Athens Veterans Day Parade

Nov 9 - 11:00 a.m.

Honor our veterans by lining the

parade route.  Information:

contact Roxanne Haggermaker at

256-374-2073 or Sandy

Thompson at 256-771-7578 -

Come out and support your local

Veterans and Museum

Ardmore Veterans Day

Ceremony and Stew

Nov 11 - 11:00 a.m.

Ardmore Veterans Organization

America Recycles Day

YARD SALE

Nov 15  7 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Nov 16  7 a.m. - Noon

              Noon-1 Package Deals

Come to the KALB office, 125 East Street, and see what treasure you might find!  What a great way to REUSE things and support KALB and our local environment!  To donate items, or for information call 256-233-8728.

2nd Annual Blue Line 5K Run/

Walk   Nov 16 - 8:00 a.m.

Starts at corner of Elkton Street

and Pryor Street in Athens.  See

more at www.athensplus.com/

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Christmas Open House

Nov 23-24

Bring the kids to downtown Athens and enjoy carolers, refreshments, photos with Santa, and lots of shopping!  Hosted by Greater Limestone County Chamber of Commerce and The Spirit of Athens.  Contact 256-232-2600, 256-232-9040 or tourathens.com.

Athens Ladies Civitan Holiday Home Tour

Dec 1  -  1:00-5:00 p.m.

6 Homes on display featuring caterers at each home.  $15 advance tickets on sale at Shea Leighs, Pam's Home Furnishings, First National Bank, Pimentos, Class Act Hair Salon, Crawfords, Pablo's, KALB office, and Smith Infinity - Huntsville.  Tickets at host homes day of event $20.  Contact 256-233-0258.

 
Reliance Bank Christmas Parade (Athens)       
Dec 5
Contact:  256-232-1944, www.reliancebanking.com
Fee to participants

Ardmore Christmas Parade   
Dec 7 at 1:00 PM
Bring your band, float, walking group, club entries, etc. and enter the parade.  Enjoy the award winning Ardmore High School Marching Band.  Contact:  256-423-3011, 931-427-2421  Free

 Tips for Disposing of Latex Paint
 
        

Small Amounts:   Place paint can with lid off in a safe location away from children and pets.  Let paint dry COMPLETELY.  Once paint is dry, the can may be recycled.

Larger Amounts:   Line a cardboard box with a garbage bag and place in a safe location.  Pour paint into the box and add a drying agent, such as kitty litter, shredded paper, or a commercial paint drying product.  When the paint is completely dry, tie up the garbage bag and place in with regular trash.  Recycle the box and the paint can.

Oil-based Paint, Kilz, etc.:  This type of paint can only be disposed of properly at a Household Hazardous Waste Collection.  See story below.

 Household Hazardous Waste Collections 

KALB held a Household Hazardous Waste Collection (HHWC) on May 31, 2008 with the expenses covered by the City of Athens and Limestone County.  There has not been a HHWC here since that date.

HHWC events are very expensive because it is necessary to have a company certified to handle this type of waste on location.  That includes a chemist who can determine the contents of unclear or unmarked containers  The cost of the 2008 event was just under $24,000.

The largest part of the expense was for the disposal of latex paint which, as noted in the above article, can be properly disposed of by the consumer.  For this reason, when there is another HHWC, latex paint will not be accepted.  This will allow more funds to cover chemicals that cannot be properly disposed of in any other manner

If you would like to have another Household Hazardous Waste Collection provided to the residents of Athens and Limestone County, please talk to your elected officials and let them know.

Protect Our Environment

Dispose Chemicals Properly