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ast month, when my grandson was visiting, I was ‘FunNana ‘– this month I am ‘Auntie’ Karen. If you read my editorial regularly, you may remember that one of my oldest friends was sending her daughter to Murray State this year. Emma and her running buddy Abbie arrived last week. They have joined Abigail, who arrived last year, as the three British lady runners on the Racers team. It’s been fun getting Emma and Abbie settled in their dorm room and hosting a couple of home cooked meals at my house. My daughter turns 30 this year so I am a bit out of practice with teenagers. Hopefully, I can keep up my reputation as the ‘FunNana’ and add a new title of ‘FunAuntie’! (Though it doesn’t quite have the same ring to it, does it.)
This issue of the magazine is packed full of local events and contests. I hope you will take the time to read about the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition and take a look at the TerraCycle free waste collection and up-cycling programs. We will be giving away some Terra Cycle products on our Facebook page throughout September, so please visit www.facebook.com/purchaseparenting. Parks and Recreation is also holding their Annual Halloween Short Story Contest and we’ll publish the winners in our next issue. Happy Grandparents Day to all my fellow grandpas, grandmas and nanas!
Editor’s Pick
I found a new subscription gift service for new and mothers-tobe that looked very interesting and thought I would share it with you, our readers. Stork Stack is an innovative idea that’s perfect for busy mums and friends of mums-to-be that don’t live close by. I was introduced to it while looking for a unique gift for my sister-in-law who is in Tennessee and expecting this October. Stork Stack offers a monthly subscription gift offering, known as “Stacks”. Each Stack is comprised of five of the company’s favorite, deluxe products; hand-selected by their team of Moms. Every month, new products are selected; but are carefully tailored to be appropriate for both mom and child, starting from the third trimester of pregnancy to baby's third birthday. Stork Stack also gives back to the less fortunate, by providing families in need with donated stacks per every three, six and 12 month subscription. Stork Stack subscriptions and gift codes are available at www.storkstack.com. We will be giving away a one month, Stock Stack subscription through our Facebook page in September… yet another reason to ‘like’ the page and share it with your friends.
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A special ‘thank you’ to the Paducah Railroad Museum for helping us with our cover shoot this month. The museum is a wonderful place to take any child, (or adult,) who loves everything about trains. It is located at 2nd and Washington Street in Paducah. For more information please visit, www.paducahrr.org.
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Art Director: Angie Kimbro Graphic Design: Laura Thornton, Glen Dunkerson Advertising: Want to advertise your business in the magazine? Have a question regarding ad rates, billing or your account? Contact our advertising department at 270-4159400 or by email paducahparenting@comcast.net Advertising Account Executives: Gina Dunkerson, Crystal Engler, Evette Jernigan, Cassie Johnson and Laura Thornton Subscription and Distribution: Want to subscribe or receive a copy of the magazine by mail? Need a back issue? Want to add a location to our distribution? Please call our office at 270-415-9400 or email paducahparenting @comcast.net Mission Statement: Purchase Parenting & Family Magazine provides free, accurate and timely information for Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois and all its communities. Our goal is to educate, inform and promote family life, its goals and values, to the parents and grandparents in this area. The magazine will include community, medical, educational, lifestyle and spiritual articles on a monthly basis, written in a balanced and informative manner. Additionally, the magazine is to provide a full color, affordably priced venue in which local businesses can advertise. To that end, we will offer special pricing for not-for-profit organizations such as churches and government agencies, and a discount program for new and unique businesses. Purchase Parenting will maintain a high standard of editorial and advertising content, and creative design. Funding for the magazine will come from the sale of advertising and from public and private grant sources that support community information sources and parenting education. Purchase Parenting intends to maintain and publish a comprehensive monthly calendar of events. The calendar will be the main source within its distribution area for classes, church sponsored activities, reading, art events, galleries and museums, business and business organization events, sports activities, charitable events and fundraising, children’s story time, senior events and activities, and special populations events and activities. Entries to the calendar will be free to all except non- advertiser, for-profit, business entries.
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tableofcontents features
Gunner’s Magic Train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Paducah Dragon Boat Festival by: Crystal Engler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 TerraCycle by: Laura K. Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Heart and Soul by: Jamie Lober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Loving Lego! by: Kerrie McLaughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
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paducahprofiles Lennis Thompson for City Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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communityevents 2013 ExploraVision Competition by: Jason Lindsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5th Annual Paint The Town Pink Walk by: Paula Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Starfish Orphan Ministry’s Red Carpet Charity Auction by: Robin Gericke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Celebrating the Spirit of Hope by: Jennifer Rukavina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Corvettes on the River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 The Paducah Recreation Center by: Amie Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Annual Halloween Short Story Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 One Book, One Campus, One Community Read by: Jamie Lober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 9th Signature Chefs Auction Benefiting the March of Dimes by: Jamie Lober . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
healthmatters Importance of Changing Your Exercise Routine by: Courtney Mattmiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
growinggarden It’s a Veggie Bonanza by: Carol C. Ullerich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Budget Busters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Advertiser’s Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Snapshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 front cover by:
Brad Rankin
Cover Models: Janna Gillespie; Garlynn and Gage Buri Correction from the August Issue: The new coaches for the Paducah Swim Team are Jason & Lindsey Cravens
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ur cover story this month features Gunner’s Magic Train Foundation, a foundation for Children’s Cancer. Gunner Gillespie, also known as “G-Man”, was born prematurely at 26 weeks gestation. He weighed just 1 pound, 14 ounces and began his life fighting. During his first few years he struggled to develop and gain weight. But eventually, Gunner began to thrive and grow into a happy little boy. The Gillespie’s took a collective sigh of relief and began to focus on a healthy future for their family. But unfortunately, just when they thought they were over the hump, they began to see changes in Gunner that concerned them. These changes led to many more doctors and hospital visits. After a misdiagnosis and, almost too late, a correct diagnosis, the Gillespie’s were told that their son had cancer and that he would not live a year.
eleven months, Gunner lost his fight with pediatric cancer and will forever be 8 years old.
On November 30, 2007, when Gunner Henry Gillespie was only 7 years old, he was diagnosed with a DIPG (Diffused Intrinsic Pontine Glioma) Brain Tumor. It was located on his brain stem and the doctors told his parents it was inoperable. On October 23, 2008, after fighting this tumor for
Each year, this occasion helps to rejuvenate Gunner’s family and their commitment to help other families struggling with children's cancer. It is important for Gus and Janna to continue to help out, to give back, and to not forget the journey they experienced. So they continue to fight!
Gunner had always loved trains, and had a large collection of trains and train memorabilia. The cover features Gunner’s mother, Janna, sister, Garlynn, and Gage Buri, a local child that has also experienced the heartbreaking world of children’s cancer. The picture was taken at the Railroad Museum, located in downtown Paducah. Gunner always wanted to go into this intriguing place but their hours and our schedule never afforded him the opportunity. We thought it would be the perfect place to remember Gunner and to raise awareness that Gunner’s Magic Train still is chugging along.
September is Children's Cancer Awareness Month
Both Gus and Janna work at Marshall County High School: Gus teaches Geography and is the head basketball coach Janna teaches in the business department. Gunner was often at the school and attended every game when his father was coaching. It seemed as if everybody in Marshall County knew Gunner Gillespie. When people found out that Gunner was sick they rallied around the family and offered support in any way they could. Until that day in 2007 when Gunner was diagnosed, his parents, Gus and Janna Gillespie, were unaware of the devastating statistics associated with childhood brain cancer. Brain tumors are the leading cause of solid tumor, cancer death in children under the age of 20. Brain tumors in children are not the same from those in adults and consequently are treated differently: As many as 69% of children will survive, but they are often left with devastating long-term side effects. It was Gunner’s love, passion and obsession with trains that sparked the idea for the Gunner’s
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Magic Train Pediatric Cancer Foundation. As Gunner’s mother, Janna does not want his death to be in vain. “I dream of making a difference for children with cancer and their families,” she told me. “I dream of a cure. I know that Gunner would want his train to continue chugging along, offering support and help to children battling this deadly disease.”
Gage Buri Gage was diagnosed at 11 months old and without specialized pediatric neurology or ophthalmology offices in our local area, his family were forced to seek out-of-town help for him from the beginning. “We truly feel he has been blessed,” said Terri Buri, Gage’s grandmother. It has been a full time job for Gage's mom and extended family to keep up with his treatments and issues of recovery and maintenance, the same as all brain tumor patients endure.
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headache vomiting (usually in the morning) personality changes irritability seizures visual changes slurred speech paralysis or weakness on half of the body or face increased intracranial pressure (ICP) drowsiness and/or confusion personality changes/impaired judgment short-term memory loss gait disturbances communication problems
Gage was in constant treatment from age 1 - 8, but fortunately, his condition has been stable since 2010. “He still has MRI's every 4 months to make sure the tumor is stable and not growing,” Buri explained. “We always pray that the inside matches his happy outward appearance. The tumor took out his vision in his left eye and reduced • vision in his right eye; plus loss of peripheral and depth perception. • One of the treatments took away his color vision, but he is blessed • with an almost normal appearance in his sparkly eyes and others may not even realize how little he can see. He also has residual behavioral/mood issues which cannot be remedied in the normal fashion. He is a joy to his family and friends, and is teaching his world how to deal with living with a brain tumor and its effects.”
This September, Children's Cancer Awareness month, we would like to remind everyone of the symptoms of a brain tumor. Often time’s, doctors and families overlook these things as a normal part of growing up. If your child has a combination of these symptoms they are not signs that should be glossed over. Gage did not have the normal symptoms. When he was 6 months old, while sitting in his high chair, he would put his hands behind his head and wince once in a while. He would sometimes sleep with his hands under the back of his head. Later we realized he must have had headaches, we wrongly assumed that his hands were cold and he was keeping them warm that way because it was winter. Gage was not gaining weight or babbling normally, but it was unusual eye movements that finally prompted us to search for a diagnosis.
Tyler Kidd Last year we spoke of Tyler Kidd. Gunner’s Foundation had the privilege to help and support this local family. When the article was written Tyler, just 10 years old and a student at Lone Oak Elementary School, had recently been diagnosed with the exact same type brain tumor as Gunner; DIPG. His parents, Mark and Mindy Kidd, together with his two brothers, Jesse and Zachary and two sisters, Julie and Kaitlyn, dealt with the heartbreak that pediatric cancer brings to a family. I am sad to say that Tyler lost his battle earlier this year. “When you have a child with cancer, you think as parents, that you must be strong and brave,” Mindy Kidd told me. “But it’s the children who carry us: Tyler was so strong through the whole ordeal. Mindy wants every parent to be more aware and to not take your life for granted until you get a devastating diagnosis. Especially with children, we should take every day as a precious gift. We have to give the children who are sick a voice.”
‘Behold the Gold’ The foundation is looking for homes and businesses to purchase signs to promote the cause. This year’s theme is “Behold the Gold”. They would love to have these signs to place on their store fronts. There are also “Behold the Gold” T Shirts for sale through the foundation and can be purchased at Gunner’s Magic Train Booth in Antiques, Etc. in Benton. Janna has little train banks that can be placed on a store counter or reception desk for people to put their change in during the month of September. One effective way to spread the word about Pediatric Cancer is to place a message about Children’s Cancer Awareness Month on your business sign. Just as we turn the town pink for breast cancer ‘This article is paid advertising and the information contained therein is provided by the featured individual or business. They are solely responsible for its accuracy.’
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awareness we need to boldly display our gold for the kids with cancer. It would be amazing if businesses offered to donate a percentage of sales on one specific day to Gunner’s Magic Train Foundation: Any creative idea to make a difference and help publicize the foundation and pediatric cancer.
‘Bounce outs’ and ‘Kick outs’ During soccer, football and basketball seasons, Janna recruits schools teams to host a ‘Bounce Out or Kick Out Children's Cancer’ event. This is an evening where a school hosts the events to help bring greater awareness about Pediatric cancer and raise money for the charity. The foundation asks colleges, high school and middle schools to host these events. Please contact the foundation if you are interested in any of these events or if you wish to volunteer time to help. You could also start a chapter of Gunner’s Magic Train in your area. They are always in need of new ideas and new hands to help!
Upcoming events The Gillespie family wants their events to contribute to the community and to honor Gunner's birthday they contribute to a local event or charitable organization. “We want to continue to ‘pay it forward’ in our community,” Janna told me. “This year would have been Gunner‘s 12th birthday, so we want to honor and celebrate by developing a list of 12 activities that will be helping others or giving back. We want these 12 activities to be comprised of things that would reflect Gunner’s interests and his big heart. We will be delivering a meal and gifts to the Ronald McDonald House in Nashville, TN. We spent many nights there and we want to help the families currently staying there. We would also like to purchase books that Gunner loved and donate to the public and school libraries. “We invite you to join us celebrate Gunner's 12th Birthday!” said Janna. “This is an opportunity for everyone to comprise a list of 12 things they can do to make a difference in the month of September? If you would like to honor his birthday we hope you will join us in a simple act of remembrance by releasing a blue balloon (his favorite color) on his birthday of September 4th.”
Future Fundraiser Events: Trivia Night – “wig out cancer” wear a wig and win a prize! Train Murder Mystery Dinner November 10th – Gunnin' and Runnin' Middle School Basketball Tournament, Marshall County January 18-19th 2013 - Gunner's Magic Train Basketball Classic, Marshall County High School May 2013 - (runs the month of May) - Brain Tumor Awareness Month – ‘Penny and a Prayer’ Campaign along with a fundraiser walk! Local retailer now carries the Gunner’s Pediatric Foundation and Behold the Gold merchandise. Gunner’s Magic Train has a booth in the Antiques, Etc. Store on the square in downtown Benton. The booth now carries décor items such as candles, vases, jewelry, stepping stones, figurines, some kids games and of course Gunner gear with the foundation’s designs and logo on them. All proceeds from the sale of these items go to support the charity. You can help by not only attending these events but raising awareness about Pediatric Brain Tumors and other types of children’s cancer in your community. Pass on this information to family and friends across the country. Host a fundraising event at your school, church or community with Gunner’s Magic Train. We are always in need of volunteers to help host, plan, set up or clean up fundraising events. Or just visit Gunner’s website at www.caringbridge.org/visit/gunnergillespie or www.gunnersmagictrain.org.There is also a Facebook page where you can become a friend of the foundation and receive updates on events. You can be sure that the Gunner’s Magic Train Foundation will continue “laying tracks for a cure”! If you know of an individual or organization that might want to help, please have them contact me by email gusandjanna@gmail.com or they can call the following number 270-527-6500. * The ‘Gunner Gear’ consists of items for sale such as lanyards, bracelets, T-shirts and Christmas cards (one with a Christmas train Gunner drew - his last drawing before passing.) 10 • September2012 www.purchaseparenting.com
KY Girls STEM Collaborative
The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership committee, in partnership with the Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative, invites female students, parents, businesses, and community members to participate in a regional forum to educate, encourage, and present STEM disciplines to young girls and provide hands on activities and demonstrations presented by area professionals.
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics GIRLS OF ALL AGES INTERESTED IN STEM ARE INVITED!
FREE TO ATTEND - TASTY SNACKS - DOOR PRIZES
October 11, 2012 4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. West Kentucky Community and Technical College Emerging Technology Center 4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY
PRE-REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED AT:
http://www.kygirlsstem.com/WKF/ REGISTRATION AT THE DOOR BEGINS AT 3:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Cindy Ragland at (270) 442-3174 The Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative Project brings together organizations and programs that are committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue educational choices in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to build a strong, diverse workforce in Kentucky.
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ragon boat racing is a 2,500 year old ancient sport that is thought to have originated in south central China. For competition, the long boats typically include decorative dragon heads and tails on the front and back of the boat. In China, the dragon is considered to be the ‘ruler of water,’ so dragons are a fitting symbol of Chinese culture. The boats are spectacular racing events are now held around the country. This year, you can see them in person! Paducah will host the first ever Dragon Boat Festival this fall on the Ohio River. The Dragon Boat Festival is a fundraiser for the River Discovery Center (RDC). “The River Discovery Center is a state of the art facility that educates people about the river through interactive exhibits,” explained Julie Harris, RDC
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Director. “We teach people about the river’s commerce, environment, history, and culture.” They‘re open seven days a week and are located right on Paducah’s riverfront, inside an old historic building on Water Street. “We’re very kid-friendly and have things that appeal to all ages,” Harris told me. “We have outstanding educational programs and work very closely with the schools to help compliment what they’re teaching in the classroom about local and local history.”
Racing on the River “I had always wanted to have an event on the river,” Harris explained. “When the staff at the RDC learned about this event, we decided it was perfect for Paducah.” The River Discovery Center is partnering with 22 Dragons, a company
from Montreal, Canada, who will provide all the boats, equipment and expertise to make this event happen. “22 Dragons will provide the boats, paddles, lifejackets, and a professional steersman for every boat. They will basically operate the boats and assist with the racing. Our teams will provide the paddling power!” There is an entry fee for each team. All proceeds will go toward the RDC educational programs. “To date, we have 26 teams and each team has 20 people. Both individuals and organizations such as Murray State University, Yeiser Art Center and West Kentucky Community and Technical College have come together to form teams.” Harris hopes this will soon become an annual festival on the river. This year, the Dragon Boat races will include a festival atmosphere. “We’ll have food vendors, music and the River Discovery Center will be selling things related to dragon boat racing and river heritage,” Harris told me. WKYX will be announcing the races live on the air. Dragon boat racing not only brings communities together for a day full of fun, but it’s also a great opportunity to work on physical fitness. Harris explained, “If you lose one race, you’re still in. All teams will race a minimum of three times. The teams are made up of 20 paddlers, one drummer, and one steersman,” Harris explained, “The drummer is there to help keep the paddlers in sync. The most www.paducahparenting.com September2012 • 13
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conditioned team is not necessarily the one that wins. It’s usually the one who’s most in sync in their paddling.” Trophies will be awarded for the top three teams, and medals will be given for each member of those teams. In addition, there will be other awards such as Best Dressed Drummer, Most Team Spirit, and Best Team Area (teams will set up tents for the community to see).
Better start training! Paddling a Dragon boat is obviously a strenuous activity and teams will be given the opportunity to prepare for the event. “Nobody in the area really has experience,” Harris explained. “That’s why the training is very important. Each team gets a practice session with a professional steersman during the week preceding the event. They will have the opportunity to really learn how to paddle in sync for the races, then they’ll be ready to go! We plan on doing this each year but what could be more fun that the inaugural event!” The Dragon Boat Festival is free to the public and will take place (rain or shine) on September 22nd at Paducah’s riverfront. The races begin at 9:00 am and the festival will last until around 3:00 or 4:00 pm. Everyone is encouraged to come down to the riverfront in Paducah to watch the Dragon Boat Races and enjoy the day.” For more information, call the River Discovery Center at 270-575-9958. Or visit their website at www.riverdiscoverycenter.org. v 14 • September2012 www.purchaseparenting.com
by: Laura K. Thornton
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Helping Area Schools Turn TRASH to CASH
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ach school year, while children’s minds are being cultivated, a lot of waste is being generated. And it’s not just in the cafeteria that trash is being produced. Students and teachers generate a lot of trash each school year in the classroom as well. Supplies like pens, markers, glue containers, tape dispensers, keyboards and mice get used up, worn out or broken and end up in local landfills. But now these items, and lunchroom waste, can be collected and recycled to earn money through TerraCycle’s Brigade® programs.
How TerraCycle® Got Started TerraCycle®was founded in 2001 by two freshmen at Princeton University, Tom Szaky and Jon Beyer. Their initial idea came about as a submission to a business plan contest sponsored by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club. They began by producing fertilizer from worm waste products, and packing it in reused containers. In this process, the worms' excrement is liquefied
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and brewed into bottles. Later, Szaky and Beyer put the plan into practice at Princeton Dining Services by taking dining hall waste and processing it in their prototype "Worm Gin". It was not long before the company had its first investor. The company progressed steadily over the years, funded by prize money from various contests and angel investors. In 2007, they began expanding on the idea of what could be done with waste. Szaky and Byer wanted to create other projects from garbage. A breakthrough came when Honest Tea approached the company making something with Honest Kids drink pouches, TerraCycle® found the pouches could be sewn together, and began producing pencil cases and backpacks made from Honest Kids and Capri Sun drink pouches.
Repurposing pre- and post-consumer waste packaging from companies like Mars Incorporated and Frito-Lay into messenger bags, binders, notebooks, and tote bags soon followed. This process is called ‘up-cycling’. Packaging waste that cannot be ‘up-cycled’ is recycled into plastic products including flower pots, plastic lumber, plastic pavers, bike racks, park benches, and garbage and recycling cans.
Turn Trash into cash One of the innovative programs run by TerraCycle® is a free recycling program for any brand pen, marker, glue container, tape dispenser, keyboard or mouse with help from partners like Newell-Rubbermaid, Elmer's, 3M, and Logitech, as well as programs for drink pouches, chip bags, Lunchables
Upcycling A process that can be repeated in perpetuity of returning materials back to a liable, useable form without degradation to their latent value – moving resources back up the supply chain
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packaging, cookie and candy wrappers. In fact, TerraCycle® accepts materials in approximately forty specialized categories (called "Brigades") from a large number of participating locations (all money is paid to schools and non-profits.) For each piece of waste collected and sent in for free, collectors earn points toward a donation to the school or charity of their choice. The materials are made into a variety of eco-friendly products like trash cans, playgrounds and watering cans. There are several schools and organizations in our area that are already participating including Community Christian Academy and St. Mary Elementary in Paducah. In addition to the donations, Teracycle’s Brigade® programs help students learn and get excited about protecting the planet. To bolster the academic aspect of the programs, TerraCycle® provides free sustainability curricula, DIY and craft projects, and art and product design contests that teachers can use to engage their students.
Back-to-school rocks! This September, TerraCycle® is running the second annual Box that Rocks contest to find the most creative collect bin for TerraCycle Brigade® items. The winning team can earn extra money and TerraCycle® prizes. For more information, or to get your school or charity organization involved, visit www.TerraCycle.com.
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Candidate for City Commissioner This November Lennis Thompson will be a candidate for the Paducah City Commission. As Purchase Parenting & Family Magazine has done in years past, we are publishing profiles of some of the candidates to help our readers make informed decisions when they vote. Here, in his own words, are some of the details about Thompson’s background and the platform he is running on.
