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Important Announcements

• Caring Center needs for February 2012 - The Caring Center needs your help!
• Boone County Resource Manual - Information on Child Care, Family Support Services, and More!
• Clean City Initiative - The Lebanon Rotary Club has launched a community-wide initiative to make Lebanon the cleanest city in Indiana. What can you do? Visit http://indianamediagroup.com/lebanon_clean_city/ to learn more.
• Watch Lebanon city meetings LIVE - The Lebanon Reporter announces that Lebanon city meetings may now be viewed online at The Reporter Network. The live webcasts of city council, plan commission, parks board, utilities board and zoning board are courtesy of Channel 19. Just visit www.reporter.net and click on the link that says "Watch city meetings LIVE" to watch.
• Early Readers Club - United Way of Boone County has launched the Early Readers Club to promote childhood literacy. By registering today, your preschool child or grandchild can receive 12 high-quality books a year for just $20. Scholarships are available. Please go to www.uwci.org/erc to start your child on a lifelong journey of learning.
• GED Night Classes - Please visit the Boone County Learning Network website and look under GED Information.
• Shalom Free Lunch - Every Saturday for everyone from 11am-1pm at Shalom House (304 W. Green Street, Lebanon). Everyone welcome!

Upcoming Events (as of 1 February 2012)

Send a message to Terry McCain at BCCN to add your community event to the BCCN calendar! Also, check out the calendars for the libraries in Lebanon, Thorntown, and Zionsville!

* Wednesday, February 1, 2012 - Boone County Senior Services, Inc. Lunch'n Learn - Cardio Care with Witham from 12 -1 pm at Boone County Senior Services, Inc. (515 CrownPointe Drive Lebanon, IN 46052). Please call BCSSI for reservations at 765-482-5220 or 317-873-8939 (topics of discussion subject to change).

* Thursday, February 2, 2012 - Calling All Tweens! from 4:30-5:30 pm for grades 4 and 5 at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 North 5th Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077). In honor of Valentine's month, we're having a Candy Bar Swap (bring in a candy bar and we'll do a candy swap). Also, we'll be doing some fun Reader's Theater and melting old crayons for an artsy, unique Valentine giveaway.

* Thursday, February 2, 2012 - It's a Mystery Book Club at 7 pm at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 North 5th Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077). It's nonfiction month with our reader's choice: Patricia Cornwell's "Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed" or "Forty Whacks: New evidence in the Life and Legend of Lizzie Borden" by David Kent. Both books chronicle well-known crimes and criminals. You will have to read one or both to decide if you agree with the authors' conclusions. Please come for a casual discussion and light refreshments.

* Friday, February 3, 2012 - Super Friday Super Party! from 10 – 10:45 am for ages 3 – 6 at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 North 5th Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077). Get your helmets and pompoms ready for action as we celebrate the Super Bowl and all things football. Wear your favorite team jersey or colors and run on into the Library for stories, activities, and a special snack. Register online at www.zionsville.lib.in.us or by calling the library at 317-873-3149.

* Friday-Sunday, February 3-5, 2012 - Friends of the Library Book Sale at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 North 5th Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077). Shop with the Friends and take home a selection of great winter reads and movies. For the best selection, attend the Preview Sale Friday. You'll find piles of bargains and your purchases will help support future Library programs! Rock-bottom prices can be had during our Bag Sales Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday! Friday from 5 – 7 pm is the preview sale with $5 admission for adults and $2.50 for children age 12 and younger. Saturday the sale runs from 9:30 am – 5 pm with free admission and $10 bag sale from 3 – 5 pm. Sunday the sale runs 1 – 5 pm with free admission and a $5 bag sale all day.

* Saturday, February 4, 2012 - Saturday Morning Chess Club from 10:30-11:30 am for pre-school to high school age children at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 North 5th Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077). Are you interested in learning to play chess, or do you just love to play the game? Join Paul Yearling at the Library every Saturday in January and February in the Mayfield Room to challenge your mind! Kids of all ages, preschool through high school, are welcome. Whether you're an advanced player or just starting out, we will have something for you! Register online at www.zionsville.lib.in.us or by calling the library at 317-873-3149.

