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Elementary opera
Dancers lead third- and fourth-grade boys through the paces during rehearsal for the Helmsburg Elementary opera, "HMS Pinafore." Read more about the show in the Jan. 25 and Feb. 1 papers. (Staff photo by Megan O'Bryan)
State champs
Laurie Godfrey, back row left, and the Brown County High School drama students won the Indiana Thespians state championship Sunday, Jan. 22. Read the story in the Jan. 25 Brown County Democrat. (Photo courtesy of Rodney A. Margison)
Local News
Eagles prey on Warriors in victory
Updated: 01.27.12
Local candidates for office as of Jan. 27
Updated: 01.27.12
Forecast: Light snow tonight
Updated: 01.27.12
School announces plan for varsity basketball
Updated: 01.25.12
Local candidates for office as of Jan. 25
Updated: 01.25.12
Nashville currently fifth in America's Coolest Towns contest
Updated: 01.25.12
Best of Sheriff's Log
Jan. 19, 11:54 a.m.: Caller from Van Buren Street reports ashtray in alley between art guild and 58th Studio Dress Shop on fire. They dumped water on it and request it be checked.
Jan. 15, 2:50 p.m.: Caller in the 6800 block of Hamilton Creek Road advises she received a call from a female subject stating that someone was on the way with some cocaine and to get her money ready. Caller advises that she did not want any cocaine or know anybody by that name.
In This Week's Democrat
Live Webcasts and Archived Videos
Obituaries
Arianna and Isabella Shipley, infants, Columbus
Granddaughters of Dan Shipley and Tammy Fish of Nashville
Eugene 'Gene' Owens, 86, Bloomington
Brown County native
Geraldine Ruth Alender, 94, Indianapolis
Sister-in-law of Arressia Alender of Nashville
Calendar
- January 28
Live music at 19th Hole
8 p.m. 19th Hole Sports Bar & Grille, Salt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 State Rd. East - January 28
Live music at Big Woods Pizza
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Pizza Co., Main St. - January 28
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - January 28
Hickory Ridge center activities
7-11 a.m. 2314 Hickory Ridge Lane, Spearsville - January 28
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. South Vermillion High School - January 28
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. South Vermillion High School - January 28
B.C. Girls Varsity basketball
1:30 p.m. South Vermillion High School - January 28
B.C. Girls JV basketball
noon South Vermillion High School - January 28
Eagle count at state park
9 a.m., 2 p.m. Brown County State Park Nature Center - January 28
IHA annual meeting
10 a.m. Brown County Art Gallery - January 28
Portraits in mixed media
1-4 p.m. T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Belmont - January 28
Live music at Abe Martin Lodge
5:30-7:30 p.m. Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park - January 28
Free dinner at church
4-6 p.m. Harmony Baptist Church, 3999 Mt. Liberty Rd. - January 28
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - January 28
Eagle Watch Weekend
8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Eagle Point Resort, Bloomington - January 29
Portraits in mixed media
1-4 p.m. T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Belmont - January 29
Eagle Watch Weekend
8:30 a.m., 11 a.m., noon Eagle Point Resort, Bloomington - January 30
Salt Creek Trail Committee
2 p.m. Parks & Rec Office - January 30
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - January 30
Live music at brewery
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Brewing Co., Molly's Lane - January 31
B.C. Election Board
8:30 a.m. Brown County Courthouse, 20 E. Main St. - January 31
B.C. Girls Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - January 31
B.C. Girls JV basketball
6 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - January 31
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - January 31
Live music at brewery
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Brewing Co., Molly's Lane - January 31
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 1
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 1
Vietnam Veterans
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane - February 1
Lake Lemon Conservancy District Board of Directors
6 p.m. Benton Township Senior Citizens Building, 7616 E. State Rd. 45. - February 1
Nashville Redevelopment Commission
6 p.m. Town Hall - February 1
B.C. Board of Commissioners
6 p.m. County Office Building, second floor meeting room - February 1
Community Day at Gaia's Touch
- February 1
Soil & Water Conservation
6:30 p.m. B.C. SWCD Office - February 1
Woodworkers Club
7 p.m. Brown County Public Library, meeting room B - February 1
Eighth grade Reality Store
8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. B.C. Junior High School gym - February 2
CSCD Ecology Commission
7 p.m. CSLOA Clubhouse - February 2
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 2
Relay for Life Kickoff
6-7 p.m. Brown County Public Library - February 2
B.C. Girls Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 2
B.C. Girls JV basketball
6 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 2
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - February 3
Friday "Night Hop" zip line
. Rawhide Ranch, Camp Roberts, State Rd. 135 South - February 3
Live music at Big Woods Pizza
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Pizza Co. - February 3
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 3
Annual Attic & Art Sale
10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Brown County Art Gallery - February 3
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 3
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 3
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 3
"Zip & Sip"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EXplore Brown County, Valley Branch Retreat - February 3
Square Dancing
8-10:30 p.m. Brown County Historical Society building on State Rd. 135 N. - February 3
Bingo
6 p.m. Fruitdale Fire Station, Bean Blossom - February 3
Live music at 19th Hole
8 p.m. 19th Hole Sports Bar & Grille, Salt Creek Golf Retreat, 2359 State Rd. East - February 4
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe - February 4
Live music at Abe Martin Lodge
5:30-7:30 p.m. Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park - February 4
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. Greencastle High School - February 4
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Greencastle High School - February 4
"Zip & Sip"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EXplore Brown County, Valley Branch Retreat - February 4
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 4
Annual Attic & Art Sale
10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Brown County Art Gallery - February 5
Live music at cafe
