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Garrard County Chamber of Commerce Newsletter

February 11th, 2011

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We Need You

As the Chamber of Commerce embarks on a new year, we want to make sure that the community understands that we want and need your help. We have six major events that we sponsor throughout the year as well as events and activities that come up. We want community members to be involved by volunteering to help with these events:  

Youth Leadership

Golf Scramble

Fourth of July Fireworks

Farm-City Banquet

Hometown Christmas

Speaker Event

  

If you would like to volunteer to be on one of these committees, contact the chamber office at 792-2282.

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Wooden Boxes Needed

Heritage Hospice

Heritage Hospice Inc. is seeking wooden boxes with lids for an art project. All sizes of wooden boxes are welcome from shoe box size to trunks. Boxes can be brought to the office at 120 Enterprise Drive off Lebanon Road and the Danville Bypass.

For more information, please call Emily Toadvine, community relations and development coordinator for hospice, at (859) 236-2425 or (800) 203-6633.

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New Small Business Invesment Program


Governor Beshear Announces Launch of Kentucky Small Business Investment Credit Program New tax credit program encourages job creation and capital investment by Kentucky small businesses with 50 or fewer employees

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 6, 2010) - Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the Kentucky Small Business Investment Credit (KSBIC) program, part of the Governor's Incentives for a New Kentucky (INK) legislation, will start accepting applications in January 2011.  The KSBIC program is designed to spur job creation by providing a nonrefundable state income tax credit to small businesses. 

 

The program provides state income tax credits ranging from $3,500 to $25,000 per eligible small business that creates, fills and maintains one or more new, eligible jobs and invests at least $5,000 in qualifying equipment or technology.  With certain exceptions, most for-profit small businesses with 50 or fewer employees are considered eligible for the program.

For more information, click here.
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Gear Up for Exporting

The Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development is working to get the word out about financial assistance availability to companies who are interested in learning more about exporting their products.  One-hour Gear Up for Exporting events will be held on the following days:  Feb 20 in Prestonsburg; Feb 26 in Grayson; and Feb 27 in Richmond.  Click here for more information.  In addition, Kentucky Goes Global seminars will be held at various locations.  Click for more and to apply.  Please forward this information on to your member businesses!

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C.A.R.E.S.    

Mark your Calendar...

The Great Shakeout: Central US Earthquake Preparedness Drill for Animals & Their Caregivers on April 28th at 10:15am.
 
Save the date for Central Ky. Regional Humane Society's 2nd Annual "Bark at the Park" Animal Expo at Logan Hubble Park on Saturday, June 4th, 2011

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Day of Action 2011: September 14

 

Mark your calendars now.

 

If you would like to help plan the year's largest community service event, become a corporate sponsor, or help us feed hundreds of hungry volunteers contact me at libbyhkuw@bellsouth.net.

 

We look forward to seeing you in the fall!

 

Chamber Board Member Honored

From the Advocate Messenger 

LANCASTER - A longtime Garrard County school board member has earned a state-level award for his work improving the county schools.
Joe Brown, who has served 24 years, was given the 2011 Proudfoot Award for Outstanding School Board Member in Kentucky at the state school board's annual conference Friday in Louisville.
"I'm obviously delighted but very humbled," Brown said Tuesday. "I really had no idea I had been nominated."
In her nomination of Brown, PTO officer Tara Noe wrote that Brown is highly active at county schools, continually attending school events and visiting classrooms on teacher appreciation days.
"By leading and participating in such events, Mr. Brown can honestly say he has visited every classroom in every school, an accomplishment that makes him aware and knowledgable of what is going on in Garrard County Schools," Noe wrote. "This knowledge and interest lead to informed decisions and an ever-increasing credibility with his constituents."

Brown, who has chaired the school board for the past decade, also was given credit for helping Paint Lick Elementary School reach its National Blue Ribbon School status.

During Brown's time on the board, the county has built a new middle school, a new high school and three new elementary schools.

He also led three Garrard County superintendent searches and helped each new superintendent transition into the county, Noe's nomination said.

Brown said he does what he does because it's what school board members should do and "there is no other option but to do whatever we can to educate our kids."

"In my opinion, how well we educate our kids in Garrard County and in Kentucky is going to dictate the future for Kentucky," he said. "Education is just absolutely vital for our children today."

Garrard County Superintendent Donald Aldridge believes the award is well-deserved because Brown is a model school board member, not just for Garrard County, but for the state.

Even in Brown's acceptance speech, it was clear why he was chosen for the award, Aldridge said.

"He brought value to everyone else around him instead of just to himself, and that's why I think he is such a great board member," Aldridge said. "He connects with everyone and tries to bring value to everyone. He makes others around him strive to achieve."