I grew up in Paducah, in a small neighborhood close to Brooks Stadium. My father was Ted Thompson, a proud WWII and Korean veteran. He was also a retiree from TVA and a member of the IBEW. Billie Thompson, my mother, retired from Sears and is an avid golfer. My brother, Rory Thompson, retired from Western Baptist Hospital. Educated in the Paducah City school system, I proceeded to Murray State where I graduated with degrees in accounting and marketing. While there, I met my wife of thirty-two years, Sharrie Oliver, a Lyon County native, now a retired nurse working for the Purchase Area Sexual Assault and Child Advocacy Center. After graduation, we moved to Paducah to start our careers. In 1990, my job took us away from Paducah until 1997 when we decided to move back home to finish raising our two children, Garrett and Raachel. As our children grew older and started their own families, I felt drawn to start giving back to the community that had given so much to my family. Being active within my church, Immanuel Baptist, I have worked with our youth, taught Sunday School, and served as a deacon. Branching out further into the community, I joined the boards of the St. Nicholas Family Free Health Clinic, the Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center, and the Paducah Symphony. I am a graduate of the 23rd class of Leadership Paducah whose focus was starting the Miles for Smiles 5K run
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benefitting the Family Services Society dental program. I was honored for my work in stabilizing a financially stressed hospital by being named a Kentucky Colonel in 1994.
My career has predominantly been in healthcare, holding positions from department head to president of a facility. I am currently the Regional Controller and Chief Accounting Officer for Mercy Health Partners-Lourdes, Inc. My education, together with 30 years of financial and management experience, has given me the foundation upon which I have developed a common sense approach to decision making. I have worked with budgets that were ten times larger than Paducah’s. I understand the numbers and the necessity to review all issues when making hard decisions in order to reach the optimal solution. Because I believe in Paducah and feel that we, as a city, need to be sure footed in future decisions, I have decided it is time to become involved in our local government by running for the Paducah City Commission. I believe that my education, experience, and passion give me the vision to make the decisions needed in the areas Paducah is dealing with: declining revenues and increased expenses while balancing the need to improve our infrastructure, ensure the citizen’s public safety, and expand our economic development efforts. These are areas that must be evaluated and adjusted for Paducah to move forward. Knowing and loving our city as I do, I can be the voice for the changes that must be made for Paducah to thrive. For more information about myself and my thoughts on Paducah, please visit www.lennisforpaducv ah.com
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o you know of any students that are “hooked on science?” If so, Toshiba and the National Science Teachers Association, have teamed up to recognize them through a program called ExploraVision. ExploraVision is a science challenge for K–12 students of all interest, skill, and ability levels. Since its inception in 1992, more than 300,000 students from across the United States and Canada have participated in the ExploraVision program. It's a fun and engaging project that can inspire a lifelong love of science for students and teachers alike. Students work in groups of 2 to 4 under the guidance of a teacher or a coach to create and explore a vision of a future technology. Each ExploraVision team selects a technology or an aspect of a technology relevant to their lives or to society. Students explore what it does, how it works, and how, when, and why it was invented. Then, projecting into the future, they imagine what that technology might be like in 20 years, determining what scientific breakthroughs need to occur to make it a reality. The students must convey their vision in both a written description and simulated web page graphics. The program’s eight national winners for 2012, including four first place and four second place student teams, proposed new inventions and technologies that could make the future more environmentally-conscious, healthier and safer – like a new treatment for hearing loss using microscopic Nano-technology, a new type of eco-friendly water collection system – even shoulder pads with a built-in cooling system to help keep football players from overheating on the gridiron!
by Jason Lindsey Hooked on Science
Past winning students often credit ExploraVision for inspiring them to pursue STEM-related careers. Eleanor Ross, a 1995 student winner and now a Board Certified Pediatrician training in Pediatric Cardiology, stated, “My experience with ExploraVision inspired me to remain curious and think critically about the world. It led to my interest in scientific research, from my simple project examining plant growth in high school, to my current study looking at predictors of surgical outcomes in infants with congenital heart disease. In my daily work, I employ skills I learned through ExploraVision—brainstorming ideas, developing action plans, working as a team, and helping people.” The competition also hopes to help invest in each student’s financial future. • First Prize (4 teams): U.S. EE Savings Bond worth $10,000 at maturity for each student • Second Prize (4 teams): U.S. EE Savings Bond worth $5,000 at maturity for each student • National Finalists (8 teams): An expense-paid trip to Washington, DC in June for ExploraVision Awards Weekend for each national winning student and his/her parents/guardians • Regional Winners (24 teams): A Toshiba Camileo™ Camcorder for each student and an awards ceremony for each regional winning team at its school where the team will receive a winner's banner, plaque and other gifts • Honorable Mention (500 teams): A unique prize and certificate for each student • All Participants: A certificate of participation, gift and a special discount on Toshiba computer products for every student whose team submits a complete project Projects must be received at Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision, 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000 by 5 pm EST, Thursday, January 31, 2013. For more information or an application for 2013, visit www.exploravision.org. v
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Carpal Tunnel by Dr. Heath Schipp Active Care Chiropractic
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omputer users, meat packers, sewing machine operators, assembly-line workers, and musicians often get the same injury. They all use their hands in repetitive motions that put a strain on the wrist. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most commonly reported medical problem in the workplace today. It costs worker compensation millions of dollars per year.
How does Carpal Tunnel Occur? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is caused because of excessive pressure on the median nerve as it passes through an opening in the wrist called the carpal tunnel. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passage formed by the wrist bones (on the bottom) and the transverse carpal ligament (on the top). Repetitive hand or wrist movements can put stress on the tendons, causing them to swell and press on the median
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nerve. This pressure causes pain, numbness, tingling, burning, and decreased movement of the hand. Any disease that causes carpal tunnel swelling, including pregnancy and thyroid disease, can compress the nerve.
Carpal Tunnel Signs The following symptoms may be intermittent at first, but will worsen over time if not treated: • Decreased motion of the fingers, hand, elbow, or shoulder • Decreased hand strength • Dull aching discomfort or pain that occurs mostly at night or early in the morning • Severe night pain that awakens you during sleep • Wrist pain that radiates to the forearm, shoulders, neck, and chest • Dry skin, swelling, or color changes in hand
• Numbness in the hand, resulting in weakness or clumsiness • Tingling in all but the little finger • Weakness of the thumb Don’t try to diagnose your own problem. Let a chiropractor or medical doctor do that. Accurate diagnosing and dealing with the pain early will prevent more severe problems from developing.
Treatment of Carpal Tunnel There are a wide array of treatments for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. In the early stages, discontinuing the triggering activity and wearing a brace, which keeps the wrist in a neutral position, will sometimes reduce symptoms. The brace is worn all day and night to prevent exacerbation of symptoms. Anti-inflammatory medications, including ibuprofen and aspirin, can help with the swelling. Cortisone injections sometimes give temporary relief, but they also do nothing to correct the problem, which is pressure on the median nerve. Surgery is recommended as a last resort. Success rates for surgery are between 40-70%. In some cases after surgery scarring and weakness of the transverse ligament can further irritate the median nerve. Chiropractic has been shown to help relieve carpal tunnel. Gentle manipulation is used to realign the wrist bones which were exerting pressure on the median nerve. Therapies such as ultrasound, interferential current, heat, and ice are also used to decrease the swelling of the ligament in the carpal tunnel. By reducing pressure on the nerve and permitting it to heal naturally, most patients are healed without resorting to invasive procedures such as surgery or injections. Doctors of chiropractic have extensive training detecting and correcting nervous dysfunction. Discuss treatment of v Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with your doctor today. www.purchaseparenting.com September2012 • 23
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It’s a Veggie Bonanza! by Carol C. Ullerich Purchase Area Master Gardeners
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ardening in 2012 has been a challenge—and not a pleasurable one. Despite the drought and excessively high heat, the Purchase Area Master Gardener Association (PAMGA) has managed to grow a successful vegetable garden and donate more than 200 pounds of locally grown produce to area food banks. Our grapes were particularly abundant this year and yielded a big batch of delicious jelly. Saturday, September 22, from 9:00 a.m. until noon, we’ll showcase our efforts at the University of Kentucky Demonstration & Trial Garden on Coleman Road. Planned festivities include a taste testing of produce grown on site; garden tours; demonstrations; voting on trial beds; and our annual fall plant sale—a fundraiser to maintain the garden.
Master Food Volunteers will be on hand at the Bonanza to prepare healthy recipes using the bounty of the garden. The menu for the morning will depend upon the produce available that day which will naturally be dependent upon the weather. We hope to offer a variety of tomatoes, beans, peppers, squash, and flowers as a garnish. We’ll also draw from our herb bed for added flavor.
Fall Plant Sale Master Gardeners hold two annual plant sales to generate funds for the garden. This year we have been experimenting with fall crops and hope to have a good selection of ornamental kale available for planting in fall gardens. We also hope to offer ferns, coneflowers, asters, sedum, Solomon ’s seal, and a smattering of other perennials donated by members and thinned from the UK garden beds.
Ornamental Kale Ornamental kale, a relative of cabbage, broccoli, collard greens and cauliflower, is bred specifically for its fanciful, colorful leaves which are produced in a tight rosette rather than a head. It grows to about 18” to 24” high and wide. 24 • September2012 www.purchaseparenting.com
Native to the Mediterranean, kale was once an important food source because of its frost resistance. High in betacarotene plus vitamins A, K, and C, kale qualifies as a “super food” because of its anti-inflammatory properties. While not bred for taste or tenderness, the leaves of ornamental kale may be used as a garnish so long as they haven’t been treated with pesticides. Today’s ornamental varieties were bred by the Japanese and first appeared on the market in the 1930s. Color combos include inner leaves of white to creamy yellow, pink, rose or violet, with outer leaves ranging from blue to green to gray. One of kale’s best features is that its leaf color intensifies after the first light frost. Hardy to five degrees, kale is a long-lived addition to the fall garden. One of our members enjoyed ornamental kale in his garden throughout last fall and this year’s mild winter. The ornamental kale Master Gardeners will sell was started from seed by members throughout the month of July as an experiment. It works well in pots where you, and visitors to your garden, can see them up close, especially their centers, and appreciate their brilliant colors. My introduction to ornamental kale as a landscape plant occurred years ago. Gainsborough Farm, a central Kentucky horse farm on Versailles Road between
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Frankfort and Versailles, edged its entrance with ornamental kale. Clearly, that sight, now more than two decades old, made an indelible impression. It’s probably best to use the plant in multiples of three or five, especially as replacements for spent summer bloomers. Ornamental kale needs cool weather; rich, moist soil; and full to mostly full sun. Pair it with pansies, mums, asters and sedums for fall impact. Several varieties of sunflowers were planted at the garden in June. They will be sold either as cut flowers or as sunflower seeds. A new addition to the Demonstration & Trial Garden is a quilt block that is part of the Quilt Driving Trial being promoted by the McCracken County Civic Beautification Board. The four foot square pattern chosen for the garden is “Dogwood.� Another quilt block appears on the front of Floral Hall.
Master Gardener Classes Master Gardeners are volunteers trained in all aspects of horticulture by the UK Cooperative Extension Service. The nationwide program started in Washington State in 1973 as a means of helping horticulture agents respond to the overwhelming demand for information from home gardeners. The program was launched in McCracken County, covering the Purchase Area, in 1998. We’ve recently experienced an uptick in gardening enthusiasm and questions from homeowners. Thus, we are looking to increase the number of Master Gardeners serving our community. A new class begins September 18, 2012. Classes will meet each Tuesday afternoon through December. Classes are taught by Extension Specialists and area professionals. For more information, call Kathy Wimberley, McCracken County Horticulture Agent, at (270) 554-9520.
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In addition to maintaining the UK garden, which is open continuously for self-guided tours, Master Gardeners staff a Hort Hotline, (call 270-554-9520 with gardening questions,) and appear at Paducah’s Farmer’s Market the third Saturday of each month during the gardening season to answer questions from the public. Master Gardeners also offer a Toolbox Series the first Tuesday of each month at 5:00 p.m. Toolbox programs are free to the public and occur at the Cooperative Extension Office at 2705 Olivet Church Road. For more information, check out our website at www.pamga.org. v
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Carol Ullerich is the President of PAMGA, a member of the Garden Writers Association and a frequent contributor to Purchase Parenting & Family magazine.
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aster Seals West Kentucky is getting ready for their 7th Annual Heart and Soul Art Celebration, and Auction. The individuals, staff, volunteers and supporters of Easter Seals of Western Kentucky (ESWKY) invites you to join them on September 15, 2012 at Lower Town Paducah's, newly renovated, Walker Hall, located at 229 Madison Street. The Art Celebration and Auction is always a wonderful evening, and attracts a great turnout in support of Easter Seals. It is sure to be filled with fun and lasting memories. The event will take place from 6 – 9 p.m. and suggested attire is “cocktail casual”. Tickets are $30 per person. The evening will be hosted by Kenn Gray from the Ethan Allen Design Center and feature ESWKY artist Kala Brown. Musical entertainment will be provided by Dr. Ted Brodowsky with the Southern Jazz Band, and heavy hors d’oeuvres will be available courtesy of Chef Patrick Fletcher and students from the WKCTC Culinary Program. The event is tailored to adults and alcoholic beverages are served. There is usually a wide cross section of the community in attendance that includes local politicians and community leaders. The Annual www.purchaseparenting.com September2012 • 27
Heart and Soul Art Celebration, and Auction is sponsored by Peel & Holland.
Enhancing the quality of life ESWKY is a valuable asset to western Kentucky. It provides high quality services for children and adults with disabilities, and their families. Teams of therapists, teachers and other health professionals help each person overcome obstacles to independence and reach his or her personal goals. Easter Seals also includes families as active members of any therapy program, and offers the support families need. “We have many diverse programs,” said Stephanie Benjamin, Case Manager at ESWKY and Administrative Assistant to the CEO of Development. “These include an inclusive daycare, childcare center, an early headstart program; speech, physical and occupational therapy, adult day training, respite, community living supports and employment specialists to help individuals find jobs out in the community. “We have pro-
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grams designed to facilitate involvement in a multitude of activities such as art, dance, sports, joining a gym or exercise class and much more.” ESWKY serves six to seven hundred people each year so the positive impact is without bounds.
Funding the Program The Heart and Soul Art Celebration, and Auction raises much needed funds for a wonderful cause. “The art auction is an event that we now hold annually,” explained Benjamin. “It helps us finance some of the supplies for artists and members of the community who come to ESWKY to conduct workshops. “Art is a great medium for expression and prior to having the art program; a lot of people with special needs were not exposed to art and the culture that surrounds it.” Art builds confidence and allows them to express themselves. It’s very important, especially for those with communication impairments,” said Benjamin. There is definitely therapeutic value
for individuals of all ages and Easter Seals has observed the benefits for individuals . “These workshops and classes allow our individuals to gain experience in different artistic mediums and techniques,” Benjamin told me. “If we raise enough funds we can purchase equipment for artists such as canvases and paintbrushes which can be expensive. Interacting with local artists, and creating art of their own, is a favorite highlight for many of our individuals.”
Bid on great art A favorite element of the Heart and Soul Art Celebration and Auction is the collaborative art that adult individuals and artists have worked on. This year’s featured artist, Kala Brown, is a vivacious talented young woman who overcame many barriers to paint. After Kala painted her first piece at Easter Seals she said, “I didn’t know that I could do that, no one has ever let me try.” Kala loves painting with vivid color in abstract styles; art lovers will appreciate her bright and lively work. The live auction features these beautiful pieces and is always a highlight of the evening. “They will be sculpture, oil and watercolor paintings and acrylics to bid on. Local artists such as Charlotte and Ike Erwin, Bill Renzulli, Elise Beattie, Deb Lyons and Carol Harlan have been great supporters of the program,” said Benjamin.
Event), held on September 21, 2012 from 5:30-7:30pm. The center always has a booth at BBQ on the River which this year is held from September 27-29. “The evening always has such a positive feeling,” said Benjamin. “You will feel good v about getting involved with this cause.”
“As usual, the additional silent auction will have a myriad of fun items, said Benjamin. “This year items include several dinner parties for eight; one donated by a member of the culinary program at WKCTC and another by local chemist and foodie, Britt Allgood.” Other items donated include gift baskets, tickets to sporting events, gift certificates and jewelry. “Our individuals and artists look forward to this event all year long,” said Benjamin. “When they see crowds come out and that the tables are full, it makes them feel supported, loved and accepted. This is particularly positive for them. That acceptance may not always be something they regularly experience in their lives.”
More opportunities to be involved There are opportunities to help ESWKY year-round. “We hold the Telethon of Stars which is coming up in November and raises money for our entire program,” said Benjamin. “There is also our Fall Carnival (Child Development Center www.purchaseparenting.com September2012 • 29
Beasts of the Southern Wild 7-9 Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
eventscalendar To place an event in the calendar please call (270) 415-9400 or email us at paducahparenting@comcast.net. Submissions will be accepted until the 15th of each month prior to publication. We make evert effort to ensure the accuracy of our entries, however, please double check events as time and dates can change.
September SATURDAY 1
An 1850's County Fair and Storytelling Festival. The Homeplace at Land Between the Lakes. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. visit lbl.org for more info. Summer Finale. The Nature Station at Land Between the Lakes. Animal programs, games and water fun. lbl.org Top Gun Car Show Cruise-In. Kentucky Oaks Mall. 4:00 PM -9:00 PM topguncarshows.com Beasts of the Southern Wild 7-9 Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
KWW Arts & Crafts Festival. Grand Rivers, KY. Over 100 Artisan and Craftsman booths. Admission: $1 per person or $3 per car.
MONDAY 3
Labor Day Festival and Rally at the River, Paducah. Parade, 9:30 AM. Festival at Farmer's Market Parking Lot 11:30 AM. 270-559-5959 Beasts of the Southern Wild 7-9 Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org KWW Arts & Crafts Festival. Grand Rivers, KY. Over 100 Artisan and Craftsman booths. Admission: $1 per person or $3 per car. Summer Finale. The Nature Station at Land Between the Lakes. Animal programs, games and water fun. lbl.org Tuesday 4
WEDNESDAY 5
Off the Shelf Discussion -The Reading Promise: My Father and The Books We Shared. McCracken County Library. Noon. mclib.net
THURSDAY 6
Paducah Chamber Power in Partnership Breakfast. Convention Center, Paducah. 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM. Must RSVP by September 4 at 270-443-1746. 9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 7:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com
FRIDAY 7
KWW Arts & Crafts Festival. Grand Rivers, KY. Over 100 Artisan and Craftsman booths. Admission: $1 per person or $3 per car.
Paducah School of Art Annual Faculty Show. Clemens Fine Art Center. WKCTC. 270-534-3212 or artsinfocus.org
SUNDAY 2
9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 7:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com
An 1850's County Fair and Storytelling Festival. The Homeplace at Land Between the Lakes. 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. visit lbl.org for more info. Summer Finale. The Nature Station at Land Between the Lakes. Animal programs, games and water fun. lbl.org Free movie afternoon. Traders Mall Family Theater. 6900 Benton Road, Paducah.
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Live Rock and/or Roll. Terrapin Station. 920 S. 12th Street, Murray, KY. Multiple bands show for all ages. 7:00 PM.
SATURDAY 8
Little Miss and Mr. Paducah Pageant. Paducah recreation Center. 11:00 AM. Registration 10:00 AM, Silent Auction 9:00 AM. 6 girl age divisions, 3 boy age divisions. Contact Earlene Timmons at etpaducah@yahoo.com or 270-331-0034.
CPR and First Aid Training. Paducah Red Cross. 9:00 AM
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StarfishOrphan Ministry "One Child at a Time" Charity Auction. Starfish office, 1000 Broadway, Paducah. Red Carpet Event 7:00 PM. www.starfishorphanministry.com
THURSDAY 20
Corvettes on the River. 2nd at Jefferson, Paducah. 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. fourriverscorvetteclub.com Paducah Symphony Orchestra presents Opening Night Rhapsody in Blue. Carson Center, Paducah. 7:30 PM. 270-444-0065 or www.paducahsymphony.org Western Baptist Heart Walk. Noble Park, Paducah. 8:00 AM. Call 270-339-4717 for more information.
SUNDAY 9
Bikes on Broadway 17th to 4th Streets in Paducah closed to car traffic, open to bicyclists, walkers, another human transportion. Bethel University Vocal University Choir. Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church. 1526 Park Avenue, Paducah. 6:30 PM.
Touch a Truck. Farmers Market Parking Lot. 10:00 AM - Noon. Paducah service vehicles (Firetrucks, police cars, etc) up close and personal. Call to register large groups at 270-444-8508. paducahky.gov WKCTC Scholarship Auction. Paducah McCracken County Convention Center. 6:00 PM
FRIDAY 21
Antique Gas and Steam Engine Show. Carson Park. 270-564-0227 Merryman House Charity Golf Scramble. Paxton Park 8:00 AM shotgun start. Call 270-4488068 for registration form. 9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 7:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com Killer Joe Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
SATURDAY 22
Antique Gas and Steam Engine Show. Carson Park. 270-564-0227 Free movie afternoon. Traders Mall Family Theater. 6900 Benton Road, Paducah.
Dragon Boat Festival. Paducah Riverfront. 270-575-9958 or riverdiscoverycenter.org
9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 2:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com Radioactive City Roller Girls "Fresh Meat" recruitment Camp. 6-9pm. This is an introductory class about what it takes to be a RollerGirl/Referee/NSO/Volunteer (ages 18+) Carr Health Center, Murray State University Campus. Email us at radioactivecrg@gmail.com for more information
Warrior Fun Run 5K and one mile walk to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Noble Park.8:00 AM. paducahky.gov Veggie Bonanza. UK Demonstration Garden. Coleman Road, Paducah. 10:00 AM. Free activities related to vegetable production and fall plant sale. 270-554-9520 Killer Joe Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
MONDAY 10
Faith in Film presents GET LOW 6:30 Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
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Free movie afternoon. Traders Mall Family Theater. 6900 Benton Road, Paducah. Antique Gas and Steam Engine Show. Carson Park. 270-564-0227
American Queen at the Port of Paducah. Riverfront. 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. 800-PADUCAH
Killer Joe Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
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THURSDAY 13
9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 7:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com
FRIDAY 14
Second Friday Fish Fry. Rosary Chapel Catholic Church, Paducah. 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Metropolis Movies in the Park. Ft. Massac State Park 8:00 PM 9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 7:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com
SATURDAY 15
Misaligned Minds Bicycle tour. Noble Park. bikeworldky.com Western Baptist Childbirth Fair. Doctors Office Building 2, WBH. 10:00 Noon. 270-575-2229 for more info.
