BG Christmas Parade is Saturday the 4th of December!

Don't miss the (Jaycees) Christmas parade. It is Saturday Dec. 4th downtown in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It starts at 9:30. Come early for a good parking place.

Check for other events: http://www.visitbgky.com/holiday/holidayevents.html

Some of my links:

The Nontrad site and blog

My site and blog
My Squidoo Pages and Join Squidoo

Where Bowling Green homeless people and those without big families find Thanksgiving dinners in Bowling Green, Kentucky?

I went online to find who was offering free Thanksgiving dinners to those who needed them.

There are the usual places I think of when I think about meals for the needy. One is the Salvation Army. They have a soup kitchen with room for 125. They have meals from Monday to Friday, 11:30 - 12:00.

Hotel, Inc. helps people find food too.  Their outreach food program is called Manna Mart, and is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (3 meals for 3 days).

I also found some places that are offering real Thanksgiving dinners to the public for free.

TCMNet had an announcement about three community Thanksgiving dinners. This information is from the Daily News. One is to be held at State Street United Methodist Church, 1101 State Street, between 10:30 a.m and 1 p.m. 

Another will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, located at 175 Graham Avenue, 11:30 - 1:00 p.m.

On Saturday, First General Baptist church at 311 West 10th street, will hold a Thanksgiving meal starting at 11:00 a.m. and continuing until the food has run out.

For Russellville and Logan County: (from the TMCnet site):
"Impact International Ministries is also sponsoring an outreach this year for shut-ins or anyone in need in the Logan County area through Project Change: Meals of Thanksgiving. To refer someone to the service or to volunteer for cooking, preparing or delivering Thanksgiving meals, call 847-8278.

First Presbyterian Church in Russellville will hold its 12th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner from 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 26. For more information on that event, call 726-6207."

Please add your additional resources, if you have them, at the end of this article as comments. Thank you!

Other useful links:

State Street United Methodist Church
MapMuse - find food banks near you
Hotel Inc.
The Salvation Army (Southern Territory)
Spare Change - the Homeless Search Engine

Info. sites:
A Daily News article about Hotel, Inc.
The TCM site
Homeless Information - Kentucky
Angel Food Ministries (costs $, but they have packages)

Some of my links:

The Nontrad site and blog

My site and blog
My Squidoo Pages and Join Squidoo

Register now for the FREE Polar Express storytime in December

 

All Aboard!

Signups are going on now for the Polar Express storytime at the Historic Railpark in Bowling Green, Kentucky, according to the Daily News today.

The event will take place December 14th through 17th in the Duncan Hines Dining car at 401 Kentucky Street. (The Historic Railpark address). Times for the story are 5:00 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 6:45 p.m.

People who want to hear the story must have a ticket, which can be picked up at the Railpark. You can also reserve tickets to pick up later by calling 745-7317 (the Railpark number), according to the BG Daily News site.

Hours for the Rail Park (from the Rail Park site) are:

"Tuesday-Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 1 - 4 pm
Closed Mondays from November to April
Monday 9 am - 5 pm from May to October

The museum is closed on the following holidays: Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve (1/2 day), Christmas Day, New Year's Eve (1/2 day), New Year's Day, and Easter."

There is an admission charge for tours, and group rates are available.

http://www.historicrailpark.com/events.html

Explore the RailPark site and learn about the event sponsors:

The Historic RailPark

Warren County Public Library

A Daily News article about the Kentucky Blue Gas Company 

Go to the Bowling Green Daily news website 

Some of my links:

The Nontrad site and blog

My site and blog

My Squidoo Pages and Join Squidoo

Oct. 4, 2009 Free and Cheap Stuff around BG, KY

Some great free and cheap stuff around Bowling Green, KY this week, from SOKY Happenings:

Tuesday a.m. October 6th- both Farmer's Markets are open.

11-1 The Big Read Book Giveaway at Bowling Green Community College (WKU South Campus) 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free Great Gatsby books will be given away today. Call 745-5016 for more info.

The Skate Box roller skating rink offers $2 skating today from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. 843-3394

The WKU Planetarium offers Earth's Moon a FREE planetarium show at 7:00 at Hardin Planetarium on WKU's campus. 745-4044.

Wednesday October 7th

REDZ Dollar Night - WKU DUC. Open to the public. 745-5793. 6 - 10:45 p.m. 745-5793.

Thursday, October 8th

FREE class at the Main Library Introduction to Computers and the Internet. 781-4882

The Great Gatsby movie is being shown at the Bob Kirby branch library today 6:00 p.m. 745-5016 as part of the Big Read Event.

All events are subject to change. 

