Community Calendar 7-2-09

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• The Grant County Industrial Development Authority will meet at 1:30 p.m. July 8 at the Chamber of Commerce in Williamstown.

• The Chamber breakfast meeting will begin at 8 a.m. July 20 at the Grant County Extension Office on Barnes Road in Williamstown.

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

• The Corinth Women’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. July 7 at Noble’s Restaurant.

• The Corinth Lady Lions meet at 6:30 p.m. July 8 at Noble’s Restaurant.

• The Corinth Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 8 at Noble’s.

• The Williamstown Kiwanis will meet at noon July 8 at El Jalisco in Williamstown.

• The Williamstown Woman’s Club is hosting an evening with John Domaschko, president of Strategic Initiatives Vision 2015 at 7 p.m. July 9 at the Williamstown Baptist Church. Domaschko will share the history, vision process, goals and projects relating to Vision 2015 and how this impacts the region. The public is invited.

• The Order of the Eastern Star No. 321 will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 9 at Masonic Lodge No. 85 in Williamstown.

• The Williamstown Main Street Merchants will meet at noon July 9 at the Grant County Chamber of Commerce. Call meeting facilitator Debbie Stone at 824-7259 for more information.

• The Williamstown Kiwanis will meet at noon July 8 at El Jalisco in Williamstown.

• The Corinth Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 8 at Noble’s.

• The Grant County Fair Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 9 in the meeting room of Grant County Deposit Bank, 1414 N. Main St. in Williamstown.

• The Williamstown F&AM No. 85 will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 9.

• The Grant and Owen County Cattlemen’s Association will be hosting a Beef Cattle Field Day at 5:30 p.m. July 10 at the H.R. Hoffman Farm, managed by Kenwood and DC Soper. Topics covered include water and waste management, growing switch grass for energy and minerals for summer grazing. Call 859-824-3355 to register.

• The Gold Wing Road Riders Chapter N will meet July 10 at Rolling Hills Restaurant in Williamstown. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m., followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. If you own a motorcycle or wish you did, be sure to come. Owners of all makes and models are welcome. Call 824-5234 for more information.

CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS

• The Kentucky Backyard Beekeepers of Grant County will meet at 7 p.m. July 13 at the new Grant County extension building located at 105 Baton Rouge Road.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

• Helping Hands is open from 9 a.m. to noon and from 4 to 8 p.m. July 2 and from 9 a.m. to noon July 7. Helping Hands, a coalition of local churches, is located at 214 Barnes Road in Williamstown. The group’s purpose is to provide emergency help, including food, clothing and furniture, to needy families.

• Helping Hands Thrift Store is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 2, July 3 and July 7. The Thrift Store is located on Barnes Road (behind Grant County Drugs in Williamstown).

• Manger Ministries will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 15. The food pantry and clothes closet is operated by Lawrenceville Baptist Church, located on Ky. 1993 in Corinth. Call Lisa at (859) 462-2362 for more information.

EDUCATION

• GED studies are offered at the Grant County Adult Education Center, located at 315 School Road (behind Grant County Middle School). Summer hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. Call 823-1341 for an appointment.

EXERCISE/FITNESS

• A yoga class is set for 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 7 at Eagle Creek Country Club in Dry Ridge. Call 428-YOGA (9642) to register or for more information.

• A yoga class is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. July 8 at Olde Star Mall (by Tractor Supply) in the back entrance, 1418 North Main Street, Williamstown, Ky. Call 428-YOGA (9642) to register or for more information.

GOVERNMENT GATHERINGS

• The Grant County Conservation District Board of Supervisors will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 2 at the Grant County USDA Service Center, 486 Helton Street in Williamstown.

• Corinth City Commission will meet at 7 p.m. July 6.

• Dry Ridge City Council will meet at 7 p.m. July 6.

• Williamstown City Council will meet at 7 p.m. July 6.

•The Grant County Fiscal Court will meet at 7 p.m. July 6.

• Crittenden City Council will meet at 7 p.m. July 7.

• The Grant County Library Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 13 in the library at 201 Barnes Road in Williamstown.

• The Grant County Fiscal Court will meet at 7 p.m. July 13.

• The Grant County Tourism Commission will meet at 7 p.m. July 16 in the tourism center at the Dry Ridge Outlet Center.

HAPPENINGS

• Clogging classes will begin at 6 p.m. July 7 at the JMB Center on Taft Highway in Dry Ridge.

• The Northern Kentucky Field and Forest Club will meet from 5 to 10 p.m. July 11 at Lloyd’s Wildlife Management Area in Crittenden. Cost is $3 for 25 practice targets. All trap shooters of any age are invited. Call John at 823-0421 or Darlene at (859) 485-2355 for more information.

HEALTH

• Care Net Pregnancy Services will be open July 2, July 7 and July 8 at 305 N. Main St. in Williamstown. Free pregnancy tests are available as well as education about options. Call 824-0123 for details.

LIBRARY

• Thursday, July 2

 9:30 a.m. Tiny Tales

 10 a.m. Toddler Time

 11 a.m. Preschool Time

 4 p.m. Create & Take (Children’s Summer Reading)

 • Tuesday, July 7

 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. (Children’s Summer Reading)

 6:30 p.m. (Teen & Adult Summer Reading) Stonecarving – Open to ages 13 and older. Call 824-2080 to sign up.

 • Wednesday, July 8

 9:30 a.m. Toddler Time

 11 a.m. Preschool Time

SENIOR ACTIVITIES

• The Crittenden Senior Citizens meet at 9 a.m. July 8 in the former Crittenden city building on U.S. 25. For more information, call 428-0252.

SOCIAL SECURITY

• A field representative of the Social Security Administration will be at the Grant County Courthouse from 10 a.m. to noon July 8. For more information, call the Fort Mitchell office at (859) 282-7324 or 1-800-772-1213.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• TOPS will meet at 9 a.m. July 3 at St. William Catholic Church. Weigh-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Call 823-8091 for more information.

• The Journey Through Grief support group meets at 10:30 a.m. July 6 at The Little Shrimp in Dry Ridge.

• Weight Watchers meets at 7 p.m. July 7 at St. William Catholic Church. Weigh-in begins at 6:30 p.m.

• The breast cancer support group, Helping Each Other Too, will meet at 7 p.m. July 13 in the conference room of St. Elizabeth Medical Center Grant County in Williamstown. Call Cathy Ficke at (859) 301-2273 for more information.