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Highland County Altrusa
presents ‘ALTRUSAPOLOOZA’
on May 7 at old lumberyard
ALTRUSAPOLOOZA, a fund-raising yard sale for the Highland County
Altrusa, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the former
Highland Enterprise lumberyard on West Main Street in Hillsboro.
There will be unique treasures, classy clothes, jewelry, purses, shoes,
furniture, books, toys, collectibles and much, much more quality
merchandise. In addition, local crafters will have displays during the
event. For more information, contact Jane Tissot at 393-4275.
SATH Golf Outing May 2
Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped (SATH) will host the 19th
Annual Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, May 2 at Snow Hill Country
Club in Wilmington. John Holt of the Hillsboro Ponderosa Steakhouse
and Gary Riesenberg of Hole In One Challenge are proud to co-sponsor
this year's event.
The tournament will consist of 30 foursomes and one celebrity on each
team. The cost will be $200 per player or $800 per team. Individual
and team sponsors are welcome. The first 30 teams or 120 players to
submit the entry fee to SATH will play in the tournament. Each team
will draw for their Celebrity Player at 9 a.m. the morning of the
tournament.
Prizes will be given for the top three place teams. A "hole in one"
car will be sponsored by Bush Auto Place. Lunch will be served, and
Pepsi will provide drinks for the day. The Sports Memorabilia Auction
and autograph session will take place in the afternoon after the
tournament.
The shotgun start for the tournament is set for 10 a.m. Interested
parties may contact Linda Allen, SATH Executive Director, at (937)
393-1904 ext. 131 or (937) 364-6144 after 5 p.m. weekdays.
OVRDC county caucus
The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission’s Second Round Highland
County Caucus meeting will be held Wednesday, April 27 at 11
a.m. at the commissioners office of the Administration Building, 114
Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro.
The primary purpose of this meeting will be to discuss and review the
county’s existing and new projects in terms of whether they address priority
development needs and then
rank those projects eligible for Appalachian Regional Commission funding.
Identification of potential economic development administration projects
will also occur.
The meeting is open to the general public. For information, contact John
Hemmings at the OVRDC office in Waverly at (800) 223-7491 or (740) 947-2853.
Leesburg American Legion
Post hosts Easter egg hunt
Leesburg American Legion Post 568 will hold its annual Easter egg hunt
and Easter basket giveaway Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. in Highland at the
community park. Any questions, call Jim Crabtree at (937) 780-6760.
Hillsboro Christian Academy
presents ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
Hillsboro Christian Academy presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” on Friday,
April 29, with a matinee at 10 a.m. and an evening performance at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for the matinee and $10 for the evening show.
Call 937-393-8422 for information.
Oddfellows Easter egg hunt
The Oddfellows Easter egg hunt and fundraiser will be held 2-4 p.m.
April 23 at 2158 state Route 73 in Belfast, with the egg hunt beginning at 2
p.m. Ten special eggs will have gold dollars inside, and there will be at
least 35 dozen eggs to hunt. There will also be food, games, prizes, and
other activities. Call (937) 764-1347 or 764-1527 if you have questions or
need directions.
Wee Care open house
Wee Care will host an open house on Thursday, April 28 from 6-7:30 p.m.
for the 2011-12 school year. Bring your preschool child, meet the teachers
and other preschool families and enjoy refreshments.
Wee Care Christian Preschool, a ministry of the First United Methodist
Church, is located at 133 East Walnut St. The school promotes the Biblical
values of honesty, fairness, courtesy, and respect for God, self, and
others.
The school accepts children from 3-5 years old. Staff members are
licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and have been
preparing area students for kindergarten for 33 years. For more information,
call (937) 393-2981.
Board of Realtors
bowling tournament
The Highland County Board of Realtors will be hosting a bowling
tournament on Wednesday, April 27 from noon – 5 p.m. at Alley 21.
Get a team of four co-workers and friends to compete for some great
prizes. Cash prizes are available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.
For more information, contact Jill Yochum at 937-402-7443 or Josh Patton
at 937-205-2348. Registration and payment must be received by April 15. You
can also send your registration and payment to P.O. Box 1807, Hillsboro,
Ohio 45133.
HHS After Prom
seeks contributions
The Hillsboro High School After Prom Committee is seeking monetary
donations, prize donations, food donations and volunteers for the 2011 event
that will take place from midnight to 4:30 a.m. immediately following the
prom on Saturday, April 30.
For more information, call Gina Earley at 393-2645, Julie Wertsbaugh at
205-6859, Kim Wisman at 466-2877 or Sandy Abell at 466-9202. Donations can
be sent to: Hillsboro After Prom, 3732 Pleasant Road, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133,
attention: Kim Wisman. Checks should be made payable to Hillsboro After
Prom. Cash donations need to be received by April 15.
