What’s Happening In O’Wayne County St Patrick’s Day….
March 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RHS Shamrock Run/Walk
5K Walk/Run March 17, 2012 10 a.m. Tiernan Center – Richmond High School (380 Hub Etchison Parkway) http://www.speedy-feet.com/races.php
Rhythm Of The Dance
At Civic Hall Richmond IN. March 17, 2012. This two-hour dance and music extravaganza contains a wealth of talent derived from all areas of Irish life, including three tenorsand a full cast of dancers. The show is an inspiring epic, reliving the journey of the Irish Celts throughout history. Using the traditional and modern arts of dance (ballet, modern dance, jazz) and music, this richly costumed show marries the contemporary and the ancient. Combining traditional Irish dance and music with the most up to date stage execution, the show is a thousand year old story presented as a modern day stage show. Don’t miss this wonderful evening of song and dance at Civic Hall on St. Patrick’s Day!
St Patrick’s Day: Blue Sacrifice At 4th Floor Blues Club
4th Floor Blues Club as part of the InCONCERT series March 17th – St. Patty’s Day
Doors open at 6:30pm
No tickets needed – but will be taking donations at the door.
Reserved tables are $100
Any other events taking place for St Patrick’s Day in O’Wayne County? Let us know and we’ll post them here. Have a safe and happy weekend!
Volunteer Opportunities With Junior Achievement
March 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Information submitted by Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement has several volunteer positions available. We are in most of the surrounding schools, with many grade levels to choose from. Come enjoy refreshments while learning about all the ways you can help out the local youth in this area. This is not only a great experience for the students, but something you will find very rewarding yourself!
When: Monday, March 26 at 5:30PM
What: New Volunteer Informational Meeting
Where: Richmond High School Administration Building in the board room
Contact: Jenny Fralick, Education Manager (765) 962-0503, jenny.fralick@ja.org
RHS Shamrock 5k Run – Walk
March 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Get registered for the RHS Shamrock 5k Run – Walk!
Event Details and Registration
(Register by March 10, 2012 to avoid a price increase.)
When: 03/17/2012 10:00 AM
Where: Richmond High School - Tiernan Center
Register: Download Registration Form (Adobe PDF)
Registration closes 03/16/2012
Additional Registration Options
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Winter Guard Competition at Tiernan Center
February 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Support your Richmond High School Devilettes as they compete in the Ohio Indoor Performance Association’s Winter Guard Competition. World Class groups like Onyx Winter Guard, Matrix Drum Line, and top performing Guards such as Phoenix Independent will be performing also.
Where: Tiernan Center
When: Sunday, March 4th 11:15 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Price: $8.00
Be There to Show Your Red Devil Pride!
A Volunteer Opportunity That Could Change The Lives Of Young People At RHS
February 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Informational Release: From Alison Zajdel
“Challenge Day”
… is coming to Richmond High School, and we are looking for adults to donate JUST ONE DAY OF THEIR TIME to this amazing series of workshops! Students from Mrs. Bolser’s class are putting this whole effort together including the fundraising (they raised over $13,000) and logistics. Will you join me in surrounding them with a group of caring adults? This is also a great chance for businesses to show their support for positive change at RHS by sending staff members to help!
Dates: March 13th, 14th & 15th (volunteers choose which day they can help)
Participating adults will arrive at Tiernan Centerfor training at 7:45 am and be finished by 3:30pm. Wear comfortable clothes. Lunch is provided. Number of people needed: 20 adults needed on March 13th, 10 adults needed on March 14th, and 10 adults needed on March 15th.
Challenge Days are powerful, high-energy programs in which youth and adult participants are guided through a series of experiential learning processes. The overall goals of the program are to increase personal power and self-esteem, to shift dangerous peer pressure to positive peer support and to eliminate the acceptability of teasing, violence and all forms of oppression.
