Mayor's Community Conversation coming to Jeffersontown High School on May 19

Please Join Councilman Kevin Kramer and Mayor Jerry Abramson

Mayor’s Community Conversations Monday, May 19, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Jeffersontown High School Gym
9600 Old Six Mile Lane

You will find Councilman Kramer at the Metro Council table (near the Mayor’s table) ready to listen to your concerns and issues. If you cannot attend this public forum, please call our office with any issues or concerns at 574-1111.

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Message from Major Harper to District 11 Residents

We are asking residents to continue to remain vigilant on securing all valuables in cars and lock them up. We advise residents to close garage doors and lock up your houses when away. Let your neighbors know to keep a watch out and if they are expecting any type of work to be done on property when not at home.

Buechel Train Depot Acquires Vintage Railroad Caboose

All Kentuckiana Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Military, Veterans, and EMS Organizations are invited to participate in the 50-hour Flag-In and Vigil to Honor all Veterans, and 18,000 U.S. fallen Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and EMS personnel. This is a 50-hour, around-the-clock event, on May 22, 23, & 24.

On Thursday, May 22, at 10 AM, volunteers will start placing 18,000 U.S. Grave Flags, to honor our Fallen Heroes, on the Remembrance Field at 6th and Jefferson in Downtown Louisville. It will take hundreds of civilian volunteers 50-hours, around-the-clock, to place the grave marker flags, read the Litany of Names of the 18,000 Fallen Heroes, and ring the Freedom Bell each time a name is announced.

From Thursday at 10 am to Friday at noon, please drop by to encourage our volunteers and to visit at any time during the 50-hour Flag-In on Thursday and Friday. You can place a few flags on the lawn, read some name's of fallen First Responders and just visit with your comrades from many different First Responder units. We welcome all emergency vehicles and think that they would add some extra zip to an already stellar event. There will be a hospitality tent, with food and beverages, reserved for First Responders at all times 24/7.

On Saturday at 10 am, we encourage all First Responders and their families to attend the Memorial Ceremony.

For more information contact:

Fred Moore, Executive Director, Flags4Vets
www.Flags4Vets.com
1-888-Flag-Org
502-931-0374

Myers Community School to Host Free Summer Lunch Program



Myers Community School will be hosting the free summer lunch program beginning June 2nd through July 31st. Lunch will be served in the Myers Middle School Cafeteria to any youth in the community who are 18 and under from 12:30-1:30 pm. Daycares, school summer programs and other youth service programs in the area are welcome to bring children they serve and should call the Myers Community School office at 458-2316 for more information and to ensure enough lunches are delivered for the number of youth in their groups. Myers Middle School is located at 3741 Pulliam Drive between Canaan Christian Church and St. Martha's school.

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Get Ready for the Switch to Digital Television (DTV)



By law, television stations nationwide must end their analog broadcast and begin broadcasting exclusively in a digital format after February 17, 2009. Digital television, or DTV, is an innovative technology that delivers crystal clear pictures and sound, more channels and even free over-the-air high-definition television (HDTV) to consumers with HD television sets.

Millions of households that receive broadcast TV through antennas risk losing reception unless they upgrade and take the steps to receive a digital signal. The District 11 office has brochures with more information about how you can prepare for the switch to DTV. These brochures include information about getting coupons for a DTV converter box. If you are interested in having a brochure mailed to you, please call the office at 574-1111.

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District 11 Nights at Louisville Slugger Field - August 4 and August 6

R.S.V.P. : Graham Honaker @ 574-1111, graham.honaker@louisvilleky.gov

* This event is not funded by taxpayer dollars

Buechel Train Depot Rentals

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May 28

Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

May 28, 2008
9:00 AM

Fern Creek/Highview United Ministries will host a Dedication and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for their new ministries building located at 9300 Beulah Church Road on the property of Beulah Presbyterian Church. For more information, contact Rev. Ron Loughry or Jill at 762-9608.

Go Red

It’s more than just a fashion statement.

Each month through November, a different Louisville boutique will host a “Girls Go Red” night out event to support the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women program. There, people can enjoy red refreshments and decor, perhaps win a sponsored prize, and support the American Heart Association’s effort to reduce heart disease and stroke in women. Each boutique will donate a portion of its sales during the event to the Go Red For Women movement.

Upcoming Girls Go Red event dates and locations:

May 27—My Epiphany, 3741 Lexington Road

June 24—Croquis Boutique, 1201 Herr Lane, Suite 140

June 11

Foreclosure Prevention Workshop
5 - 8 pm
Louisville Male High School
4409 Preston Highway

If you're behind on your mortgage payments, or facing other financial problems, you should attend this helpful workshop. The workshop is free but space is limited. Please call 574-5370 by May 30 to reserve a seat.

July 19th and 20th

Annual Brightside/Coca-Cola Volleyball Classic

Join us for the 19^th Annual Brightside/Coca-Cola Volleyball Classic. This popular tournament is set for Saturday and Sunday, July 19^th and 20^th, at Seneca Park. Proceeds benefit Brightside’s beautification and environmental stewardship efforts.

The tournament features Grass Divisions for Youth, Men, Women, Co-ed, Corporate Teams and Metro Teams, in addition to Sand Divisions. Three match guarantee for all teams except doubles and triples.

Gather your team for this fabulous competition. Call Heather at 502.582.3530 or email heather@tandemsport.com or log onto www.baxterjacks.com to register by July 7! Brochures are available at The Volleyball Connection or Brightside.

Sponsorship opportunities still available! Contact Brightside at 574-2613 for more information.