Memorial crosses for
BLOOM available
You still have time to order memorial crosses from the B.L.O.O.M.
(Beautifying Lynchburg Our Only Mission) organization. The crosses will be
displayed in the park in the center of Lynchburg and/or at the Lynchburg
Historical Society at 440 North Main Street.
The cost is $5 per cross. Please make checks payable to BLOOM and send
to P.O. Box 875, Lynchburg, Ohio 45142. For more information, please call
Jenny at 364-6101 or Catherine at 364-0015.
Funds sought for
Veterans Memorial
The Highland County Commissioners and the VFW are placing a Veterans
Memorial on the Highland County Courthouse lawn. The cost of the memorial is
$50,000. In order to raise the money, they will put any veteran’s name on a
brick for $50. All Highland County veterans are eligible. The committee will
also accept donations. Any veteran who wants to buy a brick may contact the
VFW at 393-0211 or call 393-9638.
Satch Fittro Memorial
Golf Outing May 7
The first annual Satch Fittro Memorial Golf Outing will be held
Saturday, May 7 at 9 a.m. at the Whiteoak Golf Course. The cost is $260 per
team with a shotgun start. Proceeds go to the Lynchburg-Clay Athletic
Department in memory of Satch Fittro. Lunch will be served following the
outing. Prizes will be awarded for longest drive, longest putt and closest
to the pin. Golf poker and split the pot will also be played. For more
information, contact Rob Hatten at (937) 364-2063.
Sunnyside Church of Christ
The Sunnyside Church of Christ invites the public to visit its worship
service. The Bible study and worship service are at the Grange Building of
the Highland County Fairgrounds. The Bible study begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sundays. The worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.
Spring concerts at The Barn
Southern Ohio’s concert showplace, The Fling Barn, welcomes two popular
performers to usher in The Barn’s 2011 spring concert series. On April 23,
David Rhodes Brown returns to The Barn, and on May 12, the Kentucky
Headhunters perform at the Folsom events center.
Tickets are $49 per person and this includes admission to both concerts.
For tickets, call (937) 393-2500, stop by Academy Pet Hospital at 1440 N.
High St., in Hillsboro, or e-mail: Bill@FlingBarn.com. The Barn is located
at 8205 West Berrysville Road, south of Hillsboro off Route 247.
American Legion Golf Outing
The American Legion Golf Outing will be held Saturday, May 21 at 1 p.m. at
the Hillsboro Elks at 8 a.m. Tee times can be accommodated. The cost is $200
per team and $50 for hole sponsors. There will be prizes and food. Proceeds
will benefit the "boys of summer," the American Legion Post 129 baseball
team. For more information, call Scott Morgan at (937) 763-1307 or Steve
Newby at 763-7799.
Hillsboro Christian Academy's
Sunday lunch May 1
Hillsboro Christian Academy's Sunday lunch will be held May 1 from 11:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The menu is a fish fry, including fish, fries, cole slaw,
dessert, and drinks. The meal will be served at the Hillsboro Church of the
Nazarene Annex, located at 8230 U.S. 50 east, Hillsboro. Carryout is also
available. Call the school office at
393-8422 for more information.
Hillsboro Christian Academy
presents "Arsenic and Old Lace"
Hillsboro Christian Academy presents "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Colony
Theater In Hillsboro. There will be two performances: a Friday, April 29
matinee at 10 a.m. and an evening pperformance at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
available now by calling the school at 937-393-8422.
Bass tournament April 23
The Fayette County Bassmasters Open Buddy Buss Tournament will be held
Saturday, April 23 at Rocky Fork Lake East Shore Ramp from 7 a.m. until 3
p.m. The registration will be held from 5-6:30 a.m., with boat inspection at
5:30 a.m. For more information, call or email Dave at (937) 382-8983 or
fish12002@yahoo.com.
Open Door meal April 30
The Open Door free meal will be held at the Greenfield Methodist Church
on Saturday, April 30. Serving will be from 4-5:30 p.m. The menu is ham,
hash brown casserole, green beans, fruit salad. Everyone is welcome.
Lynchburg community events
On Saturday, May 16, Lynchburg will begin its annual Clean Up/Green Up
event. Volunteers will be walking through the village picking up litter, and
making the town a cleaner place. Volunteers will meet at the Old School Park
at 10 a.m. All trashbags, plastic gloves, bottles of water will be provided.
Just wear your comfortable shoes and come on out and enjoy the day. For the
Green Up portion, we are meeting at the Old School Park at 10 a.m. on May
14. We will have flowers, several shrubs, and some trees to plant throughout
the town, and in our parks. Both days' events are made possible by a grant
from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recylcling and
Litter Prevention, and by all of our great residents who value the village
and want to keep it great. For information, call 937-366-3065.[[In-content Ad]]
presents ‘ALTRUSAPOLOOZA’
on May 7 at old lumberyard
ALTRUSAPOLOOZA, a fund-raising yard sale for the Highland County
Altrusa, will be held from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the former
Highland Enterprise lumberyard on West Main Street in Hillsboro.
