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 GRADD GIS User
Group
Thursday, May 8 - 10:00
a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
Representatives from ESRI will make presentations on
small government licensing, data replication, and the new
ArcInfo version 9.3 software. Daviess County EMA deputy
director Walter Atherton will also give an update on local GIS
projects.
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 Green River Entrepreneur
Club
Monday, May 12 - 6:00
p.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
14th District State Representative Tommy Thompson will
discuss government and small business, including incentive
programs for entrepreneurs. He will also share his
personal experiences as a longtime Daviess County
entrepreneur.
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 GRADD Board of Directors
Meeting
Wednesday,
May 14 - 11:30 a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
State legislators representing Daviess, Hancock,
Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union, and Webster counties will
present an overview of the recently completed 2008
General Assembly legislative session.
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 Green River Housing
Corporation
Thursday, May 15 - 9:00
a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
GRHC originates loans to borrowers who want to
renovate, rebuild, repair, and rehabilitate owner-occupied
residential properties and provides loans for existing
and new construction to low-income families.
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 2008 Green River RC&D Council Annual
Meeting
Thursday, May 15 - 10:00
a.m.
Green River Firefighters Association,
Calhoun
The Resource Conservation & Development
Council will tour the Green River Firefighters
Association's facility, that serves as the education and
training headquarters for the region's 76 fire
departments.
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 Green River Regional
Transportation Committee
Tuesday, May 20 - 10:00
a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
Steve Parker, deputy commissioner for
the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Department of Aviation,
will update the group on exciting aviation projects happening
in our region and across the Commonwealth.
*For more details please contact
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 GRADD Citizen Corps
Council
Wednesday, May 21 - 9:00
a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
This council oversees Community Emergency Response
Teams (CERT), Medical Reserve Corps, Neighborhood Watch
Programs, Fire Corps, and Volunteers in Police Service.
This month the council will hear an update
from the Kentucky Citizen Corps Working Group meeting in
Frankfort.
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 Green River Mental
Health &
Aging Coalition
Thursday, May 22 - 10:00
a.m.
GRADD Office, Owensboro
This group examines mental health
issues affecting individuals as they age and seeks to
connect senior citizens with valuable
resources within their communities.
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Health Promotion
Events
GRADD invites you to participate in these
upcoming events aimed at helping area senior citizens to live
healthy, active lives:
"Taking and Storing Medications"
Presentation Hancock County Health Fair
Wednesday, May 7 - 11:00 a.m. to
12:00
noon
Friday, May 16 - 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hancock County Senior Center,
Hawesville
Hancock County Senior Center, Hawesville
Union County Health
Fair Webster County Health Fair
Wednesday, May 14 - 8:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m.
Monday, May 19 - 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Methodist Hospital Union County,
Morganfield
Dixon Senior Citizens Center, Dixon
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 2008 GREEN RIVER
REGIONALSENIOR GAMES
*Athletic Competition and
Fun
for Individuals Age 50 and
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Senior Activity & Health
Festival May 28 - 8:00 a.m. Moreland
Park, Owensboro
Health Information, Food, and Fun
Activities (Basketball Hot Shot, Basketball Free
Throw,
Football Throw, Softball
Throw, Shuffleboard, Washers, and more!)
Tennis Volleyball
Thursday May 22 - 9:00
a.m. Monday,
June 2 - 5:30 p.m.
Moreland Park,
Owensboro City
Parks Admin. Bldg., Owensboro
Horseshoes Wallyball
Wednesday, May 28 - 9:00
a.m. Tuesday,
June 3 - 6:00 p.m.
Moreland Park,
Owensboro Athenian
YMCA, Owensboro
Bowling Billiards
Thursday, May 29 - 10:00
a.m.
Thursday, June 5 - 9:00 a.m.
Diamond Lanes South,
Owensboro
The Gathering Place, Henderson
Fishing 5K Walk/Run
Friday, May 30 - 8:30
a.m.
Saturday, June 7 - 8:00 a.m.
Panther Creek Park,
Owensboro
Kroger, Owensboro
Golf Basketball
Friday, May 30 - 8:30
a.m.
Saturday, June 7 - 1:00 p.m.
Panther Creek Golf Course,
Panther
Family YMCA, Owensboro
*For more details or to register,
please visit www.gradd.com or call GRADD
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"Don't you know what that
is? It's spring fever. That is what the name of it
is.
And when you've got it, you
want--oh, you don't quite know what it is you DO
want,
but it just fairly makes your
heart ache, you want it so!"
-
Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer | |
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GRADD
on TV:
OCTV Cable
Channel
51 |
"GRADD Dialogue"
Airs every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.,
1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.
This month GRADD Executive Director Jiten Shaw chats
with Big Rivers Electric Corp. president & CEO Michael
Core, and he discusses the upcoming Green River
Regional Senior Games with GRADD regional senior center
coordinator Leslie Wilson.
"Understanding Generation Y in the
Workplace"
Airs every Saturday at 9:30 a.m.,
1:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 9:30 p.m.
Award-winning Fortune magazine
writer Nadira Hira challenges area employers to look
beyond the jeans, piercings, and non-conformist
mindsets when evaluating "Gen Yers." In a
fascinating lecture, Hira explains how today's 20-somethings
can bring companies unexpected energy, passion, and
outside-the-box thinking. |
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