Henderson Community College Workforce Solutions is offering a 40 hour new miner underground class. The class will be held at the IET Building, 701 Pennell St. in Henderson April 15-19 from 8 a.m to 4 p.m. each day. The class is free to Kentucky residents. The non-resident cost is $180 and is limited to the first 30 participants. Click here for more information. Household Hazardous Waste Day- The City of Henderson and Henderson County will host Household Hazardous Waste Day on April 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at Henderson Recycling, 398 Sam Ball Way. This event is open to residents of Henderson County only. Click here for a list of materials you can bring
Faith and Science - Owen Gingerich, a scientist from Harvard University and the Smithsonian, will be speaking at First United Methodist Church in Henderson on April 21. Dr. Gingerich will address Faith & Science at both Sunday morning worship services at 8:30 & 10:45 as well as an afternoon community event at 4 p.m. The message for the morning services will be
"Do the Heavens Declare the Glory of God?" His message for the afternoon forum will be "Are We Alone in the Cosmos?" Click here for more information
Northwest Kentucky Training Consortium - NKTC upcoming training topics are:
Business Ethics in the Workplace, Social Media Policies & Implementation Workshop, Goal Setting for Success, Basics in Employment Law, and The Super Supervisor. Click here to visit NKTC's website to learn more and register for its trainings.
Ohio Valley Financial Group and Piranha Mobile Shredding have teamed up for free on-site shredding for any Ohio Valley Financial Group customer. Customers may bring up to 100 pounds per customer or business on April 6th 9a.m.-12 p.m. at the Old Orchard Branch located at 400 Barret Blvd. in Henderson. Click here for more information.
The Henderson County Cooperative Extension Service will conduct a Rain Garden Workshop at its Expo Center on Monday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. What is a rain garden? A rain garden is a man-made landscape feature designed to capture and reduce stormwater runoff. The workshop will include a half day of classroom instruction and the other half will be a hands-on demonstration and installation of a rain garden. The cost is $15 and includes lunch. The registration deadline is today. Click here for more information.
Civic Roundtable - Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes will host a civic roundtable on Tuesday, April 9, at 12:30 p.m. at Henderson Community College's Fine Arts Center. The topic of discussion will be on the Civic Health Initiative, which hopes to improve Kentucky's overall civic health, including voter participation rates and other forms of civic engagement. Click here for more information.
Mystery Dinner Theater - Riverview School will present "Cruising for Murder" on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13, at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 6 p.m. both nights. All proceeds will benefit Riverview School. Click here to learn more.
3rd Annual Henderson Bowl for the Cure- The Evansville Tri-State Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will hold its 3rd annual Henderson Bowl for the Cure on April 18 at Echo Lanes. Click here for more information.
Shopper's Fest - Happy Feet Equals Learning Feet will host the first every shopper's fest on Sunday, April 21 from 1:00 -5:00 PM at Worsham Hall, 103 Elm St. Click here for more information.
Kentucky Gives Day- Kentuckians and nonprofits will come together for a powerful day of action on Wednesday, April 24. Kentucky Gives Day begins at midnight EST on April 24 and continues until 11:59pm EST. Kentuckians can go online to kygives.org, connect with causes they care about and make tax-deductible donations to support the important work of Kentucky charities supporting our communities. Donors can search for participating nonprofits by name, geography and mission and simply click to donate. Prizes will be awarded to charities raising the most money and random prize opportunities will occur throughout the day. Visit kygives.org for more information.
Tri-Fest - The Henderson Breakfast Lion's Club will kick-off the 26th annual Tri-Fest this year on April 19. The food and fun will begin at 10:30 a.m. Associated events once again include the Habitat for Humanity 5K, the Susan G. Komen Bowl-a-Thon and the Red Cross "Race for the Red." Proceeds from Tri-Fest have allowed the Breakfast Lions to reinvest more than $600,000 into the community over the years. Check out www.breakfastlions.org for more information.
Trashion Show - Studio 421 and The Downtown Henderson Partnership is sponsoring The First Inaugural Earth Day Trashion Show on April 27. Studio 421 and the DHP need help underwriting the expense of this, so if you would like to be a sponsor, your business will be prominently displayed on literature and all advertising. Or if you want to have fun yourself and advertise your business, sponsor your own designer. Have one or more of your own employees enter a design and you can advertise their efforts. There will be cash prize for winners and a people's choice award. Call (270) 860-2119 or email chelseacrooks06@gmail.com
for more information.
OVAL Kitchen Tour - OVAL will host the 2013 OVAL Kitchen Tour on Saturday, April 27th 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A chef in every kitchen with a sample of a recipe! Tickets are $20 and are being sold at Third Street House in Henderson and Maxine's Bakery & Caf� in Evansville. Limited number of tickets available. Visit http://www.ohiovalleyart.org/kitchentour.html for more information.
Hendo 100- The Chamber's Community Foundation for Excellence will host a golf marathon on April 29. It is open to 18 golf fanatics and their caddies. Each golfer will play 100 holes in one day. All proceeds will benefit the Community Foundation of Excellence and Imagination Library. If you would like to play or sponsor a golfer contact the Chamber at (270) 826-9531. Click here for more information.
Henderson County High School Career and Technical Education students are holding a drawing to win a 2013 Jeep Wrangler, donated by Audubon Chrysler. The drawing will be held at HCHS on May 20 at 10 a.m. Proceeds will benefit Career and Technical Education students. Visit www.hchscte.com for more information.
Northwest Kentucky Forward will present a free training titled "Health Care Reform - The Next Steps? The Road Continues" at noon on May 21 at Henderson Country Club. For information or to register, contact Stephanie at (270) 826-7505 or email her at Stephanie@northwestky.com by May 17.
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