There will be unique treasures, classy clothes, jewelry, purses, shoes,
furniture, books, toys, collectibles and much, much more quality
merchandise. In addition, local crafters will have displays during the
event. For more information, contact Jane Tissot at 393-4275.
SATH Golf Outing May 2
Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped (SATH) will host the 19th
Annual Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, May 2 at Snow Hill Country
Club in Wilmington. John Holt of the Hillsboro Ponderosa Steakhouse
and Gary Riesenberg of Hole In One Challenge are proud to co-sponsor
this year's event.
The tournament will consist of 30 foursomes and one celebrity on each
team. The cost will be $200 per player or $800 per team. Individual
and team sponsors are welcome. The first 30 teams or 120 players to
submit the entry fee to SATH will play in the tournament. Each team
will draw for their Celebrity Player at 9 a.m. the morning of the
tournament.
Prizes will be given for the top three place teams. A "hole in one"
car will be sponsored by Bush Auto Place. Lunch will be served, and
Pepsi will provide drinks for the day. The Sports Memorabilia Auction
and autograph session will take place in the afternoon after the
tournament.
The shotgun start for the tournament is set for 10 a.m. Interested
parties may contact Linda Allen, SATH Executive Director, at (937)
393-1904 ext. 131 or (937) 364-6144 after 5 p.m. weekdays.
OVRDC county caucus
The Ohio Valley Regional Development Commission’s Second Round Highland
County Caucus meeting will be held Wednesday, April 27 at 11
a.m. at the commissioners office of the Administration Building, 114
Governor Foraker Place, Hillsboro.
The primary purpose of this meeting will be to discuss and review the
county’s existing and new projects in terms of whether they address priority
development needs and then
rank those projects eligible for Appalachian Regional Commission funding.
Identification of potential economic development administration projects
will also occur.
The meeting is open to the general public. For information, contact John
Hemmings at the OVRDC office in Waverly at (800) 223-7491 or (740) 947-2853.
Leesburg American Legion
Post hosts Easter egg hunt
Leesburg American Legion Post 568 will hold its annual Easter egg hunt
and Easter basket giveaway Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m. in Highland at the
community park. Any questions, call Jim Crabtree at (937) 780-6760.
Hillsboro Christian Academy
presents ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’
Hillsboro Christian Academy presents “Arsenic and Old Lace” on Friday,
April 29, with a matinee at 10 a.m. and an evening performance at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for the matinee and $10 for the evening show.
Call 937-393-8422 for information.
Oddfellows Easter egg hunt
The Oddfellows Easter egg hunt and fundraiser will be held 2-4 p.m.
April 23 at 2158 state Route 73 in Belfast, with the egg hunt beginning at 2
p.m. Ten special eggs will have gold dollars inside, and there will be at
least 35 dozen eggs to hunt. There will also be food, games, prizes, and
other activities. Call (937) 764-1347 or 764-1527 if you have questions or
need directions.
Wee Care open house
Wee Care will host an open house on Thursday, April 28 from 6-7:30 p.m.
for the 2011-12 school year. Bring your preschool child, meet the teachers
and other preschool families and enjoy refreshments.
Wee Care Christian Preschool, a ministry of the First United Methodist
Church, is located at 133 East Walnut St. The school promotes the Biblical
values of honesty, fairness, courtesy, and respect for God, self, and
others.
The school accepts children from 3-5 years old. Staff members are
licensed by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and have been
preparing area students for kindergarten for 33 years. For more information,
call (937) 393-2981.
Board of Realtors
bowling tournament
The Highland County Board of Realtors will be hosting a bowling
tournament on Wednesday, April 27 from noon – 5 p.m. at Alley 21.
Get a team of four co-workers and friends to compete for some great
prizes. Cash prizes are available for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.
For more information, contact Jill Yochum at 937-402-7443 or Josh Patton
at 937-205-2348. Registration and payment must be received by April 15. You
can also send your registration and payment to P.O. Box 1807, Hillsboro,
Ohio 45133.
HHS After Prom
seeks contributions
The Hillsboro High School After Prom Committee is seeking monetary
donations, prize donations, food donations and volunteers for the 2011 event
that will take place from midnight to 4:30 a.m. immediately following the
prom on Saturday, April 30.
For more information, call Gina Earley at 393-2645, Julie Wertsbaugh at
205-6859, Kim Wisman at 466-2877 or Sandy Abell at 466-9202. Donations can
be sent to: Hillsboro After Prom, 3732 Pleasant Road, Hillsboro, Ohio 45133,
attention: Kim Wisman. Checks should be made payable to Hillsboro After
Prom. Cash donations need to be received by April 15.
