Recently Greg Whaley visited the Jasper County Historical Society to present a proposal asking for support for a G-16 Model of a Miniature Train Company (MTC) Rensselaer to be purchased
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• FREE FLIGHTS: The EAA Young Eagles Rally Free Flights For Kids event has been rescheduled from June 5 to June 13 and will run from 8 a m. to noon, CST, at Jasper County Airport. The EAA chapter originally conducting the event had to reschedule and organizers were able to move the event to June 13. There will be free aircraft rides for kids 8-17 years. For reservations, email info@jaspercountyairport.com and provide the child’s first name, child’s age, parent’s name and parent’s phone number. For more information, call the airport at (219) 866-2100.
⢠BLOOD DRIVE: A Red Cross blood drive will be held on Wednesday, June 16 at the Fowler United Methodist Church from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., CST. If you are interested in donating blood, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment or just come to the church.
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RENSSELAER â Thanks to the friends and family of Jeff Goad, Rensselaer Parks program director Heather Hall will see a vision become reality with the construction of the Jeff Goad Healthy Youth Parks Education Recreation (HYPER) Center for Education at Brookside Park this summer.
The permanent education center will allow Hall to host classes for arts, gardening, STEM learning and healthy food preparation in a safe indoor environment that protects participants from the outside elements.
âWe offer five camps in the summer,â Hall said, âbut we should be able to grow that quite a bit.
âI would like to see us offer more year-round programs at the park and this will help us get there.â