The Brightside clean-up was once again a major success! Thank you to all of District 25 who volunteered to help clean-up our area! We look forward to your pictures and want to post as many as possible on our newsletter and website if you will send them in to brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov!
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DISTRICT 25 NEEDS AT LEAST
3 BRIGHTSIDE CHAMPIONS!
This is a great volunteer opportunity for High School and College Students to take an active role working to better their community!
This volunteer opportunity only requires a few hours of work over 4 dates throughout the year! It would make a great resume booster but also be a great for you own individual pride!
Any one interested please email brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov!
 A new initiative, One Bright City, is seeking to to engage citizens throughout the city to keep their neighborhoods clean and partner in planting more trees throughout the city.
There is an excellent volunteer opportunity available for those willing to give time to help keep District 25 litter-free. You can be part of the District 25 Brightside Champion team, a group of 6 people who will assess some of the worst littered spots in District 25. This is a great way for anyone in our District to become an active member in our community and add an important portion to their resume!
The assessments will be done quarterly throughout the year and will provide a clearer map to Brightside and city groups on where efforts and resources need to be directed.
Please contact the District 25 office as soon as possible to let us know if you're interested in this opportunity to make a real difference in the D25 community. Call 574-1125 or email brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov with questions or to apply for this position.
 Councilman David Yates and Louisville Metro officials have reached a deal with Underhill Associates to
convert the historic Colonial Gardens property across from Iroquois Park into a
development anchored by locally owned businesses such as restaurants and coffee
shops.
The city will give the property to Underhill for $1 and contribute an
additional $1.2 million toward the construction of 16,000 square feet of
retail/restaurant space, said Jeff Mosley of the Louisville Metro Department of
Economic Growth & Innovation. The development agreement will be signed early
next week, he said.
Colin Underhill, a partner in Underhill Associates, said no tenants have been
signed, but ideas include "a beer-garden type atmosphere" with a shared patio
and restaurants such as a breakfast café, sushi, pizza or ice cream. A major goal is to bring independent, local businesses to South Louisville,
he said.
Read the Full Story: http://www.wdrb.com/story/25225101/city-reaches-deal-for-south-louisville-development
 We have been covering the updated and renovated NEW Jessie's Dixie Diner for the past few months and are as excited as you are about the reopening! The Courier Journal wrote a piece we wanted to share with everyone in the District!
Read the Full Story: http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/southwest/2014/04/11/country-modern-mix-new-jessies/7608717/
Check out the Facebook Page Here for pictures and updates on the renovations! https://www.facebook.com/goodolejessies
Thank you to the Auburndale Neighborhood Association for allowing us to add your Association's contact information to Councilman Yates' webiste: See Homeowners and Neighborhood Associations
To better serve the members of
District 25, Councilman David Yates' office has created the page See Homeowners and Neighborhood Associations on David's Louisvilleky.gov website
providing vital information to new neighbors about their new Homeowners or
Neighborhood Association with contact information and if applicable website
information.
This request may be answered by
any member of an association.
Please provide:
- Name
of Homeowner / Neighborhood Association
- Name
of the President of the Association and any contact information, including
but not limited to: Telephone Number and Email Address.
- Name
of any other Leading Members of the Association and any contact information,
including but not limited to: Telephone Numbers and Email Addresses.
- The
Addresses of any offices/homes that concerns within the Association may be
delivered.
- The
link to your Homeowner / Neighborhood Association's website or online
presence.
- Any
other vital information that your Association may provide to better serve
your neighbors and the members of District 25.
Please send this information if
you would like to be included on Councilman David Yates' Louisvilleky.gov website
to brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov.
Councilman David Yates' office would greatly appreciate your help promoting
this!
 During the month of April, golfers who play a round at any of the nine
courses operated by Louisville Metro Parks and Recreation will be entered to
win one of several great prizes through the annual Grand Slam Golf Giveaway.
Each time golfers play at a municipal course, they can enter a drawing for
prizes that include an annual golf pass, annual cart pass, golf discount book,
free lessons with the golf pros, and more. Entry forms can be found at
the pro shops at each Metro Parks golf course and golfers must enter the
drawing prior to starting their rounds. Winners will be drawn at the end of
April.
