Area Events

Back by Popular Demand! Calvert City Follies community meetings

(Filed September 2, 2010) Meetings will be held Tuesday, September 7, and Thursday, September 9, at 7 p.m. to inform interested Calvert City residents about plans for a November, 2010, production of the Calvert City Follies. Anyone interested in participating as part of the cast or willing to help in a backstage capacity is asked to meet on either Tuesday or Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the Calvert Elementary Library.

We hope to see many of the members of the cast of the 2008 Follies as well as others from our community who would like to be a part of this year's production.

For more information, call Leigh Ann Northcutt at 493-1663 or Lisa Sills at 395-0212 or 395-4664 (school).

Britthaven Fundraiser-Sept. 3

Britthaven’s Alzheimer’s Fundraiser will be held at the Benton Drive-In located at 1505 Main Street in Benton, September 3. 10% of Sales goes to the Alzheimer’s Memory Walk to be held at the Waterfront in Paducah on October 2.

 

MCCH to offer 11-week Grief Recovery® Outreach program

 

Murray-Calloway County Hospital is offering an 11-week Grief Recovery® Outreach Program beginning Tuesday, September 7 from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The class will be held weekly in MCCH Educational Services Building located on 8^th Street across from the East Entrance of Murray Hospital.

 

The Grief Recovery® Outreach Program provides appropriate action choices to help people move beyond the pain caused by loss. The 11-week program creates a safe environment in which to look at old beliefs about dealing with loss; to look at what losses have affected your life; and to take new actions, which lead to completion of the pain attached to one of those losses.

 

The Program is led by Kerry Lambert, MCCH Chaplain, who has been trained and certified by The Grief Recovery Institute®. The fee for attending the program is $15. For the maximum benefit to all participants, weekly commitment to attending is essential.If you have experienced one or more losses, and you wish to move beyond the pain, this program offers you the opportunity of healing and recovery. To reserve your spot, or for information, contact Kerry Lambert at 270-762-1274.

 

Humane Society of Marshall County prepares for Yard Sale Fundraiser

 

Fall Yard Sale preparations are underway at The Humane Society of Marshall County. The Society will start accepting donated items for the sale on Thursday, September 2, during its normal business hours on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All items, including clothing will be accepted except TVs, computers, and other electronic equipment.

The yard sale will be on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Yard sales are the largest fundraiser event for the Society, a nonprofit organization that is totally self-supported. All funds raised goes towards operating the facility in taking care of unwanted dogs and cats.

KWW hosts 35^th Annual Arts &    Crafts Festival at Grand Rivers

Regional tourism organization, Kentucky’s Western Waterland, will hold its 35^th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival in Grand Rivers, KY on Saturday, September 4, through Monday, September 6.

The festival is an annual fund-raiser for KWW, a membership organization that promotes regional tourism. The popular event features approximately 100 craft booths and artisans from seven states, according to Marinel Larkin, KWW Executive Director.

The event features handcrafted items, with a few actually demonstrating their crafts. Some examples of items being sold are floral arrangements, baskets, outdoor lawn furniture, paintings, honey, soaps, lotions, jewelry, woodwork, holiday decorations, pottery, candles, gourds, stained glass, bird houses, rocking chairs, rocking horses, weather vanes, etc. We also have multiple food vendors offering a wide selection of great food.

The festival takes place at the Little Lake Park in Grand Rivers, near I-24, Exit 31. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to dusk on Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, and 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The cost is $1 per walk-in or $3 per car.

For more information, contact Kentucky’s Western Waterland at 1-800-448-1069 or 270-928-4411, or visit the website at www.kentuckylakebarkley.travel.

Marshall County Family Week       

Marshall County Family Week for 2010 will be September 5-11. The mission of Family Week is to encourage families to spend time together through various activities, sponsored through community organizations throughout Marshall County.

Here are just a few ways to spend time with your family this week:

Sunday-Sept. 5: Attend church as a family, then attend a picnic and a concert by Classic Waxx (www.classicwaxx.com) in Mike Miller Park, from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Bring your blankets, chairs and picnic snacks for a day in the park.

 

Monday-Sept. 6: Spend Labor Day as a family and have an outdoor cookout!

For more information please call 270-527-4744 or email wendy.baxter@ky.gov. You may also visit www.mcfamily week.com or on Facebook.

 

Tuesday-Sept. 7: Maggie's Jungle Golf Night! Enjoy the night on Hwy. 641 for Maggie's Jungle Golf Night, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Cost per game is $3.

 

Wednesday, Sept. 8: Attend church service and eat dinner as a family.

 

Thursday, Sept. 9: Benton Library Night! Take your family to see Scott Shupe's World of Reptile Show, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Refreshments and door prizes will be provided.