Memorial crosses for
BLOOM available
You still have time to order memorial crosses from the B.L.O.O.M.
(Beautifying Lynchburg Our Only Mission) organization. The crosses will be
displayed in the park in the center of Lynchburg and/or at the Lynchburg
Historical Society at 440 North Main Street.
The cost is $5 per cross. Please make checks payable to BLOOM and send
to P.O. Box 875, Lynchburg, Ohio 45142. For more information, please call
Jenny at 364-6101 or Catherine at 364-0015.
Funds sought for
Veterans Memorial
The Highland County Commissioners and the VFW are placing a Veterans
Memorial on the Highland County Courthouse lawn. The cost of the memorial is
$50,000. In order to raise the money, they will put any veteran’s name on a
brick for $50. All Highland County veterans are eligible. The committee will
also accept donations. Any veteran who wants to buy a brick may contact the
VFW at 393-0211 or call 393-9638.
Satch Fittro Memorial
Golf Outing May 7
The first annual Satch Fittro Memorial Golf Outing will be held
Saturday, May 7 at 9 a.m. at the Whiteoak Golf Course. The cost is $260 per
team with a shotgun start. Proceeds go to the Lynchburg-Clay Athletic
Department in memory of Satch Fittro. Lunch will be served following the
outing. Prizes will be awarded for longest drive, longest putt and closest
to the pin. Golf poker and split the pot will also be played. For more
information, contact Rob Hatten at (937) 364-2063.
Sunnyside Church of Christ
The Sunnyside Church of Christ invites the public to visit its worship
service. The Bible study and worship service are at the Grange Building of
the Highland County Fairgrounds. The Bible study begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sundays. The worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays.
Spring concerts at The Barn
Southern Ohio’s concert showplace, The Fling Barn, welcomes two popular
performers to usher in The Barn’s 2011 spring concert series. On April 23,
David Rhodes Brown returns to The Barn, and on May 12, the Kentucky
Headhunters perform at the Folsom events center.
Tickets are $49 per person and this includes admission to both concerts.
For tickets, call (937) 393-2500, stop by Academy Pet Hospital at 1440 N.
High St., in Hillsboro, or e-mail: Bill@FlingBarn.com. The Barn is located
at 8205 West Berrysville Road, south of Hillsboro off Route 247.
American Legion Golf Outing
The American Legion Golf Outing will be held Saturday, May 21 at 1 p.m. at
the Hillsboro Elks at 8 a.m. Tee times can be accommodated. The cost is $200
per team and $50 for hole sponsors. There will be prizes and food. Proceeds
will benefit the "boys of summer," the American Legion Post 129 baseball
team. For more information, call Scott Morgan at (937) 763-1307 or Steve
Newby at 763-7799.
Hillsboro Christian Academy's
Sunday lunch May 1
Hillsboro Christian Academy's Sunday lunch will be held May 1 from 11:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The menu is a fish fry, including fish, fries, cole slaw,
dessert, and drinks. The meal will be served at the Hillsboro Church of the
Nazarene Annex, located at 8230 U.S. 50 east, Hillsboro. Carryout is also
available. Call the school office at
393-8422 for more information.
Hillsboro Christian Academy
presents "Arsenic and Old Lace"
Hillsboro Christian Academy presents "Arsenic and Old Lace" at the Colony
Theater In Hillsboro. There will be two performances: a Friday, April 29
matinee at 10 a.m. and an evening pperformance at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are
available now by calling the school at 937-393-8422.
Bass tournament April 23
The Fayette County Bassmasters Open Buddy Buss Tournament will be held
Saturday, April 23 at Rocky Fork Lake East Shore Ramp from 7 a.m. until 3
p.m. The registration will be held from 5-6:30 a.m., with boat inspection at
5:30 a.m. For more information, call or email Dave at (937) 382-8983 or
fish12002@yahoo.com.
Open Door meal April 30
The Open Door free meal will be held at the Greenfield Methodist Church
on Saturday, April 30. Serving will be from 4-5:30 p.m. The menu is ham,
hash brown casserole, green beans, fruit salad. Everyone is welcome.
Lynchburg community events
On Saturday, May 16, Lynchburg will begin its annual Clean Up/Green Up
event. Volunteers will be walking through the village picking up litter, and
making the town a cleaner place. Volunteers will meet at the Old School Park
at 10 a.m. All trashbags, plastic gloves, bottles of water will be provided.
Just wear your comfortable shoes and come on out and enjoy the day. For the
Green Up portion, we are meeting at the Old School Park at 10 a.m. on May
14. We will have flowers, several shrubs, and some trees to plant throughout
the town, and in our parks. Both days' events are made possible by a grant
from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recylcling and
Litter Prevention, and by all of our great residents who value the village
and want to keep it great. For information, call 937-366-3065.[[In-content Ad]]