchre tourney will be Saturday. It will start at 6:30 p.m. at St. Boniface Parish Center in Fulda.
A donation of $10 will be taken and will include an evening of snacks and drinks. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call (812) 431-7038 or send e-mail to onebrokemama@psci.net.

Relay for Life pastries fundraiser
TELL CITY – German American’s Relay for Life team is collecting orders for butter braid pastries.
Cost is $12 each and flavors are apple, Bavarian crème, blueberry cream cheese, caramel rolls, cherry, cinnamon, cream cheese, raspberry and strawberry cream cheese.
Orders are due by March 12 and pastries will be delivered frozen before Easter Sunday.
Each will serve approximately 10 people.
To place an order, call 547-7025.

PCHS planning reunion
LEOPOLD – The Perry Central Class of 1992 has begun planning for its 20-year class reunion. If you were a member of PCHS Class of 1992, e-mail your home address and the e-mail you would prefer to receive class reunion information to PCHSClassof1992@gmail.com. 
If you do not have access to email, please mail your contact information to Deana (Mogan) Hubert at 11745 East Bandon Road, Branchville, IN  47514. You may also call or text Deana at (812) 827-1345 or Tara (Briggeman) Edwards at (812) 608-0704.

Pizza fundraiser to help PC Animal Shelter
TELL CITY – The Perry County Animal Shelter will have a fundraiser with the support of Chicago’s Pizza.
With a coupon, anyone ordering large pizzas Feb. 27 through Feb. 28 at Chicago’s Pizza can help the shelter. Chicago’s Pizza will donate $3 of every large pizza purchased to the Perry County Animal Shelter in recognition of World Spay Day.
Coupons are available at the shelter in Cannelton during regular hours from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays or 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays or by e-mail request to Tiffany Reed at tiffanyreed13 @gmail.com.
Coupons will also be at Chicago’s during the event.

After-prom dress sale Feb. 25
TELL CITY – The Perry Central after prom formal dress sale will be held Feb. 25 at the Schergens Center, 1140 31st St., Tell City.
Cost to sell dresses is $10 for one to four dresses; $15 for five to nine dresses and $20 for 10 or more dresses. All dresses for sale must be clean.
The group will accept dresses from 8 a.m. to noon the day of the sale. Shopping will begin at noon. For more information, call 719-1362.

Cookbooks to raise funds for Alzheimer’s Association
TELL CITY – Anita Sanders, team captain for Kroessman Krusaders Alz-heimer’s fundraising team, and co-chair Nadina Paulin are selling cookbooks to raise money for the 2012 Memory Walk benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association.
The books sell for $12.50 each and all proceeds go to the association.
Anyone interested in purchasing a book can contact Sanders at 547-6787 or 719-0816.

Sportsmen to hold euchre tourney
FULDA – The Fulda Sportsman Club will host a euchre tourney Feb. 25 at the club in Fulda.
Doors will open at 6 p.m., with play beginning at 7 p.m. Prizes will be awarded and refreshments will be provided. The public is welcome to attend.

St. Patrick’s dance at VFW
TELL CITY – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2939 dance hall will play host to a St. Patrick’s day from 7 to 11 p.m. March 17.
The Leo Gronquist Band will perform. Admission is $5 at the door. The public is invited to attend.

VNA Plus blood-pressure, blood-sugar screenings
TELL CITY – The Visiting Nurse Association Plus conducts blood-pressure and blood-sugar screenings each month at Twilight Towers.
The next screening will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Feb. 23.
For more information, call VNA at 547-7967.

PCMH to offer screenings Tuesdays
TELL CITY – Perry County Memorial Hospital will hold blood-pressure and blood-screenings every Tuesday from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Wal-Mart in Tell City. The screenings will be offered free of charge to the public. For more information, contact PCMH at 547-0392.