Courtesy of Zach Cordner from Challenge Days site
Challenge Day programs are designed to unite the members of the school and/or community and to empower them to carry the themes of the program back to the greater school population. Challenge Days successfully address the issues of violence, teasing, social oppression, racism, harassment, conflict management, suicide, peer pressure, alcohol and drugs. During the program, youth are given several opportunities to speak out about what’s really going on for them, and what they need from one another. Please note that while our program focuses primarily on global and community issues and concerns, individual students can and often do share personal difficulties and experiences with the group.
The process of sharing is often both empowering and emotional. For this reason, it is important that your child/ward be aware that while confidentiality is one of the primary norms for program participation, we can never guarantee confidentiality on a large group level following the day. (We will remind the participants of the importance of confidentiality.) At the conclusion of the program, the majority of youth leave feeling bonded, empowered and committed to making a positive difference.” Need more convincing? Watch a video:
http://www.challengeday.org/videos.php (I like the Channel One News 4 Minute Feature)
Ready to help? Write to : a.clark@copeenvironmental.org or email Leslie Bolser (leslieb@rcs.k12.in.us) with your contact information. You can then complete the attached background check and send it to or drop it off at Central Office. Thank you for stepping forward to be a change-maker! -Alison Zajdel
Note: Karole Passmore of GWC & First Bank Richmond will also be participating in this worthwhile event- so join me and sign up to show your support for youth in Wayne County.
What’s Happening The Last Weekend Of July In Wayne County
July 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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From a Facebook post: “Lots to do this weekend, Wayne County track show tonight, dog walk tomorrow (at Glen Miller Park) and the RHS marching band ice cream social on Sunday” (at the 4H Fairgrounds). (Nicole D. Kehler)
Thanks for sharing what you know for this weekend. If anyone else has information on events…please comment below.
More on the events in Wayne County This Weekend:
Tonight:
Outdoor Movie Series
How to Train Your Dragon, final movie of the Outdoor Movie Series at Vaile Elementary. Activities begin at 8:30 p.m., movie starts at dusk and concessions are available.
Cope At Night
Night Hike At Cope Environmental Center
Cope At Night
Starting at 9:00 p.m. (hopefully it will be cooler by then!) enjoy the night air and sounds of nature at Cope. Plus get your exercise on!
Saturday
Pet Walk 2011 At Glen Miller Park
Pets and kids walk for free. This is a fundraiser for the Help The Animals shelter in Richmond. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. and walk begins at 11:00 a.m. Their will also be a vaccination clinic offering inexpensive shots for your pets. So come on out, bring you favorite pet and walk for a worthy cause.
Bailen’s Crafty Corner Grand Opening
Come support a new locally owned business! The Grand Opening will be held from 10 – 5 p.m. Bailen’s is located on 15 W. Main Street, Hagerstown,IN, ( Across from post office). (While you are there you can stop in for some chocolates at Abbotts or an ice cream cone from KC’s Corner.
Sunday
RHS Band Annual Ice Cream Social
As tradition has it, RHS will give a preview of their upcoming track show in Indianapolis (coming up August 5) this Sunday at the Tom Raper building in the fairgrounds. And of course, ice cream. You can support the band (or view the competition) but certainly—have some ice cream!
Dancing The Night Away At The Dream Keepers Dance
March 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Karole Passmore
Jennie, in Pink, Winner of the GoWayneCounty.com Gift Bag & Mary Grace
As soon as the DJ started the music, people of all ages were up and dancing with bright smiles. It was the beginning of a great night for everyone.
Michelle Satterfield of the Independent Living Center shared, “We really had a very good time. Thank you so much to everyone that attended.” The dance was a major culminating event to celebrate Disability Awareness Month.
Later in the evening many people joined in enthusiastically with Karaoke, belting out songs that meant a lot to them. Some in groups and others singing solo–all were excited to participate even if it was their first time.
Lucia Stewart, on right, from Earlham College, Dancing With Jennie & Other Guests
Earlham Student volunteers helped with serving food, entertaining guests, checking coats and all sorts of other things to make the evening go smoothly. Many thanks must be given to them for all their hard work and enthusiasm.
