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February 14th, 2006 through February 21st, 2006 DANCE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE HELD SATURDAY The Valentine's Dance sponsored by the Defensive Action Against Drugs (D.A.A.D.) group has been rescheduled. The dance will be held this Saturday, February 18 from 8-11 p.m. in the auditorium at Monticello High School. The dance is free for all high school students. PADUCAH QUILT SHOW BUS TOUR Monticello will be a stop on a bus tour to the American Quilt Show on April 27-29. Trip includes the American Quilt Show, Antique Quilt Show, Oaks Mall, Hancock Fabrics, and more. Visit with thousands of merchants who have things for working with fabrics that you didn't know existed. There is a charge and a registration fee must be sent by March to Martin Tours, 1771 KY HWY 78, Stanford, KY 40484. Also please call Georgia Burton at 348-8453 and let her know you are going on the trip. BATTLING COLORECTAL CANCER Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Americans whether you are male or female. The Extension Service is offering a free colorectal cancer awareness program on Tuesday, February 28 at 12 noon and 6:30 p.m. at the Extension Service behind the Monticello Post Office. Everyone is encouraged to attend for your health and the health of Wayne Countians. LEARN TO CROCHET The Wayne County Extension Service is offering a free class on learning to crochet. The public is invited to attend and learn the basics of crochet. The class is March 2 and March 7 at 1 p.m. at the Extension Service located behind the Post Office. Bring a number 10 crochet needle and skein of knitted worsted yarn. Please register for the class by calling the Extension Service at 348-8453. Also if you can crochet please feel free to come and help with the class. SOUTHERN HARMONY TO SING AT OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH Southern Harmony, a southern gospel quartet from Russell Springs, will be in concert at Oak Grove Baptist Church near Conley Bottom on 1275 on March 4 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited. AARP COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAMS TO MEET AARP community service teams will meet on Saturday, February 18 at 11 a.m. at Shearer's Buffet. New members are invited to attend. BENEFIT SINGING AND AUCTION FOR DARREL MACKY BALL The date of the benefit for Darrel Macky Ball has been changed due to inclimate weather. The benefit will take place Sunday, February 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Park. Singing will start at 10:30 a.m. and an auction will start around 3 p.m. A pitch in dinner will be served around noon. Macky had brain surgery on Christmas Day in Lexington and is now in Somerset's Hospital. For more information or to donate items for the auction, call Bill Watson at 340-0475. WAYNE COUNTY EMMAUS/CHRYSALIS Wayne County Emmaus/ Chrysalis Reunion Group will meet Thursday, February 16 at The Father's House at 6:30 p.m. WAYNE COUNTY LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING The Wayne County Local Board of Health will have an annual meeting on Thursday, February 23 at 12 noon in the conference room of the Wayne County Health Center. BASS TOURNAMENT The Lake Cumberland Striped Bass Club will hold the next monthly tournament on Saturday, February 24. Registration will be conducted in the Sportsmen's Club parking lot at 6 p.m. on February 2. Monthly tournaments will now be on the fourth weekend of each month until further notice. For more information call 340-0589. GEAR UP PROGRAM TO HOLD MEETING The Gear Up Program at the A.J. Lloyd Middle School will have its next evening meeting on Thursday, February 16. The meeting will be in the A.J. Lloyd Middle School cafeteria and will begin at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is for 7th grade students and their parents. The subject of the meeting will be "Resume Planning". The pre-college curriculum at the high school level will also be discussed. The Gear Up Program would like to emphasize that this a required meeting for those students who are attempting to qualify for the Washington D.C. trip this summer. However, all 7th grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend. Please call 340-0149 for information. GOSPEL SINGING AT LIFE TEMPLE CHURCH There will be a gospel singing Saturday, February 25 at the Life Temple Church on Ridgewood Ave. Starting time is 6 p.m. Come and enjoy many local as well as guest singers. Presented by the American Christain Music Association-Wayne County Chapter. Everyone is invited. FARM SERVICE AGENCY The Wayne County Farm Service Agency Committee meetings will be held the first Tuesday in each month at 2 p.m. at the USDA Service Center, 78 Barnes Drive, Monticello, Ky. FREE CONCERT There will be a free concert featuring The Jody Brown Indian Family on March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Monticello First Church of God on Old Hwy 