Blood Drive

Blood drive today There will be a blood drive at City Hall from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today. The blood center is very short and needs assistance, said Deputy City Clerk Joy Curtis. "Please come in and donate," she asked. "Remember, your one pints can help three people. "

Central Kentucky Blood Center will hold a blood drive 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Ben Franklin room. Donors must be over 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in good general health. For more information, call Lora Vliet at 1-800-775-2522.

Wal-Mart of Danville will host a blood drive from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday at the CKBC Bloodmobile. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in good general health. The complete process takes less than an hour, with the actual donation of one pint lasting 10 minutes. All donors Tuesday will receive a free T-shirt. The drive is being sponsored in conjunction with Central Kentucky Blood Center, which provides blood to 65 hospitals in 61 counties.

Thousands of hospital patients across central and eastern Kentucky need you. Be a blood donor and help improve or save the lives of your fellow Kentuckians. Make all the difference for someone by giving him or her the gift of life. Lincoln County community asks you to please roll up your sleeve and help your fellow Kentuckians. You never know who might need blood in an emergency - you, a family member, neighbor, fellow-church goer, co-worker or a complete stranger. The blood supply belongs to all of us and must be kept at a safe level so that anyone anywhere can receive the gift of life.

You don't have to leap from tall buildings to be a hero. Donating blood or platelets saves lives. Your donation could help save as many as three local patients who need you to be their hero. It doesn't take super-human powers to perform a super-human act. All you need to do is donate blood or platelets. The need for blood is great. Every three seconds, someone in Kentucky needs a blood transfusion. That need continues to grow, but with just one blood donation, you can do your part to ensure that the local blood supply is at peak levels.

“It's been a roller coaster, he's up and down almost every day,” Kindra Noe Witak said, since her father, Kinney Noe was injured in a horrific hunting accident back in November, but the support for the Noe family has been so overwhelming she attributes her father's strong fight for life to the community. Last Thursday's blood drive at the Stanford Baptist Church showed just how strong that support was; the parking lot was full all day, and despite an all-hands effort from the Kentucky Blood Center, there was an hour or longer wait to donate blood.

Guthrie's staff to visit Danville Congressman Brett Guthrie's staff will gather at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Danville City Hall. Guthrie's staff, along with Mayor Bernie Hunstad, will be available to answer questions from residents. The congressman's staff can also help with some types of paperwork. Diabetes information meeting offered A Diabetes and Information Group meeting will be held 6 p.m. April 9 at the Boyle County Health Department. Dr. Ginny Gottschalk will speak about sexual health issues in Diabetes.

Martin fund-raiser A special fund-raising event for autistic and epileptic Stanford boy Nelson Martin will be held 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. March 23  at L&N Depot. The event will feature a bake sale, chili supper and silent auction. Nelson Martin's family is attempting to raise $13,000 so that the non-profit organization 4 Paws for Ability will provide a therapeutic service dog. The dog will be able to detect seizures before they are outwardly visible and help Nelson control his behavior better.

Meetings Danville-Boyle County Planning and Zoning Commission - 9 a.m. March 6 at Danville City Hall. The technical review staff will meet 9 a.m. Thursday in the city hall conference room. Items on the commission's agenda include: consent agenda for Marlin Taylor on Parksville Crosspike; final plat amendment, David Collier/Inter County Energy; final plat amendment for Bethel Baptist Church, Cowan Street; site plan revocatioon and site plans for Bethel Baptist Church; final plat amendment, Walmart; site plan, Cheddar's; final plat amendment, Highland Court subdivision; and zone change hearing, Barry Metcalf of Centre Estates Drive.

Deadline for submitting information to the Bulletin Board is noon Thursday. There is no charge for this service. Items run as space permits. Mail information to The Advocate-Messenger, P.O. Box 149, Danville, Ky. 40423- fax to (859) 236-9566 or call 236-2551, ext. 352. Blood drive The Kentucky Blood Center will have a blood drive 3-6 p.m. Wednesday,  at Parksville Baptist Church  in the Family Ministry Center, at 6610 Alum Springs Road. Bookmobile Monday - Wee Kare Day Care, 8-8:15 a.m.; Jo Drive (Mock's Creek,)

Parks board meeting time changed The Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation board meeting on Monday, Oct. 8, has been moved to 5 p.m. to avoid conflicting with the Clark Regional Foundation for the Promotion of Health public briefing which begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Clark County Extension Office. Blood drive at BCTC There will be a community blood drive at the Winchester campus of Bluegrass Community and Technical College Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. First lady to speak at courthouse today Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear will be speaking about domestic violence at 1 p.m. today at the Clark County Courthouse in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.