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Heart & Soul Celebration and Auction. Walker Hall, 229 Madison St. 6:00 PM. Benefits Easter Seals. 270-443-1200 or eswky.easterseals.com 11th Annual Diabetes Expo. Lone Oak Church of Christ. 8:00 AM - Noon. Free. 270-444-9625 Tri-State Senior Golf Championships. Paxton Park Golf Course. 270-4449541or paxtonpark. com Sunday 16 Tri-Stat eSenior Golf Championships. Paxton Park Golf Course. 270-444-9541or paxtonpark.com Free movie afternoon. Traders Mall Family Theater. 6900 Benton Road, Paducah. 9 to 5. Market House Theatre. 2:30 PM. 270-444-6828 or mhtplay.com
SUNDAY 16 MONDAY 17
Western Baptist Foundation Golf Tournament. Country Club of Paducah. Call 270-575-2871 to register.
TUESDAY 18
Daymar College Community Career Fair. 509 South 30th Street, Paducah. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Call Paige Adams for more info at 270-444-9950. Film Brew presents THREE AMIGOS Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
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6th Annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration. WKCTC 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. 270534-3212 or artsinfocus.org Porkstock featuring Soul Dog & The Sellouts. Broadway and Water Street, Paducah. 6:00 PM. 270-534-5951 or bbqontheriver.org
THURSDAY 27
An Evening Upstairs: The Titanic Disaster. McCracken County Library. 7:00 PM. 270-442-2510. mclib.net Gordon LIghtfoot in concert. Carson Center. 8:00 PM. 270-450-4444 or carsoncenter.org BBQ on the River and Old Market Days. Paducah Riverfront. 270-534-5951. bbqontheriver.org
FRIDAY 28
BBQ on the River and Old Market Days. Paducah Riverfront. 270-534-5951. bbqontheriver.org Sleepwalk With Me Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
SATURDAY 29
BBQ on the River and Old Market Days. Paducah Riverfront. 270-534-5951. bbqontheriver.org National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk 2012. Noble Park. 10:00 AM. paducahky.gov Backstage Pass: The Todd Hill Quintet. WKCTC. 7:30 PM. 270-534-3212 or artsinfocus.org Sleepwalk With Me Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
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BBQ on the River and Old Market Days. Paducah Riverfront. 270-534-5951. bbqontheriver.org Sleepwalk With Me Maiden Alley Cinema. www.maidenalleycinema.org
Art Galleries, Exhibitions & Museums: THROUGH OCTOBER 16: Blending the Old and the New: Quilts by Paul D.
Pilgrim. National Quilt Museum. An encore presentation. If you've ever collected antique quilt blocks and struggled with what to do with them, come be inspired and get ideas from seeing how Paul reassembled the old into new and exciting designs. www.quiltmuseum.org
THROUGH SEPT 11: The Exquisite Stitch – 200 years of HandQuilting. National Quilt Museum. www.quiltmuseum.org
SEPTEMBER 14 THROUGH DECEMBER 10: Material Witnesses. National
Quilt Museum. www.quiltmuseum.org
SEPTEMBER 14 THROUGH DECEMBER 10: Priscilla Sage. National Quilt
Museum. www.quiltmuseum.org
SEPTEMBER 20 THROUGH OCTOBER 12: Jewelry and Metals Invitational. Clemens Fine art Center at WKCTC. 270-354-3212 or artsinfocus.org THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22: Rob Millard-Mendez Solo Exhibition. Yeiser Art Center. 270-442-2453 or theyeiser.org SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH NOVEMBER 3: Denise Stewart-Sanabria and Christine Wuenschel Exhibition. Yeiser Art Center. 270-442-2453 or theyeiser.org Second Saturdays Gallery Walk . Visit Lowertown’s great galleries and studios on the second Saturday. 12PM – 8 PM.
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Apprenticeship for Artists. Ages 13+. Ongoing. Paducah Parks Department. 444-8508. Private Lessons and Glass Art Windows, Aire Castle Stained Glass Art Studio, 435 Salem Chapel Rd. North, Benton KY. Limit 2 Students per class, schedule is set according to student availability,. Copper Foil & Solder method or Came Method For more, 270-354-5004 or www.airecastle.com/stained-glass . Glass Artisan Guild. Meets in Murray and is open to all. For information, contact Judi Little at 270-436-5132 or visit www.artisanglassguild.com. Meets the 2ND TUE AT 6PM- Usually at the Murray Transit Center- but we also meet in members studios for special projects and demonstrations. Civil War Walking Tour. Paducah Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Using the map, drawn by hand in 1861, by a Federal Captain of occupying troops in Paducah, follow the path of historical markers to discover the city"s important role during the Civil War. Call 1-800-PADUCAH for more. Market @ 315. An array of original art forms. Quilts, Paintings, Turned Wood, Bead Art, Fiber Arts, and much more! All to your "Arts Desire"! 442-6151.
National Quilt Museum. 215 Jefferson Street. For more, call 442-8856. www.nationalquiltmuseum.org. Scheduled school groups of 10 or more are free. The museum offers guided tours to pre-registered groups. Please schedule your group at least two weeks in advance. Lowertown Gallery information available at www.paducaharts.com. Paducah Railroad Museum – 201 Washington St. Fri. 1 - 4 by appt. $3 Adults, $1 Children. Donations. 270-519-7377
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Broadway United Methodist Church - 443-2401 www.bumc-paducah.org
SUNDAY: Fellowship Time 9 AM. Youth & Adult Sunday School for all ages - 9:30 AM. Worship 10:30 AM Youth group (grades 6-12) – 6 PM.Youth Activities, Sunday 6 PM.
SELECTED FRIDAY NIGHTS: Parent’s Night Out. Safe, reliable babysitting
available for special event or dinner out. Contact the Mother’s Day Out department at 443-2401 WEDNESDAY Evening Meals. $5 for adults and $3 for children. Reservations
are necessary. Food served from 5:30 – 6:15 PM. Programs begin at 6:15 PM.
Mother's Day Out- Children 3 months -5 years meets Tuesday and Thursdays
from 9 AM -2 PM Call 443-2401 ext. 216 for more information.
Counseling Services: New Directions Counseling for stress, sadness, abuse; office hours by appointment, call 270-217-2753; First Step Addiction Counseling Ministry, call 270-408-1489. Choirs available for all ages. Gospel & Chancel Choirs for adults; Gloria Choir for children grades 3-5; Melody Choir for children K-2 and Alpha Choir for children ages 3-pre K. Adult HandBells- Fellowship Ringers. Call 443-2401 ext. 205 for more information about music opportunities at Broadway UMC. Brooks Pool - 443-1778 - Brooks Pool is open to the community for Year-
Round Swimming in our indoor heated pool. Swim lessons and lifeguard certification are available. Pool Rental for private parties. Contact 443-1778. Swim lessons and Parent & Me Classes are available.Water Aerobics: MONDAY – FRIDAY 10 AM MONDAY – THURSDAY: Open Swim. 5 - 7 PM. Water Aerobics: MONDAY - THURSDAY. 5:15 PM.
Central Church of Christ – 270-442-1017
PAPA Gallery. Works by 100 local artists. 124 Broadway. Mon. - Fri. 10 – 4PM. FREE. 575-3544. www.thepapagallery.com
2201 Washington Street: SUNDAY: Bible Study Classes for all ages 9:30 PM, Morning worship 10:30 AM, Evening worship 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY: Bible Study classes for all ages 7:00 PM EVERY TUESDAY: Ladies' Bible Class, 1 - 2 PM 2nd and 4th TUESDAYS: "Dorcas Day" Clothing Give-Away
The Right Angle Gallery. Mon-Fri 9-5 Sat 10-3. 4645 Village Square Dr.
Christ Chapel E.M.C.
River Discovery Center – 117 S. Water Street. Monday – Saturday 9:30 AM – 5 PM. Sunday 1 – 5 PM . $7 adults, $5 children (ages 3 - 12), $6 seniors 60 and over. 270575-9958. www.riverdiscoverycenter.org Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum - 631 Kentucky Ave. Interpreting Paducah's & Western KY's roles in the Civil War. Fri/Sat Noon to 4PM; 10AM-4PM when riverboats in port; group tours by appt. Adults $3/child 6-12 $1/under 6 free 575-5477.
Pastor Dr. Tom Hiter. Traditional Anglican--1928 BCP. SUNDAYS 8:30 AM, "The Lighthouse" floating Chapel on Kentucky Lake (moored at Southern Komfort Marina). WEDNESDAYS 7:00 PM, Hiter Chapel in Fairdealing. Call for directions 270-354-9132.
Community Fellowship Baptist Church - 270-856-4463 Off of Hwy 45 in Hickory, Ky SUNDAY at 9:45 AM for Sunday School • Worship 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY Night Service 6:30 PM • Sunday Night Small Groups 6:00 PM
The William Clark Market House Museum – 121 Market House Square. Mon – Sat 12 – 4 PM. $3 ages 12 and up, $1 ages 6 – 11, 443-7759 Whitehaven Welcome Center – I-24, exit 7. Tours 1 – 4 PM daily, Tours every half hour, daily 1:30 – 4 PM. FREE. 554-2077.
Religious Services & Meetings: Amazing Grace Lutheran Church - 270-554-5256 or 270-443-7787 amazinggracelutheranpaducah.org unbridledword@yahoo.com Meets at House of Hope, 2025 Clarkline Road SUNDAY Service: 10 AM
Bellview Baptist Church – 554-3173 www.bellviewbaptistpaducah.com 4875 Old Mayfield Road – Pastor Bro. Mike Nolen
www.bellviewbaptistchurch.com • Sunday School: 9 AM; Worship Service: 10 AM; Sunday Evening: 6 PM; Wednesday Service: 6:30 PM
Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church - 270-876-7239 www.bethelcpchurch.org “Come Grow With Us”
SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9 AM.; Worship, 10 AM. & 6 PM. Youth (6th-12th grade) , 6 PM WEDNESDAY: 5:30 Meal 6 PM AWANA (0-5th) Youth (6th-12th) Adult Bible Study
Broadway Baptist Church 2435 Broadway
Pastor: Brother Steve Gorham; Sunday School, 10 AM; Sunday worship, 11AM; Sunday evening, 6 PM; Wednesday worship, 7 PM
Broadway Church of Christ - 270-443-6206 2855 Broadway Street, Paducah. www.broadwaycoc.com
SUNDAY: Morning Worship, 9:30 AM; Bible Study, 10:45 AM Evening Worship, 6 PM MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS: Precious Pottery Preschool, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM TUESDAY: Clothing Give Away, 10:00 AM – noon WEDNESDAY: Ladies Bible Class, 10:00 AM, Bible Classes 6:30 PM
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eventscalendar Concord United Methodist Church - (church) 443-2629 www.concordpad.com
SUNDAY Worship Times - 8:15 AM, 10:30 AM & 6 PM; Coffee/Donuts/ Fellowship – 9 AM. Sunday School - 9:30 AM Tuesday - 6:30 PM - WISE Bible Study for women WEDNESDAY
Fellowship Meal- 5:15 PM (call to make reservations); B.L.A.S.T. for Kids,Youth Meeting & Adult Bible Study 6 PM THURSDAY- Men's Prayer Breakfast – 8 AM The Prayer Room is open to the public Monday - Friday 9 AM - 4 PM • Plus Homemakers, Scouts, Blood Drives and other Occasional Events. Child care is Provided in the Nursery during Sunday Morning Services
Concord West Church of Christ-270-744-8440
grades), 4:30 PM, Youth Group 5:30 - 7 PM, Handbells, 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Children's Choir & activities 4 - 5:45 PM; Adult Choir 7 PM
Fountain Avenue United Methodist - 443-1724
SUNDAY: Fellowship, 9 AM; Sunday School for all ages, 9:45 AM; Worship and Children’s Church (ages 4-9), 10:45 AM. Communion service first Sunday of each month. Nursery provided for birth - age 3. MONDAY/THURSDAY: Quilting Group, 9:30 AM WEDNESDAY: Church Dinner, 5:30 PM ($5/ call for reservation by Tuesday Noon); Program and youth activities, 6 PM; Choir, 6:30 PM. SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY, "Revelation Is Not the End of the World." 4 PM
Four Rivers Covenant Church – 270-444-6598 or 1-866-733-7245 Paducah Campus: 1200 Broadway • Lakes Campus: 109 Main Street, Calvert City SUNDAY: Worship- 9:30 & 11:00AM
Friendship Baptist Church of Paducah - 534-1900
4715 Mayfield Metropolis Road SUNDAY Bible Study 9:00AM, Worship 10:00AM, Evening Worship 6:00 PM WEDNESDAY Bible Study 7:00 PM
SUNDAY: Sunday School 9:00 AM, Morning Worship 10:15 Worship 6:00 PM. WEDNESDAY: Evening Worship 6:00 PM.
First Baptist Church, Paducah - 442-2728 www.fbcpaducah.org
Grace Church, Int’l - 442-8949 www.gracechurchint.org
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - Benton www.fccdcbentonky.org 527-8560 - 2515 S Main Street
Grace Bible Church - 554-0808
SUNDAY: Early Morning Service, 8:30 AM; Bible Study, 9:50 AM; Late Morning Service, 11 AM WEDNESDAY: Prayer Meeting, 6 PM; Adult Choir Rehearsal, 7 PM.
Facebook: First Christian Church Disciples of Christ Benton Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/RevTim1000?feature=mhee SUNDAY: Church school 9:45 AM, Worship: 10:45 AM • WEDNESDAY: Youth night 5:30-7 PM • MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY: Men's exercise group: 9-10 AM
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Paducah, Ky 270-
443-8251 • 415 Audobon Drive Paducah, KY www.fccpaducah.org SUNDAY: Sunday School 9:30 AM, Bell Choir Practice 9:30 AM, Traditional
AM,
Evening
SATURDAY: Celebration Service, 10:30 AM and 5 PM TUESDAY: Celebration Service, 7 PM • THURSDAY: Corporate Prayer, 8:45AM SUNDAY: Celebration Service, 9:45 AM - Potluck following Sunday services. WEDNESDAY: Service, 6:30 PM
Harmony Baptist Church – 270-488-3115
9215 OGDEN LANDING ROAD • HARMONYPASTOR@GMAIL.COM - FIND US ON FACEBOOK! SUNDAY: 10 AM, Sunday School; 11 AM Morning Worship, Children's Church; 5:30 PM AWANA; 6 PM Evening Worship WEDNESDAY: 7 PM Prayer and Praise, Bible Buddies
Worship 10:45 AM, Childrens’ Church 3-6 year olds 10:45 AM, Kids GroupPreschool through 5th Grade 4:00 PM, Contemporary Worship 5:30 PM, Youth Groups 6th through 12th Grades 6:30 PM.
Heartland Worship Center - 534-1400
First Presbyterian Church - 442-3545
program that helps teenagers struggling with hurts, hang-ups and habits travel the path to freedom, healing and wholeness. FREE. Dinner served at 6:15 PM for $3.
SUNDAY: Church School 9:30 AM; Worship 10:45 AM; Youth Choir (6TH - 12TH
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SUNDAY: Sunday School - . 8, 9:15, 10:45 AM; Sunday Services – 9:30, 10:45 AM & 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Evening Service – 6 PM; Children’s activities - 6:15 PM; Middle/High School, 6-8 PM.; DivorceCare, 6:30 PM. The Landing: FRIDAYS at 6:45 PM. a year-long
Highland Cumberland Presbyterian Church – 554-3572
SUNDAY: Sunday School - 9:45 AM, Worship -10:45 AM, Youth and Evening Worship 6 PM. WEDNESDAY: Evening meal- 5:15 PM, Youth- 5:30 PM, Bible Study- 6PM, Adult Choir- 7PM.
Hillcrest Baptist Church - 270-217-2796
SUNDAY: Sunday School 9 AM, Services 10 AM and 5 PM. Mothers Day Out: WEDNESDAY 9AM - 2:30 PM. Hillcrest Preschool, MONDAY - FRIDAY
House of Hope Ministries, 270-933-1069 www.hohmin.org, Pastor Michael Pryor
SUNDAY - 9:30 – 10:15 AM, Purpose Driven Life Class and Sunday School; 11 AM, Worship Service WEDNESDAY – 6:30 – 7:15 PM, Midweek Fill-up Service
Immanuel Baptist Church - 443-5306 www.immanuel-paducah.org
SUNDAY: Worship Services-10:45 AM. Sunday School, 9:30 AM with classes for all ages. WEDNESDAY: Worship Services 4:30 PM MIE for children K-5, 5:30 PM JourneyKidz for Preschoolers, 6:00 PM Prayer Meeting
Jesus Christ Little House of Prayer - 898-9875
New Harvest Church of God www.newharvestchurchpaducah.com
SUNDAY: Morning Worship and Children's Church (Age 11 & under), 10:30 AM; Evening Camp Meeting, 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Bible Study, 7PM
For Youth Information: The River Youth Ministries. Contact Melanie Rogers, (270) 978-1761 or email: melattheriver@yahoo.com
New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church- 554-0473 www.newhopecpchurch.org
newhopecpchurch@hotmail.com • Pastor: Jeff Biggs Youth Pastor: Drew Gray Sunday School 9:30 AM Worship 10:30 a.m., Sunday Evening Youth & Worship 6:00 p.m., Wednesday Evening Youth & KFC (KIDS FOR CHRIST) 6:00 PM Adult Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM Monday Night Females- 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH
Oaklawn Baptist Church – 442-1513 www.oaklawnbaptistky.org
SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9:45 AM; Worship 11 AM & 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Bible Study 7 PM; God's Children 7 PM
Olivet Baptist Church - 442-3267 email: office@obcpaducah.org
SUNDAY: Morning Worship 10 AM. Evening Worship 6 PM. THURSDAY: Evening Service. 6:30 PM.
Living Word Pentecostal Church - 575-3477
SUNDAY: Morning Sunday School/Worshi- 10 AM. Evening Worship - 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Bible Study - 7 PM Bus Ministry: 270-564-5706 or 270-210-9086
Lone Oak Church of Christ - 554-2511 www.loneoakchurchofchrist.com SUNDAY: Worship 9
AM, Sunday School 15 minutes after end of worship, Evening Service 6 PM. WEDNESDAY: Bible Study 7 PM
Lone Oak First Baptist Church – 554-1441 www.loneoakfbc.org
SUNDAY: Adult Sunday School, 7:30 AM; Morning Worship – 8:30 AM, 9:35 AM, & 11 AM; Sunday School – 8:30 AM & 9:45 AM; Evening Worship – 7 PM WEDNESDAY: Children’s Mission Groups & Preteen Group– 5:45 PM; Youth– 6PM; Children’s Choirs & Prayer Meeting– 6:30 PM Adult Choir & Orchestra Rehearsal – 7:15 PM
Lone Oak United Methodist Church - 270-554-1272 www.loneoakumcpaducah.org
SUNDAY: 9 AM - Sunday School; 10 AM - Morning Worship, Kids Worship Time (ages 3 to K); 5:45 PM – Awana For Kids (ages 2 to 6th grade); 6:00 PM – Evening Worship; WEDNESDAY: 6:30 PM – Bible Studies for ages 2 through Adult
Open Door Baptist Church - 443-6522 www.theopendoorbaptistchurch.com 227 Farley Place, Paducah,
Pastor - Bob Kelley, bkelley@vci.net SUNDAY: Sunday School, 10 AM, Morning Worship and Children's Church 11 AM, SUNDAY EVENING 6 PM; WEDNESDAY: Teaching Time for Adults and Patch the Pirate Club for Children 7 PM; FRIDAYS: Reformers Unanimous, a group that will help you overcome addictions, 7 - 9 PM. Clothes Closet open 3RD WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. FRIDAYS: RUI, Addiction Recovery Program. 7 PM. If you need a ride or more information, call the church office.
Palestine Methodist Church Bible School - 270-559-1233 Ogden Landing Road, West Paducah, KY Pleasant Grove Baptist Church – 422-1000 1110 N. 14th Street, Paducah
SUNDAY: Sunday School: 9
AM, Sonrise Servise 8 AM, Celebration Service Worship 10:15 AM, Youth Group 5 PM WEDNESDAY: Church Dinner 5:30 PM, Bible Study 6 PM, Bell Choir 6 PM, Chancel Choir 7 PM
Lutheran Church of the Cross - 618-524-4628 2601 North Avenue, Metropolis, IL 62960 SUNDAY SCHEDULE: Sunday School - 9
AM,
Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays)
Worship Service 10
AM.
(Holy
Margaret Hank Memorial Cumberland Presbyterian Church - 443-3689 www.margarethank.org SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9:30 AM; Worship, 10:30 AM; Evening service, 6 PM
McKendree United Methodist Church - 488-3770 or 488-2444. SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9 AM Worship, 10:30 AM Youth and
Children Activities, 4:30 PM Evening Worship, 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Bible Study, 6:30 PM EVERY 3RD SATURDAY, Senior Citizens Social Dinner - 4:30 to 6 PM. Clothes Closet: Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 AM - 3 PM.; Saturday: 9 AM Noon. Most items 25 cents to $1.
Milburn Chapel Cumberland Presbyterian - 488-2588
SUNDAY: Donuts & Coffee, 9 AM.; Sunday School, 9:30 AM.; Morning Worship, 10:30 AM.; Evening, 6 PM. • WEDNESDAY: Evening meal, 5:30 PM.; Bible Study (all ages), 6:15 PM
Mt. Sterling Cumberland Presbyterian Church - 618-564-2616
SUNDAY: Sunday school 10 AM, Worship 11 AM, Evening worship6 PM, Youth group 6 PM. WEDNESDAY: Bible study 6:30 PM, Junior youth group 6:30 PM Contact:Bro. David LeNeave, contact@mscpchurch.com
Mt. Zion Baptist Church - 554-0518 www.mtzionpaducah.org
SUNDAY: Sunday school, 9 AM; Worship, 10 AM & 6:30 PM WEDNESDAY: Prayer Meeting & Bible Study, 6:30 PM.
New Covenant Fellowship of Reidland – 898-9664 SUNDAY: Worship Service 10:30 AM
New Geneva Community Church--Paducah – 443-8866 www.ngccarp.org
SUNDAY: 10 AM worship; 11:30 AM intergenerational Bible Study; meal following TUESDAY: Women's ministry 7 PM THURSDAY: Men's ministry 5:30 PM and 6:45 PM TUESDAY – FRIDAY: Biblical counseling available by appointment
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eventscalendar SUNDAY: Explorer Hour: 9:30 AM; Worship 11AM, 1st Sunday: Lord Supper 6PM, 1ST & 3RD MONDAY: Women’s Fellowship 6 PM, 3RD MONDAY: Brotherhood 6 PM, WEDNESDAY: Prayer/Bible Study 6 PM, 1ST WEDNESDAY: Youth Bible Study 6 PM
The Potter's House Baptist Worship Center -270-928-9905 www.pottershousebwc.com SUNDAY: Bible Study, 9:30 AM; Worship 10:45 AM; Sunday evening 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Small groups for adults and children, 7 PM Nursery Service provided for all services.
