| 2009 GRADD Annual Awards
Unveiled |
Over 400 people attended this year's GRADD
Annual Dinner at the Hines Center in Philpot
on September 14. A highlight  of the evening's festivities was
the presentation of the 2009 GRADD Annual Awards.
Three area individuals were honored
with GRADD Regional Excellence
Awards, and one local city was named the 2nd
Annual " GRADD Community of the
Year." |
| 37th Annual GRADD Arts & Crafts
Festival |
More than 6,000
visitors from across the Tri-State and  beyond descended upon
Henderson's Audubon State Park the
weekend of October 3-4 to
experience an autumn tradition. The 37th
Annual GRADD Arts & Crafts Festival drew over 80
artisan and craftsman booths, artist demonstrators, and
musicians.
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| Senior Day Out |
GRADD teamed up with the
Kentucky State Police, the  Green River TRIAD, and the
Regional Citizen Corps Council to present the 2009
Senior Day Out at Towne Square Mall on
September 24. Over 1,200
seniors learned about disaster preparedness,
consumer fraud, and elder abuse, while
enjoying a day of fun, fellowship, and live
entertainment.
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| Senior Day at the
Gardens |
Another popular early fall event -- Senior Day
at the Gardens  -- was held on
September 22 at Western
Kentucky Botanical Gardens in Owensboro.
Area seniors toured the WKBG grounds and were given
tips on gardening, bird watching, exercise, and
even enjoyed poetry. |
| GRADD Helps Fund New Utica
Fire Station |
Last month GRADD awarded a
$160,000 Infrastructure  Revolving Loan Fund
( IRLF) program low-interest loan to
Daviess County's Utica Volunteer Fire
Department. The department will
utilize the funds to help pay for construction of their
new fire station off US Highway
431. |
| KY Ombudsman's Goal: "No Elder
Forgotten" |
Kimberly Baker, State Long Term
Care Ombudsman, was  the guest speaker at the
September GRADD Board of Directors
meeting. Baker gave an overview of her
agency's commitment to ensuring that each of Kentucky's
35,000 nursing home residents receive proper care.
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| GRADD Receives Homelessness
Grant |
In September, GRADD was awarded a
$139,352 federal  stimulus grant
to combat homelessness in the region. The
Housing & Emergency Assistance Reaching the Homeless
( HEARTH) program funds will assist
individuals at Daviess County's Boulware Center
Mission and Henderson County's Matthew
25. |
| Senior Day at the Ohio County
Library |
On September 8, GRADD partnered
with the Ohio County  Public
Library in Hartford to sponsor the
first annual Ohio County Senior Day at
the Library event, where seniors enjoyed fun and
fellowship while learning about the many resources
available at their local library. |
| Special Needs
Sheltering |
Lanny Taulbee, disabilities
coordinator for the Kentucky  Commission on Volunteerism and
Service (KCCVS), shared insights on
disaster sheltering for special needs
individuals at a joint meeting of
the Citizen Corps Council and the Area Council on
Aging at GRADD on August 19.
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| Fortis Workforce Training
Grant |
On August 14, Secretary Helen
Mountjoy of the Kentucky  Education & Workforce
Development Cabinet made a special presentation to
Fortis Plastics, LLC in
Henderson. The company received a
major grant to fund incumbent worker
training for 120 existing employees. |
| Rep. Guthrie Addresses GRADD
Board |
Kentucky 2nd District Congressman Brett
Guthrie was the  guest speaker at the
August 12 GRADD Board of
Directors meeting. Rep. Guthrie updated
local officials about pending legislative action on
Capitol Hill dealing with the economy, the
environment, health care reform, and other vital
issues. |
| Senior Celebration |
Senior Celebration 2009 was held at
Owensboro Christian  Church on
August 11. More than 300 area
senior citizens enjoyed a fun-filled day learning about
health and exercise, watching magic tricks, and
listening to the humor, motivation, and music of
Mr. Bob Park of Henderson. |
| I-69 Moves Step Closer to
Reality |
In early August, Kentucky Gov. Steve
Beshear and Indiana  Gov. Mitch
Daniels came together for a historic
ceremony at Henderson's Audubon State
Park. The two governors signed legislation
helping to fund major bi-state transportation
projects, like the proposed Interstate 69
bridge over the Ohio River at Henderson. |
| A Conversation on Southern
Energy |
The Southern Growth Policies Board
recently released its  2009 Report on the Future of
Energy in the South. GRADD
hosted a forum of government,
non-profit, education, and business leaders in
February to solicit
regional input, and this data
was incorporated into SGPB's final report. | |
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| Upcoming
Events |
"HOW TO GET A JOB" SEMINAR, WORKSHOP & JOB
FAIR
Tuesday, October 13
8:15 a.m. to 4
p.m.
OCTC Main Campus
4800 New Hartford Road
Owensboro
GRADD BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING
Wednesday, October
14
11:30 a.m. - Lunch
12:00 noon -
Meeting
GRADD Office
3860 US Hwy 60
West Owensboro
Angela Woosley with the Green River District Health
Department will discuss the "silent problem" of elder
abuse.
2009 FAITH & AGING CONFERENCE
Tuesday, October 20
9:30 a.m. to 2:15
p.m.
Walnut Memorial Baptist
Church
519 West Byers Avenue
Owensboro
2009 GREEN RIVER MENTAL HEALTH / ELDER
ABUSE CONFERENCE
Thursday, October
29
8:30 a.m. to 2:45
p.m.
Bellevue Baptist Church
4950 State Hwy 56
Owensboro
SENIOR DAY AT THE LIBRARY
Tuesday, November 3
9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Henderson County Public Library
Henderson
SENIOR DAY AT THE
LIBRARY Thursday ,
November 12
9:30 a.m. to 12 noon
Daviess County Public
Library
Owensboro
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| Medicare
Assistance |
MEDICARE PART D / LOW-INCOME SUBSIDY
EVENTS
October 19 - 11:30 a.m.
Elizabeth Munday
Center
Owensboro
October 21 - 11 a.m.
The Gathering Place
Henderson
October 22 - 11:30 a.m.
Whitesville Senior
Center
Daviess County
October 23 - 11:30 a.m.
Dixon Senior Center
Webster County
ATTENTION SENIORS:
Do you need to change your Medicare Part D
Plan during the annual open enrollment period
(November 15 - December 31)?
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| 2009
CEDS |
COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Update Now Available!
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| Grant
Announcements |
CITY OF OWENSBORO
Business Incubator Equipment
HENDERSON COUNTY
CITY OF HARTFORD
Sidewalk
Improvements
CONNECTGRADD
Rural Broadband Expansion
$202,738 (DRA) >>Details
UNION COUNTY
GIS Server
Installation
HANCOCK COUNTY
VOIP 911 Dispatch
Console
McLEAN COUNTY
EMS Equipment
Purchase
WEBSTER COUNTY
HAM Radio System
Purchase
WEBSTER COUNTY
Sherriff's Department
Equipment
Police Department
Equipment
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| Welcome
New Staff |
MR. TODD RICE
CDO Financial
Assistant
MS. TERESA ROBERTS
Regional Health Network
Assistant
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|
GRADD in First Person |
ASHLEY BRYANT
Summer Works
Participant
City of Calhoun
Summer Works
Participant
McLean County Fiscal Court
CATHY HARDESTY
AmeriCorps Volunteer
Owensboro Career Center
JONI SPALDING
AmeriCorps
Volunteer
Henderson Career Center
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