Community calendar for Jan. 8, 2019

Published 9:34 am Tuesday, January 8, 2019

TODAY

— Winchester GTE/Sylvania/Osram/UAW retirees lunch meeting, 11:30 a.m. at The Broadway Cafe in Winchester. All Sylvania retirees and former employees are welcome.

— Winchester Urban Renewal and Community Development Agency board meeting, 4 p.m. at Winchester City Hall. The board will interview engineering firms for the Lincoln Street project.

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— Freedom From Smoking cessation class, 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Clark County Pharmacy, 716 Boone Ave. Cost is $5, and participants must pre-register by calling Angela Bereznak at 744-4482 ext. 1037. Classes meet weekly for eight weeks.

— Clark County Writers Group meeting, 6 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.

— Clark County Board of Education organizational meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Central Office, 1600 W. Lexington Ave. Meeting is open to the public.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 9

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

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

— Baker Intermediate School-based Decision-making Council meeting, 3:30 p.m. in the school’s library at 1645 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

— Free team trivia sponsored by the Clark County Public Library, 7 p.m. at Engine House Pizza Pub, 9 W. Lexington Ave.

THURSDAY, JAN. 10

— Telephone Pioneers luncheon, 11:30 a.m. at Jade Garden. All former and current Bell South and AT&T employees are invited to attend.

FRIDAY, JAN. 11

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

— Open house, noon to 4 p.m. at Rose Mary C. Brooks Place. Tour the facility and learn about assisted and independent living options. For more information or to schedule a tour, call 745-4904.

— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road. Guest speaker will be UK basketball legend Dan Issel.

— Second Thursday program, 6:30 p.m. at Bluegrass Heritage Museum, 217 S. Main St. Speaker will be author, re-enactor and educator Eddie Price on “Kentucky After the War of 1812. Price will also sign copies of his new book, “One Drop A Slave.” Program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served after the program. For more information, call 745-1358.

SATURDAY, JAN. 12

— Birthday party for Gov. James Clark, 2 to 4 p.m. at Holly Rood, 28 Beckner St. Tours, talks and cake will be offered to the public. Free.

MONDAY, JAN. 14

— Administrative Hearing Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. at Winchester City Hall, 32 Wall St.

— Celebrate Recovery at Grace Baptist Church, 5990 Lexington Road. Dinner at 6 p.m., large group at 7 p.m., small groups at 8 p.m., dessert and fellowship at 9 p.m. For more information call David Tobin at 859-771-2812.

— Dangers in Plain Sight community education series, “Bullying and school violence,” 6:15 p.m. at BCTC Winchester-Clark County Campus, 2020 Rolling Hills Lane. For parents or guardians of students in kindergarten through 12th grade. A free dinner will be served at 5:15 p.m. For more information, contact Ramsey Flynn at 859-246-6573.

— Clark-Powell County Beekeepers meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Powell County Extension Office, 169 Maple St., Stanton. Dinner will be a potluck meal. Owning bees is not a requirement for the group.

TUESDAY, JAN. 15

— Winchester-Clark County Tourism Commission meeting, 9 a.m. at 2 S. Maple St.

— Clark County Human Service Council meeting, noon at Arby’s. All human services agencies serving the community are invited to send a representative.

— Winchester Board of Commissioners meeting, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall.

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

— Clark County 4-H Council meeting, 6:30 p.m. at the Clark County Extension Office, 1400 Fortune Drive.

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

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16

— 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.

— Free team trivia sponsored by the Clark County Public Library, 7 p.m. at Engine House Pizza Pub, 9 W. Lexington Ave.

THURSDAY, JAN. 17

— Clark County Agency for Substance Abuse Policy (ASAP) meeting, 1:30 p.m. at City Hall.

— Strode Station Elementary School-based Decision-making Council meeting, 4 p.m. at the school

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 18

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

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

SUNDAY, JAN. 20

— Winchester Elks Lodge No. 2816 Texas Hold ‘Em tournament at the lodge, 255 Shoppers Drive. Sign up starts at noon and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. $50 entry fee gets you $5,000 in chips. Buy back fee of $25 once in first hour gets you an additional $5,000 in chips (must have no chips). Add on at break $25 gets you $5,000 in chips. Contact Greg Earlywine via email to sign-up at kif16u@gmail.com. Limited to first 100 players.

MONDAY, JAN. 21

— Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

— Winchester-Clark County Industrial Authority meeting, 9 a.m. at 2 S. Maple St.

— Celebrate Recovery at Grace Baptist Church, 5990 Lexington Road. Dinner at 6 p.m., large group at 7 p.m., small groups at 8 p.m., dessert and fellowship at 9 p.m. For more information call David Tobin at 859-771-2812.

— Clark County Landlords Association meeting, 6 p.m. at the Clark County Courthouse in the fiscal court room. Dinner at 5:30 provided by Nice & Clean Carpet Care. For more information call Greg Wood at 859-744-3766

— NAMI Winchester-Clark County (National Alliance on Mental Illness) support and educational meeting, 7 p.m., at McCready Hall, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 2410 Lexington Road. Anyone (including family members and friends) affected by mental illness is invited to attend meetings. For more information, call 749-3702. Meetings are the first and third Monday of each month.