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Entries are now being accepted for the Indiana Junior Duck Stamp Contest, a fun and easy to enter “Conservation through Art” program which is administered by the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge. The Junior Duck Stamp program promotes learning about waterfowl and wetlands conservation an…
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Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness and Art announced the January 2023 artist of the month, Bernard H. Worby Jr, showing his digital artwork from January 6-27, 2023. The opening receptions will be from 5-7 p.m. at Perceptions in Vernon.
Do you love to perform on stage? Do you love musical theatre? If so, then this show is for you!
Christmas at the North American House highlights the beauty of the historic hotel as it might have been decorated in the 1850s.
Santa Claus and Buddy the Elf will be visiting North Vernon in “Elf: The Musical,” a nearly sold-out performance by the Jennings County Players at the Park Theatre Civic Centre on November 30 and December 2-4.
All of the Jennings County Community is invited to participate in the Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness and Art Creative Community Challenges in 2023.
Good vibrations are coming to the Park Theatre Civic Centre, just in time to bring extra holiday cheer.
The Hayden Historical Museum will host a Christmas Concert and Open House on Sunday, December 4, from 1-4 p.m. The featured entertainment will be a combined choir of former Hayden Little Hoosier Historians with the current members. The concert will take place in the pavilion beginning at 1 p…
Even with Thanksgiving still weeks away, thoughts are already turning towards Christmas, and Jennings County has a lot to look forward to this holiday season.
A drizzly evening didn’t stop the masses from turning up for the Halloween festivities in North Vernon on Monday, October 31.
Get ready for “the wildest piano pumping rock’n’roll show since Jerry Lee Lewis.”
Join Perceptions, Yoga, Mindfulness and Art and the Jennings County Historical Society in historic Vernon on Sunday afternoon, November 6 at 2:30 p.m. for a dedication ceremony of the recently completed Jennings County Mural.
Due to the immense demand for tickets to the Jennings County Players’s Christmas show, “Elf: The Musical,” the Park Theatre has added an additional showing on Saturday, December 3 at 2 p.m. Tickets went on sale to paid members of the Jennings County Players on October 4 and the general publi…
Sweet Street — North Vernon’s annual trick-or-treat alternative — is scheduled for Halloween 2022 which falls on Monday, October 31.
The Jennings County High School (JCHS) Key Club is hosting the annual Key Club Talent Show for Riley Children’s Hospital on Friday, November 11 in the JCHS Pelkey Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door: $3 for kids and $5 for adults.
Are you ready to get moving, improve your health and enjoy life more? Get WalkIN’ is a free e-mail-based walking program being offered through Purdue Extension in Jennings County. Participants can sign-up, walk on their own and receive e-mailed support and information. It is designed to enco…
“...art is a form of self expression, from past experiences to how one is feeling, that can be exposed so that the world may see it.” Lauren Marling.
Good Samaritan Food Pantry in North Vernon is hosting its annual Hog Roast Luau on Saturday, September 24 with the newest addition of a motorcycle ride. Registration is from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the ride will go from 1-3 p.m. starting and ending at the pantry. The cost is $20 plus $5…
Local Girl Scout, Zoey Stroup, a sophomore at Jennings County High School, is hosting a corn hole event on September 24 to raise money for my Girl Scout Gold Award Project. The project is to purchase handicap swings for each of the local elementary school playgrounds.
You are invited to join the Jennings County Players at the Park Theatre the weekend of September 16-18 for the Players’ presentation of “George Washington Slept Here.”
North Vernon Main Street (NVMS) is encouraging one and all to get up and “glow” at their first ever Around Our Town GLOW Race, a 5K walk/run fundraiser scheduled for the evening of Saturday, September 17. The funds will be used to purchase ambience lighting and shade elements to block the su…
The September line up of arts events at Perceptions in Vernon are as follows:
The upcoming autumn season brings with it an exciting array of festivities, starting with the Hayden’s Auto Daze Gone By, the annual St. Mary’s Community Festival and the Commiskey Fall Festival.
Join the Jennings County Historical Society for their annual Ghost Walk and Mystery Dinner on Friday night, October 14 and Saturday night, October 15 in historic Vernon, IN.
