Annual Letter Carriers’ Food Drive
The annual letter carriers’ food drive will be Saturday, May 9. Help us deliver hope to those in need. Please leave your non-perishable donation in a bag by your mailbox for pickup by your local mail carrier on Saturday, May 9. All food donated stays in Woodford County. Thank you to Woodford County for all your help.
Blood Drive
The Kentucky Blood Center will have a blood drive on Wednesday, May 20 from noon - 5 p.m. at the Forks of Elkhorn Baptist Church in the Cross Center Aerobics Room, 480 Duckers Rd., Midway. Donors will receive a Local Lifesaver trucker hat (while supplies last).
Community Bible Study
Psalm 119:105 – Your word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Come with a “thirst.” Bring a Bible, pen, paper and your coffee.
The study will be held at the Versailles Presbyterian Church Welcome Center, 130 N. Main St. on the first and third Saturdays at 10 a.m. with Minister Larry Blackford, lblackford.magistrate@gmail.com, 859-492-4075.
Mentors & Meals
On May 14, we will have the eighth grade celebration and it will be the last day of school year for M&Ms students. On June 9, thesummer meet ups begin (noon-5 p.m.). To register, enroll or get more information, please contact Program Director McKenna Halderman at 951-970-8751.
Midway Toastmasters
Midway Toastmasters meets every Monday at 6 p.m. in the basement of the Little Memorial Library on the Midway University campus. Meetings are open to the public and visitors are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact the club at nick@safetyreloaded.org or 859-397-5068.
Rotary Club of
Woodford County
The Rotary Club of Woodford County has a “meet and greet” at the Keeneland Track Kitchen on the first Friday of each month from 8-9 a.m. This is in addition to the monthly third Tuesday lunch/speaker meeting, which remains at Versailles Brewing Company from 12 noon - 1 p.m.
Survivors of Suicide
The Woodford Survivors of Suicide Loss Group meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. in the community room (5th floor) of the WesBanco building. The address is 100 United Drive, Versailles. Please contact Julie Renner at 859-421-7697 if you have any questions or would like to attend.
Versailles Kiwanis Club
The club’s monthly meetings are held the fourth Tuesday each month at 11:30 a.m. at Callie’s Homestyle Restaurant.
For membership inquiries, please contact club president William Downey at 859-351-4429 or wkdowney5@gmail.com.
Woodford County Chamber of Commerce
A nonprofit roundtable on grant writing will be at KCTCS on Thursday, May 7 at 11 a.m.
Coffee with the Chamber on “elections explained,” with Woodford County Clerk Sandy Jones will be at the Woodford County Library on Tuesday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m.
Come ride the rails at Railroad Explorers with the Women at Woodford on Wednesday, May 13 at 8:30 a.m.
Woodford County Democrats
The WCDP will meet on Thursday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the community room on the second floor of the courthouse.
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the Democratic Women’s Club will meet on Monday, May 18, at 6 p.m. at the Versailles library.
Woodford Co. Extension Homemakers Assn.
Circle of Friends: third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.
Patchwork: third Monday of the month at 6 p.m.
Woodford Co. Extension Master Gardeners
Plant Sale
Theannual plant sale will be in the Red Barn at Falling Springs Park on Saturday, May 9 from 1-3 p.m. We will have tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and cucumbers, $2; English cucumbers $3; 4-pack marigolds, zinnias, and cosmos $3. Native plants and Monarch waystations. vendors, bee demonstration, tool sharpening, rummage sale and so much more! Prices will vary. Check or cash only for Master Gardener sales. Bring a friend and come join us.
Woodford County NAACP
We meet every second Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Woodford Library Community Room. All are welcome.
Woodford County Republican Party
The Woodford County Republican Party meets the first Monday of every month.
Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at Versailles Brewing Company, 513 Marsailles Rd.
Woodford County Retired Teachers Association
The Woodford County Retired Teachers Association meeting on Thursday, May 14 has been postponed.
Woodford County
Salvation Army Unit
The Woodford County Salvation Army Unit meets on the second Thursday of the month at Bluegrass Community Hospital at 11:30 a.m. in the second floor conference room. The unit is always looking for new volunteers. Salvation Army helps with many community organizations such as Coats and Shoes for Kids, Bluegrass Community Action, Family Resource Centers and the Red Kettle campaign. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Woodford County
Senior Citizens Center
Living History: Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd, The Story of Our Lives will be on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m.
Tai Chi for Arthritis is on Tuesdays at 9 a.m.
Woodford Theatre
Woodford Theatre presents The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. Performances will be May 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, and 30 at 7:30 p.m.; and May 17, 24, and 31 at 2 p.m. Additionally, we are offering an American Sign Language interpretive performance on Saturday, May 23. Tickets can be purchased by visiting our box office Tuesday-Friday from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. or by calling 859-873-0648. You may also visit the Get Tickets tab on our website at www.woodfordtheatre.com. We hope to see you soon.