Community Notes

* The Bloomfield Town Council will conduct a special meeting on at 4 p.m. at the Town Hall. The only item on the agenda for meeting is to pass a resolution for the County Election Board to conduct the 2011 General Election for the Town of Bloomfield.

* The Bloomfield American Legion will be offering brats and wings from 5 to 8 p.m.

* The Friends of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library are hosting a farewell/good luck open house for Library Director John Helling. The party will be at the Community Room at the Bloomfield Library from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be refreshments and music.

* The Shakamak Senior Citizens Center will host its monthly biscuit and gravy breakfast from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the senior center. Other breakfast items and carry-out will be available.

* Trinity Lutheran Church in Linton will host its annual rummage sale today from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you would like to pick up leftover items on Aug. 6 at 12:10 p.m. call Genny at 847-7449 or (812) 309-9979.

Saturday, Aug. 6

* A benefit dinner to honor the memory of Jarad Rifner will be from 3 to 7 p.m. at Harvest Community Church south of Bloomfield. It will be a free will donation. For more information or to donate, call 384-5364.

* The Bloomfield Fire Department will host a breakfast at the fire station from 7 to 10 a.m. The menu includes biscuits and gravy, sausage patty, milk, coffee, orange juice, and water. Deliveries are available (within the Bloomfield town limits) by calling 384-8646.

* Mineral United Methodist Church will host an ice cream social at 5:30 p.m. in the church's community room. The public is invited.

* The Lawrence County Rock, Mineral and Fossil Club; with members from all over south-central Indiana; will meet at 7 p.m. at the Company Concourse (1402 H. St.) in Bedford. The program on Meramec Caverns will be presented by Benjamin Lyons. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, call (812) 275-7703 or visit the website at www.lawrencecountyrockclub.org .

* Mineral Church will have an ice cream social at 5:30 p.m. Music will be by Bunkum Valley Boys.

* The annual Harp reunion will be at Walnut Grove fellowship hall. A pitch-in lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m.

* Trinity Lutheran Church in Linton will host its annual rummage sale today from 8 a.m. to noon. If you would like to pick up leftover items after 12:10 p.m. call Genny at 847-7449 or (812) 309-9979.

Sunday, Aug.

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