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One of the first events celebrating America’s 250th was held over the weekend in Ferdinand State Forest. Featuring reenactors and history buffs, The Revolutionary Rendezvous offered a hands-on, immersive experience for hundreds of middle schoolers on Friday. Students rotated through a variety of demonstrations, including a skirmish, blacksmithing, log-hewing, ropemaking, stone carving, games and more….

“Looking back two years ago is incredible, seeing where we are now,” Boone Taylor, director of Mind Body and Soul, said. “I didn’t do this on my own and it wouldn’t have happened if God weren’t involved.” Operation Mind Body and Soul’s journey began with a vividly detailed dream that Boone believes was a vision….

Holy Trinity 5th-grade students performed the annual presentation of Jesus’ walk to the cross on Thursday morning at Holy Trinity’s East Campus.  The performance invites the students to portray the journey to the cross in a meaningful and memorable way through the 14 Stations of the Cross. Each year, students apply to portray the various biblical…

Brookside Village held a special Easter celebration with residents and their families Saturday morning, featuring games, face painting, snacks and, of course, a hunt for 500 Easter Eggs. Here are a few photos.

This article was written in partnership with Visit Dubois County. Musket fire and campfire smoke will fill Ferdinand State Forest as reenactors bring frontier life to Dubois County’s Revolutionary Rendezvous, a free living history event marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.  The three-day event, being held April 10 through 12, features battle demonstrations, period crafts, Indigenous…

“I am being sabotaged,” Cassidee Herbig said melodramatically to no one in particular as she rolled her eyes and tilted her head up to the ceiling in the busy cafeteria kitchen at Jasper Elementary School. The fifth grader was sauteing her chicken ramen bowl for the Sodexo Future Chefs Challenge. As her assistant had begun…

Though the fifth-grade students at Huntingburg Elementary chose The Jungle Book Kids as their class musical, music teacher Kim Wirthwein made it her goal to be sure every student had their moment in front of the audience. “It really is all about the students,” Wirthwein said. Every one of the 123 students plays a key…

This weekend, Jasper Middle School Performing Arts will bring many of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters to life in Seussical Jr. The fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, will take audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus as the Cat in the Hat “helps” Horton the Elephant, who…

More than 180 participants attended the Night to Shine at Redemption Christian Church on Friday evening. The special prom-like event for individuals with special needs crowns everyone as prom king and queen, then provides a limousine ride to a red-carpet entrance for a fun night featuring a catered meal, games, karaoke, dancing, and more. Here…