Public safety vehicles and demonstrations will be on display Oct. 12 at the Vernon Township Public Safety Day. Here, crews were at a similar event over the summer.
Public safety vehicles and demonstrations will be on display Oct. 12 at the Vernon Township Public Safety Day. Here, crews were at a similar event over the summer.
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Public safety day coming up
FORTVILLE – A community event featuring public safety vehicles and demonstrations is coming up in Fortville.
The Vernon Township Public Safety Day will feature touch-a-truck, vendors, helicopter, vehicle extrication demo and a kids zone. The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 12 at Station 431, 600 Vitality Drive, Fortville.
Libraries to host book clubs, events
GREENFIELD – Book clubs and a concert are coming up for adults at local libraries in Hancock County.
The Craig Brenner Trio performs Oct. 10 at the Hancock County Public Library in Greenfield. The blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist Brenner is a composer, teacher and recipient of multiple arts grants.
Literary discussions include a Brown Bag Book Club Oct. 8 on “The Frozen River,” and Writers Helping Writers Oct. 17, both at the HCPL in Greenfield. A genealogy event is Oct. 9 in Greenfield; and Adult Crafternoon Club is Oct. 15. Learn more and register for events at hcplibrary.org.
At the Vernon Township Public Library in Fortville, the Tuesday Morning Club continues for seniors each week. An adult Horror Book Club will be Oct. 16 at Scarlet Lane Brewing Company, 7724 Depot St., McCordsville. The event for those 18 and up will discuss the book “The Final Girl Support Group.” Visit vtpl.lib.in.us for details.
Mobile blood drives coming to county
HANCOCK COUNTY – Several mobile blood drives are coming up in or near Hancock County during the first half of October.
The Rotary Club of Greenfield will host a blood drive Oct. 10 at Greenfield Christian Church, 23 N. East St., Greenfield.
Zion Lutheran Church in New Palestine and American Legion Post 102 in Morristown will host blood drives Oct. 12.
In Cumberland, F.C. Tucker will host a drive Oct. 15 at 28 Yorkshire Blvd., Indianapolis.
To view times, addresses and schedule an appointment, visit https://donate.indiana.versiti.org/
Digital McDonalds sales to help local high school athletics
GREENFIELD – McDonalds restaurants will donate 10% of sales made on the McDonald’s mobile app to local high school athletic programs Oct. 2.
A press release from the company noted that Greenfield-Central and New Palestine high schools are on the list of 177 local high school athletic programs throughout Indiana, Michigan and Illinois that will benefit from the program. Locally-owned McDonald’s restaurants chose a high school in their community to donate 10% of all digital sales on Oct. 2. Each identified high school will receive a minimum of $250. The McDonald’s app is available for download in the Apple App Store and the Android Google Play Store.