Brown, who recently was re-elected to his seventh term as school board member, said the best part about his job is getting to see when policies and issues the board handles affect school children positively.

"When you see children benefiting from those things, that's a great thing," he said. "It's been a delightful experience."

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Tea Cup Mysteries Presents

 

The Legend of Lover's Leap

February 12, 2011 

 

Present a 1950's -Valentine mystery that will tickle your bobby socks off. When a popular rock 'n' roll dance show comes to a small town, known for its legend of two forlorn sweethearts, everyone is excited to show off their dance skills and get on TV. But - the show takes a new twist when a dead body is found at the bottom of "Lovers Leap". Everyone is suspect, as all set out to solve the mystery and find the killer. So grab your leather jacket and poodle skirt and come on down to the sock hop.

 

HAMMONDS HALL BED & BREAKFAST

216 West Maple Avenue

Lancaster, Kentucky

- $ 30 per person -

(includes meal, costumes and simulation)

for reservations call (859-792-6632)

hammondshall@windstream.net

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Field to Fork  

Central Kentucky's first Field to Fork Festival will showcase regional sources of locally grown foods, acknowledge the talented agricultural producers, gardeners, food artisans, winemakers, and chefs that contribute to the growning culinary reputations and local food communities; AND provide participants with twenty-four 45-minute workshop demonstrations on eco-gardening and small-scale farming practices, as well as the opportunity to browse through more than 60 trade exhibitors and retail vendors including locally grown fruits, vegetables, grass-fed beef, and other organic commodities.

 

The Field to Fork Festival presented by Halcomb's Knob Farm in cooperation with Berea Tourist and Convention Commission, Garrard County Chamber of Commerce, and Garrard County Farmers' Market will be held Saturday, July 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature three activity areas, including Tastes of Kentucky, Harvest Specials Farmers' Market, and Sustainable Edible Workshops.

 

The success of Field to Fork Festival will be credited largely to our sponsors, who lend their names and financial support to the event. The money raised this year, will offset the projected admission fee of $35 per person. To reduce admission entry fees to just $10 per person, this year's Field to Fork Festival's sponsorship goal is three thousand dollars. Ultimately, the Festival's goal is to break even, neither running in the red nor turning a profit. Three levels of sponsorships are available, providing varying levels of advertisement and free tickets based upon sponsorship monies.To date, three sponsorships have been received including First Southern National Bank, Farmers National Bank and an anonymous individual. The festival needs $2,600 more to reach its sponsorship goal. To learn more about sponsorship, the Festival's schedule, workshop topics, or how to reserve a booth in either the Farmers' Market or Tastes of Kentucky venues, call 859-619-0334 or visit our website at www.fieldtoforkfestival.com.

 

Deborah S. Messenger

Coordinator, Field to Fork Festival 2011

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Ford Tough

Ford Motor Company & Stuart Powell Ford.....Continuing Strong Commitment to FFA

 

Stuart Powell Ford-Lincoln-Mercury-Mazda on Monday, January 3, 2011 Patti Powell announced that Stuart Powell Ford would join Ford Motor Company in its ongoing commitment to the National FFA (formerly known as the Future Farmers of America).


Ford has committed to a 14th year of the Built Ford Tough - FFA collegiate scholarship program, which will award $1,000 scholarships to hundreds of FFA members, each co-sponsored by Ford Dealers like Stuart Powell Ford.

 

Stuart Powell Ford is sponsoring the Built Ford Tough collegiate scholarship program for Boyle Co. HS, Burgin Independent School, Casey Co. HS, Garrard Co. HS, Lincoln Co. HS, Marion Co. HS, Mercer Co. HS and Washington Co. HS.  For the 2010-2011 school year, they are helping 1 local student attend the college of their choice.

To be eligible, FFA members must submit an online 2011 Scholarship Application here

and take the required Signature Page to Stuart Powell Ford for the dealer endorsement and official dealer code.


"Visit any local farm and you can see that trucks - particularly F-Series - play an integral role in the agricultural industry," says Patti Powell.  "We want to help these future leaders succeed and become our customers from the start of their careers to the end, just like many of their parents and grandparents."
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Stuart Powell Ford  
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New Businesses in Town 

Don's Marathon  DR  

Don's Marathon, 325 B Stanford Street 

Pawn Shop  Pawn Shop #2

Golden Nugget Pawn Shop, 325 A Stanford Street
   

 
Upcoming Events
Feb. 12: Breakfast at the Masonic Lodge, Industry Road, 7a-10a
Feb. 12: Tea Cup Mysteries, Legend of Lover's Leap, Hammonds Hall Bed & Breakfast
 
 
If there are events you would like places in our Upcoming Events block, please call the Chamber 792-2282.
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