Celebrate the Southwest at the
28th Annual Southwest Community Festival
The Southwest Community Festival is one of the biggest community events in Louisville celebrating and showcasing Southwest’s people, businesses, and culture. The Southwest Community Festival draws over 20,000 people, each year, to this one day event. The festival will be held at Sun Valley Park on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at 6505 Bethany Lane in Valley Station.
Several events which lead up to the festival include: Southwest Community Festival Golf Scramble, Monday, September 23, 2013, 11:30 am at Quail Chase Golf Course, Southwest Community Festival Balloon Glow on Friday, October 4, 2013 from 6 pm to 9 pm at Sun Valley Park; On October 10, 2013 at 6 pm PRP High School at 5901 Dixie Highway will host a community Spelling Bee for area elementary school children; The 28th Southwest Community Festival kicks off in the morning with a pancake breakfast at Sun Valley Community Center from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The pancake breakfast will also include sausage biscuits and biscuits/gravy. Proceeds go to Southwest Community Ministries.
FREE festival events include: Hundreds of booths to browse showcasing the Southwest; The Southwest Car Festival with over 250 cars, trucks, and motorcycle show from River City Street Rods, Inc.; Kids City with free games and inflatable’s sponsored by Valley View Church; arts, crafts, food booths; Teen City, Toddler Town, Men’s tent, and a Senior Tent with bingo and drawings. Dance the day away! Returning again this year is Louisville's own The Crashers who will provide live entertainment throughout the day playing music from the 50’s to today’s most popular tunes. Free shuttles will be provided to the car show and festival events by South Jefferson Christian Church. For more information about The 2013 Southwest Community Festival, call 502-403-6188 or visit the website at www.southwestfestival.org. The 28th Southwest Community Festival would like to thank our sponsors KentuckyOne Health, LG&E a PPL Company, and Louisville Metro Council.
SERVICE ANIMALS ONLY
Be a part of the festival! Applications for booths and sponsorships can be downloaded at www.southwestfestival.org or call 502-403-6188.
Southwest Community Festival Golf Scramble
Monday, September 23, 2013, 11:30 AM Lunch, Shotgun Start 1:00 to 1:30 PM Quail Chase Golf Course, 7000 Cooper Chapel Road, $100 per person. Call or email Kathleen Ley 502-933-6957 Kathleen.Ley@lge-ku.com to sign-up!
Southwest Community Festival Balloon Glow
Friday, October 4, 2013, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Rain Date: October 7, 2013
Sun Valley Park, 6505 Bethany Lane
Southwest Community Festival Spelling Bee
Thursday, October 10, 2013, 6:00 PM, PRP High School, 5901 Greenwood Road
Southwest Community Ministries Pancake Breakfast
Morning of Festival, October 12, 2013, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Sun Valley Community Center, 6505 Bethany Lane. Proceeds Benefit Southwest Community Ministries
28th Annual Southwest Community Festival
Saturday, October 12, 2013 9 AM to 5 PM, Sun Valley Park, 6505 Bethany Lane
Presents the First Annual "Stanley Kramer Pioneer Award"
to Gill Holland
On Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 2:00PM New Valley High Hall of Fame Member, Conrad Bachmann, will present the FIRST ANNUAL "STANLEY KRAMER PIONEER AWARD" to Mr. Gill Holland, of Louisville.
Along with the award presentation, Mr. Bachmann will present one of Stanley Kramer's Oscar winning films, "It's a Mad Mad Mad World." Also, Mr. Kramer's daughter, Kat Kramer, will perform a medley of songs from her father's films. A reception, catered by Masterson's, will follow the program and movie.
Pre-ordered reserved seating is available at $10 per seat. There will be a special door prize drawing for those who pre-order.
Tickets will be $12 at the door.
All proceeds go to Valley High School.
To order tickets by mail: Send a check, made payable to Louisville Film Arts Institute and your name and number of seats at $10/each to Carol Hamilton, LFAI, 401 W. Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
Please call or email Carol Hamilton with any questions:
(502) 937-1525
(502) 645-4413
dancarolham@bellsouth.net
 What if the Ohio River was
lined with sandy beaches, from Valley Station to Prospect?
What if you could get to
Cincinnati, Indianapolis or Lexington in 45 minutes without ever getting in a
car?
What if every child in
Louisville could walk or bike to school safely?
These are some of the ideas
beginning to surface in the Vision Louisville project as Mayor Greg
Fischer seeks in input for how the city should look, feel and flow over the
next 25 years.
Vision Louisville is a
community project to guide the future of Louisville and shape the built
environment -- and the mayor is seeking input in numerous ways, from physical
community meetings to virtual Twitter sessions.
“Louisville is constantly
growing and changing,” Mayor Fischer said about the project. “Over the next 25
years we will see significant change, and we want input from the community on
what those changes should be and how our city should look, feel and flow.”
Vision Louisville is
seeking public input in seven categories: economy, energy, connectivity,
creativity, health, living and identity. A committee of citizens has been
formed around each category to seek community ideas.
You can submit your idea
at www.visionlouisville.com or
through social media:
Twitter: @visionlville (use
the hashtag #visionlou)
Facebook: VisionLouisville
Ideas can also be submitted
via text message to (502) 603-6060
Feeding Stray
Cats in these zip codes?
40208, 40214, 40215, 40258, 40272
FREE Spay and
Neuter Available
Do you know someone who lives in the 40208, 40214, 40215, 40258, or 40272
zip code who feeds and cares for stray, and unowned cats? We can help the
caretaker humanely trap the cats. We’ll spay or neuter the cats and
return them … at NO COST to you!
Cats are trapped, vaccinated, neutered and ear-tipped (the universal symbol
of a neutered cat).
There are no more kittens. Their numbers gradually go down. And,
annoying behaviors such as yowling, fighting, and spraying stop.
Call Alley Cat Advocates at 502-634-8777
to make an appointment today!
If you're remodeling, why not donate your old fixtures, furniture, and more to help benefit Habitat for Humanity?
 100 Years on the Ohio
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, September 21-22, 2013; 10 am - 5 pm
WHERE: Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landing
7410 Moorman Road
Southwest Community Festival
WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2013; 9 am - 5 pm
WHERE: Sun Valley Park, access parking from Lower River Road.
With support from the
Humana Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters has launched a new
across-generations mentoring program that will benefit local children while
improving the overall wellbeing of adults 55 and over who participate. The goal
is to match an additional 50 senior Bigs with children ages 7-16 by year’s
end. You don’t need special skills to be
a Big – just the willingness to listen, offer encouragement and share what
you’ve learned about life. Littles are typically come from families headed by a
single parent who simply wants the best for their child, but does not have the
time they would like to spend with the child.
These children just need a BIG friend!
“You forget you’re in a ‘program’ cause you’re having
fun,” said Big Steve in a TV-aired interview.
Volunteering a few hours a month toward your year-long
relationship can provide something amazing for a child. You also receive
monthly support from a “Match” Counselor as you report on your progress.
There are two ways to meet with your Little –
·
On-site at a school or community center
·
Community wide, diverse outings from home.
Activities you can do as Bigs and Littles include trips
to the library, enjoying one of our
local parks, playing card games or doing craft projects. Big Brothers Big Sisters offers monthly free
events for all matches. So, have some fun, learn a few things and make a
valuable difference in developing the next generation! Volunteering a few hours
a month can start something amazing for a child.
Make a difference in our community of children and your
life! Visit www.bbbsky.org or contact Sandy Bowen 587-0494 ext 164 or sandy.bowen@bbbsky.org
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