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Chicken & Noodle Dinner September 1st

Saline City Labor Day Picnic

Chicken & Noodle Dinner Served by CCGS

Serving begins Sunday, September 1st, at 11:30 a.m. in the large shelter near the Band Stand.  For the third year in a row the Clay County Genealogy Society will be serving the Sunday Chicken & Noodle Dinner at the Labor Day Picnic in Saline City.  All proceeds go towards the new library building ,  next to the current one on Main Street in Center Point.

The dinner is $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children.

Chicken and noodles will be served with the choice of two sides mashed potatoes, buttered corn, or green beans.  The meal also comes with bread and butter (white or wheat) and a drink (iced tea, lemonade, or bottled water),

Desserts will be sold separately for $3.00, and carry-out meals will be available.

If you will be available to help cook, serve, or clean tables, please contact someone at the library during business hours (Monday & Wednesday from 10:00-4:00) or leave a voice message on the phone (812-835-5005).  We would also appreciate donations of desserts or other items for the dinner.

Our new book, Journey into the Past, will be available for purchase during the dinner.  The cost of the book is $22.00 with $1.54 tax  See the post below for more information about the book.

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2023 Thanksgiving Pie Fund Raiser

Thanksgiving Pie Fund Raiser

The Clay County Genealogy Society is continuing to solicit donations and hold fundraisers to earn money to build a new library to replace the current one. 

One of our current fundraisers is our homemade Thanksgiving Pie Sales.  We are taking orders for the following kinds of pies:  apple, pumpkin, sugar cream. pecan, and raisin.  The price of the pies are $10.00  except the pecan pies, which are $12.00.  

You may come to the library or call on Mondays or Wednesdays from 10:00 to 4:00, during operating hours, to order your pie(s).  Pick up of the pies will be Wednesday, November 22,  2023, from 1:00 to 3:00 at the library.   We will also accept orders through the mail as long as the order and accompanying check arrive before November 18th.  We are not able to accept debit or credit cards.  

There is still time to purchase raffle tickets for “Rake in the Cash.”  Tickets are one for $5.00 and three for $10.00

          Thanks to donations and continuing fundraisers, we currently have over $140,000  accumulated towards the new library.