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Councilwoman Welch invites everyone to enjoy a great music weekend Saturday May 16 with the
11th Annual
Forest Fest 2015
A variety of
entertainment options for children, including live nature demonstrations, will
take place during the day, beginning at noon and ending at 5 p.m. Artists from
across the region will demonstrate their skills as part of a craft fair, and food
and beverages from Ehrler’s Ice Cream, Shack in the Back Barbeque, Ramiro’s
Food Truck, Brooks Hill Winery, and Heine Brothers Coffee will be available for
sale.
Forest Fest Band
Schedule
11:00 a.m. Nellie Pearl
12:15 p.m. Storefront
Congregation
1:20 p.m.
Misty Mountain String Band
2:40 p.m.
Maiden Radio
4:00 p.m.
Helen Highwater String Band
5:30 p.m.
Rumpke Mountain Boys
Forest Fest Schedule of Activities
10:30 a.m. Booths open to the public, Food areas open, Forest Nature booth opens for children
11:00 a.m. Music
begins
Noon
Children’s activities begin (until 5:00 p.m.)
7:00 p.m.
Forest Fest concludes
The event is made
possible through the financial support of presenting sponsor, Metro Councilwoman
Vicki Aubrey Welch (D-13), in whose district Jefferson Memorial Forest is
located, as well as assistance from Councilpersons Cindi Fowler (D-14), Rick
Blackwell (D-12), David Yates (D-25), Marianne Butler (D-15), Madonna Flood
(D-24), Stuart Benson (R-20), Robin Engel (R-22), James Peden (R-23), and Kelly
Downard (R-16). Also sponsoring the event are: LG&E, Forcht Bank, and WFPK
Radio Louisville.
PVA Appeal Deadline Extended to
May 29 @ 4:00 PM
The Jefferson
County PVA office is extending the property appeal deadline to May 29th @ 4:00
p.m. This gives property owners an additional 8 days to file a property
appeal. The PVA has also expanded staff assistance to include two public
library locations. The PVA will now have staff on hand at The Crescent
Hill and Highlands/Shelby Park Libraries to assist residential property owners
in completing the PVA online property appeal.
Lindauer says,
“We want to make sure that property owners have ample opportunity to appeal
their property value, if they so choose. Our office is open weekdays from
8:00am-4:00pm and will be open this Saturday, May 16th from 9:00am-1:00pm for property owners
who choose to come downtown. The office will be closed for the Memorial
Day Holiday weekend May 23-25.”
The PVA office is
located at 531 Court Place (Fiscal Court Bdg.) Suite 501. FOR QUESTIONS ON YOUR ASSESSMENT OR THE APPEAL
PROCESS, CONTACT THE PVA APPEAL LINE AT 502-574-6224.
Property Owners
who don’t want to come downtown can now go to these public library
locations for assistance during the hours below.
 Flood Disaster Recovery Update
FEMA has reported
that as of close of business on 5/12/2015 there were 666 residents in Jefferson
Co. who have made application for assistance. 119 of those persons made
application at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located at Okolona fire
station located at 8501 Preston Hwy. We are currently awaiting FEMA
approval for a second DRC located at Beechmont Community Center, which was
scheduled for inspection and could open as early as Saturday. The
DRC locations will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
FEMA has brought in Disaster Survivor Assistance teams who are going door to
door in affected areas to encourage persons to make application and they can
assist them with this process while at their residence. We have provided FEMA
with the mapped locations of preliminary damage identified by our agency from
the web site posting and site survey conducted following the flooding.
Residents can
apply for aid from any one of the following methods.
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Online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
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Calling 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585, Video Relay Service 800-621-3362).
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By smartphone or tablet at m.fema.gov.
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Visiting the DRC
The toll-free
telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
seven days a week until further notice
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 South
Louisville Business Association Lunch Meeting
Thursday May 21 12 noon –
1:00 pm Antioch Church 7515 Southside Dr
Mike
Slaton from the Iroquois Amphitheatre and a representative from Jefferson
Memorial Forest will discuss summer programming for these Parks venues. www.slba-lou.org to rsvp.
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 Southwest Women’s Roundtable
May 20, 2015 8:30-10:30
Southwest Women’s
Roundtable Presents Christy Smallwood Hosted by: Christian
Academy of Louisville Southwest Campus & Southeast Christian
Southwest 8307 St. Andrews Church Rd (Meeting held at Southeast
Christian Church) RSVP: swwrt2013@gmail.co
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 WorkOne
Regional Job Fair is May 19
WorkOne Southern
Indiana will host a Regional Job Fair on Tuesday, May 19, from 3 pm - 7 pm at
the WorkOne Center, 2125 State St., Ste. #15, in New Albany, Ind.
More than 50 regional companies will be recruiting for hundreds of positions in
logistics, financial services, transportation, healthcare, manufacturing and
hospitality. Positions and wages range from labor to professional levels.
Job seekers
should bring several copies of their resumes, dress professionally and be
prepared to discuss employment opportunities with employers. For more
information, call (812) 948-6102.
"Hot
Job News" and upcoming events at Kentucky Career Center locations
Keep up to date on
what's happening by visiting the KentuckianaWorks website (www.kentuckianaworks.org). You'll find links
to job opportunities in the "Hot Job News" column. Training
opportunities, workshops, job fairs and orientations for training at the
Kentucky Career Center locations in the KentuckianaWorks region are posted on
the Events Calendar, located in the top menu tab.
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Buy Local Fair
Sunday May 17
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Where: Louisville Water Tower Park, 3005
River Rd.
When: Sunday, May 17th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The fair will host a variety of local businesses, musicians,
artists and craftspeople, chefs, community organizers and farmers. All
locally-owned independent businesses and individuals were encouraged to
participate as vendors.
Noon – 5:00 p.m. - The
Louisville Water Company will have a H20 Kids Zone
· 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. –
Live Music
· 2:15 p.m. – Magnificent
Mushroom “Iron Shroom”
· 4:00 p.m. – Fleur de Lis
Food Fight
Admission
is free, $5 per car to park. Bicycles are free to park thanks to VO2
Multisport! Sorry, pets are not allowed on the Louisville Water Tower Park
property.
 Louisville Metro’s Senior Nutrition Program
located in the Fairdale Playtorium provides meals and activities for people 60 or over and their spouses (when applicable). Join us for corn hole games, exercise, walking club and a nice hot lunch weekdays from 9am to 1pm. You must call 502/361-7730 at least one day in advance to make a reservation for the meal, or stop by to check it out and make a reservation for the next day. Meals for homebound seniors are also delivered from this center and volunteers are always needed to help with serving or packaging.
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Donations are requested to help cover costs and increase the number of people who are served. Learn more about Congregate Meal Sites and the Meals on Wheels Programs by visiting www.louisvilleky.gov/communityservices.Fairdale Playtorium 10616 West Manslick Road Fairdale, KY 40118 phone 502-361-7730.
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 Galt House East, Grand Ballroom
140 N. 4th Street, Louisville, Kentucky
11:30 a.m. – Noon (Networking)
Noon – 1:30 p.m. (Program)
To register for the event ($75 per person), please visit www.elderserveinc.org.
For more information, please call 502.587.8673.
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