• Southwest Community Festival - October 12th 10a - 5p Sun Valley Park Bethany Lane
• Halloween at the Zoo - Thursday, October 3–6, 10–13, 17–20, & 24–27 at 5 pm, Louisville Zoo
• Waterfront Botanical Gardens Grand Opening  - Friday, October 4 - Saturday October 12, times vary, Waterfront Botanical Gardens 
• Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular - Tuesday, October 8 - Sunday November 3 at 7:30 pm, Iroquois Amphitheater
• HalloScream - Friday, October 4 - Sunday, October 27 from 6 pm
• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure - Saturday, October 12 at 9 am, Cardinal Stadium (2800 South Floyd St) 
• IRONKIDS - Saturday, October 12 at 10 am, South Great Lawn at Waterfront Park 
• IRONMAN- Sunday, October 13, Tier times vary, North Great Lawn at Waterfront Park

Oct. 28, Trunk or Treat Halloween Health and Safety Fair at South Jefferson Neighborhood Place, 6 – 8 p.m.

Located at 1000 Neighborhood Place.  Call 363-1483 for more information.  Join the Third Annual Trunk or Treat and Health Fair guaranteed to surprise and delight kids of all ages.  Free health related items, candy, movies, treats and games.  Dress in your favorite costume and join the fun.

Need a ride to polls on Election Day? A. Philip Randolph Institute (502.774.4834) provides free rides. Lyft and Uber may be giving reduced rides to the polls, or call your local party headquarters.

If you become sick or are in the hospital, you can still vote with an Emergency Medical Ballot. Request a paper absentee ballot between Tuesday, October 22 and Tuesday, November 5. Call your local Board of Election office to get an Emergency Medical Ballot. You will have to find someone to notarize your application for a ballot and then take that application to the Board of Elections to get your ballot. Once you’ve filled out your ballot, someone must take your ballot back to the Board of Elections before 6 PM on Election Day!

EARLY VOTING HOURS

• Monday-Friday: Sept. 23 – November 4 from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
• Saturdays: October 19, October 26, and November 2 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

For more information please contact the Jefferson County Election Center: Tel: 502.574.6100 • Fax: 502.574.5014 • Email:  Elections@JeffersonCountyClerk.org

The Brightside & Passport Health Plan Fall Community-Wide Cleanup is just around teh corner on Saturday, October 19th and there is still time to register your group to participate!

Just head to www.brightsideinc.org and click on the link on our homepage to sign your group up today! All teams receive pre-packed supplies and Brightside coordinates with our partners at Solid Waste Management Services to ensure all your collected litter bags are properly collected and disposed of after your cleanup event. 

Not sure where to hold your cleanup? We can help! Reach out to us at brightside@louisvilleky.gov or call our office at (502) 574-2613 today!

Louisville Metro Office of Resilience and Community Services (RCS) is offering pre-registration for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Subsidy Component. The pre-registration will begin on Wednesday, October 2, and end on Thursday, October 31. Pre-registration is for Jefferson County residents who are elderly (60 years or older) or disabled and receive a fixed income (Social Security, SSI, pension or Black Lung benefits). For more information about this process on how to apply for LIHEAP pre-registration, please contact Metro311 by simply dialing 311 or 574-5000, email metro.call@louisvilleky.gov, visit the website’s On Line Customer Service or Live Chat at https://louisvilleky.gov/government/metro311, tweet @LouMetro311, or download the free Mobile 311 app from the website.

VITA is now offering free tax preparation to help with the following questions/topics:

• 2018 Missed Deadline
• Prior Year Returns 
• Amendments
• Tax Question 

May 13th - October 16th

• Mondays: 9AM - 4PM (Edison Center)
• Tuesdays: 9AM - 4PM (Edison Center)
• Wednesday: 11AM - 7PM (Louisville Urban League)
• Saturdays at the Edison Center will run from 9AM - 3PM on Aug. 3rd, Sept. 7th, and Oct. 5th 
• Edison Center - 701 W. Ormsby Ave, 2nd Floor
• Louisville Urban League - 1535 W. Broadway
• Call 502-574-5687 to book an appointment!

