Bulletin Board for week of Sept. 30, 2012

Deadline for submitting information to the Bulletin Board is noon Thursday. There is no charge for this service. Items run as space permits. Mail information to The Advocate-Messenger, P.O. Box 149, Danville, Ky. 40423- fax to (859) 236-9566 or call 236-2551, ext. 352.

 

Blood drive

Blood Drive: Area residents are invited to be life-savers at the upcoming Kentucky Blood Center blood drive.

A blood drive will be noon-4:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Boyle County Public Library in the Heart of Danville Community Room at 307 W. Broadway.

To schedule a donation or for more details, visit kybloodcenter.org or call (800) 775-2522.

Blood donors must have photo identification, be 17-years-old (16 with parental consent}, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in general good health and meet additional requirements. Sixteen-year-old donors must have a signed parental permission slip, which can be found at kybloodcenter.org.

 

Bookmobile

Monday — Old Mitchellsburg Road, 11:30-11:45 a.m.; Shut-in, 11:50 a.m.-noon; Hwy. 37, 12:15-1:15 p.m.; Noscoe Road (two stops), 1:30-1:45 p.m.; White Oak Road, 1:45-2:15 p.m.; Bellview Street, 2:15-2:30 p.m.; and Hustonville Road (two stops), 2:30-2:45 p.m.

Tuesday — Sunrise Child Services at Woodlawn, 9:15-10 a.m.; Boyle County Middle School, 10:10-10:30 a.m.; McDowell Estates, 10:30-10:40 a.m.; Southwood/ Shadeland Drive, 10:45-11 a.m.; Holiday Drive, 11-11:10 a.m.; Family Ties, 11:20-11:40 a.m.; Shut-in, 11:45-11:55 a.m.; Bluegrass Pike, 12:10-12:20 p.m.; Secretariat Drive (two stops), 12:25-12:45 p.m.; and Majestic Prince, 12:45-1 p.m.

Wednesday — Shut-ins (four stops), 9-9:30 a.m.; Eades Avenue, 9:40-9:45 a.m.; Junction City Elementary School, 9:45-10 a.m.; Shut-ins (two stops), 10:10-10:30 a.m.; Park Hills (two stops), 10:30-10:45 a.m.; Cheryl Lane, 11-11:15 a.m.; Calvary Baptist Church, 11:15 a.m.-noon; Shut-in, noon-12:15 p.m.;  Waterworks Road, 12:30-1 p.m.; Shawnee Road (two stops), 1-1:30 p.m.; Tender Care Day Care, 1:30-1:45 p.m.; and Baughman Avenue, 1:50-2:10 p.m.

Thursday — Weisiger Woods (two stops), 10:10-10:40 a.m.; Boone Trail (two stops), 10:45-11 a.m.; Arnold Tower, 11-11:30 a.m.;   Danville Christian Academy, 11:45 a.m.-12:20 p.m.; Boyle County High School, 12:45-1 p.m.; Williams Court, 1:15-1:25 p.m.; and East Main Street, 1:30-1:45 p.m.

  

Classes

The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease — 2-4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Scott County Public Library, 104 S. Bradford Lane, Georgetown. To register, call 1-800-272-3900 or e-mail infoky-in@alz.org. Registration is required. Or  9:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 24 at the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office, 101 Lakeview Court, Frankfort. The program is for those who have a loved one newly diagnosed, or want to learn more about Alzheimer’s disease. The two-hour presentation will explore what everyone should know about memory loss issues and what they mean. Lunch will be provided. To register, call Tamera Thomas at (502) 695-9035. Registration is required. 

Body Recall  — 9-10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Nov. 16 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 555 E. Lexington Ave., Danville. Helps regain mobility, strength, energy and flexibility. Exercise for all ages. Exercises are done in a chair and with a chair. The exercises are also great for breast cancer recovery, heart patients, diabetics, arthritis, strokes and knee and hip replacements. Special attention is given to falls and recovery and ways to get up and down from the floor. Instructor is Carolyn Walter, (859) 548-8203.  

Danville-Boyle County Adult Education Learning Center — Open 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 1714 Perryville Road, Danville Square Suites, 112 (next to Big Lots). Free GED preparation, workplace training and adult education classes. Enrollment sessions begin at 9 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. For more information, call (859) 238-2171. 

GED Classes — Held weekly in Stanford, Crab Orchard, McKinney and Waynesburg. Classes also available include adult basic education, computer, workplace skills, English as second language and others. For more information, call (606) 365-9665. 

Mercer County Adult Education — Free GED preparation, workplace soft-skill training, basic computer training and other instruction based on needs of participant. Open enrollment is 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday at Mercer County Adult Education and Learning Center, 600 Don Robinson Drive, Harrodsburg. For more information, call (859) 734-4195.