WIEL Bulletin Board

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*Don't miss the blood drive with the American Red Cross Tuesday, August 31st from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Church of Christ on Etown.

*The 2010 Heartland Festival Canoe and Kayak Races will be held Saturday, August 28th starting at 9:30 a.m. at Freeman Lake. The entry fee is $15 per person or $20 after August 21st and race day. Registration begins on August 28th at 9 a.m. Races will include: Adult/child, Man/woman, Blindfold, Back-to-Back and more!

*A Kosair benefit Mud Run is this Saturday August 28 at the Larue County fairgrounds sign ups at 5 and the event gets underway at 7.

"Where Are You?" That's what the Central Kentucky Celebration wants to know. Come out September 26th through September 29th at Central Hardin High School starting at 6 p.m. each evening and enjoy live music from Christian Artists, "Rush of Fools," The Community Choir, words from Evangelist Jim Wilson and more!

Hardin Memorial Hospital’s 1st Annual United Way of Central Kentucky Bass Fishing Tournament has been postponed. “Hooked on Helping” will be held at Barren River Lake on Sept. 26th. For more information or to register log on to hmh.net.

The Sonora Community Crisis Closet needs your help! We are having a fundraiser on Saturday, October 2nd, at 6:00 P.M. at the Sonora Elementary Community Center (formerly the Sonora Elementary School). The Crisis Closet provides free clothing, linens, furniture, household items, cleaning supplies and food to low income families in need of assistance. Most of these items are donated by people of these communities (Glendale, Sonora and Upton), except for the food that is purchased from American Second Harvest. Due to the increase in those needing assistance, the Crisis Closet is running low on funds and needs your help.

“Hooked on Helping” will be held at Barren River Lake on Sept. 26th. For more information or to register log on to hmh.net.

Look for the Hardin County Animal Shelter float during the Heartland Festival Parade on Saturday, August 28th! The cute dogs that you see will be numbered. Write down that number so you can adopt that dog right after the parade at 116 Nicholas Street in Etown for only $20! Call Doug for more details at 312-3192.

Be sure to see the "Toe Jam" benefit concert for Hosparus featuring the band Two Feet High. The concert begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, August 28th at 223 E. Nalls Road in Etown, near Freeman Lake. Enjoy great backyard BBQ and drinks for purchase. A $5 donation or more will be accepted for Hosparus.

Collections are being accepted for the "Building a Wall Against Hunger" drive with Feeding America, Kentucky's Heartland, North Hardin Hope and Helping Hand. The number one goal is to feed the hungry while uniting the community. The canned food structure will be modeled after the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Organizers hope to break the current record with Guinness World Records for the Largest Canned Food Structure. You can drop off donations at Commonwealth Broadcasting, 611 W. Poplar C-2 in Etown. We are in the Roses Shopping Center.

The Wally Thomas 3rd Annual Golf Scramble for Camp Tessa will be held Saturday, Aug. 28th at Doe Valley Golf Course in Brandenburg. Various prizes will be awarded and lunch will be provided at the 19th hole. The cost is $60 per player. The deadline to enter is Aug. 21st. For more information call Nancy at 270-422-7500.

A new club in Hardin County is looking for new members. Rotaract is a community based, Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract’s efforts begin at the local level and focus on the communities’ physical and social needs while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. For more information call Tracy Law at 723-0480.

Go Green, be green, do green recycle instead of dumping. Hardin County Habitat for Humanity's ReStore accepts donations of construction material, appliances, tools, furniture and household items. Hours are Thur., Fri., and Sat. 9 a.m. to 1p.m. -Help the American Lung Association by purchasing a Kentucky Golf Tour Book. Enjoy reduced rates at over 450 courses. The Golf Tour Book only costs $35. For more information call 1-800-lung-usa or log on to kylung.org.

AMERICAN RED CROSS NURSE AIDE TRAINING IS BEING OFFERED IN ETOWN, EVENING CLASSES STARTING SEPTEMBER 14TH AND OFFERING SATURDAY CLASSES IN ETOWN OCT. 9TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 765-4979. EVENING CLASSES ARE ALSO OFFERED AT FT. KNOX. CALL 502-624-2163 FOR MORE DETAILS.

Help the American Lung Association by purchasing a Kentucky Golf Tour Book. Enjoy reduced rates at over 450 courses. The Golf Tour Book only costs $35. For more information call 1-800-lung-usa or log on to kylung.org.

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter is one of the newest hubs of the Honor Flight Network. The Bluegrass Chapter serves veterans in the Bluegrass region. Donations to the chapter will be used to help transport veterans from the Bluegrass Region to Washington, DC to visit THEIR memorial. To sponsor one veteran, the cost is $250. However, any donation amount help. A thank you letter for tax purposes will be provided. For more information, call Matt LaPierre 270-268-3843.

Help preserve the memories of Kentucky’s fallen heroes and help their families overcome the devastation of their losses. Please help those who have protected you by giving generously to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Memorial Fund, the only memorial in Kentucky honoring all fallen peace officers and providing direct assistance to those they left behind.When registering your vehicles, ask for the Officers’ Trust license plate. $10 of the proceeds go directly to the foundation to help families of those who have served to protect Kentuckians.