Local briefs for Oct. 7, 2016
Published 12:08 pm Friday, October 7, 2016
Extension district board meeting Oct. 17
The Clark County Cooperative Extension District Board will meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 at the Extension Office, 1400 Fortune Drive.
Community Education offering classes
The following Community Education classes begin next week:
— Easy Flow Yoga, Wednesdays, Oct. 12 through Nov. 9, 6-7 p.m., $25.
— Easy Flow Yoga, Thursdays, Oct.13 through Nov. 10, 9:15 – 10:15 a.m., $25.
— Words to Live By, Saturday, Oct. 15, 1 p.m., free.
— 15 Days to Better Health!: Oct. 15-29, free. Contact Full Circle Market at 744-3008 or www.fullcirclemarket.com.
Registration and payment are required two business days in advance. Location is disclosed upon registration. Contact Community Education at 745-3946, clark.comm.ed@gmail.com or 24 W. Lexington Ave., Ste. 220 (inside Kentucky Bank). Register online at http://clark.kyschools.us/Depts/CommEd/.
Fix a Feral Cat meeting
“Fix a Feral Cat Campaign: Plan to Spay/Neuter Feral Cats in Clark County” will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Public Library. Presentation followed by discussion about locating the feral cats and fundraising for vouchers. Public welcome. For more information email homelesscats.13@gmail.com.
Election machines to be examined
The Clark County Board of Elections will be examining the absentee voting machine at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Clark County Clerk’s Office.
Licensing board meeting Monday
The Winchester Licensing Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at Winchester City Hall. Items on the agenda include discussion of three businesses with delinquent business licenses and one operating without a license.
Sylvania retirees meeting Oct. 11
Winchester GTE/Sylvania/Osram/UAW retirees will have a short meeting at the Union Hall at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday and travel to Natural Bridge Park for lunch at 11:30. All Winchester Sylvania retirees and former employees are always welcome to join us for lunch.
Absentee voting begins
Absentee voting will begin Tuesday for Clark County voters who will be out of the county during election day, Nov. 8. Hours for absentee voting at the Clark County Clerk’s office are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 9a.m. to noon on Saturday. For more information, call the clerk’s office at 745-0280, ext. 3.
Grimes is featured artist
The Winchester Black History and Heritage Committee is sponsoring featured artist Le Datta Grimes and “Words to Live By,” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Bluegrass Heritage Museum. Grimes is an award-winning newspaper journalist whose work has appeared in national magazines such as People and Newsweek. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Kentucky, where her research includes early 20th Century African communities and Rosenwald schools.
First Settlers meeting Oct. 11
The sixth meeting for residents of the Ford and Kentucky River area will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the First Settlers House on Old Boonesboro Road.
Fiscal court insurance meeting
The Clark County Fiscal Court insurance committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13 in the courthouse conference room. The only item on the agenda is a presentation concerning open enrollment.