Parks community cookout
A community cookout will be held from 4-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at Liberty Park in Hillsboro as a fundraiser for the city’s parks committee. There will be food for purchase, local musical acts, a cornhole tournament with a cash prize, a raffle and more.
Greenfield School Board
The Greenfield Exempted Village School District Board of Education will met at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31 in the GEVSD boardroom.
SSCC Board of Trustees
The Southern State Community College Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at noon Friday, Sept. 4 via Zoom. The board will enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing the purchase or sale of property.
Legion selling poppies
Members of the Sardinia American Legion and Auxiliary will be at Tanker’s Truck Stop, Tractor Supply, Family Dollar, 1st Stop and the Sardinia Fuel Mart from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 and 5, to accept donations and hand out poppies.
Financial Peace University
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class will start Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lynchburg United Methodist Church, 283 Pearl St. It’s a nine-week course ending Nov. 3. The class shows how to make a budget and many other financial tools.
Dean reunion cancelled
The Harry and Emmaline Dean family reunion scheduled for Sept. 13 at the New Vienna fire house has been cancelled because of COVID-19. The family hopes to have the reunion next year.
Hillsboro Parks Committee
The Hillsboro Parks Committee will meet the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Old Firehouse. The meetings for 2020 will be held Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15, 2020.
Master gardener training
Master gardener training for residents of Highland, Brown and Clermont counties will be held via Zoom Sept. 22 through Nov. 19 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon. The cost is $150 plus the cost of a background check. The master gardener program provides intensive training in horticulture to interested gardeners who then volunteer their time assisting with educational programs and activities through their local OSU Extension office. To register visit https://go.ous.edu/registermgv.
Veteran banner order forms
The 2021 veteran banner season order forms in Hillsboro are now available. Applications are available at the Highland County Veterans Service Office, Highland House Museum or online at: http://co.highland.oh.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2021-BANNER-APPLICATION.pdf. For more information call Vicki Knauff at 937-393-3392 or text Steph Roland at 937-763-8164. The annual project is hosted by Support Our Troops Of Highland County, Highland County Historical Society and Hillsboro Uptown Renaissance Project.
Labor Day program cancelled
The annual Labor Day program at the Highland County Fair has been cancelled for this year.
