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GRADD Board of Directors
Meeting Wednesday,
January 14
11:30 a.m.
GRADD Office,
Owensboro
David A. Williams, Western Kentucky Regional
Office Manager for the Kentucky Geological Survey,
and Dr. John Dunaway, Field Representative for the
University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy,
will discuss "The Future of Energy in Western
Kentucky."
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GRADD Regional
Transportation
Committee Tuesday,
January 20
10:00 a.m.
GRADD Office,
Owensboro
Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport
director George A. Smith will discuss exciting new
developments in regional air service.
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Mental Health & Aging
Coalition Thursday,
January 22
10:00 a.m.
GRADD Office,
Owensboro
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Southern Growth Policies
Board
Forum Wednesday,
January 28
9:00 a.m.
GRADD Office,
Owensboro
Former Owensboro Municipal Utilities general
manager Bob Carper leads a
community discussion on how to turn energy
related issues into a positive for your community,
including creating strategies for economic
development in the fields of bioenergy,
sustainable design, and green collar jobs.
* For more details or to register to
attend, please click
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GRADD Legislative
Breakfast Saturday,
February 28
9:30 a.m.
GRADD Office,
Owensboro
Come enjoy a complimentary breakfast, and
make your voice heard! Join the discussion
with your State Senators and Representatives as
they participate in the 2009 General
Assembly.
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2009 GRADD
Board of Directors Meeting Dates:
February 11
March 11
April 8
May 13
June 10
July 8
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11
December
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In Case You
Missed It ...
GRADD's Workforce
Development At
the December
10th
On December 4th, GRADD
Rapid Response
Team explained Board
of Directors
meeting,
hosted a Medicaid training
available benefits and services
to Jody Wassmer gave
an workshop
to prepare individuals
West
Irving Die Casting
update on I-69,
and
from across the district to
employees at a December
12th Stephanie Keelin
discussed
provide guidance to clients
meeting in
Owensboro.
the Boulware
Mission. about
their Medicaid benefits.
Bill
Cooper,
deputy On
November
19th, 58 people
In November, GRADD executive
commissioner for the
KY
attended a Home
Delivered
director Jiten Shah sat down
Dept.
for Aging
and Meal
training at GRADD.
Drivers for an
interview with 14 WFIE
Independent
Living, Betty
McElwain of McLean
Co. News
reporter Stuart Peck to
addressed the
December and Gail
Wolfe and Joyce Evans
discuss the recent progress on
2nd Green River
Area
of Union Co. have
delivered the
ConnectGRADD regional
Council on Aging
meeting.
meals for 13
years!
broadband Internet project.
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GRANT UPDATE
GRADD and Hartford Rentals, Inc. have partnered to
obtain $621,940 in Kentucky Housing Corporation
funding to construct five senior citizen duplexes in
Hartford. The new Brushy Creek Apartments will be
built off KY Highway 1543 (Clay Street) and when
complete will consist of 32 total rental units.
GRADD also helped secure a $20,000 grant to
fund the Hancock County Repair
Affair project. This annual October event
utilizes volunteer labor to assist approximately
20 county low-income homeowners make necessary
repairs to their houses.
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ConGRADDulations...to
Webster County native Bob Hunter for
receiving the 2008 U.S. Department of Commerce
Silver Medal Award for providing regional
economic recovery assistance to Mississippi's Gulf Coast
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Hunter
serves as Economic Development Representative with the
Economic Development Administration in Atlanta and works
closely with the GRADD staff on numerous EDA grant
and loan programs to assist local
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In 2009, join
GRADD in making a New Year's Resolution to make our
communities more environmentally friendly places to
live. Try these simple tips to help you go green at
home:
* Sign up for
paperless billing and pay bills
electronically.
* Send
e-cards, invitations, etc. whenever
possible.
* Use
fluorescent light bulbs.
* Recycle household waste (aluminum cans,
paper,
newspaper, plastic, cardboard, Styrofoam,
glass,
e-waste, motor
oil).
* Install programmable thermostats.
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GRADD
Dialogue |
Be sure to tune in to this month's "GRADD Dialogue" show,
as executive director Jiten Shah chats
with Stephanie Keelin, development
director for the Boulware Mission and Tom
Vittitow, executive director of the Elizabeth
Munday Senior Center. |
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OCTV Channel 71 /
Tuesdays / 9:30 a.m. * 1:30 p.m. *
5:30 p.m. * 9:30
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