Community calendar for April 17, 2018

Published 7:26 am Tuesday, April 17, 2018

TODAY

— Winchester-Clark County Tourism Commission meeting, 8 a.m. at 2 S. Maple St.

— AARP Tax-Aide Foundation, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays through today at Central Baptist Church Annex, 101 W. Lexington Ave. Free. Clients should bring last year’s tax return and all 2017 income statements and documents for itemized deductions.

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— Clark County Retired Teachers Association meeting, 11:30 a.m. at Woody’s. Members will order lunch from the menu. The business meeting will begin at 12:15 p.m. Guest speaker will be Colman Eldridge, government relations director for KEA, discussing the current legislative situation regarding the pension system and budget.

— Human Services Council meeting, noon at Arby’s. Representative of all human services agencies serving Clark County are invited to attend for information sharing.

— Strode Station Elementary School-Based Decision-making Council meeting, 4 p.m.

— Winchester City Commission meeting, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

— Strode Station Elementary School PTO meeting, 6 p.m.

— Clark County Board of Education meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Central Office, 1600 W. Lexington Ave.

— Winchester Lions Club meeting, 7 p.m. at Arby’s on Bypass Road.

— Celebrate Recovery meeting, 7 p.m. at Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive. The Landing meetings, a support group for ages 13 to 19, are 7 p.m. at the RAC, 17 S. Main St. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program based on the Eight Beatitudes, the 12 Steps and their Biblical comparison. Childcare available for ages newborn to 4 and Celebration Place for ages 5 to 12. For more information, call Dickie Everman at 744-0817.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18

— Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 8 to 9:30 a.m. hosted by Partners in Education at Baker Intermediate School, 1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

— Clark County Fiscal Court budget workshop meeting, 8 a.m., at the Clark County Courthouse.

— Tai Chi for seniors (60 and older), 10:30 a.m. at James B. Allen Generations Center, 32 Meadow St. Classes are free. Call 744-3235 for more information.

— Winchester Kiwanis Club meeting, noon at Taste of China, 600 Bypass Road.

— Starting your own business Q&A with Amy Williams, project specialist for Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, Inc. (MACED), 1 to 3 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Williams will answer questions about how to start a business and what resources are available to help new business owners. She can give an overview of the different types of business structures, how to do market research, how to write a business plan, what banks look for when applying for a business loan and more.

— Kentucky Picture Show, 2 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

THURSDAY, APRIL 19

— Kentucky Foothills Toastmasters Club meeting, 12:05 to 1 p.m. at East Kentucky Power Cooperative, 4775 Lexington Road.

— Clark County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy meeting, 1:30 p.m. at city hall. Open to the public.

— Container gardening class, 5:30 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Register by calling the Clark County Extension Office at 744-4682.

— Winchester Historic Preservation Commission meeting, 6 p.m., at Winchester City Hall.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

— Winchester Human Resources Association meeting, 10 a.m. to noon at BCTC Winchester-Clark County Campus, 2020 Rolling Hills Lane. Guest speaker will be Mauritia Kamer, with a prevention focusing on Kentucky human resources law updates, including wage and hour issues, no-fault attendance oldies and leave requirement under ADA. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to bruce.manley@kctcs.edu.

— Write Local meeting, 10 a.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road.

— “The 39 Steps,” 7:30 p.m. at Leeds Center for the Arts. Two-time Tony and Drama Desk-winning production “is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four) an on-stage plane crash, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance.” Directed by Bob Singleton. For tickets, visit leedscenter.org.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21

— Clark County household hazardous waste Earth Day roundup, 8:30 a.m. to noon at Clark County Road Department. Open to Clark County residents only. Call 737-0303 for more information.

— Soul Food Supper hosted by Golden Link Temple No. 123, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Smith Manor Center of Ridgeway Drive. Menu includes fish sandwich, fish dinner, chili dogs, chitterlings dinners and individual pies. Dinners comes with two sides ( baked beans, coleslaw or fries). Call in orders at 749-2127.

— Neighbors Connect picnic, 1 to 5 p.m. at College Park. There will be music, art making and fellowship with neighbors. Representatives from local agencies (such at parks and recreation and the police department) will be present to hear aspirations and concerns. There will be a litter pick up prior to the picnic beginning at 9 a.m. at the park. The event is hosted by Winchester Inspired by Nature.

— “The 39 Steps,” 7:30 p.m. at Leeds Center for the Arts. Two-time Tony and Drama Desk-winning production “is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four) an on-stage plane crash, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance.” Directed by Bob Singleton. For tickets, visit leedscenter.org.

SUNDAY, APRIL 22

— Apartment open house, 1 p.m. at Rose Mary C. Brooks Place, 200 Rose Mary Drive.

— “The 39 Steps,” 2:30 p.m. at Leeds Center for the Arts. Two-time Tony and Drama Desk-winning production “is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four) an on-stage plane crash, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance.” Directed by Bob Singleton. For tickets, visit leedscenter.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 23

— Raised-bed gardening class, 5:30 p.m. at Clark County Public Library. Register by calling the Clark County Extension Office at 744-4682.

— Clark County Democrat Executive Committee meeting, 6 p.m., at Golden Corral.

— GriefShare support group, 7 to 9 p.m. at Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive. A special weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life. Meets Monday through July 9. For more information, email dnwatson406@gmail.com or call 749-7092.

TUESDAY, APRIL 24

— AARP Ch. 632 meeting, 6 p.m at James B. Allen Generations Center, 32 Meadow St. Margaret Taylor, Bereavement Coordinator with Hospice East, will speak. AARP volunteer tax preparers will be honored. Chaffin Robinson will sing. Everyone 50 years or older is invited to attend.

— Celebrate Recovery meeting, 7 p.m. at Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive. The Landing meetings, a support group for ages 13 to 19, are 7 p.m. at the RAC, 17 S. Main St. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program based on the Eight Beatitudes, the 12 Steps and their Biblical comparison. Childcare available for ages newborn to 4 and Celebration Place for ages 5 to 12. For more information, call Dickie Everman at 744-0817.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25

— Clark County Fiscal Court meeting, 9:30 a.m. at courthouse.

— Tai Chi for seniors (60 and older), 10:30 a.m. at James B. Allen Generations Center, 32 Meadow St. Classes are free. Call 744-3235 for more information.

— Winchester Kiwanis Club meeting, noon at Taste of China, 600 Bypass Road.

— Kentucky Picture Show, 2 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

THURSDAY, APRIL 26

— Kentucky Foothills Toastmasters Club meeting, 12:05 to 1 p.m. at East Kentucky Power Cooperative, 4775 Lexington Road.