* Monday, February 6, 2012 - Youth as Resources Grant Workshop from 6:30-7:30 pm at Thorntown Public Library (124 N. Market Street, Thorntown). The Boone County Youth as Resources grant deadline is Friday, March 9. Youth groups and adult leaders who are interested in developing a community service project and applying for a grant must attend one of the workshops. (Additional workshops will be held on Thursday, February 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lebanon, and Monday, February 13 at Hussey Mayfield Public Library in Zionsville. See those dates below for details.) Up to $500 per grant is available in Boone County for youth who identify community needs and design projects that use their skills, creativity and energy to help others. Groups may apply for funds to cover project expenses, materials, transportation and youth recognition. Youth groups must have an adult advisor and a non-profit sponsor, which may be a school, church, youth-serving or community agency. Visit the Youth as Resources Boone County web site for additional information.

* Tuesday, February 7, 2011 - PAWS to Read from 4:15 to 5:15 pm for grades 1 - 5 at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 North 5th Street, Zionsville, Indiana, 46077). Read a book to a furry four-legged friend. Certified therapy dogs are waiting for you to entertain them with your stories. Register online at www.zionsville.lib.in.us or by calling the library at 317-873-3149.

* Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - Boone County Senior Services, Inc. Lunch'n Learn - Dr. Lacy Boggs from 12 -1 pm at Boone County Senior Services, Inc. (515 CrownPointe Drive Lebanon, IN 46052). Please call BCSSI for reservations at 765-482-5220 or 317-873-8939 (topics of discussion subject to change).

* Thursday, February 9, 2012 - Youth as Resources Grant Workshop from 7 - 8 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church (2625 Elm Swamp Road, Lebanon). The Boone County Youth as Resources grant deadline is Friday, March 9. Youth groups and adult leaders who are interested in developing a community service project and applying for a grant must attend one of the workshops. (An additional workshop will be held on Monday, February 13 at Hussey Mayfield Public Library in Zionsville. See that date below for details.) Up to $500 per grant is available in Boone County for youth who identify community needs and design projects that use their skills, creativity and energy to help others. Groups may apply for funds to cover project expenses, materials, transportation and youth recognition. Youth groups must have an adult advisor and a non-profit sponsor, which may be a school, church, youth-serving or community agency. Visit the Youth as Resources Boone County web site for additional information.

* Saturday, February 11, 2012 - Zionsville Fire Department's 12th Annual Firefighter's Ball and Awards Banquet at 6pm at the Monte Carlo Ballroom (3850 DePauw Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana). The awards will showcase the Firefighter of the Year, EMT of the Year, Rookie of the Year as well as other individual awards. All nominations were voted on by fellow peers for those individuals who went above and beyond throughout the year showing the true meaning of serving the Zionsville Community. Years of Service Awards will also be given to all members of the department. This year's silent auction consists of many items that were donated by community businesses. This semi-formal evening is open to the public with tickets on sale at Zionsville Fire Department Headquarters located in Zionsville Town Hall at 1100 W. Oak Street. Tickets are pre-sale only and are $50 each. VIP packages are available which include a room at the Caribbean Cove Hotel and waterpark passes for Sunday, February 12th. Shuttle service home after the event is being offered by the hotel for $10 a person to any Zionsville address! Please contact ZFD Headquarters at 317-873-5358 for VIP prices & package options. Caribbean Cove Waterpark wristbands are available even if you don't participate in any of the other activities for the Ball for $15 per person and the proceeds go towards sending children who are victims of burns to Hoosier Burn Camp this summer.

* Monday, February 13, 2012 - Youth as Resources Grant Workshop from 6:30 - 7:30 pm at Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 N. 5th Street, Zionsville). The Boone County Youth as Resources grant deadline is Friday, March 9. Youth groups and adult leaders who are interested in developing a community service project and applying for a grant must attend one of the workshops (February 6, 9 or 13). Up to $500 per grant is available in Boone County for youth who identify community needs and design projects that use their skills, creativity and energy to help others. Groups may apply for funds to cover project expenses, materials, transportation and youth recognition. Youth groups must have an adult advisor and a non-profit sponsor, which may be a school, church, youth-serving or community agency. Visit the Youth as Resources Boone County web site for additional information.

* Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - Boone County Senior Services, Inc. Lunch'n Learn - Hospice from 12 -1 pm at Boone County Senior Services, Inc. (515 CrownPointe Drive Lebanon, IN 46052). Please call BCSSI for reservations at 765-482-5220 or 317-873-8939 (topics of discussion subject to change).

