Community calendar for May 23, 2019
Published 9:52 am Thursday, May 23, 2019
TODAY
— Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Arts on Main Gallery, 31 N. Main St.
— Strode Station Elementary School-based Decision-making Council meeting, 3:30 p.m. at the school.
— Clark County Ethics Commission meeting, 4 p.m., in the Clark County Courthouse conference room.
— Future Bulldog Night, 5 p.m. at Baker Intermediate School for all current fourth-graders.
— Clark County Fiscal Court meeting, 6:30 p.m., at the Clark County Courthouse.
— “Save A Life: Overdose Prevention 101,” community forum to educate and prevent opiate/heroin-related overdoses including narcan training, 7 p.m. at Achieving Recover Together, 120 W. Broadway St. Learn about overdose causes, prevention and intervention; administering Narcan, the overdose reversal drug; and Casey’s Law, involuntary treatment for loved ones. Anyone completing the Narcan training will receive a free Narcan kit. For more information, visit clarkcountyasap.org.
FRIDAY, MAY 24
— Mental Health Month homeless awareness event, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of the James Clark Judicial Center. Lunch provided by NAMI.
— Winchester Rotary Club meeting, noon at Woody’s, 923 Bypass Road. Guest speaker will be Jim Host, founder of Host communications.
— Open House, noon at Rose Mary C. Brooks Place, 200 Rose Mary Drive. Tour the assisted living community and independent living cottages. Refreshments will be available. Call 745-4904 for more information.
SATURDAY, MAY 25
— Clark County Michelle Turner’s office closed for Memorial Day holiday.
— Winchester-Clark County Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon on Depot Street.
— Harold G. Epperson Marine Corps Honor League meeting, 9 a.m. at city hall.
— 18th Century Spring Trade Fair at Fort Boonesborough State Park. Visit a gathering of merchants, traders, artisans, Native Americans, militia members, longhunters, scouts and other frontier characters. Listen to period music, visit the camps and shop for 18th Century goods as you compare life today to 240 years ago. For more information, visit fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org.
— Annual flag retirement and veterans appreciation ceremony, 6 to 8 p.m. hosted by the Central Kentucky Coon Hunter’s Association at 3601 Pine Ridge Road. The event is free and open to the community. For more information, call Ron at 771-0866.
SUNDAY, MAY 26
— 18th Century Spring Trade Fair at Fort Boonesborough State Park. Visit a gathering of merchants, traders, artisans, Native Americans, militia members, longhunters, scouts and other frontier characters. Listen to period music, visit the camps and shop for 18th Century goods as you compare life today to 240 years ago. For more information, visit fortboonesboroughlivinghistory.org.
MONDAY, MAY 27
— Memorial Day.
— Clark County Michelle Turner’s office closed for Memorial Day holiday.
— Winchester Municipal Utilities will be closed for Memorial Day. Solid waste services will be collected on Wednesday, May 29, for WMU customers that have collection on Monday, May 27. Please have curb-its and items to be collected to the curb by 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 29. If you should have any questions, please contact the solid waste department at 859-744-1170.
— Celebrate Recovery at Grace Baptist Church, 5990 Lexington Road. Dinner is at 6 p.m., large group at 7 p.m., small groups at 8 p.m. and dessert and fellowship at 9 p.m. Child care available. For a ride, call Vern at 859-595-5816 before 5 p.m. Mondays. For more information call David Tobin at 859-771-2812.
TUESDAY, MAY 28
— Winchester-Clark County Chamber of Commerce breakfast, 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Country Squire Best Western Motel, 1307 W. Lexington Ave.
— Clark County GIS board meeting, 10 a.m., in the Winchester Municipal Utilities conference room, 150 N. Main St.
— AARP Ch. 632 meeting, 6 p.m. at James B. Allen Generation Center, 32 Meadow St. Anyone over 50 is invited.
— Clark County Board of Education tentative budget meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Central Office, 1600 W. Lexington Ave.
— Celebrate Recovery meeting, 7 p.m. at Calvary Christian Church, 15 Redwing Drive. CR is a Christ-centered recovery program based on the eight Beatitudes, the 12 Steps and their Biblical comparison. There are also programs fro children kindergarten to 12 years and also for teens age 13 to 19. Childcare is provided for children up to 4 years old. Meeting are held each Tuesday. For more information, called Dickie Everman at 744-0817.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
— Tai Chi for Arthritis (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. Guest speaker will be Emmanuel Smith, partnership specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau. Open to the public.
— Kentucky Picture Show, 2 p.m. at Clark County Public Library.