 

Friday, Sept. 10: Fishing with Families Night! Be at Clarks River Wildlife Refuge Pond from 5:00-7:00 p.m. (across from WCBL in Benton). Some fishing poles will be on hand, however if you have your own, please bring it. Bait will be provided. For more information call Stacey Campbell at 205-5087.

 

Saturday, Sept. 11: Family Fun Day at Mike Miller Park! Fun Runs and races will begin at 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m FREE Fun Day at the soccer fields.    9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. enjoy Inflatables and the Rock Wall

10:45 a.m. EMS Parade of Responders-Meet local responders and view vehicles, policemen, firemen and paramedics.

11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served by Save-A-Lot Foods

11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Kids games, face painting, snow cones and a petting zoo.

 

DON'T FORGET YOUR CAMERA-We will have special guests on hand!

 

Marshall County Sheriff's Department Drug Disposal Program will be held in the main pavilion from 12-2. Bring all of your unused, outdated prescriptions or over the counter drugs to the park to be properly disposed of.

Public invited to fundraiser banquet for abused and neglected children

At CASA of Calloway and Marshall Counties, Inc., it’s all about advocating for abused and neglected children, one child at a time…

 

Our annual fundraising banquet will bring awareness about our organization. This fundraiser will enable us to continue our program’s mission to serve as an advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in Calloway and Marshall Counties.

 

The event will be held September 7, at Murray State University Curris Center with a Silent Auction beginning at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m. We are excited and honored to have as our guest speaker Justice Bill Cunningham.

Everyone in the community is invited to attend and individual ticket sales are available at the cost of $25.00 dollars a ticket. We are asking for company/corporate support by sponsoring a table at the cost of $250.00 dollars, which includes 10 tickets as well as program recognition.

 

To reserve your space, please mail # of tickets needed @ $25 each or table sponsor @ $250 with company/corporate name to: CASA of Calloway & Marshall Counties, Inc., 1003 Poplar St., Murray, KY 42071 or phone 270-761-0164.

If you have any questions please contact CASA of Calloway and Marshall Counties, Inc. 1003 Poplar Street, Murray, KY 42071 or (270) 761-0164, or email casacc@murray-ky.net

Post 5739 Fish Fry/BBQ dinner

 

Calvert City VFW Post 5739 & its Ladies Auxiliary will be having their regular Fish Fry or BBQ Chicken on September 10 at 5:00 p.m. with white beans, hush puppies, French fries, baked beans or potato salad, slaw, drink with dessert. ¼ mile of 62 intersection going south on Hwy. 95, take Veterans Way to Quonset hut. For carryout, call 395-4072.

Citizens invited to attend meeting

 

Golf Cart supporters please come to Calvert City Hall on September 13, at 5:30 p.m. Your presence is needed.

Adult Education FastTrack starts soon

 

Marshall County Adult Education is offering a FREE FastTrack GED class starting on September 13. FastTrack GED is a fast-paced, 4 week crash course on preparing for the GED test. We will meet Monday and Tuesday evenings from 6-8 p.m. If you are interested, please call for more information 270-527-7712.

Western Baptist offers free     prostate seminar/screening

As part of the NFL campaign, “Know Your Stats: Prostate Defense Begins at 40,” Western Baptist offers a free breakfast seminar for men on prostate health and a demonstration of the da Vinci robot from 7 to 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, in the Baptist Heart Center auditorium.

 

Men of all ages are invited to the seminar. Reservations are required. Call 270-575-2895 or email lora.croley@bhsi.com.

 

The first 40 registrants also may sign up for a free baseline prostate screening, if they are 40 to 70 years old, are not under a urologist’s care and have not been screened before. Click here for details.

Scott Lathram Memorial &          Trooper Island Golf Tournament

The Kentucky State Police Post 1 will host the 2010 Scott Lathram Memorial and Trooper Island Golf Tournament on September 16 at Lake Barkley State Resort Park in Cadiz. $60 per person/4 Person Scramble. Lunch will be provided. Participants may pay at sign up before tee time, however, all registration forms must be received by Post 1 no later than September 8. Checks should be made payable to “Trooper Island Golf Tournament”. For more information contact Post 1 at 270-856-3721 or email Dean.Patterson@ky.gov

Trooper Island Camp is a non-profit organization that operates solely on private contributuions. For more information contact: Kentucky State Police, 919 Versailles Rd., Frankfort, KY 40601; (502) 695-6344.

Extension Office Free learning classes

Marshall County Extension will have a learning session on September 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Extension Office, “Environmental Pollutants and Nutrition-Nuts & Seeds”. There is no charge for the learning sessions and everyone is welcome to attend. The Extension Office is located at 1933 Mayfield Hwy. in Benton. Next session will be on October 21 at 10:00 a.m., “Energy Use in the Home”.

