Published: November 19, 2009 09:26 pm      

Evening News Briefs Nov. 20

• Jeffersonville

Post office lists holiday hours

The U.S. Postal Service is reminding customers to check with their local post office branch before heading there the day before or after Thanksgiving.

“Some post offices will be closed or curtail hours the day before and the day after Thanksgiving,” a press release from the Postal Service says. Regular mail delivery on Nov. 25 and 27 will not be affected. Post offices will be closed on Thanksgiving and there will be no mail delivery, except for express mail, the release says.

The Jeffersonville branch will close at 2 p.m. Wednesday and hold normal hours Nov. 27.

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PNC Bank partners with Riverside

PNC Bank will partner with Riverside Elementary School in Jeffersonville to initiate the PNC/Riverside Elementary Students’ Bank, which will officially open Nov. 30 and operate with student employees from 8:30 to 8:55 a.m. on subsequent Mondays.

Tenth Street branch Vice President Jeff Thomas and Assistant Manager Pam Thomas, along with Williamsburg Station branch Assistant Vice President Brooke Schafer and Assistant Manager Rachel Ruiz, will educate students on the various responsibilities within banking.

Students will be able to set up savings accounts and program goals are to encourage fiscal responsibility through regular savings, to educate students on various careers focused on math, to improve math skills and to instill leadership in those students working in the positions, according to a press release from Greater Clark County Schools.

Fifteen “junior executives,” under the supervision of the mentors and Greater Clark’s advanced department staff, will assume real-life positions in working with students in grades one through five.

These student employees will coordinate all aspects of the bank, including handling deposits, providing receipts, marketing, customer service and balancing out cash drawers at the end of the day.

The bank will send quarterly statements to the students’ homes. Riverside Principal Beth Kimmel and her leadership team piloted the program. PNC also is providing a $1,000 donation to purchase incentives for this program as the school sees fit. Riverside intends to tie in the incentives to its Behavior Bucks program.

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• Clarksville

Gutford Road section to close

The town of Clarksville will be closing a portion of Gutford Road at Providence Way on Wednesday to repair a collapsed culvert. It will reopen Thursday.

Traffic will be detoured onto Centrailia Court and back onto Gutford Road.

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Council schedules work session

The Clarksville Town Council will hold a Work Session at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 in the Executive Conference Room of the Clarksville Municipal Center Administration Building, 2000 Broadway.

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• Charlestown

Boy Scouts host chili supper, auction

Boy Scouts of America Troop 80 will host a chili supper and Christmas auction from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 28 at St. Michael’s School, 102 St. Michael’s Drive, Charlestown.

Auction items will include tickets to Derby Dinner Playhouse, Six Flags, Holiday World and the Cincinnati Reds; gift baskets; restaurant certificates from Kingfish, Texas Roadhouse, Cheddars, Ruby Tuesday, Copper Kettle, China Garden and others. Special items include, a hot air balloon ride and some celebrity items.

A meal is $5 and includes bowl of chili, side items, dessert and a beverage. Contact Donna Bowen at 812-256-2370 for more information.

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• Memphis

Ministerial group hosting service

est Clark Ministerial Association will sponsor a community Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m. Sunday at Memphis United Methodist Church.

Pastor T.C. Baker, from Safe Harbor Christian Church in Henryville will lead the service and the public is invited.

Parking is limited. Attendees can park at the Memphis Community Church on U.S. 31 — next to Love’s Travel Stop. There will be a shuttle service for the short trip from the Community Church to Memphis United Methodist.  

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• Southern Indiana

Group offers letters from Santa

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is once again offering personalized Letters From Santa.

The letters are printed on Santa stationery and are mailed first class in bright red envelopes.

For $5, your child will receive a letter that includes his or her name, the names of two friends, the name of the person who told Santa about the child and the child’s hometown. If you order letters for several children in one household, they will each receive a different letter — same stationery, different words — just as if you were sending letters to each member of a family.

For information or application forms, contact RSVP at 812-948-1815 or rsvp@interfaithinc.org. You may also visit the Interfaith website, www.interfaithinc.org, to download a form.

The deadline to return the completed forms is Dec. 3.

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