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News:
We are a couple of weeks away from the Annual Posey County FOP Golf Scramble. It will take place on Monday, August 21st at Western Hills Country Club. They are offering a morning and an afternoon flight. The morning flight tees off at 7:30 AM and the afternoon flight tees off at 1:00 PM. Claim your spot while they last. It is 75 dollars a person, or $300 for the team.
The Mt. Vernon M-Club will be holding their annual picnic and fundraiser on Saturday August 26th at the Country Mark Golf Course and Pavilion. Golf teams will have a shotgun start at 7:30 AM. Golf will cost 65 dollars per person, which will include M-Club dues and lunch after golf. You can contact M-Club President Scott Mitchell at 812-550-0153 to reserve your golf foursome. Lunch and raffles will start at 11:30 AM. The lunch is catered by Hawg-N-Sauce. If you are not golfing, the lunch will be 15 dollars per person and M-Club dues of 20 dollars will be collected at the event.
North Posey High School says All-Sports passes are available for purchase in the High School Office. Passes are good for all High School and Jr. High home regular season athletic events. The cost of the passes for students are 45 dollars and the first 100 students who purchase their athletic pass will receive a “Protect the Brand T-Shirt” courtesy of Barton Automotive Services. All-Sports passes for adults are 95 dollars and for Seniors they are 75 dollars. You can also receive a Family Pass for 200 dollars which is good for up to 4 people living in the same home.
Mt. Vernon High School says their discounted athletic passes are on sale now. Discounted passes are available online through Eventlink at eventlink.com. You can also get traditional passes by contacting the Athletic Office at 812-833-2060.
The Alexandrian Public Library in Mt. Vernon has announced a Weekly Drawing and Watercolor Workshop Series for Adults. It will take place tomorrow from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. There is no charge to take this series, but you are asked to bring your own art supplies. Space is limited and you must register for this weekly series. To register, call Stan Campbell at 812-838-3286.
Cancer Pathways Midwest will offer cancer screenings this week. They are holding a screening event to assess people's risk for hereditary cancer. Those who meet the criteria will be offered an appointment for genetic counseling and testing. The event takes place tomorrow night at 5:30 p.m. at the Cancer Pathways Midwest building along Vogel Rd. in Evansville.
Coming up this Friday it is Scrimmage week for High School Football teams across the Tri-State. Mt. Vernon will scrimmage Harrison at home and North Posey will scrimmage Washington at home. Then a week from Friday (August 18th) it is week 1 of the season and North Posey will travel to Mt. Vernon.
Sports
- Mt. Vernon Girls Golf tees off at 4:15 PM against North Posey at the Country Mark Golf Course in Mt. Vernon.
- North Posey Volleyball scrimmages South Knox on the road at 5:30 PM.
- The St. Louis Cardinals (49-65) play game 2 of their 3-game set in Tampa against the Rays at 5:40 PM. Catch the game on 106.7 FM WMVI.
- The Chicago Cubs (59-55) wrap up their 3-game series in New York against the Mets at 6:10 PM. The Cubs and Mets have split the first 2 games of the series.
Local News: Friday May 17th 2024