- Bobby Nichols Golf Course, 4301 E. Pages Lane, 502/937-9051 (9 holes)
- Iroquois Golf Course, 1501 Rundill Road, 502/363-9520 (18 holes)
- Sun Valley Golf Course, 6505 Bethany Lane, 502/937-9228 (18 holes)
For More Information:
Visit our website for monthly golf specials and discounts: http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/golf/golfspecials.htm.
About Metro Parks Golf:
Louisville's nine public golf courses offer a quality golfing experience at
some of the most affordable prices in the nation. Each course has its own
unique character, and some consistently rank among Kentucky's best and most
challenging courses. The nine municipally-owned golf courses meet the needs of
everyone from beginners to scratch golfers. For more information, visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/golf.
 FOX – Families Outside
X-ploring, Make sure to register!
Louisville Metro Parks and
Recreation is encouraging families to put away those cell phones and electronic
games–just for a while–and enjoy time together in the great outdoors through
its FOX program: Families Outside X-ploring!
WHEN: Saturday, April 19, 9am-11:30am
WHERE: Waverly Park
Throughout the year, a trained
naturalist will guide families on an exploration in different Metro parks,
offering a chance to trek through forests, fields, lakes, ponds, and along the
Ohio River. Children can play and experience nature just like their parents and
grandparents once did – hiking, catching pond ‘critters’, searching for animal
tracks, building forts, playing in leaves, and getting muddy!
The next FOX event of 2014 will
be held from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., Saturday, April 19 at Waverly Park in
southwest Louisville.
The fee for FOX is $8 for a
family of up to four members ($5 for each additional member) and
pre-registration is required. Deadline to register for next event is 4:00 p.m.
Friday, April 18.
For more information and to
register, call: 502-368-5404. Bring water bottles and dress for the weather.
Participants will be outside for the duration of the event.
 Join Trail
Team Park Project Day at Waverly Park! Help keep our trails healthy and litter free as well as safe for our neighbors to use!
WHEN: Saturday, April 19, 9:00 am
WHERE: Waverly Park
Trail Team and KYMBA volunteers
come together to improve and maintain the combined hiking and biking trails at
Waverly. Activities vary, but may
include use of hand tools to cut overhanging limbs and encroaching shrubs,
trail structure repair or addressing erosion issues. Closed-toe shoes are required. Activities are suitable for ages 14 and up,
with parental supervision required until age 18. Meet at the playground parking lot in Waverly
Park.
 South Louisville Community Ministries is hosting their Annual
Shelly Meadors/Betty Meadors Mattingly Memorial Golf Scramble. Following golf, there will be lunch
and door prize drawings.
WHERE: Iroquois Golf Course, 1501 Rundill Rd
WHEN: Monday, April 21st, Registration begins at 7:30am and shotgun start at 8:00am
Shelly Meadors was an active teenager from South Louisville when
while vacationing in Destin, she was hit and killed. The hit and run
driver has never been found. Her grandmother, Betty Meadors
Mattingly, a longtime volunteer to many organizations in South Louisville,
had this idea of the scramble as a means of raising money to aid those in need
in South Louisville. She only experienced the first scramble. She
passed away in November 2012. Thus, this scramble is named in memory of
both Shelly and Betty.
The Honorary Chairman for this year's scramble is Coach Denny
Crum!
There is still room for additional teams or players to join
in! Fee for a team of four players is $400, individual player is
$100. Hole sponsorship is $100 and donations of any new item suitable
for door prizes are welcome. Proceeds from the scramble go toward
assistance to the needy residents of South Louisville.
Please call Joyce Whalin, Chair, Special Projects/Fundraising,
South Louisville Community Ministries, 361-7763 for reservations or
information.
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 Flooding in the Ohio Valley
Am I At Risk? Do I Need Flood Insurance?
WHERE: Fairdale Library
WHEN: April 22nd at 6pm
Mike Fleitz of D M Fleitz Insurance is sponsoring a quick and simple seminar on Flooding and Flood insurance. If you have questions or just what to learn a little more about this subject please attend this meeting. For more Information contact Mike @ 935-5970.
http://www.fleitzinsurance.com/
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 Pickleball, just for the fun of it!
