Local briefs for April 13, 2017

Published 11:04 am Thursday, April 13, 2017

Crosswalk, Good Friday services to be observed 

The Winchester-Clark County annual Good Friday service will begin at 11:30 a.m. Friday with the Crosswalk at the parking lot of Winchester Municipal Utilities. Following the Crosswalk, the Good Friday Service will begin at noon at Central Baptist Church. After the service, lunches will be available.

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Clerk’s office closed for Good Friday, Easter 

The Clark County Clerk’s Office will close at noon Friday in observance of Good Friday, and will be closed Saturday in observance of Easter. The office will resume regular business hours Monday, April 17.

BCTC hosting blood drive 

The Kentucky Blood Center Bloodmobile will be at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Winchester-Clark County campus from 10 a.m. to noon Monday, April 17.

Community Education classes offered 

The following are upcoming Community Education classes:

— OneNote, 6-8 p.m. Monday, April 24, and Thursday, April 27, $45

— Conversational Spanish, 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, April 27 through June 8, $75.

Contact Community Education at 745-3946, Community.Ed@clark.kyschools.us or 100 Vaught Road (left side of Phoenix Academy building). Registration and payment are required two business days in advance. Location of class is disclosed upon registration.

Generation Center hosting medication safety program 

The James B. Allen Generation Center, 32 Meadow St., will host a free educational program about medication safety provided by Maria Chapman of the Kentucky Poison Control Center at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, April 20. For more information, contact Diana Sims at 744-3235.

Clark County Democrats meeting

The Clark County Democrat Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Golden Corral.  All registered Democrats are invited.

School board meetings 

There will be a special meeting of the Clark County School District Finance Corporation at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, at Central Office, 1600 W. Lexington Ave. There will also be a regular meeting of the Clark County Board of Education at 6:30 p.m. Both are open to the public.

Youth fishing day May 13

The Clark County Fish and Game Club’s annual youth fishing day will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 13 at the clubhouse on Water Works Road. The event is free and open to all youth 15 and younger.

Lunch and beverages will be provided. For more information, call Lee Kerr at 771-5639, Bill Thiry at 744-8445 or Larry Disney at 859-200-2912.