Community events, July 9

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.

Parent enrichment program at Early Head Start
TELL CITY – Lincoln Hills Development Corp. Early Head Start invites the public to attend a Parent Enrichment Program from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at LHDC Early Head Start, 321 Ninth Street Tell City.
The July topic is Naomi Griffith’s DVD series, “Parenting from the Heart, Building an Emotionally Healthy Family.”
Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Kelly Luker at (812) 619-1842.

Latter-day Saints relief society to meet
TELL CITY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Relief Society will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
Quilting ideas will be demonstrated. All women are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.

Monthly dinner for tenants at Twilight Towers
TELL CITY – The next monthly dinner for Twilight Towers residents only will be at 5 p.m. Friday. It will be picnic style indoors with hamburgers, hot dogs, salads and desserts.
Entertainment will be at 6 p.m. and provided by the band Crosswind.
The entertainment will be open to the public.

Parks and Rec board to meet Wednesday
CANNELTON – The Perry County Parks and Recreation board will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the courthouse annex in Cannelton.

Football families to meet July 17
LEOPOLD – The Perry Central football families will meet at 6 p.m. July 17 in the Perry Central High School Study Hall.

Benefit dinner at St. John’s Saturday
NEW BOSTON – A pork-chop dinner will be served at 11 a.m. Sunday at St. John Lutheran Church near New Boston. Proceeds will help support the health-care needs of Evanston native Jane (Arnold) Higgins and her son. There will be dine-in and carry-out. The event is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.

Dog walk set for July 19
TELL CITY – The newly formed Humane Society of Perry County Youth Group will host a dog walk July 19.
Registration will be at 6:30 p.m. at the gazebo in City Hall Park in Tell City. The walk will begin at 7 p.m. and head to the river walkway at Sunset Park.

Annual 4-H talent show set for Saturday
PERRY COUNTY – The Perry County 4-H Fair talent show has been set for 1 p.m. Saturday. This show is open to all ages.
For more information, call 719-1036 or send e-mail to kayemill23@gmail.com.

UMC to host rummage sale
TELL CITY – The United Methodist Church in Tell City will hold a rummage sale from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19 and 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. July 20 at the church.
Pricing will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Items can be taken to the stage in the social hall. For more information, contact Shirley Garner at 836-2847.