WHERE: Shively Baptist Church, 1599 Sadie Lane, Christian Life Center
WHEN: Saturday, April 26th from 10am-2pm
Everyone is invited to join in this fun game!
Come watch to see what Pickleball is... or join right in! Light lunch served!
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 This fun, festive celebration features an authentic Kentucky breakfast, a brief live auction, tours of the historic Farnsley-Moremen House, tours of the new Moremen Family Chapel site and a silent auction.
Sunday, April 27, 11am-1:30pm
Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing, 7410 Moorman Road
Mayor Greg Fischer will host this official Kentucky Derby Festival Event. This is Southwest Louisville's Derby celebration. If you are interested in being a sponsor please call Riverside at 935-6809 or email info@riverside-landing.org.
Advanced purchase of tickets is required. Tickets are $65/person or $500 for a table of 8.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
 The Discover Dixie Business Showcase is connecting people to businesses in today’s
competitive market.
WHERE: Incarnation Catholic Church Gymnasium, 2229 Lower Hunters Trace
WHEN: Thursday, May 15, 12pm-5pm
The 13th
Annual Discover Dixie Business Showcase EXPO is packed with great information
for current and prospective small business owners. Discover Dixie “EXPO”
delivers valuable goods and services from 60+ exhibitors covering a broad range
of business needs. The EXPO will enable participants the opportunities to
demonstrate their products and services to individuals looking to start a
business, small business owners who want to grow their business including
providing area neighborhood resident’s great resources and information about
their business.
Networking
for Vendor's only from 10:30am to 11:55am for Vendors only with free
appetizer's,door prizes, booth exhibitor contest and photos. The “EXPO” is open to the public from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for people to
come and go as they please, to gather information and network.
If you would like an Application
for booth rental please email brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov and for
more information contact
Do you have a local event you would like to share and advertise to the public? Reach out to all of District 25 through this newsletter!
District 25's Community Calendar!
Please email brian.boles@louisvilleky.gov or call (502) 574-1125 and please provide as much information about your event as possible. Your event will be added to our Community Calendar. No matter how big or small as long as it is open to the general public we want to provide District 25 with the opportunity to attend!
Class dates vary for flexible scheduling, visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details! All classes held at the Kentucky's Manufacturing Career Center, 160 Rochester Dr.
Interested in FREE Manufacturing Job Training? Be a Certified Production Technician or Multi-Skilled Technician.
Persons interested can call 276-9711 or go to www.kentuckianaworks.org to learn more.
Sun Valley Community Center is already FULL!
Beechmont, 205 W. Wellington Ave, 361-5484, $60 per child per week
Registration Deadline: May 30th
Registration is underway at camp
sites listed below. Please call the camp location for registration times and
documentation needed for registering campers. Camp
programs are designed for ages 6-12.
Summer Camp
information is available by calling 502/574-4460 or by e-mailing us.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
Iroquois Amphitheater, 1080 Amphitheater Road, All Times 8pm
The schedule is set for the "Free Summer Movies" program at the Iroquois Amphitheater. Starting at the end of May and ending in September, these movies are all family friendly and sure to draw large crowds. Join your family, friends and neighbors for some free fun under at Kentucky's State Amphitheater! All Movie times are 8pm and of course concessions will be available!
- Saturday, May 24th - PLANES - PG
- Monday, June 2nd - WE ARE MARSHALL - PG
- Monday, June 9th - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - PG
- Monday, June 16th - THE LITTLE MERMAID - G
- Saturday, June 21st - MONSTERS UNIVERSITY - G
- Monday, June 23rd - WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?- PG
- Monday, June 30th - FINDING NEMO - G
- Monday, July 7th - BACK TO THE FUTURE - PG
- Monday, July 14th - GRAVITY - PG13
- Saturday, July 19th - THE BUTLER - PG13
- Monday, July 21st - MAN OF STEEL - PG13
- Monday, July 28th - WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY - G
- Saturday, August 9th - DESPICABLE ME 2 - PG
- Friday, September 12th - "42" - PG13
For more information please call 502-368-5865 or visit www.iroquoisamphitheater.com.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
Saturday, June 7 from 8am-1pm
Spring and Summertime are just around the corner! Its never too early to prepare for Neighborhood Yard Sales! Hunters Point Neighborhood, off of Upper Hunters Trace, will
host their annual neighborhood-wide yard sale from with around 150 homes participating.