5-7 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe - February 5
"Zip & Sip"
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EXplore Brown County, Valley Branch Retreat - February 5
Gospel concert
10:30 a.m. Bean Blossom Mennonite Church - February 6
B.C. 4-H Council
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, Deer Run Park, lower level - February 6
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe - February 6
B.C. archives open house
1-6 p.m. historical society building, 1934 State Rd. 135 N. - February 6
Gnaw Bone Sewage Board
7 p.m. Brown County Public Library - February 6
Live music at brewery
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Brewing Co., Molly's Lane - February 7
Chamber of Commerce
8 a.m. Willow Manor Sr. Apartments - February 7
Live music at brewery
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Brewing Co., Molly's Lane - February 7
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 7
CSCD Building Commission
7 p.m. CSLOA Clubhouse - February 7
Native Woodlands Project
6:30 p.m. Nashville Christian Church Fieldhouse, Washington & Jefferson - February 7
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 8
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 8
VFW Post 6195
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, Deer Run Lane - February 9
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - February 9
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 9
CSCD Water Commission
6:30 p.m. CSCD Office - February 10
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 10
Bingo
6 p.m. Fruitdale Fire Station, Bean Blossom - February 11
Winter tree I.D.
10 a.m. - noon Brown County State Park, Lower Shelter - February 11
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 11
Free breakfast at Sprunica Baptist
8-10 a.m. Sprunica Baptist Church - February 11
Murder Mystery at T.C. Steele
6:30 p.m. T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Belmont - February 11
B.C. Boys JV basketball
1 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 11
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
2:30 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 11
Live music at Abe Martin Lodge
5:30-7:30 p.m. Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park - February 11
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 11
Meet your legislators
10 a.m. County Office Building, second floor meeting room - February 12
Live music at cafe
5-7 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 12
Humane society fundraiser
1-4 p.m. The Seasons Conference Center - February 13
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 14
Fair Board
7:30 p.m. County Office Building, Gould St. - February 14
CSCD Roads Commission
6 p.m. CSCD Office - February 14
CSCD Security Commission
7:30 p.m. CSLOA Clubhouse - February 14
Nashville Parking and Public Facilities
6 p.m. Town Hall - February 14
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 14
Euchre at Willow Manor
1:30 p.m. Willow Manor Senior Apartments - February 14
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 15
Helmsburg Sewage Board
4:30 p.m. B.C. Community Church Annex, Helmsburg - February 15
American Legion Post 13
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane - February 15
B.C. Board of Commissioners
7:30 p.m. County Office Building, Gould St. - February 15
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 16
Nashville Town Council
6:30 p.m. Town Hall - February 16
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 16
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 16
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - February 16
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - February 16
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 17
Bingo
6 p.m. Fruitdale Fire Station, Bean Blossom - February 17
Live music at Big Woods Pizza
6-8 p.m. Big Woods Pizza Co., Main St. - February 17
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. Indian Creek High School - February 17
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Indian Creek High School - February 17
Square Dancing
8-10:30 p.m. B.C. Historical Society building, State Rd. 135 N. - February 17
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 18
Live music at Abe Martin Lodge
5:30-7:30 p.m. Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park - February 18
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 18
Murder Mystery at T.C. Steele
6:30 p.m. T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Belmont - February 18
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 19
Live music at cafe
5-7 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe - February 20
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 21
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe - February 21
Euchre at Sycamore Valley
6 p.m. Sycamore Valley Senior Center, 4-H Fairgrounds - February 21
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 22
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 23
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - February 23
B.C. Boys JV basketball
6 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 23
B.C. Boys Varsity basketball
7:30 p.m. Brown County High School gymnasium - February 23
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 24
Bingo
6 p.m. Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department - February 24
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 25
Live music at Abe Martin Lodge
5:30-7:30 p.m. Abe Martin Lodge, Brown County State Park - February 25
Live music at cafe
7-9:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 26
Live music at cafe
5-7 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe - February 27
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 28
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - February 29
Live music at cafe
6-8:30 p.m. Muddy Boots Cafe, 136 N. Van Buren St. - March 1
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - March 2
Square Dancing
8-10:30 p.m. Brown County Historical Society building on State Rd. 135 N. - March 7
Vietnam Veterans
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane - March 7
Community Day at Gaia's Touch
- March 8
VFW Post 6195
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane - March 8
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - March 10
Free breakfast at Sprunica Baptist
8-10 a.m. Sprunica Baptist Church - March 15
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - March 16
Square Dancing
8-10:30 p.m. B.C. Historical Society building, State Rd. 135 N. - March 17
Stencils at T.C. Steele
1-4 p.m. T.C. Steele State Historic Site, Belmont - March 21
American Legion Post 13
7 p.m. Veterans Hall, 902 Deer Run Lane - March 22
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church - March 29
Gospel jam session
6:30 p.m. Country Gospel Music Church
