Clark County 4-H will be sponsoring a truck/tractor pull during 4-H fair week on Wednesday, July 19 at the Clark County 4-H Fairgrounds located on Highway 62 near Charlestown.
    Scales open at 4 p.m. Antique class starts at 6:30 p.m. and the truck/tractor pull classes start at 7 p.m. General admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children 7 to 12 years old and children under 6 are free. All pit passes are $15.
    Classes are as follows: 9300# Super Farm- MAPA rules; 6200# Pro Stock 4WD Trucks- MAPA rules; 10000# Pro Stock Tractors- MAPA rules; 13000# Pure Farm (no angle exhaust, no cut tires, 20.8 tire limit or equivalent, factory RPM’s, drawbar must have 3" opening and be 18" from center of rear axle).
    6000# Antique Div. II 3 mph (tugger rules) 100 percent payback.
    All classes are $20 per hook. Classes are subject to change. Not responsible for accidents.
    For more information contact Dan Cristiani at 502-558-1500; Paul Graf at 502-548-6043 or Bobby Abbott at 502-439-6306- antiques.
    All proceeds will benefit the Clark County 4-H program and 4-H fairgrounds.

    Sellersburg Celebrates! has announced the dates for the 2006 festival in August. The weekend event will start on Thursday, August 24 and continue thru Saturday August 26, this is a change from the traditional Friday- Sunday schedule. This is the 17^th year for the community festival. Art in Speed Park will remain on its regular days of Saturday and Sunday, August 26 and 27.
    "We are looking forward to expanding the weekend festival to include Thursday." said Bob and Sara Hauselman, co-presidents of the Sellersburg Celebrates! committee. "Our goal is to offer family focused events for all four days instead of just three as we have in the past. The activities are still being finalized, but we hope to offer a major musical act at the conclusion on Saturday night."
    The location of events will remain the same this year, utilizing two of Sellersburg’s parks to welcome more than 30,000 people to both festivals. Sellersburg Celebrates! will be held at the Silver Creek Township Park which is located on Fern Street, off of Utica Street.
    Art in Speed Park will be in Speed Park, located on Hwy. 31 just past Silver Creek High School. Group entertainment will be featured under the gazebo which was built last year.
    "Several of the activities that were successful will return to this years festival like the Balloon Glow on Friday night, the car show,(not sure where that will take place) on Saturday, and much more ," said Hauselman. "Committees are working diligently to plan these events."
    The committee is also adding a fine crafts section to the festival. The fine crafts will be added to the Sellersburg Celebrates! line up in Township Park.
    For more information or to register your organization for the event, log onto Sellersburg Celebrates! website at www.sellersburgcelebrates.com or call Sellersburg Celebrates! information phone at 812-786-3098

    The Carnegie Center for Arts and History is offering several art classes for children in July. Something is difference this year, the class fees are much less expensive than in the years past. That’s great news for parents, fun and educational art classes for kids at a very low price.
   You and Me and Art Makes Three:
   This popular pre-school class emphasizes the process of art as a sensory experience for young minds and little hands. This class is designed for children accompanied by a parent or guardian, and for those that have enrolled before, don’t worry, they are new activities each session. All materials will be provided. There will be two sessions, they are as follows:
   Session 1, Fridays July 14, 21, 28.
   Session 2, July 25, 27, 27.
   Both sessions are from 10 to 11 a.m. for ages 2 to 5, the cost per session is $7.
   Art History is Your History:
   Students will learn about two different artists, art movements, or types of art each day and create works in style of each using what they have learned. All materials will be provided. The session is as follows:
   July, 10, 11, 12, 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for ages 8 to 11, the cost is $18.
   The maximum enrollment is each class is 12 students. You must pre-register for all classes. Registration is on first-come, first-serve basis and confirmed only after payment in full. Class fees are due upon registration. You will receive registration confirmation by phone or e-mail.
   You can print out a registration from the following website, (under classes) and return it with your information and check (payable to the Carnegie Center for Art and History) 201 East Spring Street, New Albany, IN 47150, ATTN: Summer classes. Or you can drop by in person, Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and pay with cash or check.
   If you need more information call 812-944-7336.