COMMUNITY NOTES


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The Marion County Public Library has  it's card catalogue online - now you can search their system from home! This should make research much easier, as it will allow you to see what items they have before even getting to the library. You can call 692-4698 to have items placed on hold for you. To check it out, go to: WWW.MARIONCOPUBLIC.ORG  AND CLICK ON THE OPAC SYMBAL.

 

AMERICAN LEGION POST #49 AND AUXILIARY HAVE A MONTHLY POT LUCK SUPPER AND  MEETING ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:30 PM AT THE VFW BUILDING ON VETERANS DRIVE IN LEBANON.   

 

A free program is available to people with diabetes in Marion county one day each week at the marion county health department.  designed to work with doctors and patients with diabetes to reduce the risk of complications through education and following the standards of care recommended by the ada (american diabetes association).  please call (800) 290-1601 ext. 1035 to complete a screening today.  

 

SUMMER IN MARION COUNTY BRINGS FRESH GARDEN VEGETABLES TO DOWNTOWN LEBANON AT THE NEW FARMER'S MARKET PAVILION LOCATED AT 230 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD. THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION ARE: MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FROM 8AM-5PM. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY 8AM-12NOON.

 

FEEDING AMERICAN WANTS YOU TO ADOPT-A-BACKPACKER IN YOUR COMMUNITY! FOR AS LITTLE AT.29 CENTS DAY YOU CAN FEED A CHILD EVERY WEEK FOR AN ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR. GO ONLINE TO www.feedingamericaky.org FOR MORE INFORMATION.

 

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THERE WILL BE A FLY-IN/DRIVE IN BREAKFAST EVERY THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE LEBANON/SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT, ON HWY 55 ON THE MARION/WASHINGTON COUNTY LINE FROM 9AM-NOON. $5 BREAKFAST PLATE PROVIDED BY HIGDON'S IGA. FREE COFFEE ALL DAY. SODAS IN THE VENDING MACHINE. $30 MINUTE PLANE RIDES FOR $75. 

 

Habitat for Humanity Application brochures for the 2010 Washington County build are available in the following locations: Springfield State Bank, BB&T Bank, City Hall, library, all resource centers, Community Action, Housing Authority of Springfield, or any Habitat board member. Call 336-7589 for more information.

JUST PAWS, INC., A NON-PROFIT SPAY AND NEUTER ASSISTANCE GROUP WILL BE SET UP AT NORBY'S FARM FLEET IN LEBANON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 10AM - 2PM.
IF YOU HAVE A LARGE BREED DOG (OVER 40 LBS) AND WOULD LIKE TO GET IT "FIXED", GO VISIT NORBY'S FARM FLEET, FOR REGISTRATION ON THAT DAY. DO NOT TAKE YOUR DOG - THIS DAY IS FOR REGISTRATION ONLY FOR A MAJOR DISCOUNT TO HAVE YOUR LARGE DOG SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
JUST PAWS HAS BEEN AWARDED GRANT FUNDS TO ASSIST WITH THE COST OF SPAYING OR NEUTERING LARGE DOGS IN THE MARION AND WASHINGTON COUNTY AREA. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST IN REDUCING THE UNWANTED PET POPULATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 692-8083.

THERE WILL BE AN EMERGENCY SERVICES  COMMITTEE MEETING TUESDAY (FEB. 1) AT 6:30PM ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE DAVID R. HOURIGAN GOV. CENTER. 

MARION COUNTY YOUTH SOCCER SPRING SIGNUPS WILL BE HELD TUESDAY (FEB. 2ND) AND THURSDAY (FEB. 4) FROM 5:30-7:30PM AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY (FEB. 6) AND SATURDAY (FEB. 13) FROM 9AM-1PM. REGISTRATION WILL BE HELD IN THE NEW CONCESSION STAND AT THE CITY PARK (ENTRANCE BY THE BASEBALL FIELDS). THOSE REGISTERED IN THE FALL ARE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED FOR THE SPRING SEASON. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CALL MICHELLE MATTINGLY AT 692-1414.

AARP Tax Aide volunteers will be here on Wednesdays beginning, February 3, from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m- 415 Fairgrounds Road, Lebanon.  For more information contact the Marion County Extension Office, 270-692-2421

The DAIRY meeting originally scheduled for February 11, 2010 at the Marion County Extension Office has been RESCHEDULED for March 12, 2010.  If you have any questions feel free to call the Extension office, 692-2421.

The Mike Tracy Jazz Quartet will be held THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 18) at Henning's at Rosewood Golf Club, Saint Rose Road -(There is no admission charged for this event! 7:00 PM. A veritable “Ambassador of Jazz,” Michael Tracy is one of America’s foremost jazz educators and ensemble performers and for over twenty-five years has performed throughout the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Scotland, and Wales. A two-time National Endowment for the Arts award winner, Tracy is also Director of Jazz Studies at the University of Louisville School of Music.

Gospel Melodies, a church choir competition, will be held Sat., March 20, in Lebanon. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and lasts until the final choir has performed and the winners announced. There is an entry fee of $25 and the first 10 choirs to apply will be accepted. The deadline to enter is Sat., Feb. 20. Admission to spectators is $10 per person. Proceeds will be used for the many cultural activities sponsored by the MCAHC throughout the year. For details and a downloadable application, go to www.MarionCountyArts.com, or call 270.692.4265.

The Lindon String Quartet  will perform Sunday (March 14) at 4:30 p.m. at Angelic Hall at Centre Square Cultural and Performing Arts Center (There is no admission charged for this event!) Out of 48 competing ensembles from across the nation and around world, the Linden String Quartet won the coveted 2009 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition’s Grand Prize and Gold Medal. Their tour in Kentucky will be in addition to a Fischoff Winner’s Tour of the Midwestern United States in October, and participation in the Emilia Romagna Festival in Italy in 2010.