Joining Jennings for Healthy Living hosted its Let’s Move! Jennings summer walking event to encourage individuals to explore the community and give families a free, healthy option for spending time together.
Here’s your chance to paint the town during the Paint Out in Historic Vernon — a Plein Air Painting Contest on Saturday, September 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. sponsored by the Jennings County Historical Society, Friends of Historic Vernon, and Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness and Art.
The Jennings County Economic Development Commission (EDC) is looking for innovative thinkers to share their personal and professional passions at its first-ever IgniteJC pitch competition. Originally started in Seattle, Ignite is based on an idea-sharing pitch competition now held in over 10…
Interested in being your own Sherlock Holmes, master detective? Tickets are available now for a night of dining a la murder mystery courtesy of The Dining Detectives. The Detectives will be performing at the Education and Training Center in North Vernon on Saturday, September 17.
The Jennings County Players have announced that auditions for “George Washington Slept Here” will be held at the Park Theatre Civic Center on Saturday, July 16 from 10-11 a.m. and on Monday evening, July 18, from 7-8 p.m.
The Fourth of July fanfare was in full swing Monday evening. After last year’s change of venue to the local fairgrounds, residents expressed their support of the Independence Day festivities being returned to the North Vernon City Park by showing up by the hundreds to enjoy the live music co…
Beginning July 1, hunters can apply for a variety of reserved hunts online by visiting on.IN.gov/reservedhunt.
The inaugural Jennings County Youth Drama Camp was a success that culminated in a final performance at the Park Theatre last Friday, June 17. This camp was a collaborative partnership between Park Theatre, Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness & Art, and JC Players.
The annual Independence Day fireworks show will be held on Monday, July 4 at 10 p.m. at the North Vernon City Park. The fireworks will only be canceled if weather becomes a concern.
The annual Country Squire Lakes Fishing Tournament was held last Saturday, a tradition that is continued through the efforts of Robert and Karen Luttrell in collaboration with the Jennings County Sheriff’s Office as well as many additional local sponsors and volunteers worked together to put…
The Jennings County Historical Society’s 2022 Town and Country Tour of Jennings County Gardens, Homes and Barns is scheduled for the weekend of June 25 and 26.
The Jennings County Youth Foundation (JCYF) has a new neighbor in the Scrapyard Creations, Cupcake & Craft Store. Not by accident, the new cupcake and crafting shop is owned by JCYF president Casey Ernstes.
Prepare for a Battle Royale showdown of country and rock music to be experienced this July at the Jennings County Fairgrounds.
Another artist will showcase at Perceptions Art, Mindfulness & Yoga in Vernon.
“The good Lord didn’t intend for us to sit around on our butts.”
The Jennings County Historical Society announces “Spring is here” with the 60th Annual Sassafras Tea Festival and Civil War Living History. The two-day event is slated for April 23 and 24 in historic Vernon and runs 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday.
After two years without, St. Mary’s Church’s production of The Living Way of the Cross has returned to North Vernon.
The judging for the annual Indiana Junior Duck Stamp Contest was held at the North Vernon library on April 1, 2022. There were 219 student entries in the contest this year. Faith Rowe, a 16-year-old student from Carmel, IN, won the State Best of Show award with an entry of a cinnamon teal du…
Perceptions Yoga, Mindfulness & Art has released its schedule of summer art classes for kids to be hosted this June and July in Vernon. Registration opens April 15 at www.perceptionsyoga.org.
The American Pickers TV Show is coming to Indiana this May looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send us y…
Lifelong North Vernon resident Heather Vaught recently purchased Vaught Pest Control from her uncle’s estate following his unexpected death.
The inaugural Jennings County Youth Drama Camp will take place the week of June 13 at Park Theatre and Civic Center. The camp is open to children ages 6 to 12. The cost is $20, with scholarships available upon request. Space will be limited to 30 participants.
“Oh, imagine a land, it’s a faraway place…”
The community favorite Sassafras Tea and Civil War Living History Festival will be celebrating a remarkable 60th anniversary this year. Always held on the last weekend in April, the two-day festival will delight with a few extra special activities in honor of the anniversary, but of course v…
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