90. Everyone is welcome. A love offering will be taken. For more information call 348-7294. YOUTH SERVICE AT BOGLETOWN PENTECOSTAL There will be a youth service at Bogletown Pentecostal Chruch on Friday, February 17 at 7 p.m. Featured speaker will be Nathan Crump. Featured singer for praise and worship will be Brandon Releford. Youth Pastor Donald Ashley and the church welcomes everyone. All ages are welcome to attend. LIONS CLUB AUCTION The 18th annual Lions Club Auction is set for April 22 at 6 p.m. at the ASPIRE Center. FREE SEMINAR ON LIVING WILLS A free seminar on preparing a living will is scheduled for Thursday, February 23 from 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Wayne Public Library. The forms to designate a health care surrogate and living wills will be distributed for participants to complete. A notary will be available to make the documents legal. Participants must be at least 18 years of age and posses a driver's license or other legal identification. For more info call Hospice of Lake Cumberland at 800-937-9596. LAKE CUMBERLAND FAMILY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP Quest Community Services, Inc. will provide a free family caregivers support group on the third Friday of each month in McCreary County. In Wayne County, the group meets on the third Thursday of each month in Monticello. After a short presentation from our featured speaker, there will be bingo, food and prizes. For time, location, and further information call Susan Anderson at 606-376-4466. SPECIAL SINGING AT BOGLETOWN PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD There will be a special singing at Bogletown Pente-costal Church of God in Somerset on Saturday, February 25 starting at 7 p.m. The featured group will be "Unlimited." Pastor Tim Dishman and church welcomes everyone to attend. Hope to see you there. BASIC ADULT COMPUTER CLASS 21st Century CLC is looking for adults who are interested in participating in an adult beginner computer class. This class would begin with the basics of how a computer works and what you need to know to make it work. These classes will be offered free of charge and will be starting at a date in the relatively near future. What we are looking for at this time are people who would be interested in attending this class. If you feel that you could benefit from this or a more in depth computer class please feel free to give us a call at 340-1724 and let us know what it is you are interested in. SWEETHEART BABY SHOW AND BEAUTY PAGEANT Highland Chapel UMC in Burkesville, Ky. will host a Sweetheart Baby Show and Beauty Pageant on Saturday, February 18 with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and the pageant starting at 10 a.m. Sunday best or pageant wear. Catagories from birth-18 years old. For more information call: Cindy Nettles (nights) 270-406-2794, Michelle Murphy (nights) 270-864-2422, Windy Branham (nights) 270-406-3366. All proceeds go to the church fund. CONSERVATION DISTRICT COST SHARE PROGRAM ANNOUNCED The Wayne County Conservation District will be accepting requests for cost share funding under the Kentucky Soil Erosion and Water Quality Cost Share Program through February 28. Practices available for cost share funding include: Agricultural Waste Control Facilities, Animal Waste Utilization, Closure of Agri-cultural Waste Impoundment, Heavy Use Area Protection, Rotational Grazing System Establishment, Stream Crossing, Streambank Stabili-zation, Sinkhole Protection, Water Well Protection, Cropland Erosion Control Systems, Pasture and Hayland Erosion Control, Integrated Crop Management, Strip Intercropping System, Vege-tative Filter Strips, Riparian Area Protection, and Pesticide Containment Facilities. For information stop by the Wayne County Conservation District Office at 78 Barnes Drive, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., phone: 606-348-9385. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM APPROVED FOR WAYNE COUNTY The Emergency Conserva-tion Program (ECP) has been approved for farmers in Wayne County who have livestock water shortages due to the extended drought. The Wayne County FSA office will be accepting applications through February. An FSA representative will make an onsite inspection for all applications to document that requirements for ECP have been met. Practices should not be started prior to inspection and approval. Practices that farmers can apply for include pipleine and tanks, fountains, developing springs, and drilling or deepening wells. Although the county has been approved, no funds are currently available. No applications can be paid unless money is allocated for the program. SPECIAL OLYMPICS DELEGATION Monticello and Wayne County athletes who qualify for Special Olympics and would like to join the Wayne County Special Olympics delegation may call Rebecca Dishman at 348-6739 or Lucy Gleason at 348-8530 for more information. STATE SERVICE OFFICER FOR D.A.V. AVAILABLE Pauline