Concessions

Shelter plans cruise-in LANCASTER - Central Kentucky Regional Humane Society will have a cruise-in from 6 to 9 p.m. July 21 at the shelter at 214 Richmond St. Exhibitors will display antique, classic and street cars and trucks, motorcycles and farm tractors. Prizes will be awarded. Concessions will be available. Local country music entertainer Larry Flannery will perform from 7 to 9 p.m.    Meetings Danville-Boyle County Parks and Recreation Board - 4 p.m. today at Millenium Park Rotary-Kroger shelter. 

The Paris Kiwanis Club will host a cornhole tournament on Thursday, April 21, at the Big Building at Legion Park in Paris. Registration begins at 6 p.m., and the tournament starts at 7 p.m. Concessions will be available. The club will only be accepting the first 32 teams to participate. Practice will be held during the registration period. The cost is $20 per team in the single elimination tournament. Prizes will be awarded for the first-, second- and third-place winners.

Clark school board to discuss budget The Clark County Board of Education will meet in special session at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the board room at the Central Office. Items on the agenda include discussion the 2009-10 tentative budget, quotes for workers compensation insurance and a request to use capital outlay funds. Blood drives slated Kentucky Blood Center will have two blood drives in Clark County in early June. The first will be at Palmer Engineering, 400 Shoppers Drive in Winchester, on Thursday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The other will be at the Clark County Public Library from 1:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10. To schedule an appointment, call 744-1218 or 1-800-775-2522 or visit www.kybloodcenter.

May 2, 1988 U.S. Sixth District Rep. Larry Hopkins told a crowd of 62 Patient Care Assistant 1 graduates Saturday there are now more people in the United States over the age of 65 than there are under the age of 17. The 62 received their certification in PCA training at the ceremony Saturday afternoon at Winchester Manor Health Care Center. Plans are under way for making the Monday, July 4, celebration at Lykins Park one of the biggest yet in Clark County, according to Roberta Skinner, chairperson for the event.

Jeanie Collier: I read in your article that financial details need to be worked out for the Boyle/Danville game. Does that include the loss of revenue to the band program by moving the game? That was always the biggest fund raiser for their program. Larry: I would assume that will be part of the discussion on Monday. However, it would seem difficult to let another group come in and run the concessions at Admiral Stadium. I would guess the band makes $5,000 or more on this game and losing that revenue would be a huge hit. When the details on the finances become available, I will make sure I ask Supt.

July 20, 1984 Thurmond Townsend, president of the Cardinal CB Club of Central Kentucky, and Linda Deaton, club secretary, presented a check for $1,015.32 to Henrietta Luttrell to buy a "Care Chair" for her 18-month-old baby, Patricia Ann. Patricia Ann was born blind and with brain damage which causes her to have seizures. The club sold concessions from June 29 to July 9 to raise money. Winchester's two Babe Ruth baseball teams advanced in their own invitational tournament Wednesday at Lykins Park.

SITE OF CHILD'S MURDER TO BECOME PLACE TO HELP KIDS The garage in Paris where Wesley Mullins' body was found 10 months ago will be turned into nonprofit office space for agencies that want to help kids. By Fred Petke SUMMER POOL SEASON BEGINS A large crowd enjoyed the first day of fun at the Community Pool, and the summer Parks and Recreation season has begun. Story by Katheran Wasson and photos by James Mann CARNIVAL SET FOR NEXT WEEK A carnival, complete with amusement rides and concessions, will take place next week at Peddler's Mall with free admission.

A broken water line has forced Ponderosa Speedway officials to cancel the Pete Abell Memorial and the rest of tonight’s racing card at the Junction City track. Track promoter Donnie Sullivan said it was discovered Thursday that a main water line at the track had broken and flooded a portion of the front chute, making it impossible to get the surface ready in time for racing tonight. Ponderosa will reopen June 24 for the Hugh “Junebug” Rowland Memorial, a $2,500-to-win race for super late models.

The George Rogers Clark High School TOMS Shoe Club, headed by senior Ragan Clark, and the St. Agatha Student Council, hosted a Valentine's Sock Hop at St. Agatha Academy Feb. 17. The Heart for the Homeless dance collected donations and money to support the Clark County Homeless Coalition. As admission to the dance, students were asked to donate pairs of socks. Concessions were also sold with proceeds going toward the purchase of TOMS shoes for people who come to the shelter. The dancers collected 213 pairs of socks and raised $125 to go toward purchasing TOMS shoes.