By Don Steen, Ferdinand News If anyone was expecting the fight over Riverview Energy’s proposed coal-to-diesel plant in Dale to subside in 2023, things are already warming up on that front. Opponents of the plant notched a win late last year when the town of Santa Claus declined to pursue an agreement to provide water…
Christmas comes but once a year; however, the two months leading up to it are generally filled with spectacular events and plenty of joy. While Christmas 2020 will probably be unlike any other in recent memory, at least one treasured celebration is set to begin this Sunday, November 8 — the 35th annual Huntingburg Christmas…
St. Anthony Fire Department’s 27th annual Firemen’s Fest — and 21st annual Street Fest and Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show — will be held this Saturday, August 19. All festivities, rain or shine, will be in the area around the Community Center at 4465 Cross Street, St. Anthony, just off SR 64. Car, truck and…
“Once upon a time, (don’t all the best tales start that way?) there was a wee little ogre named Shrek …” And thus begins the story of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a…
With it being a holiday weekend and so soon after the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics, the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra’s Labor Day weekend, Saturday, September 3, 2016, performance at the Lincoln Amphitheatre had always been planned to be a patriotic affair. T he participation of a reigning gold medalist will, certainly, up that ante…
Roadsters — it’s time to add some spit and polish to your prized vehicles in preparation for the St. Anthony Volunteer Fire Department’s 20th annual Street Fest and Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show. The date has been set for this Saturday, August 20 and the site for all the festivities will be the area around…
Wolgemut (pronounced vol-guh-moot) will perform at the Monkey Hollow Bistro in the Wollemann House in Ferdinand on Wednesday, June 15, beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT. “Wolgemut” is an ancient germanic word, meaning “to be in a good mood.” Wolgemut is also the name of this very unique minstrel troupe whose members believe the goal of…
Call it a stroke of genius. Or maybe an explosion sparked from a tiny flame. Better yet, call it a huge opportunity for the community at large. When the Ferdinand Folk Festival was established six years ago, the intent was to celebrate and build community through music, art, environment and wellness education. The one day…
From Ferdinand News The City of Jasper is all decked out in readiness for O’Tannenbaum Days this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 4-6. So what, exactly, is a Tannenbaum? In German, Tannenbaum is the Christmas Tree traditionally set up and decorated on Christmas Eve, usually either a fir or spruce. Decorations might include tinsel, glass balls or straw…
Both the Birdseye Park Department and Fire Department depend on an annual picnic for help with funding. As with most in Dubois County, the Fire Department is a volunteer endeavor. The Birdseye Park Department is almost such when it comes to funding. Although an appointed board under the auspices of the Town Council governs the…
