SAINT MEINRAD—Archbishop Joseph Doré, SS, retired archbishop of Strasbourg, France, will give the Dolle Lecture on Church Art and Architecture at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology, St. Meinrad, IN. His topic is “The Beautiful, the Cathedrals and the Christian Faith.” He will talk about the relationship between Christian art and faith. The lecture…
It’s like eight minutes of “Kids Say the Darndest Things” that becomes “We are the World”. A fun video for a Monday that supports a New Zealand Foundation, Cure Kids. You can purchase the song at http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/feel-inside-stuff-like-that/id555158144 The great new Flight of the Conchords charity single for Cure Kids in New Zealand. Feel Inside (And Stuff…
On Sunday, the Dubois County Museum unveiled the latest mural in the Our Town collection. The mural of Schnellville is the twelfth mural in the Our Town collection. It joins murals of Ferdinand, St. Henry/ Johnsburg, Holland, Ireland, Portersville, Celestine, Huntingburg, Dubois, Jasper, Haysville, and Birdseye. Artists Alice Kemper, Tom Schum, and Kim Schroeder have…
The first ever Jasper Rotary Club ATHENA International Award was bestowed on Jane Chappell last night at the Huntingburg Event Center in front of a crowd of over 200. By all measures, the event was a success. The 12 finalists for the award were exceptional choices, the venue was perfect and the Key Note Speaker, Secretary…
Congratulations to the 2012 Patoka Cardboard Boat Regatta Winners: First Place Finish (Corporate) – Uebelhor & Son First Place Finish (General Entry) – Trinity UCC The Most Spectacular Sinking – SOS Softball The Engineering Spectacle – Streicher/Old National Bank The Best Theme (includes boat and crew) – National Office Furniture – Swamp Boat The…
The newest exhibit at the Dubois County Museum called “Main Street Dubois County” isn’t really that new as the talk started in 2006 and work on the exhibit began in 2008. But it enjoyed a robust turnout of several hundred Sunday afternoon with a ribbon cutting fit for a one-of-a-kind grand opening. Tom Kellams an…
The Dubois County Community Foundation is pleased to announce over $25,000 in scholarship aid to graduating area students. The recipients for the 2012-2013 academic year administered by the Community Foundation include students of Southridge, Forest Park, Heritage Hills, and Jasper High Schools. Effective June 1, 2012, the Huntingburg Foundation, Inc. merged with the Dubois County…
A large crowd gathered at the Main Stage at the Strassenfest on Saturday expecting a surprise. And they were surprised when the strains of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” began to float over them. Suddenly they were staring at bright green, orange, blue, pink and yellow shirts labeled “Dance for Life” donned by about 140…
The Huntingburg Public Library has joined Library Ideas’ network of Public Library websites that offer access to songs from Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. This service will allow the Huntingburg Public Library to increase the size and diversity of its collection by offering access to hundreds of thousands of songs. Under the terms of…
The Dubois County Museum will open an exhibit Aug. 3, on the life of Father Robert W. Greene, a Maryknoll priest raised in Jasper, imprisoned for 16 months and sentenced to death in China during the Communist Revolution. Numerous items, including photographs of his First Solemn Mass at St. Joseph Church in Jasper, his book,…
