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  • Diabetes presentation at PCMH Nov....

    TELL CITY – Alan Kott will speak at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10 Perry County Memorial Hospital to share his personal experiences with diabetes and taking insulin to help control his blood sugar.
    Kott is a member of the sanofi-aventis A1C Champions Program, which is a patient led approach to diabetes education. He has diabetes and takes insulin as part of his overall diabetes treatment plan including diet, exercise and other diabetes medications.

  • Knights of Columbus Auxiliary...

    TELL CITY – The Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary will host an arts, crafts and vendor Christmas bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13 at the K of C, 11th and Tell streets.

  • Community Events, Oct. 21

    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.

  • Community Calendar, Oct. 14

    Thursday October 14
    Perry County Council on Aging lunch at noon; bingo 12:30 p.m. and afternoon euchre at OAKS in Cannelton.
    AA Perry County Group meeting at Schergens Center, Tell City, 10 a.m., information call 547-3730 or 547-2318.
    Widow’s Barrel Food Pantry, 821 10th St., in former Newman-May School, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 547-0834 for appointment. Park on the street.

  • Community events, Oct. 14

    For more information about the event, contact Jo Sodrel at 547-2071.
    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.

  • Teen Read Week starts Sunday at the...

    TELL CITY – In celebration of Teen Read Week, Sunday through Oct. 23, the Tell City-Perry County Public Library will host two events for local teens.
    From 5 to 8 p.m. Monday there will be a “Game Night” where teens are invited to go to the library and play games on the Wii gaming system or play a variety of card and board games.

  • Community can help 4-H clubs...

    PERRY COUNTY – Perry County’s 4-H clubs are working on community-service projects and would like to have the public become involved, Extension Educator Re-nate Jobst said.
    “There are three projects that are ongoing and I am hopeful the community will want to pitch in,” Jobst said.

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    150 years of prayers at Holy Cross 

    By VINCE LUECKE, Editor

    ST. CROIX – Parishioners of Holy Cross Church marked 150 years of faith Sunday by doing what they and their church’s forebears have been doing for a century and a half: praying to God and giving thanks for life’s blessings.

  • Community Calendar, Oct. 7 - Oct. 11

    Thursday October 7
    Perry County Council on Aging lunch at noon; bingo 12:30 p.m. and afternoon euchre at OAKS in Cannelton.
    AA Perry County Group meeting at Schergens Center, Tell City, 10 a.m., information call 547-3730 or 547-2318.
    Widow’s Barrel Food Pantry, 821 10th St., in former Newman-May School, open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 547-0834 for appointment. Park on the street.

  • Community Events, Oct. 7

    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.

  • Indiana Horse Rescue to host...

    TELL CITY – Indiana Horse Rescue South will take rescued horses to Orscheln Farm Store from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. This fundraising event will be to help raise funds to feed the horses for the winter.
    The group will hold raffles, games, face painting and other events. Different kinds of foods will be available for purchase and a bake sale will also be set up.
    The event is for all ages. The horses will be present for everyone to see and understand the implications of animal abuse.

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    PCMH to hold annual holiday bazaar...

    TELL CITY – The Perry County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual Holiday Bazaar Raffle Nov. 4. A handcrafted solid walnut blanket chest will be raffled off during drawing at the end of the bazaar at the hospital.

  • Memory Walk walkers needed for...

    PERRY COUNTY – The Alzheimer’s Association invites the public to join the annual Tri-County Memory Walk Saturday at Tell City Junior-Senior High School. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will start at 9.

  • Ferdinand Primitive Days this...

    FERDINAND – This weekend has been set aside for Primitive Days in Ferdinand and coupon sales will kick-off the weekend at six retail locations in town Friday through Sunday.
    The first performance of the Strolling Street Theatre’s “Spirits of Ferdinand” will close out the day Friday with an 8 p.m. performance. The original play by Dean Bolin captures the spirits of legendary people from Ferdinand’s past and is presented by the Ferdinand Merchants Association.

  • Power of the Purse event returns...

    PERRY COUNTY – Are you ready to do some early Christmas shopping with local vendors, get together with friends, enjoy a free lunch, tour a beautiful health-care facility and help a local charity all in one day? Then you need attend “Power of the Purse” from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Oakwood Health Campus.

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    Hope for a Cure

    Beth Hauser holds a candle during a vigil for breast-cancer awareness, tearfully telling her story of survival to a large group gathered Thursday night at City Hall Park. 

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    A second chance at life

    By TRISTA LUTGRING, Feature Writer

    TELL CITY – Brennan Fenwick is a normal, healthy 10-month-old baby. He laughs loudly to the amusement of family members as he is lifted in the air by his father. He is easily distracted by shiny objects dangled by his grandmother, grins at his grandfather’s goofy faces and clings to his mother when tired. Brennan rolls on the floor with his toys and tends to pull his socks off when they apparently bother him.

  • Community Events, Sept. 30

    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.

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    Hagedorn – DuPont

    Samantha Jo Hagedorn and Seth Daniel DuPont were united in marriage Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at St. Mark Church in rural Tell City. The ceremony was of-ficiated by the Rev. Dennis Devulius.
    The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hagedorn of Tell City. Mr. DuPont is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel DuPont of rural Tell City.
    Kathy Moore and Amy Hagedorn, sisters of the bride, were chosen as mat-ron of honor and maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mary Jo Hagedorn and Amanda Foster, sisters of the bride, and Mandy Flohr and Hannah DuPont, sisters of the groom.

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    A royal occasion

    Trent Gunn and Katie Elder were selected as Tell City Junior-Senior High School homecoming king and queen Friday, Sept. 24 in a ceremony held before the Marksmen’s game against Southridge.