* Saturday, February 18, 2012 - Meet your State Senators and Representatives at 7:30am located at the Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library (250 N. Fifth St., Zionsville). Event brought to you by the Boone County Chamber of Commerce, Boone County Farm Bureau, and Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library. Contact the Chamber for Additional information at 765-482-1320.

* Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - Boone County Senior Services, Inc. Lunch'n Learn - Ortho/Witham from 12 -1 pm at Boone County Senior Services, Inc. (515 CrownPointe Drive Lebanon, IN 46052). Please call BCSSI for reservations at 765-482-5220 or 317-873-8939 (topics of discussion subject to change).

* Friday, February 24, 2012 - Boone County Senior Services, Inc. New 4th Friday Lunch'n Learn in Zionsville - Tai Chi with Laura Michel of Zionsville Meadows from 12-1 pm at Zionsville Town Hall in the Fireplace Room( 1100 W. Oak St, Zionsville, IN 46077 ). Please call BCSSI for reservations at 317-873-8939 (topics of discussion subject to change).

* Saturday, February 25, 2012 - Congregation Shaarey Tefilla' s Twelfth Annual Casino Night and Silent Auction from from 7:30 to 11 pm at Congregation Shaarey Tefilla (3085 West 116th Street, in Carmel). The popular event decked out in glitzy casino décor generally attracts about 300 people from the community to its licensed casino with black jack, craps, and poker, and to its silent auction, where many bargains may be had on everything from spa services, jewelry, hotel stays, sports tickets, and restaurant certificates. Tickets are $25 if purchased in advance from the synagogue office, 317-733-2169, or $30 at the door.

* Saturday, March 3, 2012 - YETI's Ninth Annual Silent Auction and Dinner from 6-9:30 pm at the FFA Headquarters (6060 FFA Drive, Indianapolis, IN at Trader's Point at West 86th and 465, near the theater.) $40/person; one free child with each paid adult. RSVP by paying the appropriate amount via the YETI donation link, or by sending a check to YETI, 6651 S 650 E, Zionsville, IN 46077. Please include names of attendees in RSVP. Please refer any questions to jeffpapa@yahoo.com. Visit the YETI web site.

* Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - Feeding Our Future - A one day event to raise awareness of childhood hunger in Boone County and raise money to fight it. Visit The Caring Center to learn more.

* Friday, Saturday, Sunday, March 16, 17 and 18, 2012 - Off-Main Street Players present the comedy-thriller "Deathtrap" at the Zionsville Town Halll (1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville). Performances are scheduled for 8 pm on Friday, at 8 pm on Saturday, and 2:30 pm on Sunday (performances are also scheduled for Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24). About the play: Sidney Bruhl is a successful writer of Broadway thrillers who has hit a literary dry spell, resulting in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break occurs when he receives a script from a student – Clifford Anderson – in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college. Sidney recognizes the thriller as a potential Broadway hit and, with help from his wife Myra, devises a plan to offer collaboration to the student. Rounding out the cast are Helga Ten Dorp, a psychic, and Sydney's attorney, Porter. For more information visit www.offmainstreetplayers.org.

* Friday and Saturday, Sunday, March 23 and 24, 2012 - Off-Main Street Players present the comedy-thriller "Deathtrap" at the Zionsville Town Halll (1100 West Oak Street, Zionsville). Performances are scheduled for 8 pm on Friday, at 8 pm on Saturday (performances are also scheduled for Friday, Saturday, Sunday, March 16, 17 and 18). About the play: Sidney Bruhl is a successful writer of Broadway thrillers who has hit a literary dry spell, resulting in a string of failures and a shortage of funds. A possible break occurs when he receives a script from a student – Clifford Anderson – in the seminar he has been conducting at a nearby college. Sidney recognizes the thriller as a potential Broadway hit and, with help from his wife Myra, devises a plan to offer collaboration to the student. Rounding out the cast are Helga Ten Dorp, a psychic, and Sydney's attorney, Porter. For more information visit www.offmainstreetplayers.org.

* Friday-Thursday, July 20-26, 2011 - Boone County 4-H Fair at the Fairgrounds in Lebanon.

* Saturday, July 14, 2012 - Boone County Polo Event at Hickory Hall Polo Club - save the date! Watch for more info.

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Boone County Resource Manual - Information on Child Care, Family Support Services, and More!

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