Conner has been reappointed as State Service Officer for the Disabled American Veterans. She is available at her home by appointment, or she is at the Senior Citizens Building in Monticello on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, working for all veterans, widows and their dependents. Call 606-387-5135. LAKE CUMBERLAND STRIPED BASS CLUB The Lake Cumberland Striped Bass Club hosts tournaments on the third Saturday of every month. Anyone interested in participating should attend the meeting on the Friday night prior to each tournament in the Sportsman's Club parking lot in order to register. Dues and fees apply. BELL ELEMENTARY SBDM COUNCIL The Bell Elementary SBDM Council conducts regular monthly meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at 3:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All members of the school community and general public are invited to attend. DIABETES CLASS Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. People with diabetes have problems converting food to energy. After a meal, food is broken down into a sugar called glucose, which is carried by the blood to cells throughout the body. Cells use the hormone insulin, made in the pancreas, to help them process blood glucose into energy. There are two main types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2. If diabetes is left uncontrolled, a number of complications can occur and greatly affect how one lives. If you would like to learn more about diabetes, please call 1-800-928-4416, ext. 162 and ask for Angie to find out when the next diabetes class will be in your area. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Habitat for Humanity will meet the second Tuesday of each month at First Baptist Church. The meetings will begin at 6 p.m. You may park and enter at the back of the building. This is a Christian organization that works to better the community. CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP Quest Community Ser-vices, Inc. will provide a free family caregivers support group on the third Thursday of each month. The group will meet at 10 a.m. at the Wayne County Public Library, 159 S. Main, Monticello, Ky. After a short presentation from our featured speaker, the fun will begin with bingo, food and prizes. For information call Susan Anderson at 606-376-4466. GROWING HEALTHY KIDS COALITION The Growing Healthy Kids Coalition would like for anyone concerned with our children's health to come to Coalition meetings. Come and share your ideas to help our children grow strong and healthy. The Coalition meets the last Tuesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at the Wayne County Hospital. For details or questions call the Extension Service at 348-8453. BE A PART OF YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK Be a part of young people's lives in the Youth Empowerment Network (YEN). YEN meets each second Tuesday of the month at 12 noon at the Wayne County Hospital cafeteria meeting room. Come see what youth and adults are doing to work together as partners to build a community that really cares about our youth. If you have questions call the Cooperative Extension Service at 348-8453. NEW WIC INCOME GUIDELINES Who is financially eligible for WIC? Pregnant, postpartum and breast feeding women, infants and children up to age five years may be eligible if their family income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty level. For example: a family of three with a yearly income of $29,767 may be eligible. Call your local health department to find out if you or your children qualify for WIC. WIC is an equal opportunity provider. W.C. CONSERVATION DISTRICT Wayne County Conservation District has received a grant from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for removal and disposal of dead animals including companion pets in the county. The program is available to all residents of Wayne County. To have a dead animal removed from your property you may call County Judge Bruce Ramsey at 606-348-4241. W.C. HORSEMAN'S ASSOCIATION The Wayne County Horseman's Association would like to invite you to join them on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Wayne County Library. Our focus is a shared interest in the horse. Membership, however, does not require horse ownership. There is diversity in our annual activities which include a spring and fall horse show, monthly trail rides, picnics, Coggins testing, Christmas Party and participation in community events like Old Fashion Days. As a result of our fund raising efforts, we provide continuing education scholarships. For more information, call Connie at 348-8258 or Katisha at 348-1722. WAYNE COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION CENTER Wayne County Adult Education Center has resumed classes on Tuesday and Thursday evenings until 7 p.m. This will give an opportunity to individuals who aren't able to attend day classes. The center is open weekly on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Our Family Literacy program offers Parent and Children Together (PACT) Time on Tuesday's 3 p.m.