Reidland Baptist Church – 898-6243 rbaptist@bellsouth.net • www.reidlandbaptistchurch.org
SUNDAY: 9:00AM Sunday School (classes for all ages), Morning Worship Service
10:10AM-11:30 AM; Children's Church (ages 4 to 3rd grade); 5:30 - 7 PM. Choir practice, Youth and children's programs and recreation; 6 - 7 PM Adult Bible Study. WEDNESDAY: 5-5:45 Evening Meal; 6-7: 45 PM, TeamKID: Ages 3 – 6th Grade; Youth Group; 6-7:45 PM, Nursery provided for all services and Sunday school. Adult Life University Classes; Prayer Service: 6:30 - 7:45 PM. TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: 9:30 AM – 2 PM, Mother’s Day Out Program. Ages 1-4.
Reidland Christian Church – 898-3904 www.reidlandchristian.org
SUNDAY: 9:30 AM Sunday school; 10:30 AM Worship; 6 PM Bible study WEDNESDAY: 6 PM Family Meal; 7 PM Bible study for children/adults .
Reidland Seventh Day Adventist Church - 270-898-3010 5320 KY Dam Road, Paducah, KY 42003
SATURDAY: Sabbath School, 9:30 AM; Worship Service, 11 AM. A FREE delicious
vegetarian fellowship meal is served 1st Sabbath of each month following worship service. WEDNESDAY: Prayer Meeting, 6:30 PM.
Reidland United Methodist
Faithweaver Friends, preschool - 6th grade. Wednesdays: 5:15 - 7:30 PM. Free dinner & fun, interactive bible discussions for kids. For more, call 270-217-0400.
Rosary Chapel Catholic Church - 444-6383 Rosary@bellsouth.net
Mass Schedule: TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, 5:30 PM; SUNDAY, 10:30 AM 2nd Friday Fish Fry. 711 Ohio Street. Fish, Spaghetti, beans, slaw, drink, and one dessert for a $10 donation to Rosary Chapel. Serve from 4:30-6:30 PM. Carry outs are available.
Spring Bayou Baptist Church- Kevil- 462-3014 www.springbayou.com
SUNDAY: Sunday School - 9:45 AM; Morning Worship & WeeWorship - 10:45 AM; Awana Program - 5 PM; Evening Worship - 6 PM • WEDNESDAY EVENING, 7 PM.
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Grand Rivers, KY 270-362-2171, http://stpiusx.us • Pastor Father Anthoni Ottagan Mass Times: WEDNESDAY 9 AM, FRIDAY at 9 AM, SUNDAY 6 PM
Southland Baptist Temple - 270-444-9678 www.southlandbaptisttemple.com
SUNDAY: 7 - 9 AM Topper's Gospel Show (WKYQ); 9:45 AM Sunday School; 10:45 AM
Worship Service, KidzAlive (3 - 5th grade); 6
PM
Evening Service,
WEDNESDAY: 10 AM - 3 PM Mission Room Open; 4:30 - 6 PM Evening Meal; 6:30 - 8 PM AWANA (2 - 6th grade), The Light (7th - 12th grade); 6:45 PM Adult Bible Classes
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church - 442-1923 www.stfrancisdesalespaducah.org - Mass Schedule: MONDAY –FRIDAY: 12:05 PM SATURDAY: 5 PM; SUNDAY: 8:30 at 11
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church – 554-3810. www.stjohn-theevangelist.org Mass Schedule: TUESDAY – SATURDAY: 7:30 AM
SATURDAY: 5 PM; Sunday: 7:30 AM & 9 AM
St. Matthew Lutheran Church – 442-8294 SUNDAY: 9:30 AM, Worship
St. Paul Lutheran Church - 442-8343
SUNDAY: Worship, 8 & 10:45 AM; Bible study & Sunday School, 9:30 AM
The Lutheran Hour, Christian outreach radio program can be heard locally on WNGO 1320-AM and WKYX 570-AM each Sunday at 6PM Sponsored by St. Paul Lutheran Church.
St. Pius X Catholic Church, Calvert City – 270-395-4727 www.stpiusx.us Pastor: Father Anthoni Ottagan Mass Times: TUES: 6 PM. WED – FRI: 8 AM. SAT: 4:30 PM. SUN: 10 AM.
St. Thomas More Catholic Church - 534-9000 www.stmore.org
Mass Schedule: MONDAY & THURSDAY: 6 PM • TUESDAY & FRIDAY: 7 AM
SATURDAY: 5:30 PM • SUNDAY: 9 & 11 AM (3 PM En Español) Nursery available at all services. • WEDNESDAY: Mother’s Day Out • THURSDAY: Moms Group Playgroup 4TH MONDAY EVENING: Active MOMS group Active cou-
ples group. Call 534-9000 for more information.
Temple Israel - 442-4104 www.templeisrael.us
FRIDAY: Lay-led Services: 5:30PM; Rabbi-led Services: 7PM
Trinity United Methodist Church - 534-9516 www.trinitypaducah.com
SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9:30AM;Worship 10:30AM;Youth BLAST & The Hub, 46PM (meets 2x/month);Children's Choir, 5:15-6PM TUESDAY:Women's Bible Study 9-11AM & 5:30-8PM WEDNESDAY: Awana (2yr old-5th grade), 57PM;Wired Wednesdays (6th-12th grade), 5:30-7PM;Choir, 6-7PM THURSDAY: Men's Small Group, 6AM, IHOP, Paducah SATURDAY:United Methodist Men
2nd Saturday, 8-9AM, Little Castle, Lone Oak
Twelve Oaks Baptist Church - 554-4634
SUNDAY: Sunday School: 9 AM Worship. 10 AM and 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Awana: 5:30 - 7 PM, Mid-Week Service 6 PM.
United Central Presbyterian Church – 442-6414
www.unitedcentralpres.org info@unitedcentralpres.org
Sunday School 9:45 AM, Sunday Worship 10:45 AM, Nursery provided, service ASL interpreted.
United Church of Paducah – 442-3722. www.uccpaducah.org
SUNDAY: Worship celebration–10 AM; Coffee and refreshments–11- 11:20AM; Christian Education until noon.
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SUNDAY: Bible Study, 9 AM; Morning Worship Service, 10 AM; Evening Worship Service, 6 PM WEDNESDAY: Fellowship Meal Ministry, 5:30 PM; Mid-Week Service, 7 PM
West End Baptist Church - 443-1043
SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9:30 AM; Worship Service, 10:45 AM; Evening Worship, 6 PM. WEDNESDAY: Fellowship Meal 5:30 PM - Reservations required. Call church office by noon Tuesday. Children/Youth Bible Study and Adult Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church - 443-2919
Rev. Sharon Murray -www.westminsterpresbyterianpaducah.org
SUNDAY: Sunday School, 9 AM; Worship, 10:15 AM Free childcare available; Women's Circle Bible Study, 2ND MONDAY OF THE MONTH at 6:30 PM.
On-Going Community Events & Notices:
MONDAY – SATURDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER: Downtown Farmers Market. Riverfront, 2nd and Monroe. www.paducahalliance.org
Doll Adoption Center at Learning Railroad. Kids fall in love with their own baby doll and go through an adoption process and check up. Open Monday - Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM. 2695 Jackson Street. For more, call 270-444-9986 or visit www.thelearningrailroad.com.
MONDAY - SUNDAY: Nemo Feedings. Yaya's Island, Jordan Crossing Plaza. 1 PM. 270-408-9292.
Weekly special on cruises and all-inclusive trips with air from Fun Vacations Plus. Call 270-408-1284 or visit them on the web at www.funvacationsplus.com.
MONDAY - SATURDAY. GPS Recycle Now Collections. Recycling facility, 1830 N 8 Street. Open: Monday – Wednesday and Friday 7 AM – 4:30 PM; Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 AM to 6 PM, Saturday 8 AM - Noon. Large totes in the front of the center will be available in the evening for after hours drop off. For a listing of what you can bring, visit www.recyclenowpaducah.com. Volunteers welcome. A group for those in the Paducah area wanting to get involved in recycling. For questions, email recyclenow.info@gmail.com. Kentucky Grandparents who are primary caregivers may be eligible for state assistance. Call the Purchase Area DeveloPMent District for more information at 877-352-5183. Feeding the Hungry - Community Ministries, 1200 Jefferson Street. Volunteers (age 14 and older) are always needed to help serve free lunches to anyone who's hungry. Shifts available from 9:45 AM - 1:15 PM, Monday - Friday. Financial support also much welcomed! For more info, call Sally Michelson, 519-9233. Civil Air Patrol - National Guard Armory, 8000 Hinkleville Road, , Tuesdays, 6 8:30 PM. Offering lessons in aviation and aerospace principles, along with teamwork and leadership training. Members often participate in rescue and disaster relief missions. $34 per year for youth; $61 for adults. For more info, call 270-3311750 or email kycap201@calldialog.net. FREE GED Classes.WKCTC, 8:00 AM -4:30 PM at Anderson Technical Building & 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at KY Oaks Mall. To register, call 270-534-3451. Fridays through June 20: Take a FREE official practice test at the Anderson Technical Building. Tests start at 8:30 AM. You can also take the GED FREE. Call to schedule a time. FREE GED CLASSES - Livingston County Adult and Family Learning Center 306 Wilson Ave. Smithland, KY Also offering free computer classes, math classes, reading classes, and ESL. For more info call 928-2168 Neighbors Unifying Ballard County: MEETS THE 1ST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, 7 PM, at the Ballard County Extension Office, 110 Broadway, LaCenter. UNBC is a
non-profit charitable organization established for the betterment of the community and county. Anyone interested in participating in community improvement is welcome. For more information, contact Elaine Jarvis, president at 270-665-5057. Find us on Facebook. Ballard-Carlisle County Historical and Genealogy Society: MEETS THE FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH, 6:00 PM, at the Ballard-Carlisle Historical and Genealogy Society Building, 257 4th Street in Wickliffe, KY. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Society is open Fridays, 9 AM until 4 PM. For more information contact, Murray Akers, 270-628-3203. Ballard County Cemetery Boad: Meets the first Thursday of each month, 4:30 Created by the Ballard County Fiscal Court to preseve our old family cemeteries. Contact Betty Johnson, chairman, at 270-210-3538. Like us on Facebook.
PM, at Ballard County Extension Office, 110 Broadway in LaCenter, KY.
Maiden Alley Cinema plays unique movies you won't see anywhere else in the region! They also host special events and art shows. Go online to maidenalleycinema.com for what's playing this week. Marcella's Kitchen. Draffenville Lions Club, 262 Griggstown Road. Open: Monday Friday, 11 AM - 1 PM. FREE meals served. For more, call Grace Forte at 270-205-0223.
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eventscalendar SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS: West Kentucky Christian Alliance meetPaducah Cooperative Ministry. 402 Legion Drive. Provides emergency food pantry assistance, financial assistance for rent evictions, utility disconnections, prescription medications, and stranded traveler needs. Limited to McCracken County residents. Open Monday – Friday, 9 AM – noon and 1 – 4 PM. Call 270-442-6795. The Christian Art Center, a member of Christians in the Visual Arts (www.civa.org) invites you to volunteer to "Serve God Through the Arts". Extra help needed on the Second Saturday of each month for special events. No art experience needed. Contact Gretchen Smith, (270) 243-0444 or tallartist@hotmail.com St. Nicholas Free Family Clinic desperately needs pharmacists to fill prescriptions in the evenings. For information, email Anita Spurlock at anitasplk@bellsouth.net or call 575-3247. Bluegrass Downs - Harness Racetrack and Simulcast Outlet - Open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 AM to 10 PM; Sunday close at 7:30 PM, Concessions and Bar open daily. (270) 444-7117 Cat, dog, and small animal adoptions, All God’s Creatures Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Adoption Center, 595 Richmond Rd, Simpson IL, 1-618-9679601 or 1-618-695-2654. Cat, dog adoptions, Project Hope “No Kill” Humane Society, 1698 W 10th St, Metropolis IL, 1-618-524-8939.
ing, McCracken County Library. 6:00 PM. This group’s purpose is to speak up about our loss of Christian values, and to further evangelism in these troublesome time.s For information, call 270-994-3230.
FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH: Knitting Club. McCracken County Extension
Office. Members meet to share techniques and ideas and enjoy each others company. For more, call 270-554-9520.
THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH - Book Club. Downtown Coffee Bar, 426 Broadway. 10AM. Everyone is welcome to join our book club to discuss the book of the month. Call to find out what we're reading, 270-444-0044
SECOND THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH: Matters of Life Forum. Jackson Oaks Independent Living Center, 2500 Marshall Avenue 11:30 AM. We will discuss many topics such as ethical wills, passing on important values and bereavement support. For more, contact nancy.wallace@uky.edu TUESDAYs: Story time at McCracken County Public Library. 10 AM and 1 PM. FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. L.I.F.E. Community Marriage Enrichment. 6 – 7 PM. Married couples are invited to these sessions to discuss issues that hinder marriage and how to overcome them. FREE. Contact 575-3823. MONDAY - SUNDAY: Nemo Feedings. Yaya's Island, Jordan Crossing Plaza. 1 PM. 270-408-9292.
EVERY BUSINESS DAY: Cat Adoptions, from various humane societies, Pet
SUNDAYS: Family and Community Kitchen Meals/Fellowship. Noon - 1:00 PM at Broadway UMC (443-2401). 3 - 4:30 PM at St. Luke Aldersgate UMC (4428621). Free meal. No questions asked.
SATURDAYS,THROUGH OCTOBER. Cruise-In. Bob’s Drive IN, 2429 Bridge
MONDAY: River City Singles – Monday Evening Dance, Carroll Convention Center, 7–11 PM. $6.
Adoption Center at PetsMart, (270) 575-9300
Street, Paducah. Call Neil Ward for information 270-443-6493.
FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH: Cans for the Cross, aluminum can will be collected at the corner of the Ballard County Courthouse at 10 AM.
SECOND MONDAYS: American Disaster Action Team (DAT) monthly meetings. 6:30 PM. Chapter building. 442-3575.
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MONDAYS: Introduction to Social Ballroom Dancing. Paducah Dance Academy. 6 PM.
WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS: Workforce Computer Classes. . McCracken County Public Library Teen Tech Lab. Wednesdays 1 PM.. “1 on 1 at 1” Basic Computing Class. Fridays 3 PM, Job Search and Resume. For more, call 270-442-2510.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY: Workforce Computer Classes. McCracken
County Public Library Teen Tech Lab. 1 PM. Monday is "Basic Computing,” Wednesday is “Building a Resume,” Friday is “Searching for a Job Online.” For more, call 270-442-2510.
TUESDAYS: Two for One Studio Fee. The Clay Chameleon, 4793 Village Square Drive. 10 AM - 7 PM For more, call 270-442-1112. www.claychameleon.com. Come paint with a friend. TUESDAYS: Science Night. McAlister's Deli, 5021 Hinkleville Road. For more information, visit www.hookedonscience.org SECOND TUESDAYS: Zonta Club of Paducah, 6:00 PM. Whaler’s Catch, 123 N. Second Street. Advancing the status of women world wide through service and advocacy. For more information, email President Lisa Hoppmann, lghoppmann@aol.com or call 270-366-6183 TUESDAYS: WKCTC Community Chorus. Clemens Fine Arts Building, Room 109 on the campus. 7 - 9 PM. Participation is FREE and anyone who loves choral singing is welcome to join. Contact Norman Wurgler at 270-534-3219. or by email at norman.wurgler@kctcs.edu. WEDNESDAYS: Knitting, Crochet, and More.Downtown Coffee Bar, 426 Broadway. 2 PM. Join the crew with your latest knitting, crocheting or other project. 444-0044. WEDNESDAYS: One on One at One - Computers with Brian Medlin at McCracken County Library. 1:00 PM. WEDNESDAYS AND SUNDAYS: Shark Feeding. Yaya's Island, Jordan Crossing Plaza. 1:30 PM. For more, call 270-408-9292. THURSDAYS: Story Hour. Metropolis Public Library, 317 Metropolis Street. 11 AM. For more, call 618-524-4312.
when the time comes, the transition is very natural. Children are able to explore, play with new toys and meet other children. We include in our sessions times of singing, playing, arts, crafts, coloring, and snack time. While the toddlers are having fun mom, dad, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are learning creative ways to actively engage with their children. For more information, contact Jennifer Morris, 270-328-4868. The McCracken County Preschool Head Start office is now accepting appointments to register for the 2012-13 school year. Children must be 3 or 4 years old on or before October 1, 2012 and they must be income eligible or exhibit a developmental delay. Children also must reside in the McCracken County School District. Please call the McCracken County Head Start office at 270-538-4041 to make an appointment. Early Head Start applications will also be taken at this time. Transportation for preschool is provided by McCracken County School system. Sorry, no transportation is provided for Early Head Start.
SEPTEMBER 11- Clark Family Reading Night and PTO Meeting , 5 – 7pm SEPTEMBER 13- Clark Bananas for Books, Grades 3 -5, 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. SEPTEMBER 14- Clark Bananas for Books, Grades K-2, 8:30 – 11:00 a.m. SEPTEMBER 17- Board of Education Meeting, Paducah Schools 6:00 p.m. SEPTEMBER 18- PTHS Regional College Expo, Dinning Gym, 5pm SEPTEMBER 28- McNabb PTO Family Movie Night
Camps, Classes & Education TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 ICAN of Paducah, International Cesarean Awareness Network. McCrackenCounty Library Small Conference Room. 5:30
PM. Email icanpaducahky@hotmail.com for more info.
The Parks Services Department will be adding a wide range of art classes for a wide range of ages to its fall schedule. Classes include: Zanblingle Drawing Classes for Ages: 5+ years including adults on MONDAY
OR THURSDAY
THURSDAYS: E-Reader classes led by Patrick Archer at McCracken County Public Library.
Classical Drawing for Ages 9+ years including adults on TUESDAYS
THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 6PM Spring Hill Singles Ministry - Offering adult singles bible study at Ledbetter UMC. Join us for fun fellowship while learning about real issues that singles face. Childcare provided, and single parents are welcome. Our singles Bible study will start Thursday, 1-5-2012. For the most updated information, like us on Facebook as Spring Hill Ministries Paducah. You can also email springhillministries@hotmail.com.
Pastels with Pizazz for ages 10+ years including adults on MONDAY OR THURSDAY Oil Painting: Still Life for ages 2+ years including adults on WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY
THURSDAYS: Charitable Bingo. Ballard County Board of Education, 264 E Kentucky Drive, Barlow, KY. For more information, call 270-665-9844. THURSDAYS: Overeaters Anonymous. 1:30 PM (extra meeting time to add) Christ United Methodist Church Recreation Hall. 1322 West Broadway, Mayfield, KY. 270-247-7414 THURSDAYS: Board Games at the Library. Second floor, Youth Services at McCracken County Public Library. 5 - 8 PM. FREE. Socialize with other youth and teens. Come play a board game. Call 270-442-2510, ext. 122. THURSDAY: Night Moves Dance Club –American Legion, 425 Legion Drive. 6 - 9
PM, line dancing and couple's classes. $4 at the door. For more, call 442-3186.
FRIDAYS: Paducah Writer's Group. Hear some of the area's most talented poets and storytellers, along with a great audience. Come on down and drop some science on the mic – or just kick back and listen with a fine cup of joe. Etcetera Coffeehouse. 8 PM. FRIDAYS: Adult Ballroom Dance Party. 8 – 10 PM. $7 cover charge. Drinks & refreshments included. Open to the public. Ruth Johnson School of Dance, 1702 Broadway. Call 442-8321 FRIDAYS: Friday Night Racing at Paducah International Raceway. 7:00 PM. 4445 Shemwell Lane, Paducah. www.paducahracing.net LAST WEEKDAYS OF EACH MONTH: PATS Free Ride. Paducah Area Transit System invites us to ride free on any fixed route (nine in total) . 6 AM – 6 PM. Regular fare $.75, $.50 for 55 and over. paducahtransit.com.
SATURDAYS: Family Movie Entertainment. Traders Mall, theatre. 2 PM matinee, 7 PM evening show. Concessions available, games before the show. For more, call Michael Vancura at 270-994-3686.
Kids & Their Families: School Notes: FRIDAY MORNINGS MONTHLY: Toddler Time (for 2 and 3 year olds) is an opportunity for Graves County children to begin to become familiar with school so that
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FOURTH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH: Alzehimer’s Support Group.
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Paducah Care & Rehabilitation Center, 501 N. 3rd Street in Paducah. 4:30 PM. Call Felicia Williams or Katina Wilson at 270-444-9661 for additional information.
FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH: Stroke and Brain Injury Survivors Support
Watercolor Secrets Painting for ages 12+ years including adults on TUESDAYS 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Group, second floor conference room at Jackson Purchase Medical Pavilion. 11:00 Provides informaiotn, education and support to those who have experienced a stroke or brain injury. Please call 270-251-4121 for more information.
After School Fine Arts for ages 5 – 13 years, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
SEPTEMBER 8 (SATURDAY) AND SEPTEMBER 24 (MONDAY):: Breastfeeding
Movie Maker Kids for ages 5 – 14 years on TUESDAY OR THURSDAY
AM – 11:00 Saturday and 5:00 PM
Mixed-Medium Sculpture Workshop for adults only, SATURDAY, SEPT 15 AND 22. To register for any of the classes, visit the Parks Services Department at 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, register online at www.paducahky.gov, or call 444-8508.
SEPTEMBER 24 (MONDAY):
SEPTEMBER. 10 (MONDAY): Stroke Support Group. Meeting Room A, Baptist Heart Center Conference Room , Western Baptist Hospital. 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. This group provides support for stroke survivors and their caregivers, family and friends. Light refreshments are served. Contact Deb Welsh at 270-415-7697 to register.
SEPTEMBER 5TH: Diabetes Education Classes. Carlisle County Extension Office. 9:30 AM 12:00 Noon. Call 270-628-5458 to register.
CLASSES ON MONDAYS – THURSDAYS: Beginner group and advanced
group piano classes (for ages 5-6, 6-7, 8-11) Harmony Road Music School, 2226 Broadway, Ste.2, Paducah, KY. Class sizes are limited and pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Amy Allen at (270) 444-3669 or to view a schedule, visit www.harmonyroadpaducah.com.
