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Today's Features

  • Story Mania at the Tell City-Perry County Public Library

    TELL CITY – On April 19, the Tell City-Perry County Public Library Young Adult Department hosted its second Story Mania Read-Aloud featuring the winners of the Story Mania short story writing contest.

    Guidelines were taken to all area junior and senior high schools at the beginning of January and teens in seventh through 12th grades were invited to write short stories for the contest.

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  • Legion gives park new flag pole to display

    Tell City American Legion Post 213 donated a new flag pole to be placed in Sunset Park in Tell City. The pole was raised April 4. Mulzers Crushed Stone donated the concrete needed to secure the pole and the Tell City Street Department donated time and labor to hoist the pole with the American Flag.

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  • Annual Charlie Tuggle Poker Run to kick off Saturday

    TELL CITY – The fourth annual Charlie Tuggle Poker Run is set for Saturday, with Braunie’s Bar in Tell City hosting the event.
    All bikes are due out by 11 a.m. and due in by 4:30 p.m. All vehicles are welcome.
    Entry is $10 per hand or $15 per double. There will be door prizes, half pot and food. All proceeds will go to Schreiber Family Charities and Shriners Hospital for Children.
    For more information call 547-7917 or 547-8803. In case of rain, the poker run will be held Sunday.
     

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  • Celebrating national children’s book week at the library

    TELL CITY – The Tell City-Perry County Public Library is celebrating National Children’s Book Week, Monday through Saturday, May 7. National Children’s Book Week is a special opportunity for libraries all across the country to promote the joy of reading to kids.

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  • Reminiscing...

    This is a Cannelton High School basketball team from the early 1930s. Team members are (front row, from left) Carl Danhauer, George Kays, Bob Cummings, Earl Danhauer and James Mullen. Back row: Coach Clarence McSwain, Maurice Mason, Joe Lasher, Thompson, Willard Walls and Russell Wagner.
     

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  • Cannelton church to host annual homecoming May 7, 8

    CANNELTON – Freewill Baptist Church, 117 Second St., Cannelton will have its 43rd annual homecoming weekend, Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8.

    Singing will be the The Epley Family from Mount Pleasant, Iowa and the Pearly Gateman Quartet Reunion.
    Singing will begin Saturday night at 7 p.m. Sunday school will be dismissed and Sunday services will begin at 10 a.m. with The Epley Family and the Pearly Gateman Quartet.
    Following morning worship, there will be a carry-in basket lunch served in the fellowship hall.

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  • Births, April 28

    Sidney Marie Bennett
    Jeremy and Laura Bennett of Owensboro, Ky., an-nounce the birth of their daughter, Sidney Marie Bennett, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at Owensboro Medical Health System.
    The infant weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21 inches long.
    Mrs. Bennett is the former Laura Kaufman.
    Grandparents are Darrel and Cindy Kaufman of Tell City and Steve and Julie Bennett of Tell City.

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  • Birthdays, April 29 - May 5

    To keep the birthday list updated, The Perry County News needs your help. Call 547-3424 if you want to add a name, make a change or if a name or date is wrong. If a person is deceased, please advise the newspaper so the name can be removed from the list.
    This information is appreciated. You can add names for the year if you like.
    April 29
    Mitch Wood, Jimmy Bryant, Jennifer Ridener, Lisa Mullis, Kimberly Hess, Matthew Bruner, Greg Faucett, Megan Dykes, Samantha Wheatley, Chase Richards, Verlee Moseby, Isaac Durcholz, Olivia Jo Young.

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  • Fischer – Davis

    Kimberly Fischer and Todd Davis of Louisville, Ky., announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

    The bride-elect is the daughter of Otto Fischer Jr. of Tell City and the late Darla Fischer.
    She is a graduate of Tell City High School, the University of Evansville and the University of Louisville.
    She works as a business analyst at Kindred Healthcare in Louisville.
    Mr. Davis is the son of Denny Davis of Cannelton and the late Patricia Davis. He is a graduate of Tell City High School and Vincennes University.

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  • Davis – Larson

    Samantha Courtney Davis and Erik Christopher Larson, both currently of Boston, Mass., announce their engagement and approaching marriage.

    The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Davis of Johnson City, Tenn., and the granddaughter of Mrs. Oliver L. (Margaret) Davis of Bristow, Mr. Oliver L. Davis of Scenic Hills Care Center, Ferdinand and the late Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hall of Rogersville.

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