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Community Events
The Downtown Henderson Partnership is hosting the fifth annual Art Hop gallery show and sale on Friday, Nov. 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. This unique and popular event is the perfect evening out as Tri-State artist display their wonderful original works of art for the community to view as well as purchase. There will be 35 artist that will be found in 9 different locations in Downtown Henderson.
OVAL, Ohio Valley Art League presents the third annual Christmas Card Competition Exhibit through January 15, 2014 at the OVAL gallery. Area Artists entered artworks of winter scenes or with a holiday theme to be displayed.
The Career and Technical Education Unit at Henderson County High School is hosting a business fair/open house on Thursday, December 5. They invite businesses to come and set up booths with brochures/flyers about their business and allow students to get incite on what employers in Henderson are looking for in future employees. Please email victor.doty@henderson.kyschools.us to sign up for a booth.
Northwest Kentucky Forward is hosting a Power 4 meeting focusing on the state's new manufacturing pre-apprenticeship program. Henderson County High School's CTE unit will host the gathering on Nov. 6. at 3:30 p.m. This project is an important step in creating a pipeline of employees to fill critical manufacturing industry workforce needs. If you are interested in setting up a pre-apprenticeship program, feel free to attend. Reserve a spot by emailing Stephanie@northwestky.com
Murray State University/Henderson Regional Campus is hosting a Transfer Fair Day, Thursday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Henderson Community College in the student center. ANYONE who is now or was at any time a HCC student is welcome to make an application this day with all fees waived, including your HCC transcript fee. Advisors will be on site in social work, elementary, IECE, and middle school education, business administration, nursing, and independent study. No appointment needed. Call (270) 831 5111 if you have questions
Northwest Kentucky Forward is hosting an S.O.S networking event for entrepreneurs. A presentation will be made on human resource issues and how they can affect your start-up business. The presentation will be given by Marla McElroy, Human Resource Director for River View Coal. It will be held Verlie's Restaurant in downtown Morganfield on Nov.12 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in starting a business or who has stared a business is welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Garrick Thompson: Garrick.Thompson@unioncountyky.org.
Audubon State Park is hosting the "Reindeer Run 5k" on Dec. 14 at 8:30 a.m. Registration forms can be downloaded here, and registration before Dec. 5 is $25 for the run, $20 for the walk. This 5k will not be a trail run, it will be on paved surfaces throughout the park. Don't miss out on this festive fitness opportunity!
Northwest Kentucky Forward and Green River Area Development District (GRADD) are sponsoring a regional 'work ready communications' summit at Western Kentucky University- Owensboro on Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local "Work Ready" committee members, Workforce Investment Board members, and elected officials, as well as local economic development, education, and business/industry representatives are invited to attend. There is no cost to attend, but space is limited. Click here or contact Betsy Wells-Jones at (270) 826-7505 to register.
Henderson County High School Marching Band is having its annual Fruit Sale. Fruits can be purchased online here, or by contacting Sally Welch at (270) 577-0383, or Julie Buckman at (270) 577-7766.
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.
Please send community announcements to info@hendersonchamber.org. If you need the announcement in a particular issue of Henderson Highlights, please submit your announcement with as much information as possible by end of business on Wednesday.
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