Visit District 25's Community Calendar for more details!
Saturday, June 7 at Iroquois Amphitheater
Join us for
a full day of international performances, diverse cuisines, community
resources & vendors, and activities for children!
Festival Favorites Appalatin
and The
Monarchs along-side many other bands will grace the 2 stages,
and children are sure to enjoy bounce-houses, dancing, face painting, and
games!
Americana
Community Center was founded in 1990, and our programs have grown to serve
over 5,000
individuals each year, representing 97 countries! Save the date to
join us for this 24th
annual cultural celebration on June 7th!
For more
information on how you can contribute or participate contact Heather
Bruner at heather@americanacc.org!
Click here to Support ACC!
Look to our new section "District 25's Wellness Corner" to receive tips on staying healthy and fit throughout the year!
 Alcohol Awareness Month
"Help for Today. Hope For Tomorrow"
Alcohol Awareness – The Key to Community Change, Personal and Family Recovery
28 Years of Improving and Saving Lives Through Prevention, Treatment and Recovery
Each April since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) sponsors NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month to increase public awareness and understanding, reduce stigma and encourage local communities to focus on alcoholism and alcohol-related issues. This April, NCADD highlights the important public health issue of underage drinking, a problem with devastating individual, family and community consequences.
With this year's theme, "Help for Today, Hope for Tomorrow," the month of April will be filled with local, state, and national events aimed at educating people about the treatment and prevention of alcoholism. Local NCADD Affiliates as well as schools, colleges, churches, and countless other community organizations will sponsor a host of activities that create awareness and encourage individuals and families to get help for alcohol-related problems.
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous—both to themselves and to society, and is directly associated with traffic fatalities, violence, suicide, educational failure, alcohol overdose, unsafe sex and other problem behaviors. Annually, over 6,500 people under the age of 21 die from alcohol-related accidents and thousands more are injured.
Additionally:
- Alcohol is the number one drug of choice for America's young people, and is more likely to kill young people than all illegal drugs combined.
- Each day, 7,000 kids in the United States under the age of 16 take their first drink.
- Those who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcoholism than those who begin at age 21.
- More than 1,700 college students in the U.S. are killed each year—about 4.65 a day—as a result of alcohol-related injuries.
- 25% of U.S. children are exposed to alcohol-use disorders in their family.
- Underage alcohol use costs the nation an estimated $62 billion annually.
Reducing underage drinking is critical to securing a healthy future for America's youth and requires a cooperative effort from parents, schools, community organizations, business leaders, government agencies, the entertainment industry, alcohol manufacturers/retailers and young people.
"Underage drinking is a complex issue," says Greg Muth, chairperson of the NCADD Board of Directors, "one that can only be solved through a sustained and cooperative effort. As a nation, we need to wake up to the reality that for some, alcoholism and addiction develop at a young age and that intervention, treatment, and recovery support are essential for them and their families," says Muth. "We can't afford to wait any longer."
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 Liono is a beautiful and intelligent four-year-old American
Bulldog. He would be a great sidekick for your adventures. This lad
is sweet and loves tummy rubs. Liono is always looking to learn
more! He is ready for your fun times together to begin.
*You can meet Liono by contacting Animal House Adoption
Center at (502) 473-PETS. Don’t forget to check out Liono’s friends:
louisvilleky.gov/animalservices
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 This kitty is one of a kind. Harley is chatty and
playful, with a sweet side. He is a 3 year old waiting for that special
visit that will lead him to finding a new family and becoming the perfect pal.
He is current on all shots and neutered.
You can visit him at Louisville Metro Animal Services’
Animal House Adoption Center, 3516 Newburg Road, or contact LMAS at (502)
473-PETS (7387) for more information.
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Check out the LMPD web application to keep up to date with the Crime reports and trends for your neighborhood.
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