2A • THE MOUNTAIN ADVOCATE • THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
Relay for Life cranks up By EDDIE ARNOLD earnold@mountainadvocate.com
Although the event is still a month or so away, organizers are hoping to make this year’s Relay for Life the biggest and best yet. “Our theme is Toon Out Cancer,” said Knox Relay for Life chairman Bob Dunaway. “We hope that people and teams will dress up as their favorite cartoon character,” he said. For the third year now, the Relay will be held at Thompson Park, a location that Dun-
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away said is the perfect venue for the walk. Dunaway said he is excited about how this year’s Relay is shaping up. “We have a lot of new teams to register,” he said, adding that any business, civic group or group of individuals may form a team. This year’s Relay for Life is set for Friday, May 20.The annual Relay for Life Telethon is set for 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May1 at the old Knox Middle School gym. Donated goods will be on auction at the event.
Knox Pawn Shop owners Lewis Gray, Teresa Gray and Lewis Gray Jr. donated $500 to the Knox County UNITE Coalition to help fund their upcoming Buddy Bass Tourney. Pictured are (from left) Ancil Hall (UNITE), UNITE chair Charley Greene Dixon, Teresa Gray, Lewis Gray, Lewis Gray Jr., and Herb Wells (UNITE). PHOTO BY EDDIE ARNOLD
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EMT class signups now underway
Appalachian health take set at Union
Realy for Life Meet & Greet set Monday
Singles to meet at Kindergarten signups Open house set at First Christian Church set at Girdler school Cumb. River MH/MR
Interested in becoming and EMT or already and EMT and want to become a paramedic? Then call or come by the Knox County EMS station #1 at 1703 Cumberland Gap Parkway in Barbourville. For information call 546-9722.
A talk entitled “Appalachians: Their Health and Well-Being” is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 in the Patridge Campus Center, Conference Rooms A,B and C, Union College. In his talk, Dr. Phillip Obermiller, Senior Visiting Scholar in the School of Planning at the University of Cincinnati and Center Fellow at the University of Kentucky’s Appalachian Center, will focus on some of the reasons that rural Appalachians suffer from poor health.
American Cancer Society Relay for Life in Knox County will have a Meet and Greet team registration event on Monday, March 21 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. This will take place at the K.C.E.O.C. office, on Liberty Street across from the Knox County Public Library parking lot. Computers will be available for team and individual registration and refreshments will be served. New teams are encouraged to sign up as well as teams from prior years who have not yet registered. Knox County Relay is going to “Toon Out Cancer” this year....teams are encouraged to decorate their campsites and get in costume as their favorite cartoon characters. Relay For Life will be on Friday, May 20 at Thompson Park.
First Christian Church of Barbourville (High and Liberty Streets) will be hosting a singles evening on March 31 from 7 to 10 p.m. Single adults are invited for an evening of fellowship and fun. Call 546-4017.
Flat Lick youth to sing March 19 The Old Flat Lick Missionary Baptist Church will be having services on Saturday March 19 starting at 7 p.m. The Old Flat Lick youth will be singing and Rev. Ryan Messer will be preaching. Church and Pastor Alonzo Messer and church invites everyone to attend.
Gospel singing set at St. John’s Park A Gospel Concert ios set for 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, March 19 at the Barn in St. John’s Community Park in Corbin. The park is located on the corner of College and Engineer streets in Corbin. The concert will be held come rain or shine. For concert information call 231-3458 or 521-0345.
Living Well Tea set at Laurel Extension The Living Well Tea Party May 4. Tea Time will be at 12 noon with at the Laurel County Extension Office, with educational tables. Tickets are $25. Tickets are on sale at the the Knox County Extension office. Tickers will not be sold at the door. Registration deadline is April 26. For for more information, call the Knox County Extension office at (606)546-3447.
Hunter Education Class set for May Hunter Education Course May 21, 22 and 23 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Lay Elementary Lunch Room. Anyone may attend. For more information, call: 1-800-858-1549.
Piney Grove Baptist to host songwriters Piney Grove Baptist Church of Corbin will host Lewis & Lewis, two Nashville songwriters, on March 26 at 7 p.m. For more information, call Ralph Rogers at (606)528-7435
Extension office to host Baby Fest event The Knox County Extension office will host Baby Fest on March 24 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is a program for first-time mothers who are pregnant or have one child up to 1 year old. Come enjoy educational sessions. There will also be prizes! It is opened only to those who register. Call 546-3447 to register or go online to www.soahec.org/community_education. html
Girdler Elementary will be having kindergarten registration March 21 through 25 for the 2011-2012 school year. If your child will be five years old before Oct. 1, please stop by the front office between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. to enroll them for next year. Remember to bring a copy of their birth certificate, social security card, and immunization record. Each child will also need a physical, eye exam, and dental exam before school starts in August.
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You are cordially invited to attend out open house on March 29, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cumberland River Regional MH/MR Board, Inc. to celebrate out new location at 704 Pitzer Street.
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KCEOC Community Action Partnership and Kentucky Housing Corporation, HOME Funds is currently taking appointments for the Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program to assist with Rental Security Deposits to help reduce moving expenses. Eligible households must be moving into rental property in Knox County and meet Homeless Criteria for assistance. For more information or to make an appointment contact: Marilyn Coffey at 546-3152.
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