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Chamber Halloween Events move to Friday – Nov. 1
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Trick or Treat on Lincoln Square and Costume Contest – Oct. 31st
It’s time for the Chamber’s Annual Trick-or-Treat on Lincoln Square and Halloween Costume Contest.
Trick-or-Treat on Lincoln Square provides the community with a safe place to bring children on Halloween. The City of Hodgenville will be blocking off streets around the square to give the children safe and easy access to all stops. Volunteers from LaRue County High School are on hand to help escort our children around. Trick-or-Treat time is set for 6:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, October 31st. Set up for tour stops will be 5:00pm-6:00pm.
Do you have kids? Bring them to our Costume Contest starting promptly at 5:30pm! Registration starts at 5:00pm. This year we have added a Family/Themed Group Category! See the attached application for categories, pre-registration and late application fee deadlines. Applications with payment can be dropped off at the Chamber office and the LaRue County Herald News. Special thanks to The Awards Center in Elizabethtown for sponsoring our awards for our winners.
What’s new this year? First Baptist Church will be adding an inflatable bounce house, inflatable obstacle course for kids, cornhole and several carnival style games.
FOOD!!! Adams Family Foods and Makin Memories will be joining us this year as food vendors.
2013 Halloween Costume Contest Application
Join us for lunch! – Wednesday, Sept 18
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Building Leaders ….become involved with Leadership LaRue County!
Leadership LaRue County Class of 2013-2014
Established in 2005, Leadership LaRue County provides educational experiences for present and future leaders to develop knowledge and foster appreciation of our community and to encourage civic involvement.
The program begins in September and is followed by monthly day sessions through April. Topics include: local history, tourism, education, economic development, health and human services, state and local government, agriculture, entrepreneurship and so much more!
See the attached Leadership Application for more details.
Leadership Applications should be returned to the office by August 5th.
For more details, feel free to contact me at [email protected] or 270-358-3411.
Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for Lincoln’s General Store
Join us for a grand opening and ribbon cutting for Lincoln’s General Store,
with owners Gary & Regina McDowell.
WHEN: Saturday, July 6th at 1PM
WHERE: Lincoln’s General Store, LLC
2784 Lincoln Farm Road
Hodgenville, KY
Door prizes, giveaways, and so much more!
Click on the link for more info.
We hope to see you there!
Ribbon Cutting for Create It
Join us for a ribbon cutting celebrating Create It!
WHEN: Friday, June 21st at 11:00AM
LOCATION: 13 Lincoln Square (downtown across from the Sweet Shoppe)
Hodgenville, KY 42748
We hope to see you there!!
Summer Season Celebration at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
Join Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park as the park celebrates the beginning of the summer season!
Concert from 7:00pm to 8:00pm EDT with President Lincoln’s Own Band as featured
in the movie Lincoln.
Luminary Event from 8:00pm to 9:00pm EDT throughout park grounds including the
Sinking Spring and steps leading up the First Lincoln Memorial.
Prepare for Affordable Care Act
The LaRue County Office for Economic Development will offer a free presentation to the public and local businesses concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), according to Director Bob Sims. Sims stated that he is finding that most employers are struggling to understand how the PPACA will affect their bottom line in 2014 and beyond. As companies start budget reviews for 2014, they are faced with the question of “Pay or Play” in 2014. Should they pay a penalty and let their employees find their own health coverage through state exchanges or can they afford to continue offering health coverage to employees in 2014 and beyond.
The local economic development office has arranged for Steve Wilson, Senior Vice President with Benefit Insurance Marketing in Lexington to give the presentation to serve as an educational tool and to answer questions from the attendees. The program details how the law applies to each employer and how it will impact their company and employees from 2014-2020. Wilson will explain employer options and the financial ramifications of those choices for both the company and its employees.
This free luncheon program will be held Tuesday April 30th at noon, at the LaRue County Cooperative Extension Office, 807 Old E-town Road, Hodgenville. Attendees are required to RSVP to Bob Sims at [email protected] or 270-765-9541 due to lunches being prepared.
Meet Board of Director Kenny Rambo
Kenny Rambo was born and raised in Elizabethtown, KY and lived in Bowling Green, KY, Knoxville, TN and Atlanta, GA before returning to the region in 2003. He graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Western Kentucky University. He is now the Vice President of Heartland Communications Consultants, Inc. a marketing, communications & pr firm.
Kenny has volunteered with the Chamber since he returned to LaRue County. He serves on the Marketing Committee and was the 2009-2010 President. Kenny was just elected as President-Elect for the 2012-2013 year and will hold the office of President again in 2013-2014. He enjoys having the opportunity to help share what a great place our community is with others around the region, state and country.
Kenny and his wife are excited to be raising their children in Hodgenville and LaRue County. They feel the rich history and special places like Lincoln’s Birthplace and the downtown square serve as a great backdrop for making memories with our children. They appreciate the quality and size of the school system and the ability to personally know the teachers and administrators that are working with our kids. He and his wife know their children will live other places when they grow up, but they trust they will always remember their hometown as a special place with lots of great memories.