-5 p.m. with homework help for school age children and Wednesday's from 1-2 p.m. there will be Baby (PACT) Parent and Child Together Time. Classes are always free. We offer many opportunities for you at the Adult Education Center: earn a gold or silver employability certificate through Work keys; earn a G.E.D.; learn to read; upgrade basic general education skills; learn to type; learn basic computer skills; study for drivers or CDL permit; enroll in family literacy; learn English as a second language; or Kentucky Para-Educators Assessment (teacher's aide test.) We are located at 220 East Hwy. 90 Bypass next to Ace Hardware. For more information please call 606-348-5286. STUDENT MINISTRIES OF STEUBENVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH Want to go deeper with God? Then be a part of The Great Adventure each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Steubenville Baptist Church at 348-5011. SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER The Wayne County Senior Citizen Center serves clients age 60 and older, at a suggested donation of $1 per service. Services provided by the center include: congregate meals, home delivered meals, transportation, homemaker chores, escort outreach ombudsman, telephone reassurance, information and assistance. Hours for the Senior Citizens Center are from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Patricia Gibson is the director for the center. For more information call 348-5811. THRASHER "A JEWEL ON LAKE CUMBERLAND" PRINT Wayne County Extension Homemakers are selling "A Jewel on Lake Cumberland," a Spring print of the Mill and the lake as you view it from the parking lot at Mill Springs Park. Prints are $45. Contact any Extension Homemaker or the Wayne County Extension Service about the prints at (606) 348-8453. Prints can be mailed for $10. FAITH WEAVER FRIENDS AT ELK SPRING VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH Children in grades 1-6 are invited to Elk Spring Valley Baptist Church each Wednesday night from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. to join us for a fantastic faith filled adventure through Bible stories, learning centers and service projects. For transportation call 348-6485. ELK SPRING VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH YOUTH Elk Spring Valley Baptist Church Youth invites you to join them in spreading the word of Jesus Christ through creative ministry and worship for students in grades 7-12 each Wednesday night from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. For transportation call 348-6485. WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCIL The Wayne County Community Health Council (Local Champions Against Drug Use) meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 12 noon in the Wayne County Hospital cafeteria meeting room. Come a little earlier and enjoy lunch. Health-related agencies and concerned citizens are both welcome. Be a part of helping set community wide health goals and complete projects. To date the council: has conducted and published two community health surveys and held community health fairs targeting needs identified on health surveys; serves as local Champions Groups; garnered an estimated $40,000 for Wayne County to use towards drug education and prevention efforts; and continues to develop and distribute educational material related to drug prevention efforts, parenting tips, health habits, etc. DAV WILL MEET The Disabled American Veterans meeting will be the first Monday of each month, with the exception of January and February, at the Senior Citizens Center. The doors will open at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited. THE HOPE CENTER The Hope Center is in need of the following items cooking and baking food items, canned foods and meats, diapers, nice bedding, dishes, towels for our burn out room. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. WAYNE COUNTY SADDLE CLUB The Wayne County Saddle Club meeting time has been changed from the third Monday of the month to the third Tuesday of the month. We invite all horse lovers to join our club and meet with us. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETING The OBetter Late Than Never' group of narcotics anonymous meets every Wednesday night at 8 p.m. EST in the basement of the Wayne County Public Library. ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease which attacks the brain. It is the most common form of dementia and its causes are unknown. More than four million Americans are diagnosed with the disease. The Alzheimer's Association would like to announce a support group for family members and caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. This monthly support group will meet at the Russell Springs Active Day Center in Russell Springs, Ky. the last Monday of each month at 6 p.m. The setting is a small discussion group with an emphasis on sharing feelings, thoughts and experiences. FREE GOSPEL JAM AT ROCK WORSHIP CENTER The Rock Worship Center in Somerset, Ky. sponsors a free Gospel Jam, cafe style, every Friday night at 7 p.m. EST. All are welcome, come and bring your group, yourself, an instrument or just come and enjoy! We are located in the Gateway Center, 650 N. Main St., corner of Hwy. 80 in Somerset, Ky., just about 1/2 mile East of Hwy. 27. For further information please call Annette West (606) 875-5100. FREE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLANS FOR PRIVATE WOODLAND OWNERS The Kentucky Division of Forestry prepares Forest Stewardship Plans for private woodland owners as a free service. At your request, a forester will walk over your property with you while explaining the condition of your woodland and listening to your objectives. The forester will then make recommendations to help you set and achieve management goals for your forestland. The recommendations will be summarized in the Forest Stewardship Plan which will include information on timber production, fish and wildlife management and management for recreation, aesthetics and water quality. If you are interested in improving your forestland economically and ecologically call the Division of Forestry in Campbellsville at 1-800-866-1007. LLOYD MIDDLE SBDM COUNCIL MEETING The A.J. Lloyd Middle School SBDM Council will conduct the regular monthly meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. All members of the school community and general public are cordially invited to attend. AA-ALANON MEETING AA-ALANON is meeting Monday and Friday nights at 7 p.m. at the First Methodist Church. MONTICELLO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL SBC MEETING The Monticello Independent School SBC meeting is the first Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the Media Center. SIT AND SEW Contented Heart Quilt Guild will have a "Sit and Sew" day each first Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Quilt Shoppe. Anyone is invited to come for an hour or so and bring a project to work on. QUILT MEETING Contented Heart Quilt Guild will have their regular monthly meeting the third Monday of each month at 12:30 p.m. at the Quilt Shoppe. Visitors are invited. WAYNE CO. HOTLINE Have you had an emergency and don't know whom to call? There is now a 24-7 hotline that can give you a phone number to reach out for help. Through the Vision 2000 project, the phone line has been established to help Wayne County and Monticello residents get help by finding out who to call to get the help they need. Call us at 348-4650 anytime. DONATIONS NEEDED FOR ALEXANDER CHAPEL CEMETERY Donations are needed for mowing of the Alexander Chapel Cemetery. Please send donations to Alexander Chapel Cemetery Fund, First and Farmers Bank, P.O. Box 305, Burnside, KY 42519; or, Alexander Chapel Cemetery Fund c/o James H. Cowan, Rt. 1 Box 346E, Monticello, KY 42633. ROGERS GROVE CEMETERY FUND Donation funds are needed for the upkeep of Rogers Grove Cemetery. If you have relatives buried there, please donate. You can send your donations to Rogers Grove Cemetery Fund, c/o Irene Koontz, RR 2 Box 2875, Monticello, Ky. 42633, or Rogers Grove Cemetery Fund, BB&T Bank, 124 North Main Street, Monticello, Ky. 42633. All donations will be greatly appreciated. MT. PISGAH CEMETERY Anyone having family buried at the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is asked to donate to the mowing fund. Donations may be made at the Monticello Banking Company to the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Fund. BETHESDA CEMETERY FUND The Bethesda United Methodist Church would like to receive contributions for the upkeep of the cemetery. Anyone wishing to help should send a donation to: Bethesda Cemetery Fund, Rt. 4, Box 370, Monticello, Ky., 42633, or you may call 606-348-0007. DONATIONS NEEDED FOR LOCKETT'S CHAPEL CEMETERY If anyone has loved ones buried at Lockett's Chapel Cemetery and would like to donate for the upkeep of the cemetery, please send your donations to Glyncon Garrett, Rt. 5 Box 5806, Monticello, KY 42633. KENDRICK CEMETERY NEEDS DONATIONS Donations are needed for the upkeep of the old Kendrick Cemetery. Anyone who would like to make a donation please contact Mrs. Juanita Allen or send donations to 507 Tennessee St., Monticello, Ky 42633. DONATIONS NEEDED FOR UPKEEP OF MONTICELLO CEMETERY Donations are needed for the upkeep of the Monticello Cemetery. Anyone who would like to make a donation may send it to Francis Allen, Rt. 3 Box 7050, Monticello, Ky. 42633 DONATIONS NEEDED FOR BUCK CEMETERY Donations are needed for the Buck cemetery at Powersburg. They will be used to make and rebuild old tombstones that are broken and to fence in the cemetery. Please send donations to: Jerry Slaven, HC 86 Box 198A, Monticello, KY 42633. Add a comment |
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