CLASSES ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND FRIDAYS: Preschool classes for parents and children ages 3 – 5 Harmony Road Music School, 2226 Broadway, Ste.2, Paducah, KY. For more information, contact Amy Allen at (270) 444-3669 or to view a schedule, visit www.harmonyroadpaducah.com.
CLASSES ON MONDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, AND FRIDAYS: 6-week
sessions for Parents and Toddlers ages 18 months to 3 years , or Parents and Babies ages birth to 18 months Harmony Road Music School, 2226 Broadway, Ste.2, KY. For more information, contact Amy Allen at (270) 444-3669 or to view a schedule, visit www.harmonyroadpaducah.com. Paducah Parks Services offers classes for children, teens, and adults. Classes include art lessons, martial arts, soccer, and dance. For details, call 270-444-8508 or visit paducahky.gov
AM – noon.
Class. Atrium Classroom, Doctors Office Building 2, Western Baptist Hospital. 9:00 - 7:00 PM Monday. Free class helps prepare expectant mothers for the breastfeeding experience. Call 270-575-2229 to register. Sibling Class. Atrium Classroom, Doctors Office Building 2, Western Baptist Hospital. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Free class helps prepare children ages 2 to 9 for the arrival of a new brother or sister. Call 270-575-2229 to register.
SEPTEMBER 10 (MONDAY) AND SEPTEMBER 12 (WEDNESDAY): Diabetes Group Sessions at Jackson Purchase Medical Center. 8:00 AM – 11:30 PM. Learn self care behaviors that can reduce the risk of diabetes complications. One on one sessions can also be scheduled. Registration required, call 270-251-4169. SEPTEMBER 10 (MONDAY) AND SEPTEMBER 12 (WEDNESDAY): : Prepared
Childbirth Classes. Meeting Room A, Doctors Office Building 2, Western Baptist Hospital. 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Monday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Saturday. Free class designed to help expectant parents in their second or third trimester learn about the labor and delivery process. Call 270-575-2229 to register.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13: Relaxing from Within. Atrium Classroom, Doctors
Office Building 2, Western Baptist Hospital. 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. Free class designed to help expectant mothers become familiar with relaxation techniques. Participants are asked to bring a blanket, pillow and support person. Call 270575-2229 for more information.
SECOND THURSDAYS Infant Care Class. Marshall Nemer Pavilion at Lourdes Hospital. Baby basics to assist parents with their first few weeks with baby. Call 270-444-2443. THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH: Kidney Optios Education Class. Marshall Nemer Pavilion at Lourdes. 2 PM – 4 PM. Call 270-443-0217.
SELECT TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS: Your Guide to Joint Replacement
classes. Marshall Nemer Pavilion at Lourdes. Thursday Classes are 1 – 3 PM. Tuesday Classes are 4 – 6 PM. Call for exact dates and to register. 270-444-2915.
SECOND TUESDAYS OF EACH MONTH: Breast Cancer Support Group. Lourdes Medical Pavilion, Suite 403. 6 PM. Call 270-442-1310.
SECOND THURSDAYS OF EACH MONTH: Hopeful Hearts Breast Cancer Support Group. Marshall Nemer Pavilion at Lourdes Hospital, Womens Center Suite 210. 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Call 270-538-5700.
EVERY TUESDAY: Ashes Smoking Cessation Classes. Classroom 4, Lourdes Hospital. 5 PM. Call 270-444-2808.
FOURTH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH: Sibling Class. Rosenthal Room –
2nd floor, Marshall Nemer Pavision Lourdes. Prepares big brothers and big sisters under 5 for the new arrival. 6 PM – 8 PM. Call 270-444-2640 or 270-444-2243. 3 CONSECUTIVE MONDAYS IN EACH MONTH: Three week Childbirth Class. Borders Community Room, Marshall Nemer Paviilion at Lourdes. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, call for exact dates. 270-444-2243.
SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH: Breastfeeding Class. Rosenthal Room – 2nd floor, Marshall Nemer Pavilion at Lourdes. 6 PM – 8 PM. Call 270-444-2243. MONDAYS: Preschool Playdate. Paducah Regional Sportsplex. 11
AM - 1 PM. Come play on inflatables, on the soccer field, even bring your tricycle to ride on our basketball court! Concessions open. Find out more at www.plexsports.net
MONDAYS: Musical Fingers. (Classes for all children 4 and under.) Meet at Paducah Regional Sportsplex. 10 AM. For more information, contact Lyz Hornbeak at 575-1858, 331-2987 or at philelz@att.net. www.themusicclass.com TUESDAYS: 2 for one studio fees. Clay Chameleon. 4793 Village Square Drive Paducah, (270) 442-1112
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TUESDAYS: Tot Soccer (for ages 2 and a half - 4). Paducah Regional Sportsplex. 5:15 PM. For more, visit www.plexsports.net.
TUESDAYS: PAWS (soccer for ages 4 - 8). Paducah Regional Sportsplex. 6 PM. Get some great coaching and play a few games. For more, visit www.plexsports.net.
Street. 4 – 4:45 PM. $2 per session. Seniors and beginners welcome. Visit www.zumba.com for more. MONDAY: Clogging Class. Robert Cherry Civic Center. 6 PM. $5 per session. For more, call 270-444-8508.
MONDAY -THURSDAY: Multiple Class in Yoga and Pilates covering stretching, strength training, toning, and more . Call 444-8508 for more.
WEDNESDAYS: Musical Fingers. (Classes for all children 4 and under.) Meet
at Paducah Regional Sportsplex. 5:30 PM. For more information, contact Lyz Hornbeak at 575-1858, 331-2987 or at philelz@att.net. www.themusicclass.com
FRIDAYS: Family Education on Mental Illness. Western Baptist Hospital. 7 -
9:30 PM. Strategies to cope with the distress of mental illness in a loved one. AND how to take care of yourself during this hard time. For more, call Marcia or Paul Grant at 270-554-1915.
On-Going Dance, Fitness & Sports: SEPTEMBER 8, 15, 22, AND 29 (SATURDAYS). Tiny Tot T-Ball. Stuart Nelson Park. $30 per child. The cost includes 30 minutes of skill sessions and 30 minutes of scrimmages each week, basic equipment, a team shirt, awards, and a picture day. Gloves are not provided. To register for Tiny Tot T-Ball, visit the Parks Services Department at 1400 H.C. Mathis Drive, register online at www.paducahky.gov, or call 444-8508
MONDAY AND TUESDAY: Aikido.Paducah Parks. For more or to sign up, call 444-8508. MONDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. 7:00 PM. Western Kentucky Adult Volleyball Club has competitive games weekly. Play is co-ed on a men’s net and divided into A, B, C divisions as participation allows. Games/meetings focused on improving individual skills and team play. For more email wkvballclub@gmail.com MONDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY – Zumba With Tishaunda. Community of Christ Church, 1309 Commercial Park Drive, Metropolis, IL 5:30 PM Monday and Thursday, 10:30 AM Saturday. www.tishaunda.webs.com 618-638-4180
TUESDAY & THURSDAY – Zumba With Tishaunda. AMPA in Paducah. 6:00 PM Tuesday, 12:00 PM Thursday. www.tishaunda.webs.com 618-63-4180
MONDAY & THURSDAY – Toning with Tishaunda. Community of Christ Church, 1309 Commercial Park Drive, Metropolis, IL. 6:30 PM. www.tishaunda.webs.com 618-638-4180
Weekday Road Rides. EVERY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY when the temperature is above 40 and the roads are dry. Meet at Family Video Store, 414 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, KY. 6 AM. Ride is for 60 to 74 minutes and there is a different route for each day of the week. Pace varies depending on who shows up. Fridays are the most laid back and best for first timers. Lights needed during months when sunrise is later than 6 AM. Contact Hutch at 270-442-0751 or hutch@bilekeworldky.com.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY – Zumba With Tishaunda.
SUNDAY: Holding and Relaxation. 3 PM – 4:30 PM. Elite Yoga, 106 Broadway, Paducah. 270-331-0366.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Bikini Boot Camp with Tishaunda. The New Spot, 727 E. 12th Street, Metropolis, IL. 6:30 PM Thursday, 6:00 PM Friday, 12:00 PM Saturday. www.tishaunda.webs.com 618-638-4180
MONDAY: Vinyasa Yoga. 6:30 AM. Yoga Blast. 8:15 AM. Elite Yoga, 106 Broadway, Paducah. 270-331-0366.
MONDAY: Zumba Gold! Washington Street Baptist Church, 721 Washington
The New Spot, 727 E. 12th Street, Metropolis, IL. 5:30 PM Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. 10:15 AM Saturday. www.tishaunda.webs.com 618-638-4180
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY -Toning with Tishaunda. The New Spot, 727 E. 12th Street, Metropolis, IL. 6:30 PM. www.tishaunda.webs.com. 618-638-4180.
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & SATURDAY – Zumba With Tishaunda. The New Spot, 727 E. 12th Street. Metropolis, IL. 5:30 PM Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. 10:15 AM Saturday. www.tishaunda.webs.com
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eventscalendar MONDAY-FRIDAY: Crack of Dawn Bicycle Rides. 6 AM. Meet at Family Video beside Paducah Middle School, when pavement is dry and temperature is 40+ degrees. Pace set by who shows. For information, contact Torey or Hutch at Bike World, 270-442-0751 or email hutch@bikeworldky.com. MONDAY: Strength and Cardio Circuit Training. Curves, 3420 Park Avenue. Call 270-575-3800 for more. www.curves.com Silver Sneakers can Workout for FREE.
MONDAY – THURSDAY. Intro Kettlebell Class. Mike’s Kettlebell Club. 106 Broadway, Paducah. 6:15 PM. 270-554-8224. MONDAY – THURSDAY. Walking Club. Meet at Picnic Shelter 10 in Noble Park. M, W, 5 – 6 PM. Tu, Th, 12 – 1 PM. FREE.
MONDAY – FRIDAY: Afterschool Martial Arts Sessions. Hwang’s Martial Arts. School dismissal – 5:30 PM. During the school year. 908-6670 or email hwangsmartialart@bellsouth.net www.hwangs-martialarts.com MONDAY & WEDNESDAY: Jazzercise Classes. 33420 Lone Oak Road, Arch Towers - Suite L. 5:15 PM. Everyone welcome! For more, call 270-210-1044. MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS: Karate Kidz Prep Beginners (Ages 7-8), Future
Kidz Beginners (Ages 5-6), Future Kidz Intermediates (Ages 5-6), Future Kidz Advanced (Ages 5-6), Karate Kidz Beginners (Ages 9-12), Dynamic Tae Kwon Do Beginners (Ages 13+), Black Belt Class, TurboKick Fitness (Ages 16+) 7PM. Hwang's Martial Arts. Call 908-6670 for enrollment information or email hwangsmartialart@bellsouth.net. www.hwang-martialarts.com
MONDAY & THURSDAY: Gentle Bends Yoga. 4600 Buckner Lane - United Church of Paducah. 4-5PMYoga for beginners, those who want to brush on their poses and have restrictions. Contact Carolyn @ 554-4466 or carolyn@truenorthyoga.com
MONDAY & THURSDAY: Introduction to Flow Yoga. 4600 Buckner Lane United Church of Paducah. 5:30-6:10 PM All Levels Yoga: 7-8 PM Contact Tim @ 205-1012 or tim@truenorthyoga.com MONDAY -THURSDAY: Jazzercise Classes. Paducah Jazzercise Center, Lone Oak Plaza, 3562 Lone Oak Road. 5:15 PM. For more, email paducahjazz@yahoo.com or call 270-210-1044. MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS: Tiger Jiu-Jitsu (ages 5 - 9). Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy, 2343 New Holt Road. 5 - 5:50 PM. For more, email trmaa@bellsouth.net or call 270-554-4885. www.threeriversacademy.com. MONDAYS, TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS: Junior Jiu-Jitsu (ages 10 - 14). Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy, 2343 New Holt Road. 6 -6:50 PM. For more, email trmaa @bellsouth.net or call 270-554-4885. www.threeriversacademy.com.
TUESDAYS: Family Night. Kingway Skateland. 6:30-9PM. $4 each. Skates: Quad, $1, Speed/Inline $3. TUESDAY: Elite Power Yoga. 8 AM. Elite Yoga, 106 Broadway, Paducah. 270-3310366
TUESDAYS: Hatha Yoga. Paducah Yoga Center. 5:30 PM. Pay what you can, donation based class for all levels, including beginners. TUESDAYS: Family Track Run
Practice. Meet at Noble Park Picnic Shelter #10. 6 - 7 PM. FREE. For more, call 270-444-8508.
TUESDAY: Youth Running Club. Picnic Shelter #10 at Noble Park. FREE. Ages 5-15. 6-7 PM. 444-8508. TUESDAY & THURSDAY: Jazzercise
Classes 3420 Lone Oak Road, Arch Towers - Suite L. 5:15 PM. Everyone welcome! For morem call 270-210-1044.
WEDNESDAY: Vinyasa Yoga. 6:30 AM. Elite Yoga, 106 Broadway, Paducah. 270331-0366. THURSDAYS: Kid’s Kickboxing (ages 5-14) Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy, 2343 New Holt Road. 5 PM – 6 PM. For more, email trmaa@bellsouth.net or call 270-554-4885. www.threeriversacademy.com. TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Xtreme
Martial Arts (Ages 8+), Karate Kidz Prep Intermediates/Advanced (Ages 7-8), Karate Kidz Intermediates/ Advanced (Ages 9-12), Dynamic Tae Kwon Do Intermediates/Advanced (Ages 13+), Adult Kickboxing (Ages 16+). Hwang's Martial Arts. Call
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908-6670 for enrollment information or email hwangsmartialart@bellsouth.net. www.hwang-martialarts.com
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS: Group Training Run,West Kentucky Runners Club. Summer Hill Ct (off Friedman Lane between Pines Road and HW 60 in Paducah). 5 AM. 8 mile run. TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: Zumba Fitness Class. Paducah Expo Center, 1
Executive Blvd. 3:45 & 5 PM. $1 per class and or canned good (donated to food bank). Visit www.zumba.com to find out more.
Senior Medicare Patrol – Senior Medicare Patrol: Eddie Jordan, project coordinator of the local Kentucky Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) provides information on your you can protect your self from Medicare errors, learn to detect potential fraud and abuse and to report errors or suspected fraud. He is available 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at the Senior Center, 1400 HC Mathis Drive. For more information call 270-443-8993.
MONDAY - FRIDAY: Informal Coffee Group. Etcetera Coffeehouse, 6th Street and Kirchoff's Bakery locations. 9 AM.
THURSDAYS: Table Tennis. Ages 12+. Classroom 1, Paducah Parks. 5-6PM. $25. 444-8508.
MONDAY - FRIDAY: Hot Lunches - Paducah-McCracken Senior Citizens Center. 11:30 AM. Donation : $2. Must be 60 and over. 443-8579
THURSDAYS: Drop in Doubles Clinic. Paul Rowton Indoor Tennis Center. 6:30
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY: Exercise Classes for Seniors - PaducahMcCracken County Senior Center. 10-11 AM. 443-8579
THURSDAY: Yoga Blast. 8:15 AM. Elite Yoga, 106 Broadway, Paducah. 270-331-0366.
MONDAY - FRIDAY: Water Aerobics. Brooks Indoor Pool, Broadway United Methodist
PM. Members $15, Non-members $19.
270-443-8363.
FRIDAYS: Kingsway Skateland 6:30 - 10 PM. $6.
Church, 701 Broadway. 10 AM. $25 per month. Call 270-443-1778 for more info.
MONDAY: Zumba Gold! Washington Street Baptist Church, 721 Washington Street. 4 –
FRIDAY: Extreme Martial Arts classes 4:30 – 5:30PM. Future Kidz Makeup Class, 5PM; Lil' Dragons & Karate Kidz Prep Makeup Classes, 5:30; Karate Kidz Makeup Class, 6PM; Dynamic TKD Regular Class (13&Up), 6:30PM. Circuit Training. 6 PM. Hwang’s Martial Arts. 908-6670. www.hwangs-martialarts.com FRIDAYS: Advanced Computer Virtualization Course. Emerging Technology Center. WKCTC. 9 AM – 5 PM. Hands on Vmware authorized course based on Vmware ESXi 4.1 ad vCenter Server 4.1. Designed for individuals who have prior experience with computer networking and Microsoft or Linux operating systems. $1,200 per person. Call 270-534-3335 to register.
SATURDAYS: Intro Kettlebell Class. Mike’s Kettlebell Club. 106 Broadway, Paducah. 9:00 AM. 270-554-8224.
SATURDAYS: Tiger and Junior Jiu-Jitsu (ages 5 - 14). Three Rivers Martial Arts
4:45 PM. $2 per session. Seniors and beginners welcome. Visit www.zumba.com for more.
MONDAY: Ballroom Dance Classes - Paducah-McCracken Senior Citizens Center. 1-3 PM. FREE. Must be 60 and over. 443TUESDAY AND THURSDAY: Line Dancing Classes - Paducah-McCracken Senior Citizens Center. 1-2:30 PM. FREE. Thursdays for beginners. Must be 60 and over. 443-8579
TUESDAYS: Beginning Crochet and Quilting. Senior Citizens Center. 1 PM, 2 PM. FREE. 443-8579 WEDNESDAYS: Introduction to Senior Fitness Simplified. Paducah Yoga Center. 11 AM - noon. $10/ session, $30/month, $35/month with Sunday Tai Chi. Call 270-210-1465 for more.
SATURDAYS: Kid’s Kickboxing (ages 5-14) Three Rivers Martial Arts Academy,
1ST AND 3RD THURSDAYS OF EVERY MONTH: FREE Serving Our Senior's Bingo. Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. 1:30 - 3 PM. Dessert and coffee served, enter at the Rehabilitation wing. To reserve a seat, call 270-443-6543. v
SATURDAYS: Kingsway Skateland. 1 - 3 PM and 3 - 5 PM, . 10 - 11:30 AM (beginner's session), $4.
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Academy, 2343 New Holt Road. Noon - 1 PM. For more, email trmaa@bellsouth.net or call 270-554-4885. www.threeriversacademy.com.
2343 New Holt Road. 1 PM – 2 PM. For more, email trmaa@bellsouth.net or call 270554-4885. www.threeriversacademy.com.
SATURDAYS: Pilates.True North Yoga, 4600 Buckner Lane, Paducah. 9:30 AM. Conact the instructor, Carrie at carrie@truenorthyoga.com or visit www.truenorthyoga.com. The first Saturday of Each month will be donation based classes benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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SATURDAYS: Group Training Run, West Kentucky Runners Club. Meet at Rehab Associates, Berger Road. 5 AM. 4 mile run (up to 20 if training for marathon). SATURDAYS. Kingsway Skateland. 7:30 – 11
PM.
$6.50. . Skates: Quad, $1,
Speed/Inline $3.
SATURDAYS: Black Belts, 9AM; Hwang’s Martial Arts. 554-6667. hwangsmartialarts@bellsouth.net, www.hwangs-martialarts.com SATURDAY: Jazzercise Classes. 33420 Lone Oak Road, Arch Towers - Suite L. 5:15 PM. Everyone welcome! For more, call 270-210-1044. EVERY SATURDAY DURING FOOTBALL SEASON, BEGINNING SATURDAY, AUGUST 25TH from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky will be providing Saturday walk-in clinic. You may visit the clinic at 4787 Alben Barkley Drive in Paducah, or call 270-442-9461.
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EVERY 3RD SATURDAY: Senior Citizens Social Dinner and games. McKendree United Methodist Church. 4:30 - 6PM. 488-3770. Residents at Trinity Village - Senior Family Home Care, 3910 Old US Hwy 45 South in Lone Oak. Invite you to a senior's get - together every FRIDAY (Please RSVP): Pot luck – 6 - 6:45PM. Bible Study 7 – 8 PM Contact Rene Sanchez-Chew, 554-7075.
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Adoption/Foster Care:
Adoption Support for Kentucky (ASK) - Sponsoring support group for adoptive and prospective adoptive parents. The meetings are held the second Monday of each month at the Oasis Christian Center, 3232 Buckner Lane (home to Community Christian Academy Elementary School in Paducah, KY and the last Monday of each month at the Community Fellowship Baptist Church on Hwy 45 in Hickory (across from State Police Post One) in Mayfield, KY. Both meetings are held from 6 - 8 PM. All adoptive parents and those interested in adoption are welcome. Childcare is provided free of charge. For more information contact: Tammy DeBoe @ 270-994-2466 or tammydeboe@newwaveccomm.net or Kim Armistead @ 502-558-6846 or raka1214@yahoo.com. NECCO Therapeutic Foster Care. NECCO Therapeutic Foster Care. Necco has been serving Western Kentucky's youth for more than a decade. To find out more about foster parenting, give us a call. Necco can introduce you to a child in need of a loving family and a safe place to call home. Benefits include training tailored to fit your schedule, 24 hour crisis intervention/support, access to on staff mental health professionals, ongoing monthly trainings with childcare and meals provided, respite, incentives, daily reimbursements paid twice monthly, case managers for every home, staff cell phone numbers, and unmatched foster parent support. For experience you can count on, call Necco toll free at 866-30NECCO (866-306-3226) or 270-898-1293. Foster a Child & Foster Hope (© 2011 Necco).
Child Protection/ Crisis Services:
Domestic Violence Information Session. McCracken County Courthouse, Family Court, Room “E”. 443-6071, ext. 5. The Purchase Area Sexual Assault and Child Advocacy Center. We provides fee services for both children and adult victims of sexual crimes. Our services include therapy, legal and medical advocacy, forensic interviews, child sexual abuse exams, consultation, assessment and referral services and education programs. Offices in Paducah, Mayfield and Murray reach all of the Purchase Area Region. Our 24 Hour crisis line number is 1-800-928-7273 and our office number is 270-928-4422. We welcome invitations to present preventive programs in schools, clubs, churches, and other groups. We need volunteers for our 24 hour crisis line and to meet victims at local emergency rooms. All volunteers undergo a criminal background check and central registry check. All are equipped with a 40 - hour training course. PASAC will accommodate your schedule. Join the team by calling 270-534-4422.
Children’s and Teen Groups: Boy Scout Troop 1 – Grace Episcopal Church. 559-1515. Looking for long lost Scouts! Visit www.scoutingfriends.org or call (270) 554-5857. Girl Scout Activity Listings: www.kyanags.org Teen Board- Conference Room at Paducah Parks Bldg. Ages 14-18. 4-5PM. FREE. 444-8508
Child Care:
Tot School. 9 AM - 2 PM, MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY. Ages 3 - 5. $110/month. AUGUST 16 - MAY. Paducah Parks Bldg. 444-8508. National After School Program (NASP). Meets MONDAY - FRIDAY, 3 - 6 PM. FREE. To sign up, call Paducah Parks at 270-444-8508.
