Community

The Spencer County Public Library has a collection of local yearbooks that patrons use for genealogy research and browsing the past. These yearbooks do not circulate, but are available by request at the front desk. The collection is incomplete, and the library seeks donations for the following years:
Elementary
1981
1985-1991
1993-present

High School
1925-1954
1958
1960
1962
1963
1965-1968
1980
1981
1985-1988
1990-present

Army Pvt. James D. Poole recently graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.

Breast cancer survivor Lillie Shelburne wrote the following narrative poem in 2005:

“Breast Cancer Survivor”
In the fall of 2004, it was time for a mammogram, a yearly chore.
Our lives are so busy, we hardly find time — we rush in for the films, never looking behind.
We go right ahead full speed every day, but the telephone rings and we hear someone say,
“I’m calling today (her voice cheerful and bright) about your mammogram films — something’s just not quite right.

Marty Allen Harp, right, visited seven cast members of his favorite soap opera, ‘Days of Our Lives,’ recently in Atlanta. He is pictured here with Ari Zucker, who plays Nicole. This was a charity event for autism. Marty also spent time with friends he has known for many years as they all enjoy these events from year-to-year.