Jennie, who was the winner of the GoWayneCounty.com gift bag which included a bear from the Wayne County Tourism Bureau, had a wonderful time dancing in her new dress. Her mother, Susan Kuhens, wrote later that “It was an absolutely awesome night for everyone.”
Missy Watts, Behind Local Businesses Door Prize Table, From The Independent Living Center
Many other wonderful businesses donated door prizes including: Reid Hospital, Readmore etc., Starbucks, RiverRats, Cosmotique, Warm Glow Candles, Medfit, Fecher’s Panache, Showroom Details, and the Independent Living Center of Eastern Indiana. Financial contributions were made as well and the list of the generous businesses can be seen at the ILC Facebook site, along with pictures from the dance.
Joe’s Pizza, Mercurios, and Chipotle
Some of the food was donated by Joe’s Pizza, Mercurios, and Chipotle, while the rest was prepared by the RHS cafeteria. (thanks to Maggie for help with coordinating food and Andy with set up and tear down and everything in between-and RHS for donating the Space).
Three beautiful cakes were made and donated by Beth Makovic from “Carpe Diem Cakes,” including one with a rainbow and children, another with flowers and one filled in the center with fresh strawberries. Of course, they were a big hit.
Having Fun With Karaoke
There were also high school volunteers from RHS, under the direction of Chris Lopresti, who came in the night before and transformed the cafeteria into a “dreamy” venue. The room was decorated with stars, trees lit with tiny white lights and a beautiful sign at the entry welcoming all to the dance.
Mayor Sally Hutton and Christi Gigliotti, Director of IL Services at Independent Living Center
Mayor Sally Hutton arrived a bit later, after attending two other community engagements, to thank everyone who organized the Dream Keepers Dance. This first annual dance was brought to the community by the partnership of the Independent Living Center, Wayne County Minority Health Coalition, Richmond High School, and the Human Rights Commission of Richmond.
"YMCA" A Favorite of the Night
To see more pictures you can go to GoWayneCounty.com Facebook site where pictures will continue to be uploaded. If you have a great picture to submit please let us know by sending us a message: Karole@GoWayneCounty.com.
What’s Happening This Warm February Weekend In Wayne County
February 17, 2011 by 1 Comment
RHS Boys Varsity Game and Special Halftime Show:
Saturday 01/18/2011 at 7:30 p.m. RHS will take on Muncie Burris.
The halftime performance will include elementary students who participated in the Devilette Clinic on Saturday morning. They will perform a dance routine they learned together. Should be fun to watch!
All My Sons At Civic Theatre February 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26
“Is my first duty to myself and my family, or should I consider the entire younger generation as being ‘all my sons’?”
In Arthur Miller’s compelling play this question arises because during World War II, with his attention on making a profit, a businessman knowingly sent faulty airplane parts to the U.S. military– risking not only his son’s life but the lives of many other parents’ sons. Show times are: February 18, 19, 20, 25 & 26th. Friday and Saturday shows at 7:30 p.m. Sunday Matinee is at 1:00 p.m. Call box office for more information and to reserve tickets. Also see the wall of honor displayed at the theatre honoring current military and veterans from our area.
Green and Healthy Families Workshop
February 19 at 8:30 -Alison and Stephanie (Cope Center) will host a Green and Healthy Families workshop at First English Lutheran Church – Breakfast provided by Jen Ferrell of Who Cooks For You. The program is FREE and is open to parents, expecting parents, grandparents, babysitters, nannies, and anyone interested in providing a healthy lifestyle for children in their lives. email s.hays@copeenvironmental.org to register!
Maria Mitrione’s Italian Market 5 Course Full-Meal Sampling Party
Saturday, February 19th – Starting at 6pm. In the 4th Floor Blues Club above Mitriones. Tickets are $15 per person. Meal is served family style and you won’t leave hungry! Entertainment will be provided by Sean Lamb. Tickets must be purchased in advance. All proceeds go to InCONCERT which supports several non profits in Wayne County. Please call 765-939-4152 for reservations. Must be 21.
For more events this weekend go to GoWayneCounty.com/calendar for the full list…have a great weekend!
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