This year’s Heartland Half Marathon preparations are underway as the fifth annual event is scheduled to take place during Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, September 3rd. The events will once again include a half marathon, 5K, and team challenge along with something new for 2016 – cash prizes for the top three finishers in both…
Registration is open for the fourth annual “Head for the Hills” Patoka Lake Triathlon on Saturday, Aug. 20. All proceeds from the event are used to care for Patoka Lake’s non-releasable raptors, which are used for educational programming. Patoka has a red-tailed hawk, an Eastern screech owl and a bald eagle. The race starts at…
Registrations are now being accepted for the 2016 Wettlauf 5K Road Race & Fitness Walk, which will be held during the Strassenfest in Jasper on Saturday, August 6. The race will begin at 8:00 a.m. EDT at the corner of 9th and Main Streets. The course includes rolling, paved city streets, and the route will be…
Plans are underway for the 5th annual “Heartland Half Marathon, 5K & Team Challenge” to be held on Saturday, September 3. New for this year is the addition of prize money for the top three overall males and females in the half marathon race. Overall male and female first place finishers will receive $500 each,…
The Krempp Gallery at the Jasper Arts Center encourages artists to submit applications for the 23rd Annual Juried Art Show, September 2016. Only artists who are current or former residents of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan or Ohio can apply.
St. Joseph Church’s 9th annual 5k Run/Walk is set for Saturday, June 4th, 2016. The run/walk will begin from the St. Joe’s Parish Center at 8:00 a.m. A CASH prize will be awarded to the overall male and female finishers, and all participants will be entered to win awesome attendance prizes from local businesses. Race…
Grab your friends, family, fishing pole, tackle and bait, and head over to Patoka Lake on Saturday, June 4th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the annual Kids’ Fishing Derby. Park at the Modern Campground Center Shelterhouse at 8:30 a.m. to register and then take a short stroll down to the Fishing Pond for…
Join the Patoka Lake Naturalist on Sunday, May 29th at 12:30p.m. for an extended hike to Totem Rock. Hike along beautiful creeks, rock outcroppings, and lush hilly forest landscape. Hear stories of life along the Patoka River for Native Americans and the early European settlers. Participants should bring refreshments and wear sturdy hiking shoes for this 3.5 mile…
The Ireland Bicentennial pageant is seeking participants for the upcoming contests in connection to the 200th anniversary celebration this year. The pageant will have four age groups: Ties & Tutus for 3- to 7-year-olds, Little Miss & Little Mister for 8- to 11-year-olds, Jr. Miss for 12- to 15-year-olds and Queen for 16- to 20-year-olds. The…
In celebration of national Kids to Parks Day, join the Patoka Lake naturalists for a Kids’ Walking Stick Workshop at the nature center on Saturday, May 21. The workshop starts at 12:30 p.m. Participants will design and decorate their own walking stick. Then at 1:30 p.m. a short, guided hike will start on the Garden…
