The Town of Ferdinand along with the Ferdinand Park Board will hold Park Appreciation Day on Thursday, June 7, at the 5th Street Park in conjunction with the Forest Park Youth Sports (baseball) and Ferdinand Girls Softball games, beginning at 6 p.m. on all fields.

“This is one small way for us to honor all of the kids, the parents, and, particularly, all of the volunteers that make our youth baseball and softball seasons successful and enjoyable for all the kids that play and for all those that attend,” said Marc Steczyk, Ferdinand’s Town Manager.

A $10,000 Hole-in-One Golf Scramble sponsored by the Dubois County Humane Society will be held on Sunday, June 24, starting at 1:00 pm at the Jasper Municipal Golf Course, 1728 Jackson Street, Jasper, Indiana.

The team entry fee of $200 per team includes registration, cart rental, green fees, lunch and  prizes.   Late registrations will begin at 12:00 noon.  Mulligans are $5 each and can be purchased the day of the event.

Burgers and brats will be served starting at noon.

The race course in and around Jasper, Indiana has been described as “very fast” which should make the inaugural running of the Heartland Half Marathon nothing less than exciting.  This new Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk event is slated for Sunday, September 2 – during the middle of Labor Day Weekend – in Dubois County, just west of the Hoosier National Forest in southwestern Indiana.

The half marathon race begins in the shadow of the Jasper Train Depot along the banks of the Patoka River and finishes in the shade along the same river just a stone’s throw away. From the starting line elevation of just over 450 feet above sea level, the course rarely rises much throughout the 13.1 miles of half marathon, with the exception being a few hilly stretches just after the midway point along St. Charles Street.