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Education Groups:
KATS Homeschool Club meets twice a month in Paducah. This is a Christian group that meets for fellowship, playdates, field trips and much more. Field trips are also twice monthly. For more information, email katsofpaducah@live.com
Center for Gifted Studies. Alexander Hall, Murray State University. The Center, located at 3205 Alexander Hall, collaborates with pre-service and graduate education students, the School Psychology program, and other College of Education programs to provide services to parents and gifted children in the region. Its services include professional develoPMent programs for teachers, regional and international enrichment opportunities for gifted students during the academic year and summers, and informational and assessment services to parents. For more, contact Dr. Joy Navan, 270809-2539 or joy.navan@coe.murraystate.edu. C.H.A.M.P., Christian Homeschoolers All Meet and Play. United Methodist Church Gym, Ledbetter, KY. Every Monday 2:30 - 4:30. We also have group recess every six weeks. Bring skates or sports equiPMent. FREE to all. For more, call Sherry Layne-Smith at 270-9284368 or email smith731@localnet.com. Heartland Christian Home Educators offers support, field trips, and fellowship for home school families in western Kentucky and southern Illinois. To find out more call 270-908-1619. Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site encourages area residents to volunteer at the park. Wickkliffe Mounds is a preservation of a Native American village dating to 11 AD. The park has a volunteer program and is searching for people who are interested in museums, history, archeology, education and Native Americans. Activities include tour guiding, educational programs, greeting visitors, outdoor landscaping and other help. Contact the Park Manager Carla Hildebrand at 270-335-3681 wickliffemounds@ky.gov Land Between the Lakes Programming - Trail hiking, animal discovery,
Cafeteria, 6705 Old US Hwy 45 S. For more, contact Darla Martin at darlamartinky@gmail.com or 270-331-0883. Four Rivers Compassionate Friends – THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. 7 – 9 PM EXCEPT December when we join in the National Candle Lighting 2nd Sunday. For families who have lost a child of any age. Community and Senior Ctr, 155 W Cumberland Av, Grand Rivers, KY (one block west of J.H. O'Bryan Ave, and behind 1st KY Bank) Contact: 270-217-4490, or FourRiversCF@hotmail.com for more information or to receive our FREE newsletter. www.compassionatefriends.org Grief Support Group – FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. Graves County Senior Citizens Building. 11:30 AM. Free grief support group sponsored by Lourdes Hopice. Contact Todd Hawkins at 270-415-3632. Lourdes Hospice Needs Volunteers: Working with hospice patients can grow your faith and teach you about the magic and beauty of life. Volunteers are needed in Ballard, Caldwell, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, and McCracken counties. If interested, contact Susan Mason at 1-800-870-7460 or 270-415-3640.
EVERY MONDAY (EXCEPT HOLIDAYS). Healthy Grieving Group. Paducah Lourdes Hospice Office, Hipp Buildingm Jackson Street 5 PM. 1ST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Grief Support Lunch: Luke's Truckstop, Arlington. 11:30 AM. Contact Leah Fondaw, lfondaw@lourdes-pad.org. 270-415-3607.
children’s activities, planetarium programming and more. Weekday and weekend listings. 270-924-2020. www.lbl.org
FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH EXCEPT HOLIDAYS. Men’s Coffee Grief Education and Support Group. Bob Evans Restaurant, Paducah. 8 AM. Call for info 270-4153632. Bariatric Support Group. Community Conference Room, Jackson Purchase Medical Center. 6 PM. Call 270-251-4169.
McKAGE (McCracken County Chapter of Kentucky Association of Gifted Education.) Monthly lunch meetings at local schools. Noon – 1 PM. For information, contact Danette Humphrey, 442-5172
Survivors of Suicide: support group for anyone whose life has been touched by the
Ms. Bunny’s Pet Licks for Kids – Community Awareness Safety program. Pet care, responsibility and safety tips for children 5 – 12 years of age. Focus on dog bite prevention. Fun, interactive program with her tiny, fourlegged helper, “Scooby Sue”. FREE to children’s groups, schools and organi-
Zack’s Hope SOS. Support Group for Survivors of Suicide. FOURTH THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Western Baptist Heart Center. 6 – 7:30 PM. For more, call Linda Thompson at
unique grief of suicide. First Tuesday of the month. United Church of Paducah, 4600 Buckner Lane. Contact: 442-3722
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zations. For information & to schedule Ms. Bunny. 575-3822 Center for Cultural Exchange. Host an international exchange student! CCI is looking for families to host high school students from foreign countries. Each CCI student is fully insured, brings spending money and is looking forward to an active family life. CCI is designated by the US Department of State and dedicated to promoting cultural understanding, academic develoPMent and world peace. Call your Area Representative, Corinne Sullivan at 270-5080622 if you have any questions or visit www.cci-exchange.com for more information. To view television programs, including Tot School from Paducah Parks Services, produced by the television department at West Kentucky Community and Technical College, visit www.paducah2.org.
Crisis Management
Kentucky Regional Poison Center - Kosair Children’s Hospital. 1-800-222-1222 The Merryman House. The Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center provides free services to all victims of domestic violence, including shelter for those in need. All of the following services are offered FREE of charge. Some of our services include individual counseling, court advocacy, support groups, referral services, hospital advocacy, outreach services, and housing counseling. Though the shelter is located in Paducah, we provide outreach services for area counties. Our toll free crisis number is 1-800-585-2686 or (270) 443-6001. Our email address is merrymanhouse@ hcis.net. All services are completely confidential.
Multi-service Providers:
Family Service Society is in DESPERATE NEED of FOOD. All types are needed; canned,
boxed, mixes, cereal, etc. Please contact Family Service Society by calling 270-443-4838.
Lourdes Hospital has meetings and groups on: Childbirth, breastfeeding ALS support, Driving, Eating Disorders, Epilepsy, Fibromyalgia, Breast & Cervical Cancer, Parkinson’s disease and Heart issues. Call 444-2444 or ehealthconnection.com/ regions/lourdes Western Baptist Hospital has meetings and groups on: Breast feeding, childbirth, Baby Care, Family, CPR, Menopause, Diabetes, Ostomy & other medical issues. Call 575-2229 or www.westernbaptist.com
Hope Unlimited Family Care Center and Medical Clinic provides counseling, pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting classes and The Learn to Earn Program which offers a way for families to earn points to purchase much needed baby items. For more information, call 270-442-1166 in Paducah or 618-524-5730 in Metropolis.
Paducah Lifeline Ministries. Counseling and help for life-controlling addictions. Call 443-4743. 2801 Morgan Lane Paducah, KY Chapter of Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program - 800-SUICIDE (800-2433), 800-273-TALK (800-273-8255).zackshope.com For military and their families: www.operationhomefront.org
Loss:
Compassionate Friends of Western Kentucky Self-help organization for families that have had a child die. Every first Tuesday, 7 PM, at St. John Catholic Church
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St. Nicholas Free Clinic. St. Nicholas Family Clinic's mission is to provide quality health care to working individuals and families who do not have medical insurance or financial resources necessary to pay for private insurance and/or medical care The St. Nicholas Family Clinic offers medical services to Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman, Livingston, McCracken, and Marshall Counties in Kentucky and Massac County in Southern Illinois. Open to the public Tuesday Friday from 10:00 - 11:30 AM and 12:30 - 4:30 PM. Drop by, call 270-415-0467, or email anita@stnicholasfamilyclinic.com. St. Vincent de Paul Budget Store. We are a volunteer based ministry that sells used clothing, furniture and other goods at a minimal charge to the community and in turn uses the proceeds to help those less fortunate through the Help Line. Help is offered based on need, regardless of religious affiliation or income. The Budget Store serves the public 5 days a week (Tuesday through Friday 10 AM to 3 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 1 PM). VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS ALWAYS WELCOME! Please feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions you may have regarding our services. Budget Store phone number: 270-442-9351; Help Line phone number: 270-575-1008; E-mail address: stvincentpaducah@yahoo.com Four Rivers Behavioral Health. Provides service in the areas of mental health, develoPMental disabilities, and substance abuse. Consulting and employee assistance available. Serving Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Marshall, and McCracken. 24-hr. crisis hotline, 1-800-592-3980. Call the office, 442-7121, to find out more. Martha's Vineyard. A ministry that prepares meals and delivers them to the less fortunate in our area weekly. If you would like to volunteer please call Martha at 575-0021. Donations may be sent to : Martha's Vineyard • 1100 N. 12th Street • Paducah KY 42001 Ballard County Community Food Pantry. St. Mary's Catholic Church, 662 Broadway, LaCenter. Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 AM to 12 noon for food distribution and to receive non-perishable donations. Need spaghetti'os, soups, vegetables, crackers, etc. For more, call the church at 270-665-5551.
Miscellaneous: Art Parties. Invite an artist to come to your place or have the party at ours. The artist will do live demonstrations, paint faces, and lead kids in a super fun art activity. Call Gretchen Smith at 270-243-0444 or email tallartist@hotmail.com. Art Guild of Paducah. FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH 6 PM. McCracken County Public LibraryFor more info, call Carol at 270-554-4803 or 270-210-1465, or Melanie at 270-331-3087. Senior Pastor Bible Study. Thursday mornings at 11:00 AM at Broadway United Methodist Church. Come and bring a friend. You do not have to be a member of Broadway UMC to participate. 443-2401. Citizens Against Drug Dealers and Drug Abuse (C.A.D.D.) Working toward a drugfree McCracken County with education, prevention, and resources for families. 1st Thursdays; 6:30 PM. Milburn Chapel Church, West Paducah. For info., 554-9429.
Dream Factory Volunteer Meetings - US Bank Bldg. 4TH & Broadway. 5TH floor. Interested in helping or donating? Janice Harris, 441-7611 www.dreamfactory.com Hearts for Babies. The group makes layettes for under-privileged and single moms in need and their new babies. Meets 1st Wednesday of every month from 10 AM – 2 PM at Lone Oak First Baptist Church, Room C 200. Come and join our fun group. We knit, crochet, quilt and sew! For more, call Nelly Sullivan at 270-554-3818 Paducah Chess Club - SATURDAYS, 1 - 4 PM, brilliant minds young and old, put their wits to the test at Etcetera coffee house Sponsored by English's Antiques and Rayela Art, 212 Broadway. Paducah Kennel Club. Meetings are the SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
(EXCLUDING JUNE, WHEN THE MEETING IS THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO THE DOG SHOW) at 7 PM at the clubhouse. Guests are welcome. Membership is $30 annu-
ally for an individual, $45 for a family, and $5 for Junior Membership. There are ongoing conformation and puppy socialization classes, obedience classes, and agility classes. The club also offers Canine Good Citizen and Therapy Dog International Testing. For more, visit www.paducahkennelclub.com
Paducah Photographer's Club. Meets FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH. Broadway Baptist Church of Christ, 2855 Broadway. 6:30 – 8:30 PM. A diverse group of people with one common interest: photography. Whether you're a new hobbyist or full time professional, our club offers the opportunity to learn, share, network and form new friendships! Yearly membership dues only $20. For more info, contact bonni.littleton@gmail.com McCracken County Genealogical & Historical Society. 2nd Wednesdays. McCracken County Public Library. 1:30 PM. Contact Marjory Heyduck at 554-0878. Programs include local speakers. New members welcome. Toastmasters EVERY MONDAY. Farm Bureau Office, 1600 Broadway. Noon-1PM. Visitors are always welcome. Come and improve your public speaking ability in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. For more info, call Clay Campbell, 703-2700.
Parenting Support: I-CAN - The International Cesarean Awareness Network's mission is to improve maternal and child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education and provide support for cesarean recovery. Meetings the 2ND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 5:30, McCracken Public Liabrary Meeting Room. For more information, contact Kimberly Eckenberg 618-921-1132, kjeckenberg@hotmail.com or i-canonline.org La Leche League of Kentucky- All breastfeeding mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding. Meetings 1ST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH at 10 AM, 160 South Gum Springs Road, Paducah. Contact Lynette Brown 534-0512 for directions. Inclement weather cancels. www.breastfeedinghelppaducah.blogspot.com MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) - MOPS meets from 9:30-11:30AM on 1ST & 3RD THURSDAYS FROM JANUARY THROUGH MAY. If you’re a mother of a preschooler, you’ve got your hands full….and we know how you feel! Get connected in MOPS. There are limited spots available for childcare so please call ahead. 554-1441. They also meet one Sunday a month, 5 - 7 PM. Please call for specific dates. Moms in Touch prayer support for Concord Elementary School. Call Kelly Hudspeth, 744-0800 NINO – Nine months in; nine months out. Provide infant sling & carrier information & support. 3rd Mondays. 10:30AM. McCracken County Library. For more information, contact Jill Tanner, 349-3806 or email thenaturalbaby@gmail.com Wives of Faith, Western KY Chapter – If you would like to join a Christian-based group of other military wives, this is the group for you. Come join us for lots of fun, support, and activities! All units and branches are welcome. Check out: http://www.wivesoffaith.org/groups/western-kentucky-wof and email ashley@wivesoffaith.org if you're interested or would like more information.
Social and Professional Groups: 40/50 Group. 1ST AND 3RD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH at 5:30 PM. Meets at area restaurants for socializes and to plan events. Meetings this month: February 7th at Tribeca, February 21st at Jasmine. www.4050group.blogspot.com ACCESS Christian Singles. We provide a safe atmosphere for social activity for all sin-
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gles. Whether members are men, women, divorced, widowed, never married, just separated or dating couples, we all have different personal goals and ideas about socially acceptable behavior. Meets the SECOND SATURDAY AND FOURTH FRIDAY OF THE MONTH. Check the blog for details: http://accesschristiansingles.blogspot.com/
for seniors and special needs adults who are unable to be monitored during the day by a primary caregiver or simply need daily interaction in a safe, social group setting. In addition to activities, we offer meals and personal care. Caring nursing staff are also available to help monitor or assist with certain health or medical needs. Please contact Micah Sullivan at 270-442-2001 for more information.
Downtown Kiwanis Club - 310 N 4th Street, THURSDAYS, Noon - 1 PM. Visitors and potential members are always welcome at these weekly service-oriented gatherings. Email Chuck.Williamson@jpenergy.comfor more info.
FEAT of Western Kentucky. Families for Effective Autism Treatment. Easter Seals Child Development Center. featofwky@gmail.com
Four Rivers Society for Human Resource Management - Meetings are the
Marshall County Special Olympics. Marshal County Special Olympics. The group
FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 6 PM at Whaler's Catch. For more, call Christa Dubrock at 443-7361, ext. 10689 or email dubruck@csiweb.com.
holds their monthly meeting at the Woodmen of the World building in Benton, 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 PM. For more, call Brian and Melissa Collier, 270-227-5225.
Lone Oak Kiwanis - Meets MEETS 1ST, 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAY mornings for breakfast at Parker’s Drive Inn Restaurant, 2921 Lone Oak Road, 7 AM. We welcome visitors and potential members. Breakfast is open to visitors on the first Wednesday of every month.
Down Syndrome Association of Western Kentucky is a resource group for families, friends, &individuals with Down syndrome. 6:30-8 PM on the third Monday of each month at the Heartland Worship Center in Paducah, Kentucky. For more, call Lana Dockery, phone number 270-564-0949, and email ldockery@comcast.net
Paducah /River City Business and Professional Women (BPW). MEETS SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at noon at the Paducah County Club. Email Jessica Koverdan for more, jessicakoverdan@kyfb.com. Paducah Business and Professional Women (BPW) Meets second Tuesday of each month for dinner. 6 PM, Grace Episcopal Church. For information, call Merryman Kemp at 270-442-7636 or Pat Moriarty at 270-853-2580.
Support Groups:
Paducah-Kentucky Lake Chapter of the International Society of Administrative Professionals. Meetings are the THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 5:30 PM. For more, call Christy Poindexter at 270-575-6624. www.geocites.com/paducahkylake. Paducah Lions Club The oldest Lions Club in Kentucky, they meet TUESDAYS at noon for lunch and presentations by guest speakers at the Carson Center. Paducah Newcomers' Club: Monthly meetings are held on the SECOND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, please call 270-554-5303 or www.geocities.com/paducahnewcomers/index.html for more details. Paducah Newcomers' Club Playgroup: Held weekly on Monday at 10:00 AM, please call 270-534-1835 for more details. Paducah Rotaract Club. First MONDAY of the month at 6 PM. Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. A group for young professionals 18 – 30 years old focused on helping others. Paducah Rotary Club -The group meets each WEDNESDAY for lunch and excellent speakers. Noon at the Myre River Room, Carson Four Rivers Center. Paducah Singles Connection - TUESDAYS, 7 PM at Grace Episcopal Church. All single adults are welcome to this group, which emphasizes positive fellowship and social interaction based on the Christian lifestyle. They neither encourage nor discourage dating among members. The goal is to encourage, with love and support, those adjusting to the single lifestyle in a way that enhances self-esteem, tolerance and understanding. South Paducah Kiwanis - 1640 South 6th Street, THURSDAYS from 7 - 8 PM. The club invites members to this weekly meeting. The group's mission: serving the children of the world, one at a time. Zonta Club of Paducah - 5:30 PM, SECOND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH at Whaler's Catch restaurant. It’s always a fun night when this group of women executives and professionals gathers to work together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. For more, call 270-575-3444.
Special Needs: H.O.R.S.E.S. Inc. Therapeutic Riding Center currently has open enrollment for riders with special needs.Located at Carson Park, Paducah. Located at Carson Park, Paducah. Please visit our website for an enrollment package. www.horsesinc.org or call us at 270-437-3881. Easter Seals West Kentucky offers a range of therapies including speech, physical and occupational therapy services to children who qualify regardless of income. If you know a child who would benefit from these services or needs additional services above what they are already receiving, please call Tara Beyer at 270-444-9687. Easter Seals West Kentucky Adult Day Care has openings. Our program is ideal
Cancer Support Group – FIRST TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH. 7:00 PM. First Christian Church of Paducah. Call 270-443-8251 for more information.
THIRD TUESDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH: Look Good…Feel Better by American Cancer Society. Open to all women with cancer who are undergoing treament. 6 PM to 8 PM. Suite 403, Lourdes Medical Pavilion. Call ACS at 270-444-0740. THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH: Bariiatric Support Group. Marshall Nemer Paviilion at Lourdes Hospital. For those who have had or are considering Bariatric surgery. 6 PM. Call 270-415-3888. Alcoholics Anonymous. Wednesdays evenings. 8 – 9 PM. Ballard County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Community Center in Lacenter. Caregiver Support Group – THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH. Legacy Personal Care Home, 4747 Alben Barkley Drive. 6 PM. FREE respite care is provided. For more information, please call Carrie Gottschalk Singler, 270-534-0620. Adoption Support for Kentucky (ASK). support group for adoptive and prospective adoptive parents. SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTHat the Oasis Christian Center, 3232 Buckner Lane (home to Community Christian Academy Elementary School in Paducah, KY and the last Monday of each month at the Community Fellowship Baptist Church on Hwy 45 in Hickory (across from State Police Post One) in Mayfield, KY. Both meetings are from 6 - 8 PM. All adoptive parents and those interested in adoption are welcome. FREE childcare provided.
Bariatric Support Group. FOURTH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 6 PM. Community Conference Room, Jackson Purchase Medical Center. For more information about participating with this group, call 270-251-4169. Brain Injury of Kentucky Support Group -Western Baptist Hospital, Conference Room A. Call Brenda Bradford at 575-2799 or 554-0452 Cancerport - the Breast Cancer Support Group. Women's Health and Wellness Center at Lourdes Medical Pavilion. Contact Kentucky Cancer Program at 270-442-1310. Cancer Support Group – First Christian Church. 443-8251 Celebrate Recovery. Heartland Worship Center's Youth Building. FRIDAYS AT 7 PM. Are you struggling with hurts, habits and hang-ups such as depression, insecurity, anger, overeating or chemical dependency? Open the door to change and find freedom from addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. For more, call 270-534-1400, ext. 260. Christian Support Group Meeting for friends and family of the chemically dependent. New Life Tabernacle. Call 444-8073 or 554-5977. Circle of Hope Cancer Support Group. FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH at 6 PM. Jackson Purchase Medical Center, Private Dining Room. Special guests are planned to provide information on pain management, depression, nutrition and many other related topics. For more information, call 382-3940 or 247-6546. Next meeting: FEBRUARY 7. Compassionate Friends – THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH. 7 – 9 PM. For families who have lost a child of any age. Community and Senior Ctr, 155 W Cumberland Av, Grand Rivers, KY (one block west of J.H. O'Bryan Ave, and behind 1st KY Bank) Contact: 270-217-4490, or FourRiversCF@hotmail.com for more information or to receive our newsletter. www.compassionatefriends.org
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Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America Support Group. First Thursday of
the Month. Marshall Nemer Building, 2nd Floor Rosenthal Room. 7 more information, call 646-623-2620.
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Nar-Anon Family Support Group. TUESDAYS, 6:30 PM. Lourdes Hospital Classroom 4. Join in on a weekly hour of anonymous friendship, support and information for people with family members and/or friends struggling with drug addiction. For more, call 444-6718
Diabetes Support Group – Lone Oak Church of Christ. 3RD TUESDAYS. 7-8 PM. For questions, contact: Western Baptist Hospital at 575-2282; or Purchase District Health Dept. at 444-9625.
Overeaters Anonymous. MONDAYS. 7-9PM at at various members' homes. OA offers a fellowship of men and women who seek recovery -through a Twelve-Step program. No public, private, political, ideological, or religious affiliation. No dues, fees, or weigh-ins. EVERYONE WELCOME! For more and weekly location, call 270556-8873.
Diabetes Support Group. FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH AT 6 PM. Community Conference Room, Jackson Purchase Medical Center. Participants share in a diabetic-friendly potluck meal. Additional information can be obtained by calling The Diabetes Care Center at 251-4372. To register call 251-4580 or 1877-554-JPMC.
Paducah Area Amputees in Action Support Group. Lourdes Hospital - Borders Community Room. 5:30 PM. 3RD THURSDAY EACH MONTH. For information, please call Terri Ross, 488-3020. If you or a loved one would like a hospital or nursing home visit from an amputee for support and encouragement, please call for information.
Epilepsy Support Group. SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH, 6 - 7 PM in the West Kentucky Epilepsy Center at the Murray Calloway County Hospital in Murray. Free and open to the public. Call 270-762-1566 for more information.