Volunteers of America have recently opened new addiction recovery locations to better serve the community. They have several programs at 1436 South Shelby Street. Freedom House is a residential program for pregnant and parenting women. Shelby Men’s Recovery Center is also located on South Shelby. This is a 90 day residential program for men, where clients are able to work while seeking treatment. They have Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) and services for men, women and families. These services are available at 2500 West Broadway and 4303 W Broadway. Transitional Housing will be available in July for homeless women with children who would like to continue their sobriety at 4303 W Broadway

If you are know someone who may be interested in VOA’s programs, please contact the intake office at 502-635-4530. They’re able to do a quick screening, verify their insurance, and set up an intake date and time.

Grieving the Sudden Loss of a

Loved One?

If you or someone you know is suffering the sudden and traumatic loss of a loved one, let us help. We offer free one-to-one grief mentoring in a confidential environment. When everyone else has gone back to their normal lives and you are left to process what happened, we can provide coping strategies for the weeks and months ahead.

Call (502) 791-9938 or fill out our Contact Us page: https://www.firsthourgrief.org/contact/

You don’t have to do this alone. Schedule an appointment today!

U.S. Census Bureau’s representative will be available to share information about the hundreds of entry-level office & warehouse clerks employment opportunities for the Jeffersonville location. National Processing Center (NPC) is the U.S. Census Bureau's primary center for mail processing, survey processing, data capture, imaging/scanning and warehouse operations. NPC recently increased the starting hourly pay rate for entry level clerks to $14.54 per hour.

• Oct. 3, South Central Neighborhood Place at 4255 Hazelwood Ave, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Call 363-1483 for more information.
• Oct. 9, South Jefferson Neighborhood Place – Fairdale Location at 1000 Neighborhood Place (off National Turnpike),10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Call 363-1483 for more information.
• Oct. 17, South Jefferson Neighborhood Place – Valley at 10200 Dixie Highway (inside Valley High School to the right of the bldg.), 1 - 3 p.m.  Call 363-1483 for more information.
• Oct.18, South Central Neighborhood Place at 4255 Hazelwood Ave., 9 – 11 a.m. Call 363-1483 for more information.

UPS Seasonal Hiring

UPS is hiring 2,600 workers in Louisville for holiday season (November-January)

Full-time and part-time seasonal positions are available including package handlers, drivers, and driver-helpers

Interested applicants can apply at www.upsjobs.com

Free Training and Jobs links for Manufacturing and Construction

To find programs for FREE training and to connect people to jobs in construction and manufacturing, please click one of the following

The Career Calculator is being used in schools, career centers and libraries across the Louisville region.

Links to Workforce Resources

• KentuckianaWorks Homepage
• KY Career Centers  
• KY Health Career Center
• KY Manufacturing Career Center
• Code Louisville
• Mayor's SummerWorks
• KentuckianaWorks College Access Center
• Kentuckiana Builds
• Degrees Work
• Events Calendar 

Are you the kind of park visitor who enjoys taking the path less traveled? Olmsted Parks Conservancy is in the middle of a trail study to learn how we can better control soil erosion and improve our natural trails in Cherokee, Iroquois and Seneca – making the escape into nature better for both the park and the visitor. We want to know, how do you use the natural trails? Whether you run, hike, bike, or walk your dog on the trails in our Olmsted Parks, you can help us with our study by filling out this 15 minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OlmstedParksTrails

UPCOMING EVENTS at Jefferson Forest

Wilderness Louisville Forest Adventure 

• Sat., October 19th,
• 9:00am-2:00 PM
• Adventure will feature overnight camping for the first time

  Families can enjoy fall color and outdoor fun at Jefferson Memorial Forest during the Wilderness Louisville Forest Adventure on Saturday, October 19, beginning at 4 p.m. And, for the first time ever during this annual event, families are encouraged to pitch a tent and stay overnight. For $15, campers can set up in the field in the Horine Reservation. Daylight activities include a children’s nature exploration area, a climbing wall, pumpkin decorating, guided hikes, archery, activities at the nature center and more. Music will be performed by Grandma’s Boys, and food trucks will be on site. Nighttime activities will include storytelling by the campfire along with night hikes and stargazing with the Louisville Astronomy Society and the Louisville Free Public Library. Camping set-up and activity registration will take place from 3-4 p.m. on October 19.

