Published: November 17, 2009 08:18 pm      

Evening News Briefs Nov. 18

• Jeffersonville

Meet Wiseheart tonight at event

Lee Ann Wiseheart, Republican Party candidate for Indiana Senate District 46, invites the public to a meet the candidate event from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today at Perkfection Cafe in downtown Jeffersonville. Perkfection, located at 359 Spring St., will be supplying food and beverages.

The free event is hosted by the Team Wiseheart committee. Wiseheart, the vice-president of the New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. Board of Trustees, will talk with attendees and give a speech at the event.

For more information on Wiseheart’s background and policy views, visit www.TeamWiseheart.com

The District 46 incumbent, Connie Sipes, has said she will not run for re-election. Wiseheart faces primary competition from Jeffersonville City Councilman Ron Grooms.

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• Sellersburg

Sellersburg to hold Light Up event on Nov. 27

The Sellersburg Parks Department will host Light Up Sellersburg at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at Sellersburg Park, next to the police station on North New Albany Street.

Santa will arrive at 6:15 p.m. with treats for the children and there will be entertainment and refreshments. There will be a memorial Christmas tree in Wilkerson Memorial Park.

Anyone is invited to hang an ornament on the tree in memory of a family member or loved one who has served our country in the military. Call 502-821-9609 for more information.

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• Clark County

GCCS hosting three college events for area high schools

Greater Clark County Schools will host Close the Deal events at Charlestown, Jeffersonville and New Washington high schools in December to help students make the transition from high school to college and other post-secondary education or training.

Table Talks are the focus of the program, in which seniors will be assigned a table and will participate in a total of three 20-minute discussions. The adult leading the discussion will rotate to a different table at the end of 20 minutes, so at the end of the event, students will hear from an admissions professional, a financial aid professional and a student who has been through the college selection process before.

Following the talks there will be a college information fair of the colleges represented by Greater Louisville Inc.

The program, which lasts about two or three hours, will be at the following locations and times:

• Dec. 2, 11:30 a.m., New Washington High School, 226 Ind. 62, New Washington.

• Dec. 9, 10:30 a.m., Charlestown High School, No. One Pirate Place, Charlestown.

• Dec. 15, 7:45 a.m., Jeffersonville High School, 2315 Allison Lane, Jeffersonville.

Visit gcs.k12.in.us for more information.

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Treatment program will sponsor a food drive, cornhole tournament

The Clark County Drug Treatment Court Program will sponsor a food drive and cornhole tournament from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday on the front lawn of the Clark County Building, 501 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville.

The food drive will be the first sponsored by the treatment program. The court wants to increase public awareness and give back to the community.

Participants are asked to donate nonperishable items which will be given to the area food bank. For each item donated, the individual will receive four tosses at the cornhole board. The person with the most points at the end of the day will win a prize.

The program was established by Judge Cecile Blau in 2002 as a division of Clark County Superior Court No. 2 and probation services. The program is only one of 25 adult drug treatment courts in the state and certified directly by the Indiana Supreme Court.

The court has provided rehabilitative services to more than 100 substance abuse offenders while their cases remain pending in Superior Court.

If anyone is interested in being a volunteer or donating a prize to be awarded, contact the court at 812-285-6333. You may also ask for more information about the advisory board that meets quarterly.

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Homemakers to sponsor holiday bazaar Saturday

The Clark County Extension Homemakers will sponsor a holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Clark County 4-H Center, 9608 Ind. 62, Charlestown.

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