Parkinson’s Support Group. This group meets at Western Baptist Hospital in the 2nd floor Atrium Conference Room at 9:30 AM and at Lourdes Hospital in the basement, Classroom 4 at 10 AM. MEETINGS ARE EVERY OTHER WEEK. For exact meeting times and more information, please call 1-270-898-8031.
Fibromyalgia Support Group. 6 - 7 PM. THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH at Birk Grove Life Centre (5150 Village Square Drive.) Meetings are open to the public for women with Fibromyalgia. Phone 270-415-9575 for any questions.
Postpartum Depression Support Group. The FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH at Hope Unlimited headquarters. This resource is open to the
Hopeful Hearts -A support group for women with cancer led by Dr. Lisa Chaney Lasher. MEETINGS: 2ND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH 6:30PM. Lourdes Women's Health and Wellness Center, Contact 538-5723. Hot Shots, a support group for children with type 1 diabetes and their fami-
lies. For more information, contact 217-2548, 519-4155, 210-3047 or ronda. cartwright @mccracken.kyschools.us
I-CAN -The International Cesarean Awareness Network's mission is to improve maternal and child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education and provide support for cesarean recovery. Meetings the 2ND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH at 5:30, McCracken Public Library Meeting Room. For more information, contact Kimberly Eckenberg 618-921-1132, kjeckenberg@hotmail.com or i-canonline.org L.I.F.E Community L.I.F.E-Saver Class - 523 N 12th Street. TUESDAYS, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM. This class allows individuals to talk about any life-controlling issues and get support from the group. FREE. All are welcome. 575-3823. Lupus Support Group. Lourdes Hospital, Classroom 4. 6 PM, first Monday of every month. For more, call 270-210-9247. “Metamorphosis”: Lourdes Bariatric Program Support Group - For those who are interested or have undergone the gastric bypass procedure. 444-2444 N.AMI. Paducah (National Alliance on Mental Illness) support group for family
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public, confidential and free. For questions about this support group, call 270442-1166.
Stroke and Brain Injury Survivors Support Group. Meets weekly on AM - Noon. Second floor conference room, Jackson Purchase Medical Pavilion. Call 270-251-4121 for information on upcoming meeting topics.
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Support & education for families with a loved one who has a severe mental illness. FREE. Basic information about medications, the recovery process, communication skills, problem solving. Weekly meetings. Call to register 270-5541915 TOPS #110 Paducah. Lebanon Methodist Church., 4620 At Massa Drive. 6 PM, Weigh In; 6:30 PM, Meeting. This weekly meeting has a two-fold objective: encourage healthy lifestyles through weight management support groups and sponsor obesity research. Most members refer to the organization simply as "TOPS," an acronym for "Take Off Pounds Sensibly." The first meeting is FREE; yearly membership $26; monthly chapter dues $5. 270-217-1182. TOPS KY 0212 Paducah "Take Off Pounds Sensibly". Our mission is to offer Support and Encouragement for weight loss. Fountain Avenue United Methodist. Meetings are every Wednesday morning & starts at 9:30. The first meeting is FREE, yearly dues are $26,and monthly chapter dues are just $4. For more information contract Tina at 270-331-0318. United Ostomy Association – Held at Western Baptist Hospital. Contact v
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Benton Woman’s Club 5th Annual Paint the Town Pink Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness
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mile walk will then start from the Court Square to 5th street and back. For more information about Paint the Town Pink, please contact Paula Robinson at 270-493-1166.
im Bradley will be the featured speaker at the Benton Woman’s Club 5th annual Paint the Town Pink Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness on Saturday, September 22th on the Benton Court Square. This free event will be held to honor and remember all those who have been touched by breast cancer. We ask that you wear pink as we celebrate the courageous women who have battled this disease. The 5K will begin at 8 a.m., followed by Mrs. Bradley at 9:00 a.m. Survivors and those battling the disease will be recognized. The one
Everyone who has ever been touched by cancer has their own story - prevention, discovery, treatment and survival. Kim Bradley is no different. This is her story, in her own words: I am a Family Nurse Practitioner at Regional Medical Associates. I am married to Stacey and we have two children; our son Ian is at MSU, and Art by Crystal Fox
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our daughter Elyssa is a senior at Marshall County High School. I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma Breast Cancer on April 20, 2012. I was 49 years old at the time. I discovered a lump while I was lying in bed reading. I ran my hand over my chest and thought, “Hmmm that does not feel right.” I became concerned. I don't know if I had a gut feeling, but I just knew I had to check it out. I made an appointment for Friday March 8th, my day off. As expected, my mammogram quickly became more pics and then an ultrasound. I guess I knew things were going in a bad way when the Mammogram technologist showed me what she was looking at on the screen. After the ultrasound, I was hoping it would come back as scar tissue, benign lump or any thing other than "biopsy recommended.” That night I received a call from my gynecologist, Dr. T. Green. You’ve got to understand that I've never been really sick, so his words were not sinking into my head. He told me I needed a biopsy and soon. Like Monday. I tried to talk him out of it. He read me my report: Category 5 mammogram. It was the worst you could get. He was trying to get me to understand that this was really happening. Finally, it sank in and I told my family Sunday night. I called Dr. Koelsch's office at 8 a.m. that Monday to get an appointment. I was expecting a week or two. The reply shocked me. “Could I be there at 10 a.m.?” I have been blessed with many people accommodating me through all this. Karen at work reshuffled my scheduled. Kayla was going to take my patients so I could go. Everyone was wondering why I had to leave. I wasn't talking. Why worry and bother people over something that is going to be nothing? Right? My husband went with me and a biopsy was done in the office that day. The mammogram actually showed two areas of concern, right beside each other. We made an appointment to go back that Wednesday to get the results. We had good news - the biopsy was negative! Dr. Koelsch still wanted me to have the lump removed. He said, “There is a 5% chance the biopsy could be wrong and you don't
Kim with her husband Stacey and children Ian and Elyssa on Mother’s Day
want to be in that 5%.” I had things to do! My daughter was a cheerleader and we were running to basketball tournaments almost every night. She was scheduled to give up her crown as Miss Tater Day soon, and we were going to go on vacation for spring break. I put it off for over a month. I almost backed out. On April 20th, I went in to surgery for what I thought was going to be a routine procedure. I woke up with my Doctor explaining to my husband that the results had changed. The second lump (I couldn't feel it but the mammogram had found it) beside the larger lump was positive. Suddenly, my world changed and I felt like I joined a club. And, this was not a club I wanted to join! Fortunately for both me and my family, the support of people and caregivers who have gone through this is phenomenal. My world became a series of doctor visits and healing from two lumpectomies. My margins, (the edges of the lumps), were not clear and I had to have a second surgery on May 2. My tumor was fairly small – on the fence so to speak. That figures; if anyone is going to be on the fence it is going to be me! My sentinel nodes were negative. (Everyone who has a lumpectomy or a mastectomy has at least one lymph node checked for cancer to make sure it hasn’t spread.
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They are referred to as sentinel nodes.) Yeah! Dr. Kolesch had sent my tumor to a lab for an ONCOtypeDX test. This test determines if you have an increase risk for return of cancer. It measures how many cancer genes you have in that tumor and it also helps to determine your treatment plan. For instance do I just need some radiation, chemotherapy or both? Should I take medication after words to block estrogen hormones which could help “feed’ the cancer?: These decision would be made by my oncologist, Dr. C. Winkler. My test came back ‘high-risk’. So off for chemo I had to go. I continued to work during my four cycles of chemotherapy and I had good days and bad days. Did I say how much help I had from my co-workers? Let me say it again. They worked around my schedule, loved my wig when my hair fell out and cheered me on when I left for my treatments. My last chemo treatment was August 2nd, 2012. Go ME!! I started radiation in the middle of August, with the hopes of being finished by the end of September. At that point I will begin to take Tamoxifen for the next five years; a pill that will block my hormones and help to prevent the re-occurrence of breast cancer. When treatment ends, my husband and I are going to get away for awhile. He has gone with me to every appointment and treatment - and held my hand through it all.
My family, friends, church, and work have been such a support to me I feel like I've run a marathon. I feel like this has made me a stronger person, and I hope, a more caring person. As A FNP, I understand personally that feeling of shock, and then acceptance, of bad news. Everyone has offered to help me during this time with cooking, cleaning and taking me to my many doctor visits. I have especially loved the cards I have received and I’ve saved every one of them. They are so special to me. I haven't needed much help physically, but the cards have been a tremendous support knowing that people are praying and thinking about me. I am deeply humbled. I hope that I can return the support that was given to me to someone else going through such a difficult time. It should be noted that I didn’t have any known risk factors other than an aunt diagnosed with early breast cancer, and a cousin who had prostate cancer. But I do have a lot of other type cancers in my extended family: Colon, melanoma, kidney, lung, and leukemia. Being diagnosed at 49 years of age is important as anyone under 50 is in a different risk category. And yes, I am now an avid crusader making sure everyone gets mammograms and does what their doctor recommends. -Kim Bradley v
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By Kerrie McLoughlin
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ho doesn’t love Legos®? I love sitting around with my kids at the dining room table while we build all kinds of crazy creations. I think if my boys had to choose only one “toy” to play with for the rest of their childhood, they would pick Legos®! That’s why we were excited when a neighbor told us about Junior FIRST® Lego® League (Jr.FLL®), a terrific afterschool enrichment program for boys and girls, ages six to nine. After age nine, your child can move on to the more advanced FIRST® Lego® League program. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill afterschool program. Kids work together to build something they can really be proud of out of Lego® bricks. Instead of building something like a car or a castle, which they could do at home on their own, they are learning about teamwork, are coming up with ideas for improving their world and are making their idea come to life with their own hands. Every year there is a different challenge. For instance, in 2010 the Jr.FLL® real-world challenge was Biomedical Engineering: Engineering Meets Medicine. The goal was to
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“discover how Biomedical Engineering helps you and your team get and stay healthy,” and my 7-year-old son’s team built an electric scooter. The challenge for 2011 for Jr.FLL® was called Snack Attack: Keeping Food Safe. The goal for all teams was to “master the science of safely preparing food.” The upcoming challenge for 2012 is Super Seniors, and teams will think about obstacles senior citizens face and then find solutions to help improve their quality of life in general. Kids come up with a Show Me poster in addition to their working model. What I love about the program is that the time commitment is manageable. Kids meet after school once or twice a month from September through February for about an hour. This program was founded by an inventor to get kids interested in technology, science and engineering (FIRST means For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). According to www.FirstLegoLeague.org, “Participants learn that friendly competition and mutual gain are not separate goals, and that helping one another is the foundation of teamwork.” Teams and coaches help each other instead of compete against each other. It’s also “designed to capture young children’s inherent curiosity and direct it toward discovering the possibilities of improving the world around them.”
Sound like fun, but there’s no Jr.FLL® program anywhere in your town? Well, if you want to start a Jr.FLL® program at your child’s school or with your homeschool group for the start of the 2012 school year, don’t worry if you don’t have any background in teaching or technology. Jr.FLL® makes it easy. Here are the steps: 1. Visit www.JrFirstLegoLeague.org to read up on the program. 2. Form your team during the summer and pay $25 to register a set of 10 kids. 3. Order your team’s kit, which will cost anywhere from $149.95 to $215.95 (optional materials cost extra). You can collect money from the team members and/or hold a fundraiser. My husband and I paid $25 for the entire season plus $15 for a special T-shirt. I would also suggest ordering the Coach’s Guide and the meeting activities guide called Lego® Serious Play™ Activities. 4. Secure a location (school, church, parent’s house), determine a meeting schedule and assign snack duties! 5. Start working on the Challenge in September. 6. Apply for your team to be in a final “competition” event. 7. Make your main team poster. 8. Attend the final event in February with your team and celebrate your awards. My son enjoyed his time in the Junior FIRST® Lego® League afterschool program. As a homeschooler, he loved being welcomed at our local elementary school and making new friends while also building something useful after brainstorming ideas with his team. This is one program you should check out … or start on your own! v Kerrie McLoughlin can be found at TheKerrieShow.com, where she blogs about the funny things her large family comes up with!
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Starfish Orphan Ministry’s Red Carpet Charity Auction
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ou smile as you get out of a limousine and walk down the red carpet stretched out before you. The bright flash of cameras surrounds you. Has this ever happened to you before? Most of us would probably answer ‘no’, but this can be your experience at the Starfish Orphan Ministry’s 4th Annual Charity Auction!
The Charity Auction Starfish Orphan Ministry’s 4th annual charity auction will be on Saturday, September 8, at 7 p.m. This is the first time the auction will be held at SOM’s new offices at 1000 Broadway, at the cor-
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ner of Walter Jetton Blvd. “The auction will be a red carpet event with a limousine parked outside,” says Ashley Storie of SOM. “Brad Rankin. Jr., a local photographer, will be there taking pictures and acting as our very own ‘paparazzi.’ He makes it really fun! Families will be able to purchase photos taken on the red carpet.” Although some people will choose to attend in formal clothing, there is no dress code for the auction. Once you head upstairs to the SOM office, you can enjoy some decadent treats from the dessert bar and bid on items at the auction. The auction items are sure to be spectacular and in previous years have included tickets to the County Music Awards, UK Wildcat game tickets,
tickets to shows at the Carson Center, a custom guitar autographed by Steven Curtis Chapman, a Whiffle ball party, a vacation package to Florida, and gift baskets. This year delicious hand baked cakes will also be auctioned. Robert Alexander of RARE Auction Group will be the auctioneer for the live auction. This is an event anyone can attend, and there will be something for everyone. --
What is Starfish Orphan Ministry? Starfish Orphan Ministry (SOM) is a local non-profit organization that helps children in need locally and internationally. Founded in 2007, they raise awareness about orphans and lead international mission trips to countries in Central America and to Haiti. They also lead school groups, churches, and organizations on mission trips. By the end of this year, SOM will have taken over 400 people (over 25 teams) on mission trips to care for orphans around the world.
El Salvador The latest mission team SOM led went to El Salvador in July. They built and furnished a new house for a mother and her daughters whose father had just died. The team worked at a teen mom center, constructing a garden for the moms and a play area for their children. They played baseball and soccer with boys from an orphanage and then left each one with a soccer ball of their own. The team also toured the orphanage, and they were able to see the newly renovated kitchen that the last team to visit had worked on. At a school, they played and visited with the children, and treated them for head lice. The team also tie-dyed t-shirts with the school kids, the boys from the orphanage, and the teen moms. SOM understands that it is not only children in other countries that need care. They help children locally through a mentor program called Project Match through Murray State University. SOM provides adults 21 and older with an opportunity to mentor local foster 10-17 year olds living in group homes. In everything they do, Starfish Orphan Ministry works to answer the call found in James 1:27. “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans...” Starfish Orphan Ministry’s 4th annual charity auction is free and open to the public. “The charity auction is our biggest fundraiser of the year!” Storie told me. Last year, about 100 people attend the event. Past auctions typically raised $15,000 to $20,000. “That is our goal again for this year, but we would love to exceed it to help more children!” said Storie. You can help Starfish Orphan Ministry care for children locally and around the world by walking the red carpet and enjoying dessert and entertainment. If you would like to know more about Starfish Orphan Ministry, please visit www.starfishorphanministry.org. v www.purchaseparenting.com September2012 • 55
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Celebrating the Spirit of Hope by Jennifer Rukavina Purchase Parenting & Family Magazine
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ince ancient times, the lotus bloom has been associated with the human soul and rebirth. It rises from the muddy and murky waters where it grows to emerge as an independent and striking thing of beauty. The lotus flower represents strength and lives for a long time, and so the Ladies’ Society has chosen this flower as the symbol for the women of our area. It is seen as a source of strength and hope. It represents not only women who have battled cancer, but those who have made a significant difference in the lives of those who have battled cancer. The Ladies’ Society Social is a ladies party to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society began in 1913, and today is the leading health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Special projects, such as this event helps to raise funds for the ACS's programs which include cancer research, community education, legislative advocacy and patient support services. The Ladies Society is celebrating the ninth year for this special event which will be an extraordinary celebration of hope and survival. What we offer, along with formal dinner, entertainment and a silent auction is a celebration of hope.
The event has been hosted by many community members and venues but has recently found a home at St. Thomas More Parish Hall. The hall is transformed into a large women’s’ social event including formal dinner, entertainment, and silent auction.’ Luminaire in the shape of a lotus flower will be lit during the evening to further symbolize the strength and courage of those who fight cancer. This years’ event will be held on September 14, from 6 – 9
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p.m. at the St. Thomas More Parish Hall in Paducah. “Dancing with Our Stars” coordinator and fundraiser, Rita Bailey, will be presented with the Spirit of Hope award at the ceremony. Ms. Bailey was chosen this year for her outstanding fundraising through the Lourdes Relay for Life team. The money raised benefits the American Cancer Society. The Lourdes Relay for Life team has earned the distinction of ranking as one of the top five fundraising teams worldwide. Ms. Bailey works for Lourdes Hospital as a Registered Dietician and volunteers year-round to coordinate the “Dancing with Our Stars” event. Every woman is invited to the event and ceremony for a night of food and fun. Tickets are $40 and personalized luminaire may be purchased for $25.00 each in celebration of a cancer survivor or in memory of those who have sadly lost their battle. The names will be read during the ceremony. Dress code is cocktail or semi-formal. Purchasing a ticket in advance is always recommended as the event often sells out. If some are still available, they will be on sale at the door on the night of the event. To purchase a ticket, pre-order a luminaires, or learn more about the event, visit www.acsladiessocial.org, or call the American Cancer Society office in Paducah at (270) 444-0375. v
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Corvettes on the River On-the-Riverfront Fun for Everyone
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he 11th Annual Four Rivers Corvette Club Corvettes on The River Car Show is of course a must attend event for car enthusiasts, but it is also fun for the entire family, whether you are “into” cool cars or not! The event is September 8, 2012 from 9 am to 3 pm at the corner of 2nd and Jefferson in downtown Paducah. The main attraction of the event is of course the iconic Corvettes themselves, and close to 200 will be on display at the show in practically every year model available since the first one rolled off the assembly line in 1953. Few cars are as easily recognizable and possess that certain “cool factor” like the Corvette. Expect to see these beauties in every color of the rainbow, including some impressive custom paint and airbrushing. Owners will be bringing their Corvettes to the show from almost every state with some from as far away as Texas, Kansas, and Florida. Special to this event, the judges for the show are actual technicians from the Corvette plant
in Bowling Green. Trophies will be awarded in at 3:30 pm, including the People’s Choice award. Ballots for People’s Choice are available for all who want them, and voting in this category is especially popular with the kids. There is so much more to the show than just checking out the Corvettes. Buzzard Brothers BBQ will be there with their famous delicacies and numerous other vendors will be at the event with an array of products for show and sale including health and wellness products and jewelry in addition to car related merchandise. Door prizes, t-shirts and a 50/50 raffle will be available as well. There will be a special Women’s Walk from 10 am to 2 pm in which the ladies can stroll along the riverfront’s shops, boutiques, and murals at their leisure and play a fun trivia game about the history of Paducah along the way. Fun for the whole family! While entry to the show and viewing the Corvettes is free, donations are appreciated and can be made at the show gates. Proceeds from the show benefit Paducah’s Saint Nicholas Clinic, which offers medical services to low-income individuals and families. “The clinic was chosen as the recipient 11 years ago when we had the first show.” said Corvette Club member Tina Simpson. “It’s an organization that has grown near to all our hearts, and we thank the community for supporting the clinic by attending the show year after year.” The club donates to the clinic throughout the year, but the car show is the biggest one-time check. Support a great cause with a fun for the whole family day at the Riverfront at the Four Rivers Corvette Club Annual Corvettes on the River Car Show Saturday, September 8, 2012. Interested in learning more about the Corvette? Visit www.corvettemuseum.org. Want to know more about the Four Rivers Corvette Club and the Corvettes on the River Car Show? Check out www.fourriverscorvetteclub.com. v
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Grandparents Day and Beyond: How to Make the Relationship Strong by Sharon Nolfi, M.A. Purchase Parenting & Family Magazine
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id you know that there is a National Grandparents Day and it is celebrated on September 9th this year? It all started back in 1970 when Marian McQuade, a West Virginia housewife, came up with the idea of a day set aside to encourage families to visit their elderly relatives. With a firm resolve to make it happen, she began lobbying policymakers. McQuade got through to her Senators, who introduced a resolution to make Grandparents Day a national holiday. It took a while to reach the White House, but finally, in 1978, the resolution declaring National Grandparents Day as the first Sunday after Labor Day, was signed into law by President Jimmy Carter. Families with living grandparents are especially blessed. Each grandparent fills a unique role in a child’s development, providing both love and a window into family history.
Honor the elders in your family this Grandparents Day, and all through the year. Try these suggestions to help build and maintain these special relationships.
Nurturing the relationship Like all relationships worth having, those between children and their grandparents take time and attention. Do your part by providing plenty of opportunities for interaction, both in person and otherwise. Even if you are divorced, the value your child can obtain from a grandparent is worth putting aside any disputes you may have with former inlaws.
Setting limits for grandparents Many grandparents will follow your parenting example and enforce your rules with the children. To the few who try to
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impose their own child rearing methods, explain that this undermines your authority and confuses the children. Ask for their cooperation, stressing how much you value their relationships with your child.
Distance busters Grandparents who live far away require more creativity to maintain strong contact. Besides visits, use telephone calls, email, regular mail, and Internet video communication to keep ties strong. The more consistent and frequent the distant contact, the easier it will be to make the most of in-person visits.
Memory building Your children will outlive your parents, so it’s important to build memories that can sustain your children in the future. Encourage activities that will result in concrete reminders of time spent together. For suggestions, see “Things to Do with Grandparents,” accompanying this article.
One-on-one vs. family time Try to spend time together as an extended family, but balance it with one-on-one time between each grandchild and grandparent.
Parent /grandparent relations Don’t allow your disputes with parents or in-laws to cloud
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your children’s relationships with their grandparents. Children size people up with amazing accuracy, and besides, grandparents may well treat a grandchild better than they treat you.
Understanding grandparents’ limitations Help your children to understand that Grandma may tire more easily than they do, and that Grandpa may need assistance with walking or other basic skills. Don’t burden grandparents with child care beyond their physical or emotional limits.
Avoiding jealousy A child who develops an especially close relationship to a grandparent may seem, at times, to prefer that grandparent to her actual parents. Be assured that your child still loves you as much as ever, just as your love for one child is undiminished by the birth of another.
Dealing with sickness and death Our time with elderly relatives is limited and often complicated by physical and/or mental declines. Explain illnesses, including dementia, and emphasize the need for continued contact, love and respect. Understand that children may mourn a death differently than adults. A child may suddenly develop behavior problems or become reclusive. Give children a chance to discuss sad feelings, and seek professional help in extreme situations.
