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The Campbellsburg Country Festival Kickoff event will take place on Saturday, July 20, from 4 to 10 p.m. at the Campbellsburg Ball Park.
The Festival Committee will be selling food at the concession stand at the ballpark, such as hot dogs, drinks, and popcorn. Brother B's Ice Cream truck will also be present. Craft and commercial vendors will be there. The Salem High School Guitar Club will be playing from 8-9:30 p.m., with fireworks by Straight Shooters ending the night. There will be a chance to enter into raffles with proceeds going to the Campbellsburg Festival Committee to ensure a great 30th Campbellsburg Country Festival this September. The big raffle is a package from West Baden Springs Hotel for a 1-night stay and breakfast for 2. We are accepting craft and commercial vendors through July 12.
If there are questions about setting up a booth, please contact Whitley Clements at 812-620-9967 or Kayce Johnson at 812-620-6118, or join the Campbellsburg Country Festival group on Facebook.
The Campbellsburg Ball Park is located at 174 East Vine Street, Campbellsburg, IN 47108.
This is the last chance to register for the Indiana State NFA weekend trip on Aug. 3-4, 2024. The National Fire Academy (NFA) is offering four courses to improve firefighters' knowledge and skills. The weekend provides a unique opportunity for all members of the Indiana fire service to receive a great educational and networking experience facilitated by some of the best experts in the field.
The Indiana Fire & Public Safety Academy is covering the bus transportation from Plainfield, Ind., as well as the meal ticket and lodging. This means your journey to the NFA in Maryland will only require your time. The Academy wants to ensure that this experience is as convenient and affordable as possible for you.
Register now to ensure this will be a fun weekend experience that leaves you with a positive outlook. All Indiana firefighters should take advantage of this incredible experience. Registration is open until July 24, 2024.
Here are the class offerings and how many seats we still need to fill:
- EMS Functions in ICS (W0166) – 16 seats available
- Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environments for Professional Growth (W0646) – 6 seats available
- Leadership in Supervision: Perspectives in Thinking (W0647) – 18 seats available
- Wildland Urban Interface: Firefighting for the Structural Company Officer (W0610) – 14 seats available
The Washington County Family YMCA is delighted to announce the successful conclusion of the Drive For the Future Raffle Event, with Jedidiah Trainor
of Pekin, IN emerging as the lucky winner.
Trainor won a brand-new Bronco Sport, which he generously decided to gift to his 17-year-old son, Hunter, a student at Salem High School.
The raffle was a highlight of the YMCA's Beth Armstrong Y-For All Capital Campaign, launched on May 11th with a lively Cars and Coffee event at Salem Motorsports Park.
The campaign aims to raise funds to build a childcare and family recreation center for the community.
Jedidiah Trainor purchased his ticket after Hunter's mother, Beverly, bought one, believing their chances of winning were good, especially with only 2,000 tickets available. Beverly even visited the YMCA Fair Booth on Monday, playfully urging the staff to draw either her or Jed’s ticket. Her enthusiasm and optimism turned out to be wellplaced, as Fair Board President Rose Anderson drew Jedidiah's winning ticket live on Facebook on June 19th at 6 pm at the Washington County Fair.
Despite selling only 450 of the 2,000 available tickets, the event was still a success, netting approximately $10,000 for the capital campaign after expenses. YMCA CEO Kristy Purlee expressed her gratitude, noting that many were led to purchase a ticket to support such a worthy cause. "This was about more than just the raffle; it was about coming together as a community to support the future of our children and families," Purlee stated.
The YMCA Board of Directors, while surprised by the lower-than-expected ticket sales, viewed the event as a positive and innovative way to raise awareness for the Capital Campaign Project. Rusty Hudson, YMCA Board President, remarked, "I feel the value of the public relations and attention received for our cause was far greater than we anticipated."
The Washington County Family YMCA extends heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated and supported the raffle event. Your contributions are helping to build a brighter future for our community.
For more information about the Beth Armstrong Y-For All Capital Campaign and how you can get involved, please visit our website or contact the Washington County Family YMCA directly.
Contact:
Kristy Purlee, CEO
Washington County Family YMCA
Phone: 812-883-YMCA
Email:
Website: wcfymca.org
Four entries from an art and photo contest for Indiana residents of all ages will be selected by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to serve as the background artwork for new durable cards for hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses for next year.
From July 1 through Aug. 2, Indiana residents are encouraged to submit up to two of their Indiana-based, nature and wildlife-themed artworks to
By early 2025, those purchasing an Indiana hunting, trapping, fishing, or combo license will have the option to purchase their license (for a nominal fee) in the form of a durable card that can withstand harsh outdoor conditions.
To celebrate this highly requested new product, the cards will feature nature and wildlife-themed art from our talented Indiana residents!
Four artists' works will be chosen for the background options of the durable license cards, as well as our e-gift certificates. Please read the following for more contest information and send any questions to
Contest Guidelines
- All 2-D art mediums will be accepted (i.e. photography, painting, drawing, graphic design, etc.) with the exception of A.I. generated art.
- Artwork must feature a wildlife species, outdoor recreation activity, or natural landscape found in Indiana. Please note that judging will favor native wildlife and nature.
- Artists will submit their entries to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . - Please include the following information in the email:
- Photographer’s or artist’s name
- Phone number and address
- For artists under the age of 18: Age and name of parent or guardian
- Month and year that the photo was taken, or art was completed
- The location and/or species featured
- Images must be submitted as .jpg or .jpeg files. Physical entries will not be accepted.
- Limit of two (2) submissions per artist. Each submission needs its own email with the relevant information mentioned above.
- Each file must be less than 10MB. Please submit one file per email to ensure the files do not exceed the size limits of state email accounts.
- Department of Natural Resources employees are not eligible to enter.
- Do not include watermarks or signatures on the photo. Such markings will disqualify the photo from the contest.
- Artwork/images can be black & white or color. Any photographs submitted should be recent (taken within the past 2 years).
- Deadline to submit artwork is Friday, August 2 by 11:50 p.m. ET.
Note: In addition to the durable license cards and e-gift certificates, artwork submissions may be used for photo contest promotion and general communications, including the DNR/DFW social media pages, DNR/DFW newsletters, and DNR/DFW websites. Artists will be credited whenever their work is used. If selected, artists agree to allow the use of their artwork without compensation. Artist’s name and city will be featured on the card. Finalists’ submissions will be judged by a panel of DNR staff through a rubric-based process.
Winners will be notified via email and announced via social media.
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