Tails on Trails Hike Series  Saturday, November 9th 1 pm to 3 pm

Please call (502) 368-5404 for directions or additional information

When: Thursday, November 28 at at 9 a.m.

Distance: 5 miles, starting near the Iroquois Amphitheater, going to the top of the park, and ending back near the Amphitheater.

For more information: http://www.ihrthanksgiving.run 

Speed Art Museum is offering free income based memberships called

"Speed For All"

Speed For All Memberships is a free income based membership program for individuals and families that the Speed Art Museum is offering to make the museum and its programs more accessible to all! Your benefits as a Speed for All Member are for two adults and all children under 18.

Benefits include the following:

• Free admission to the Museum, including major exhibitions
•  Four free Speed Cinema vouchers
• Free parking in the Speed Art Museum garage
• Invitations to Members-only Preview Parties and special events
•  Free admission to Global Speed Lecture Series
•  $2 off additional tickets to the Speed Cinema
•  10% discount in the Museum Store
• 10% discount at Wiltshire at the Speed on Wednesdays
•  Discounted admission on select Museum programs
•  Advance notice and discounts on summer camps and kids' workshops
•  

To sign up for a free membership call: 502.634.2719

TreesLouisville is a nonprofit organization focused on restoring urban tree canopy in Louisville.  They are partnering with the Arbor Day Foundation to provide 1500 free trees to residents. 

Louisville loses around 54,000 trees annually and this is one way we can help restore our depleted canopy. 

To participate go to arborday.org/treeslouisville, type in your address, and choose your tree! Trees will either be shipped to your home or you can pick up a larger tree at one of our two events. 

Pickup events are scheduled for

• October 20, 12pm-4pm at Against the Grain Brewery, 401 E Main St, Louisville, KY 40202 or
• November 9, 10am-2pm at Americana Community Center 4801 Southside Dr, Louisville, KY 40214.

This is the second of four seasonal Community Canopy programs.  Last winter 870 free trees were delivered to residents of Louisville and the goal is to provide more than 3,500 free trees over the next two years. 

The following species are available: American Sycamore, Black Tupelo, Serviceberry, Redbud, Kentucky Coffeetree, Overcup Oak, Shadblow Serviceberry, Swamp White Oak, Sweetbay Magnolia, and Tulip Poplar

If you do not have residential curbside recycling service or if you have too much for your bin/cart, we have free recycling drop-off locations around the county for your convenience. Some are staffed by Public Works employees to help with drop-off. Others are self-serve. Here's an interactive map of the drop-off locations.

What you can drop off:

Self-service and full-service locations:

• Flattened cardboard
• Paper containers and cups
• Milk, juice and soup cartons
• Newspapers/inserts, phone books, magazines, junk mail, office paper
• Plastic bottles, cups, and containers
• Glass bottles and jars
• Metal bottles and cans

Full-service locations also accept:

• Used motor oil and filters
• Used anti-freeze
• Used cooking oil

Do’s and Don’ts

• Recyclable items at self-service locations may be mixed.
• They should be loose in the dumpster, not in bags.
• Items at full-service locations must be separated by material. Staff members will help unload.
• No dumping. Take up to three large items to the Waste Reduction Center free of charge.
• No liquids/paints/oils/etc. in the Self-Service dumpsters.
• Flatten cardboard to save space in the dumpster.

If the dumpster is full, contact Metro311. The crews empty them on a schedule based on how long it typically takes to fill, but sometimes they get full sooner than expected

Feeding Stray Cats?  Alley Cat Advocates can help get outdoor cats fixed and vaccinated at NO COST TO YOU!  

 Cat Caretakers living in the following Jefferson County zip codes 40208, 40209, 40213, 40214, 40215, 40216, 40217, 40219, 40258 and 40272 are eligible  for spay/neuter services for unowned community cats,  They will be vaccinated, spayed/neutered, treated for flea and ear-mite medicine, given a great vet visit, ear-tipped (the universal symbol of a neutered cat) and returned.

When there are no more kittens; the number of cats gradually goes down  and annoying behaviors such as yowling, fighting, spraying stop.