Local Briefs

Church plans free community dinner

First United Methodist Church, Seymour, will offer a free meal to the community from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 201 E. Third St.

The menu features fried chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, dessert and beverages.

There will be entertainment.

Covered Bridge Health Campus plans dog show

Staff and residents of Covered Bridge Health Campus plan to hold a community dog show from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the campus, 1675 W. Tipton St., Seymour.

Families and children in the Seymour community are invited to attend.

Event features include free refreshments.

To be judged in the dog show, a $5 registration fee per category is applied.

 For information, call 523-6405.

Seymour Elks plans card party, starts with lunch

Seymour Elks monthly card party will be conducted Sept. 15 beginning with lunch at 11 a.m., followed by euchre and bridge.

Reservations for a table of four players may be made by calling 358-4187 by noon Sept. 12. The card parties are open to the public.

Patmore participates in freshman service project

Christopher Patmore of Seymour participated in the Freshman Service Project on Aug. 20 at the University of Evansville.

New students went to 20 locations throughout Evansville — including parks, community centers and other nonprofit organizations — to perform tasks ranging from painting to cleaning to landscaping. The project was part of Welcome Week, a program designed to help incoming students transition into college life before classes begin.

“The Freshman Service Project was a great way to learn about Evansville and give back to the community I’ll call home during my college years,” Patmore said. “I’m excited about starting my freshman year here because the campus is a perfect fit for me and everyone is so caring.”

The service work is a great way for freshmen to kick off their first year of college, said Geoff Edwards, director of the college’s Center for Student Engagement and coordinator of the project.

“The goal of the Freshman Service Project is to help new students such as Patmore get acquainted with the community,” he said. “Last year, students contributed more than 19,000 hours of community service, and we hope the project inspires many students to continue serving the Evansville community.”

Hearts of Home Extension Homemakers have pitch-in

Hearts of Home Extension Homemakers recently met at Mountain Baptist Church.

Janet Jarvis led the prayer and a pitch-in lunch followed.

President Glenda Neawedde opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and the club creed.

Linda Lock read devotions “When I Feel Lonely.”

Roll call was answered by recalling a favorite subject or school.

Glenda Neawedde gave a lesson entitled Health Literacy 101. She also share a Jell-O yogurt pie recipe.

Mary Schleibaum presented fair queen candidate Kerstin Meyers with a box of chocolates for her participation in the fair. Meyers was named Miss Congeniality.

Linda Lock gave the citizenship lesson entitled “Read All About It.”

Secret Pal birthday cards were exchanged. Mary Schleibaum led the game candy quiz.

The next meeting will be Sept. 19 at Mountain Baptist Church.

Church planning annual outreach program

Cornerstone Community Church, 1088 Sarasota Drive, Seymour, recently announced its Seymour Fall Giveaway event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Each year, the church conducts the community outreach event to help the people of the community.

During the event, free clothing, food and various household items will be offered to all.

Services such a health screenings from the Lions club and Schneck Medical Center and free automobile checkups by volunteer mechanics also will be offer. A hot meal will be provided by Centro De Renovacion Cristiana, starting at 10 a.m.

“During last year’s event we served more than 600 meals in 3 hours,” Said Johnnie Spivey, pastor of Cornerstone.

“We gave away clothing, household items, toys and school supplies to nearly 1,000 people and our volunteer mechanics serviced 34 cars, Spivey said. “At the end of the day, we had given away everything, there were no leftovers.”

The church has set a goal of increasing the number of families served during the event by 50 percent.

“We cannot reach that goal without help from other churches, businesses and individuals in throughout the community,” said Spivey.

Churches, businesses, groups or individuals interested in participating in this year’s event may contact The Giveaway committee by phone at (812) 528-2596 or by email info@seymourfallgiveaway.com. They also may contact the church by phone at (812) 522-7804.