Activities to Share with Grandparents Share Old Photos: Let grandparents share stories behind the pictures: How Grandpa almost missed the wedding, or how a newly wed Grandma burned the Thanksgiving turkey Create a Memory Book: Put together photos and souvenirs of times spent together; add written comments by both grandparent and child. Mail: Handwritten letters, cards and kid’s artwork are always a joy to receive the old-fashioned way, but email is great for frequent and quick exchanges.
Grandparents who have passed
Video Conferencing: Purchase inexpensive video cams for yourself and for grandparents who use computers. Download free software from skype.com, and make free video calls to other skype users anywhere in the world.
If your family’s grandparents have died, look for other seniors to “grandparent” your child. Older relatives, especially those without grandchildren of their own, may welcome the chance to develop a stronger relationship with your child. Consider programs offered by local retirement homes or libraries that match children with senior volunteers.
Outings: Concentrate on activities that promote conversation. Visits to zoos, parks or museums are better than sitting in a movie theater.
Grandparents are a precious gift to an already loving family. Make the most of them! Everyone will benefit right now, and your children will have memories to cherish the rest of their lives. v
Overnight Visits: If grandparents are able, let kids sleep over and experience their elders’ daily routines.
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The Paducah Recreation Center
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ext time you drive through the Fountain Avenue area in Paducah turn on to Martin Luther King Jr, Drive and check out the Paducah Recreation Center. This great facility is an unknown gem in our community. It has a basketball court, conference room, a full kitchen, stage, and balcony. The center is located at 1527 Martin Luther King Jr, Drive, 5 blocks from McNabb Elementary, and behind Margaret Hank Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The recreation center has the space to host a variety of sports leagues, tournaments, competitions, classes, special events, meetings, banquets, and private parties, making it one of the most versatile facilities owned by the City of Paducah and managed by Paducah Parks Services.
and to celebrate the occasion Parks Services partnered with the City of Paducah’s Planning Department, Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church, Four Rivers New Covenant Church, Harrison Street Baptist Church, Margaret Hank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and residents in the Fountain Avenue Neighborhood to offer the first Fountain Avenue Fall Festival. Parks Services will be joining forces to provide this great family friendly event again this year and hopefully it will continue the tradition for years to come. The festival includes food, scarecrow building, a hayride, a movie in Lang Park, carnival games, costume contest, trunk or treat, and more.
Fountain Avenue Fall Festival
There are size constraints on classroom space and gym space at the HC Mathis Drive facility. But, since the purchase and renovation of the recreation center in March of 2011,
The Paducah Recreation Center opened in October 2011
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Futsol and Wiffle Ball leagues
gramming and day camps. The After School Program is for children in K-5 grades and meets Mon – Fri from 3:15 – 6:00 pm. The after school program will offer different activities on a rotation each week and will include sports games and competitions, arts and crafts, workshops, homework lab, cooking, and more. Day camps will be offered during breaks from school and will include field trips, arts and crafts, sports, snacks, and more.
Parks Services has been able to offer programs that were impossible before. One of the primary functions of the basketball court inside the facility is for use with sports leagues. With the addition of this facility, Parks Services was able to offer a Futsol league for adults through a contract with Stephen Kelley from Kele Sports. Futsol is similar to indoor soccer, only on a smaller scale with just a few rule changes and with fewer players per team. Futsol was so popular that a league was offered in both the fall and spring, and this fall there will be another expansion to the league with the addition of a second night. A Wiffle Ball league was also added, bringing softball out of the cold and indoors for a more challenging, winter version of the sport. Other leagues that were offered over the past year include dodge ball, ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball. The Paducah Recreation Center will see another new league this fall with the addition of an indoor kickball league.
The Paducah Recreation Center does have a membership fee of $5 per year and includes open gym, after school hours, and circuit training sessions. However age specifications do apply to these sessions and therefore are limited to these specific groups. Classes, sports leagues, camps, tournaments, and events are subject to separate fees associated with each individual program and vary. With the addition of the Paducah Recreation Center, the Coleman Spray ground, the recently constructed Paducah Dog Park, and the future renovation of the Noble Park Pool, it’s obvious that Parks Services is here to serve the needs of the community as we grow. For more information about Paducah Parks Services, the Paducah Recreation Center, and any other Parks maintained facility or program you can visit the Parks Services home page at the City of Paducah website at www.paducahky.gov or call 270-444-8508. v
Cooking classes Paducah Parks Services organizes many classes and special events that currently exist in our community and therefore it’s expected that we will see more class and event offerings with the space available at the Paducah Recreation Center. The addition of a full kitchen allowed Parks Services to offer cooking classes for the first time this summer through a partnership with the McCracken County Extension Office and Master Food Volunteers. Each week participants learned how to cook their entire meal from appetizers to dessert in a crock pot, microwave, or skillet.
Sewing, quilting, yoga and more! Sewing classes were also started with a contracted instructor to introduce sewing and quilting to our younger generations. Yoga classes are offered in the mornings with certified instructor, Julie Folsom. Classes that Parks Services plans to add this fall are 6-week independently led circuit training sessions, improvisation classes and workshops, and drama classes.
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The Annual, Paducah Parks Services, Halloween Short Story Contest
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’m already getting used to seeing the Halloween decorations up in the local stores. Are you ready for some fall fun! It’s time for the Paducah Parks Services Annual Halloween Short Story Contest.
The contest is open to any child who is currently in 6th, 7th or 8th grade. If you live anywhere in western Kentucky or southern Illinois you can send in a story - but please remember only one story entry per person. The story must be themed around Halloween. Entries must be 600 words or shorter, and must be typed. Please mail, email or bring your entries to Paducah Parks & Recreation by 5.00 PM on Friday, September 7th, 2012. The story must begin with the words:
"I woke to the sound of a text message that said...."
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be selected from each grade and receive prizes. The winners will be published in the October issue of Purchase Parenting & Family Magazine. Each year we get hundreds of entries from children all over the area and sometimes whole classes participate.
Please mail, or bring your stories to: Paducah Parks Services Attn: Halloween story Contest 1400 HC Mathis Drive Paducah, KY 42001 OR email them to mwalker@paducahky.gov. Remember the deadline is September 7th, 2012. If you have questions about the story contest or information about Paducah parks Services, please call 270-4448508 or email mwalker@paducahky.gov. v
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The Importance of Changing Your Exercise Routine
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o you complete your exercises thoughtlessly? Are you doing the same exercise routine day in and day out just so you can check it off your to-do list? Do you dislike change so much that you would rather just repeat the same routine because it is easier? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it’s time to mix it up. There is nothing wrong with adding a little variety, not to mention all the benefits you will reap from it. Staying healthy takes hard work and dedication so why not get the most from every workout. All you need is a little diversity and I am here to give you just that. This article will explain why it is so important to switch up your routine and also give examples of how to do it.
Change up your routine I’m sure you have heard before that it is important to change up your exercise routine, but has anyone ever told you why? There are multiple reasons supporting that statement. The most popular reason is to prevent boredom and
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burn-out. I can think of nothing more boring than consistently repeating my same old routine. You may find yourself dreading your workout or counting down the seconds until it is over. If that is the case, then it’s time to try something new. Join a health club, take a group fitness class, hire a trainer or challenge yourself to try a new piece of cardio equipment. Those who choose not to make any
changes will eventually become burnt out, which then leads to laziness and a sedentary lifestyle. Another good reason to keep variety in your workout routine is to avoid hitting a plateau. Whether your goal is to build muscle, lose weight, or both, it is crucial to keep your body guessing. Choosing not to do so will result in a point where you cease to see any positive results.
Avoid repetitive injuries As we all know, injuries are common among those who are active. However, the majority of those injuries are what we call overuse or repetitive strain injuries. Think about it. Tennis players can develop tennis elbow, baseball players tend to have rotator cuff injuries, and runners have problems with runner’s knee. All of these sport specific injury examples result from the same movement performed over and over again. The same principle applies with workout routines. If you continuously perform the same exercises, those muscles, joints, tendons, and ligaments can become injured and may prevent you from exercising regularly. However, if you mix up your routine and do different things, those areas will have a chance to rest and recover and in turn, prevent injury.
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Now that you know a few reasons why it is so important, it’s time to discuss a few ways of how to mix it up. One example is to try a group fitness class. Group fitness classes are a great way to stay motivated while changing up your routine. Also, simple things like finding a workout partner or hiring a personal training professional to customize the perfect workout specific to your goals may make all the difference in the world and get you excited about exercise again. Interval training, cross training, and circuit training are a few other options.
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1. The first step is to change the order of your workout. I suggest doing your routine backwards. For example, if you normally start by doing some abdominal work-outs, try starting your routine with something else and end it with a few abdominal exercises. 2. The second step is to change the repetition patterns. For example, if you continuously complete 3 sets of 10 repetitions, try changing that up by completing a rep pattern of 15, 12, 10. 3. The third step is to play with the weights. If you have been using the same weight for a long period of time, try using a lighter weight with a higher rep pattern or a heavier weight with a lower rep pattern. 4. The fourth step is to change the exercises. For example, if you have been doing abdominal crunches for an extended amount of time, try doing some planks or leg raises. 5. The fifth and final step is to train your weaknesses. You need to go out and decide what you really need to improve on. The worst thing you can do is just avoid it. For example, if you struggle with squats, don’t stop doing them. Work at it and set a goal for yourself. Practice makes perfect! So, I am going to ask you these questions again. Do you complete your exercises thoughtlessly? Are you doing the same exercise routine day in and day out just so you can check it off your to-do list? Do you dislike change so much that you would rather just repeat the same routine because it is easier that way? I hope that after reading this, your answer is no. Variety is the best way to prevent boredom, plateaus, and injury. So get out there and make some changes! Try a new class, use the buddy system, or “periodize” your workouts. Not only will you see the difference, you will feel it too! v 70 • September2012 www.purchaseparenting.com
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he community is joining forces once again to relay to the public the importance of reading and to promote literacy in our region by way of the One Book, One Campus, One Community Read Project in 2012-2013. “We have many partners across the community working with us on this great project,” said Gail Robinson Butler, Director of the Clemens Fine Arts Center at West Kentucky Community and Technical College. “They include the McCracken County Public Library, Paducah and McCracken County Schools and the McCracken County Library Network.” The One Book projects, or community-wide reading programs, originated with the Washington Center for the Book in 1998. The idea is that the entire community unites by reading the same book and discussing it. Jeannette Walls’ Half Broke Horses was chosen for the upcoming One Book project. “We will be doing various awareness
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events from now until the time Walls arrives in March, 2013,” explained Butler.” These will include panel discussions, essay contests and reading groups for Half Broke Horses.” Educators feel confident that everyone will like the book. “I have read the book twice already,” said Butler. “People are intrigued by the setting and character of Walls’ grandmother, Lily. It is set in the mountains in the southwest during the 1930s during the great depression. But it is an uplifting story about how Lily became a schoolteacher, learned to fly a plane and spent time as a rancher. She was just an incredible woman!” said Butler. You are sure to be inspired by this book. “It is the story of survival but also gives you a feel for that period in our history and life at that time.”
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this reading endeavor. “The purpose of the read is to increase literacy, reading skills and the love of books,” explained Butler. The schedule of events is appealing regardless of your interest, and whether you prefer to listen and learn, or do something more interactive. “Walls will visit our campus to do three public presentations, a VIP reception and a book signing. She will also do a high school presentation on March 15 for ninth through twelfth graders. Kids enjoy getting involved, and I am always surprised and delighted at the number of questions we get from students. They want to know how the author became a better writer or how they developed the character,” said Butler.
Jeanette Walls Walls’ name may ring a bell with community members because of her famously recognized memoir, The Glass Castle. It has been a New York Times Bestseller for over three years and has sold 2.5 million copies in the United States alone. Additionally, it was named one of the “Top 10 Books of the Decade” by Amazon and won the Books for Better Living Award among others. The book is considered inspiring, as it speaks of Walls’ hardships, and has been taught at universities in courses on literature, psychology, parenting, child development and poverty. Walls has also been invited as a speaker at colleges, corporations and business associations about overcoming hardships and offers tips on turning adversity to your advantage. Currently, Walls residents in the Virginia Piedmont with her husband, writer John Taylor. She has appeared on Prime Time Live, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Oprah and the Diane Rheem Show.
A great fit for young readers and writers Walls is a particularly good fit for a project aimed at literacy and young people. “Her talent and skill will hopefully encourage young writers’ efforts as well as advance the love of books and reading in western Kentucky,” said Butler. “We have some very avid readers in our community which you can see from the number of school and community book clubs. But, we want to get new readers,” said Butler. The community is very supportive of this initiative. “The teachers are excited and Walls’ visit is 72 • September2012 www.purchaseparenting.com
inspirational to young students. It is an opportunity for local students to hear a high caliber writer speak about their work, and the best part is that it is free. This is the college’s gift and commitment to the community.� The presentation is free and open to the public. However, schools that are bringing a group of students need to call (270)-534-3212 to make reservations. I think it’s fair to state that no one would deny the many benefits of reading or its importance, yet local statistics may alarm you. “The literacy rates in Kentucky are low, with 40% of Kentucky’s working-age population, (approximately one million people,) at the lowest literacy levels,� explained Butler. The low literacy of parents relates directly to the education of our youth. “Children of parents with low literacy levels are five times more likely to drop out of school,� said Butler. “Reading increases your imagination and creative skills, and it’s different than watching a movie. When you read or write you have to imagine what the setting is like versus someone showing you a picture. The more you read, the more your reading level is likely to rise.� v
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by Jamie Lober
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estern Kentucky parents and families should mark their calendars for the March of Dimes 9th Signature Chefs Auction, to be held on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Paducah-McCracken County Convention and Expo Center. It highlights the dishes of some of Paducah’s finest restaurants, in addition to raffles, games, and a silent and live auction. They are planning to welcome two hundred outstanding guests from the world of business, entertainment, sports, politics and the arts. “The organization originated in 1938 and was founded by Franklin Delano Roosevelt with the mission of combating childhood polio,” explained Tom Dolan, Division Director for
the March of Dimes. After accomplishing that original goal, the March of Dimes moved on to focus on ensuring the health of all babies. “We hold various fundraisers throughout the year and we were the first organization to ever hold a walk for its cause in 1970,” said Dolan. Obviously a lot of organizations followed suit. The signature chefs’ auctions are held across the country. “They feature chefs and restaurants from the area who volunteer their time to prepare their best dishes. The March of Dimes builds an evening around those chefs and their great food to raise awareness, and funds, for the babies,” said Dolan. This year’s presenting sponsor is Western Baptist Hospital. “They now have a high level neonatal intensive care unit,” explained Dolan. “It has made the relationship between the hospital and this organization even stronger. They are part 74 • September2012 www.purchaseparenting.com
of a campaign called Healthy Babies Are Worth The Wait. (Kentucky was the first state to institute the campaign). “WBH is one of the leading hospitals in that new program, so we have joined forces and their support is tremendous; we cannot say enough about the awesome relationship that has grown over the years between us,” said Dolan. The March of Dimes Signature Chef’s Auction is anticipating twelve to fourteen participating cooks by the time of the event. “We try to put out the best variety of food from this area’s restaurants and each year it seems to get better and better,” said Dolan. People love to come out and see what dishes the culinary experts have to offer. “It is a really great night to sample a lot of different styles of food.”
The auctions are exciting. “We get a lot of autographed memorabilia from television and movie stars, including autographed sports items,” Dolan told me. “We also put together out-of-town packages to ball games and different events in cities like Louisville, St. Louis and Nashville.” Some chefs offer items such as hosting a party in your home where they come and cook dinner for a group of eight to ten people. We have local artists that
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donate unique and beautiful pieces for auction. Everybody can find something they want to bid on,” said Dolan. Everyone who attends this great evening is guaranteed to have fun. “Our auctioneer, Jim Miller, who comes from Chicago, has been with us for about five years and is just a great entertainer,” said Dolan. He gets people involved, bidding and having a good time.
years-old now,” said Dolan. The family will present a short slideshow.“It shows their progression from when their child was born prematurely, to where they are today. They tell their story and as you look around the room it really makes you feel good about what the March of Dimes is doing,” said Dolan. “There is a sense of pride in attending and being a part of this event.”
The March of Dimes hopes that magazine articles such as this one will entice more people to become involved and heighten awareness of the event. “We are selling sponsorships and getting our restaurants secured,” Dolan told me. “Now’s the time to purchase your tickets or sponsor a table for your business, Dolan said. The event recommends cocktail attire or semi-casual. People generally dress as if they were going out for an evening meal at a nice restaurant. “It is a good mix of people which makes it a nice evening for everybody,” said Dolan.
There are many ways you can help out. “The March of Dimes always needs people to get involved and to donate auction items,” said Dolan. “We are always willing to accept new people, new items, new tables and more. We want to get our message out to as many people as we can.”
You will have a chance to meet the ambassador familythe Jordans. “This is a family that has been personally assisted by the March of Dimes,” explained Dolan. “They will be at the event with their son Brice who is three
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The event starts at 6 p.m. and is expected to finish at 9.30 p.m. For more information please visit, www.marchofdimes.com/ky. You can purchase your tickets by calling (270) 443-8603 or emailing Tom Dolan at tdolan@marchofdimes.com. v
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ll through her education in Early Childhood Education, Jessica Hobbs thought about what she would do if she ever opened a school. She continued to think about this when she worked in Chicago as a teacher and when she moved back to Paducah with her husband, Eric. She thought about it at every daycare and preschool she inspected while working for the Kentucky Office of the Inspector General. What would her philosophy be? How would she structure the learning environment? She studied, she read and she observed. Hobbs developed a vision over the years based on what she loved, what she saw that worked and the best research she could find. Luckily for western Kentucky, Jessica’s dreams have blossomed into Posh Academy; a unique early childhood facility located inside the Paducah Regional SportsPlex, located at 6525 U.S. 60 in Paducah. Hobbs, who is originally from Graves County, has a Master of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education from Murray State University. She has worked in the field of education for the past ten years. She began my career at the Francis Parker School of Chicago. Francis Parker is a liberal arts school for children PK – 12th grade. “They have a very hands-on approach to teaching,” Hobbs explained. “The kids loved it!” She has worked as a certified teacher for both kindergarten and preschool and served as a Preschool Jessica, Eric and Tanner Hobbs Director. She was most recently employed as an inspector for childcare centers, preschools, and Head Starts. Hobbs lives in Paducah with her husband Eric and sever-year-old son, Tanner.
Reggio Emilia approach. Hobbs teaching philosophy is most closely aligned with that of the Reggio Emilia Approach. The Reggio Emilia Approach to teaching young children puts the natural development of children, as well as the close relationships that they share with their environment, at the center of its philosophy. Hobbs explained that she was attracted to Reggio because of the way it views and respects the child. Parents are a vital component to the Reggio Emilia philosophy, and are viewed as partners, collaborators and advocates for their children. Teachers respect parents as each child's first teacher and involve parents in every aspect of the curriculum. “I love the fact that I am as much a researcher and observer as I am a teacher,” Hobbs told me. “I love answering questions such as ‘why’ and ‘how’! I enjoy promoting imagination and curiosity in my students.”
POSH Academy is born. After teaching children in her home for only a few months, Hobbs had a waiting list of children who wanted to attend her classes. She moved into a classroom at Broadway Educational Center in Paducah and taught 8 children, two days per week. More families called and she eventually opened POSH Academy in January of this year. The increased space allowed her to serve twenty children. But, it only took nine months for her to outgrow the facility. Fortunately, there are additional classroom spaces available and beginning this ‘This article is paid advertising and the information contained therein is provided by the featured individual or business. They are solely responsible for its accuracy.’
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September, POSH will be able to enroll an additional twenty students and has plans for additional expansion. Because POSH is located inside the Sportsplex, Hobbs is able to take advantage of the facilities that are on hand. The Plex has indoor soccer fields, basketball courts and inflatables; regardless of the weather, the children at POSH have play time and activities. “That has been especially useful with the excessive heat this summer,� noted Hobbs.
A family affair Hobbs is fortunate to be able to work with her husband, Eric. He is also a graduate of MSU and has a degree in Physical Education. Eric began his teaching career in innercity Chicago where he taught Preschool through 8th grade and coached cross-country. Eric is also very talented in the arts. He trained at Chicago's Second City and Improv Olympic and performed at various venues throughout Chicago. Eric has continued to pursue his love of art through his photography and as the Director of Paducah Improv. Eric will be teaching
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drama, coordinating sporting activities and assisting Hobbs with the facilities administration.
Music, Drama, Art and more! Hobbs has brought in Lyz Hornbeak to teach music appreciation at POSH. Hornbeak graduated from Georgetown College with a degree in Music Education and taught music for two years at Ballard County Elementary. In 1999 she began teaching private piano lessons and in 2007 she started teaching a music class for children 0-4 called Musical Fingers. Hobbs plans to bring in a dance teacher, art teacher and science educator. “The possibilities are endless!” she said. “I believe that art is a huge part of a child’s self-expression. I incorporate art, and movement into their day every way I can. I want to see my students exploring their imagination and expressing what they have learned. I would like to start a vegetable garden where the children can grow food that can be incorporated into their lunches and snacks. Maybe we’ll build an outdoor play area complete with a grassy hill for them to roll down!” POSH Academy accepts children from 2 – 6 years of age. Children are not required to be potty trained. If you have a child with special needs or medical issues, please call Hobbs to discuss how POSH can accommodate them. The facility is open from 8 am – 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Extended hours for pre and after school, from 7:15 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. are available. “POSH Academy is a great option for home-schooler’s, moms who work part time, and our extended care is beneficial to working families,” said Hobbs. “We offer educational enrichment and socialization, in a loving, structured environment.”
Reggio Emilio Approach The Reggio Emilia Approach is an educational philosophy focused on preschool and primary education. It was started by Loris Malaguzzi, who was a teacher himself, and the parents of the villages around Reggio Emilia in Italy after World War II. The destruction from the war, parents believed, necessitated a new, quick approach to teaching their children. They felt that it is in the early years of development that children form who they are as individuals. This led to creation of a program based on the principles of respect, responsibility, and community through exploration and discovery in a supportive and enriching environment. The program takes into account the interests of the children and facilitates learning through a self-guided curriculum. For more information please visit, www.reggioalliance.org
For more information about POSH Academy and the programs they offer please contact Jessica Hobbs at (270) 210-6068 or email her at Jessica.hobbs@poshacademy.com. You can also stop by the facility by appointment. Information is also available on their website at www.poshacademy.com. v www.purchaseparenting.com September2012 • 79
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