 

Upcoming sessions for the 2010-2011 year are:

Energy Use in the Home on October 21 at 10:00 a.m.;

Greening Your Home on November 23 at 10:00 a.m.;

Couponing 101 on February 3 at 10:00 a.m.;

Art is all Around You on February 22 at 1:30 p.m.;

Grandparents and Grandchildren Together on March 28 at 10:00 a.m.;

Money Wisdom…In Tough Economic Times on April 29 at 10:00 a.m.

There is no charge for the learning sessions and everyone is welcome to attend. The Extension Office is located at 1933 Mayfield Hwy. in Benton.

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September Support Groups at MCCH

Murray-Calloway County Hospital will be offering several support group meetings during the month of September, which are offered to everyone in our community. 

 

The Breast Feeding Support Group, Mother to Mother, will meet on Thursdays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, at 100 South 15^th Street in Murray. Toddlers and pre-schooled age children are welcome. Info-call Tricia at 753-6712 or Valarie at 227-1693.

 

The Lap Band Support Group will be meeting Thursday, September 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Health & Wellness Classroom. Info-call Bariatric Solutions at 270-762-1547.

 

The Parkinson’s Support Group will be meeting Tuesdays, September 7 and 21 at 12:00 noon at the George Weak’s Community Center. Come at 11:30 a.m. if you plan to eat with the Senior Citizens. Info-call Dixie at 270-753-6001.

 

The new support group for Families Touched by Mental Illness, facilitated by a NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) trained leader, will be meeting September 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the MCCH Private Dining Room located left of the cafeteria on the 1^st Floor of the North Tower. Call 270-748-6133 or 270-748-6923.

 

The Stoke/Head Injury Support Group will meet Thursday, September 16 at 5:30 p.m. in the Center

for Health & Wellness Conference Room. Info-call Cheryl at 762-1557.

 

The Compassionate Friends Support Group will meet Thursday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the MCCH Private Dinning Room. Call MCCH Chaplain Kerry Lambert at 270-762-1274 or Hilda Bennett at 731-498-8324.

 

The Breast Cancer Support Group will meet Tuesday, September 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Center for Health & Wellness Classroom. For more information, contact Angie Hutchings at 270-435-4614.

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Vendors and entertainers wanted

Vendors, volunteers and entertainers wanted for the Annual Expo/Holiday Bazaar to be held at the former Goody's location in Paducah, November 13-14. Please email Debbie at expo@horsesinc.org for more information or visit our website to download a registration form.

H.O.R.S.E.S., Inc. is a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center designed for individuals with physical, mental or emotional challenges. You may find H.O.R.S.E.S., INC. Newsletter at www.horsesinc.org. There is a lot of exciting news!

GED classes always available at MCHS

Marshall County Adult Education is enrolling for GED classes. Classes are free and ongoing with open enrollment...it's never too late to sign up. We have classes designed for everyone. Call 527-7712 or stop by for more information; we are located on the campus of the Marshall County High School. Also, visit our website for more information: www.marshall.k12.ky.us/alc

Al-Anon meetings Tuesday nights

The local Al-Anon meeting is held each Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the Benton Church of Christ South of Benton on 641 for any additional info call 703-2700.

 

Country Breakfast at St. Matthew

 

St. Matthew by the Lake Lutheran Church invites everyone to their Country Breakfast held on the 2^nd Saturday of each month, from 7 a.m.-9 a.m. $5.00. Located 3966 US Hwy 641 North between Draffenville and Ky. Dam Marina, across from Catfish Kitchen.

Farmer's Market in Grand Rivers

Shop for fresh vegetables and herbs every Saturday through Labor Day next to Moodie’s Tackle Company in downtown Grand Rivers. Open 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Lions Club Bingo 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

Enjoy Bingo at the Draffenville Community Center on Griggstown Road, the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The Draffenville Lions host bingo as a fundraiser with all profits going to charity. Doors open at 5:30 with games starting at 6:30 allowing players to enjoy a snack from the kitchen.

MC Special Olympics meetings

Grand Rivers Community Dances

Community Dances featuring Rockabilly Hall of Famer Stanley Walker and his Band will be held every Friday night, 7:00 p.m. at the Senior / Community Center in Grand Rivers.

LIBRARY FUN:

The Young Adult Advisory Panel of the Marshall County Public Libraries, consists of teens ages 13-18 and they participate in a variety of events and activities at both Benton and Calvert libraries. Go to www.marshallcolibrary.org for more information and pictures of past events. Lots of fun for teens. Check it out!

 

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