Open house planned at school
Crab Orchard Elementary School will have an open house 2-4 p.m. Sunday. A ribbon cutting and flag ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. with cake and refreshments to follow. The public is welcome.
Benefit ride planned for diabetes
A diabetes benefit motorcycle ride will be held Aug. 20 beginning at Ultimate Thunder, 308 Fackler St., Danville. Check in will be 9-10:45 a.m.; kickstands up at 11 a.m.
The ride will end at the Southern Hospitality Center in Moreland with barbecue served by LOCO BBQ. The cost for the ride is $10 a bike.
The ride will be approximately 100 miles with three stops, through Boyle, Marion, Garrard and Lincoln counties. The event will include 50/50 tickets; $1 for one or $5 for six; a raffle and auction.
For information, call (859) 324-6018 or (606) 669-2520.
The ride is Sponsored by Southern Hospitality Center, 37S Community Center Dr., Hustonville.
Free hunter education course offered
A free hunter education course, sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, will be offered 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 27 at Cedar Creek Sportsman Club, 6.6 miles from Stanford on U.S. 150 near the Cedar Creek Lake dam (from Stanford, cross the dam and turn left on Sportsman Lane Road to the clubhouse). All students must be at least 9 years old to be certified. Lunch will be provided. For additional information on the course, call Bill Hayes at (606) 365-9825 or Robert Bowen at (606) 365-3974.
News briefs for Aug. 10
‘Night sounds’ adventure offered at refuge event
When darkness falls at the Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge, the night sounds begin. At 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, participants can enjoy the concert away from the noise of the city at the refuge’s Night Sounds Adventure. See the light fade and hear the sounds of frogs and insects rise as darkness falls. Visitors are encouraged to bring flashlights and meet in the parking lot for a short walk with Rob Pendygraft, refuge caretaker, searching for night-time wildlife activity in the refuge.
The Central Kentucky Wildlife Refuge is a 500-acre preserve, located 13 miles from Danville (on Carpenter Creek Road just off Kentucky 37) in the Parksville knob land and bordering a stretch of the North Rolling Fork. It includes 10 trails, ranging from .4 to 2.2 miles in length, one of which goes over Huckleberry Ridge another that has a spur to the North Rolling Fork River; four ponds; a bird blind; the Mary Ashby Cheek Education Center and the Benjamin Bright Moran Shelter. The refuge, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, is a non-profit organization and relies on donations and volunteers for upkeep. For more information, visit www.ckwr.org.
July building permits released
Building permits issued in July by Danville-Boyle County Planning and Zoning Commission include:
Vernon Withers, 554 South Buell St., carport/storage, 648 square feet; Raymond Kilby, 144 Kilby Lane, pool, 490 square feet; Kenneth Dickey, 571 O’Hara Drive, addition, 988 square feet; Paul Chambers, 743 Spears Lane, storage, 128 square feet; Dale Sheperson, 1370 Brumfield Road, addition, 1656 square feet; Alice Thomas, 908 Count Fleet Circle, deck, 384 square feet; Ernest Gooch, 356 Swope Drive, addition, 256 square feet; Elmer Heist, 4371 Webster Road, pool, 800 square feet, and addition, 192 square feet; Randall Richardson, 7430 Lebanon Road, storage, 480 square feet; Robert Tharp, 101 Old Bridge, single family dwelling, 6855 square feet; Walter Troxler, 208 W. Jefferson, addition, 340 square feet; Robert Wilson, 521 Barbee Way, addition, 576 square feet; Gordon Weddle, 463 Boone Trail, addition, 224 square feet; Clarence Lamblin, 232 Baughman Ave., storage, 512 square feet.