And some other events to mark on your calendar:

The FREE Living History Reinactment at Lost River Cave October 16-18, Many recitals at Western,

(from WKU's site) "Children's Theater: The Yellow Boat

Location:	Gordon Wilson Hall - GWH 0100
Time:	4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contact:	Doris Patrick (270) 745-5845 doris.patrick@wku.edu
Comments:	12 years and under $2.00 / Adults $3.00 Join us on this touching journey of hope and celebration. Benjamin, an arti stic young faced with a strange illness continues to create, imagine, inspire and give love until his untimely death. (8+ years)"

 and from WCVK's site:


"10/17/09 Fall Festival at Northside Free Will Baptist Church, Bowling Green, will be Oct. 17, 12-6 p.m. They will have a corn hole tournament, gospel music, games, cake walk, auction, & more. All proceeds benefit food for the needy in the community. For more information call 781-3579."

Check out the SOKY Happenings site here: http://www.sokyhappenings.com

Other fun stuff: Visit Chaney's Dairy Barn, Jackson's Orchard,  Lost River Cave,  The Kentucky Museum, and Brims Science Museum, and don't forget the Community Calendar from the BG Daily News too, for many clubs and their meeting times.

***********************
Some of my links:


The Nontrad site and blog

My site and blog
My Squidoo Pages and
Join Squidoo

Benefit Skating Party Thursday

 

BENEFIT ROLLER SKATING PARTY!

You can honor Kayli Upton's memory and help out her family by attending the Roller Skating Party this Thursday, Sept. 24th.


Where: The Skate Box on Three Springs Road.
When: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $4.00 plus a $1.00 skate rental fee.

All of the admission price is going to Kayli's family.

This event is sponsored by the Skate Box and the Vette City Vixens.

Spread the word!

This info. is from the Girl Scout Cave News.
Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana
________________________________

Some of my links:

The Nontrad site and blog


My site and blog

My Squidoo Pages and Join Squido

A Gourd Painting Workshop will be offered Oct. 3 at Ky. Museum

I got this via email today from the Kentucky Museum.

" Gourd Painting Workshop

Kentucky Library and Museum
Saturday, October 3rd
10:00 - 12:00

Get ready for fall by painting a pumpkin gourd! All materials supplied!!!
Bring your mom, kids, or grandkids. Special family price for two!
Participants do have an option to paint a second gourd during this workshop. This option must be selected during registration.
Workshop fee:    $15. Each.  -  $25. Per couple.  -  $7. Each additional gourd

Space is limited - register online :  http://www.wku.edu/library/kylm/education/forms/gourdreg.html"

(I am not sure, but I think a pumpkin gourd is probably shaped like a pumpkin. So... just the round one in the gourd picture looks like the gourds that probably will be there...)

______________________
Find out more about the Kentucky Museum:
http://www.wku.edu/Library/museum/


The Kentucky Museum Events Calendar
http://www.wku.edu/library/kylm/events/coming.html

______________________________

 

Some of my links:

The Nontrad site and blog

My site and blog

My Squidoo Pages and Join Squidoo

Free 5-person recital at the Presbyterian Church tonight (Thursday)

 FREE Liturgical Recital tonight

From the Presbyterian Church email:

"Our Liturgical Arts Festival continues in the sanctuary this evening (Thursday) at 7:30pm with a joint recital by organists Kevin Bailey, Frances Hall, Shirley Karrick, and Kent Stein, and soprano Nancy Cron.  

Already more than five hundred people have enjoyed this year's Festival!  

Don't be left out - join us this evening at 7:30pm for this outstanding program. 

As always, this recital is free and open to all."

Where: The Presbyterian Church, downtown Bowling Green
1003 State Street

The Presbyterian Church website

Photo by blueathena7

http://www.flickr.com/photos/blueathena7/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

 ____________________________________

Some of my links!
The Nontraditional Student website
The Nontraditional Student blog
My Personal site - the Betsyanne page
The Betsyanne blog - The Moon and the Willow Tree
My Squidoo Pages (give me a rating if you have time!)
(My referral) Join Squidoo if you don't already have a page

United Way Service Source - FREE classes are offered at fairs in BG, Glasgow, and Russellville

I picked up a flyer at the BG Public Library the other day, and thought I'd share the information here for people looking for assistance or wanting to take FREE classes.

The United Way Service Source is "an opportunity for those needing assistance to visit one location to meet with service providers to determine what help might be available for their particular needs."

Here are the classes that will be offered:

Budgeting and Credit Management,

Avoiding Foreclosure,

Job Seeking on the Internet, and

Successful Job Seeking Practices.

 These classes will be offered for free from 10-2 on each fair day.

Here are the dates of the events and locations, plus the website and phone number to learn more.

RUSSELLVILLE: Tuesday August 18 10-2, Second Baptist Church, Roy Sears Family Life Center, 401 East Second Street.

GLASGOW: Thursday, August 20 10-2, Barren County Extension Office, 1463 West Main Street.

BOWLING GREEN: Wednesday, August 26 10-2, Boys and Girls Club, 260 Scott Way.

For more info., call United Way at 270-843-3205

The United Way website

Community Action, the Salvation Army and BRASS also helped plan this event.