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The 10th annual Historical Walking Tour at Crown Hill Cemetery is this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13 & 14. Tours begin at 7:30 p.m. and leave every 10 or 15 minutes. The last tour will leave at 10:30 p.m. Crown Hill Cemetery is located at 207 Shelby St., Salem.

The tour will take you on a stroll through Salem’s rich history. Walkers will be informed the town’s historical background during the tour and will have an opportunity to meet characters playing some of Salem’s most well-known citizens of the past. Knowledgeable tour guides will introduce some of the most interesting, eccentric (and sometimes infamous) characters buried in Salem’s Crown Hill Cemetery.

The walking tour is a fun event for all ages. This tour is NOT haunted. Attendees will simply be meeting characters from the past who are buried in the cemetery. Lanterns will be provided for the trail.

The event is hosted by Washington County Theatre. There is no cost to participate, but donations will be excepted and all proceeds will be used to support the theatre group.

Sponsored by Campbellsburg Hardware, the Campbellsburg Country Festival Baking Contest will be Saturday, September 21st! Come out to the festival to see the competition - or to put your own skills to the test.

Contestants are allowed to enter their goods from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Campbellsburg Community Building located at 21 W Oak St, Campbellsburg. The baked goods auction will take place at the shelter house at 3 p.m.

There are a number of categories to represent at the baking contest, such as:

Cakes (made from scratch)
Fruit Pies (filling & crust must be made from scratch - no canned filling permitted)
Rolled or Drop Cookies (made from scratch)

There are also a number of rules to be followed:

Contestants should enter a whole cake, pie, or a baker’s dozen cookies (13)
All entries must be presented in disposable containers, or if not, they will not be returned, and entries should be covered with clear plastic wrap
Entries must NOT require refrigeration
Filling, frosting, glazing, pie filling, and meringue, whether cooked or uncooked, are not permitted to contain cream cheese, whipped cream, unpasteurized milk or raw eggs/eggwhites (pasteurized eggs or eggs cooked to 160℉)
Home canned fruits are not permitted
Recipes must list which ingredients were used in each part of the entry (including pie crust and frosting) and are to be printed on an 8½” x 11” sheet of paper
Contestants’ names are not to be on either entry, or the recipe
Each contestant may enter only one item in each category but are permitted to enter in all categories
No recipe, container, or entry will be returned

Failure to comply with the above rules will result in points being deducted for each violation. The first place winner in each category will receive a $50 cash prize, each 2nd place winner will receive a $25 cash prize, and each third place winner will receive a $10 cash prize.

The Miss Country Girl Pageant is set to commence on Thursday, September 12th at 7 p.m. Open to all Washington County girls, the pageant will be held at West Washington High School located at 8028 W Batts Rd, Campbellsburg.

The pageant will be separated into divisions:

Little Miss Country Girl: Grades 3-5

Junior Miss Country Girl: Grades 6-8

Miss Country Girl: Grades 9-12

Registration deadline is Saturday, September 7th. To register, Click Here.

Come out to support the Miss Country Girl Pageant!

September 2, 1911 Madame C. J. Walker applied for incorporation of her cosmetics company in Indianapolis. She became the first woman millionaire in the U.S.

September 4, 2012 A life-sized bronze statue of Orville Redenbacher was unveiled in Valparaiso, where he developed the popcorn that made him famous.

September 4, 1928 Dick York, American actor (Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind), born in Fort Wayne.

September 5, 1885 1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

September 6, 1883 Two children, Blanche and Orris Hiestand, discovered Marengo Cave in Crawford County.

Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument in Indianapolis.

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Did you see the August 19 Super Blue Moon?

Indiana Statehouse Tour Office

Indiana Department of Administration

Guided Tours of the Indiana Statehouse are offered Monday through Saturday. For more information, contact us.

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Indiana Quick Quiz

1. What is the former name of Evansville?

2. What is the former name of Valparaiso?

3.What is the former name of Muncie?

4. What is the former name of Rensselaer?

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1. McGary's Landing

2. Portersville

3. Munsee Town

4. Newton

Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.

— Abraham Lincoln

- Celebrating the Hoosier Spirit of seeing the best in people and maintaining a positive outlook.

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← Notice the Super Blue Moon did not look blue. A Blue Moon gets it's name by being the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons.

Mark your calendars for September 18, 2024, to view the Super Harvest Moon. It will also undergo a partial lunar eclipse.

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Jerry Curry, Staff Writer

Sprint cars will return to the high banks at Salem Speedway for the 65th running of the historic Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial Race.

Sprint cars will be returning this Saturday night to the Salem Speedway. The 500 Sprint Car Tour will challenge the high banks, as well as each other. It will be the 65th running of the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial race.

The last Joe James/Pat O’Connor race held at the Speedway was in 2020, when the USAC Silver Crown cars took to the track. The last race that had Non-Winged Sprint Cars was 2010.

The track record for sprint cars was set by Tracy Hines on August 2, 2000 at 15.181 seconds. Will this 24-year record hold or will we hear “It’s a new track record” booming over the track speakers.

USAC no longer has an asphalt sprint car division.

Second only to the “Little 500,” this is one of the nation’s longest running race events.

For the last two years, the race has been held at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Racing with the 500 Sprint Car Tour will be Kody Swanson, who won the Silver Crown races from 2016 through 2020 at Salem.

The past winners of this historic event are a “who’s who” of open wheel racing, including Pat O’Connor (back when it was just the Joe James Memorial), Eddie Sachs, Bob Sweikert, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Rollie Beale, Gary Bettenhausen, Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Greg Leffler, Rich Vogler, Steve Butler, Jim Keeker, Kenny Irwin Jr., Tony Stewart, Chet Fillip, Dave Steele, Dave Darland, Eric Gordon, Tracy Hines, Brian Tyler, Bryan Clauson and Brian Gerster.

Added to this day’s program is the legendary USA Kenyon Midget Series and the Diesel Boys Race Car Parts Legends. Plus, on the track will be the Midwest Vintage Race Car Club.
Friday will be practice, with pits opening at 3 p.m. Saturday racing begins at 7p.m.

The program looks like this: Kenyon Midgets 10 lap heats and a 25-lap feature; Legends 25 lap feature; and The Joe James/Pat O’Connor will be 50 laps.

General admission is $25, chair back seat tickets are $30., kids 12-6 are $5. Kids under 12 are free. The Salem Speedway is located at 2729 W. State Road 56, Salem.