What's Happening — Week of Feb. 27

Love My Neighbor to open on Mondays
The Love My Neighbor community mission store is extending its hours to Mondays. The store will now be open Monday-Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.

Finchville Ruritan plans fish fries
The Finchville Ruritan Club will be have a fish fry on the following dates: this Friday and March 15 and 22. The time will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Finchville Community Center on Ky. 55, four miles south of the I-64 Taylorsville exit.
The dinner will be fish, wedges, slaw, rolls, cobbler and a drink. The cost for the meal is $10 per person.

Country ham breakfast
Taylorsville Masonic Lodge #210 will be having an all-you-can-eat country ham breakfast from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Saturday. The breakfast is $7 per person. Carry-out is available. Everyone is welcome

Baseball team to host auction
Spencer County High School’s annual baseball auction and chili supper will be Saturday in the Spencer County High School cafeteria.
The meal will feature chili, sandwiches and desserts. The cost is $7 per adult and $3 per child.
The meal begins at 5 p.m. and the auction will follow at 6:30.
Auction items include Disney World tickets, Dollywood tickets, Kings Island tickets, Newport Aquarium tickets and more.

Habitat accepting applications for two partner families
Spencer County Habitat for Humanity will select two new partner families in the coming months.
Interested families should attend one of two upcoming application orientation meetings. The meetings are scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. and Tuesday at 7 p.m. Both meetings will be at the Fiscal Court building, located at 12 W. Main St. in Taylorsville. Trained Habitat interviewers will be on hand to explain how Habitat works and assist families in filling out the application.
The application deadline is March 19.
The orientation is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Habitat at the mailing address P.O. Box 999, Taylorsville, Ky. 40071, the physical address 19 E. Main St. in Taylorsville, by phone at 477-2263 or visit www.spencercountyHFH.com.

Spencer County GOP to meet Monday
The Spencer County GOP will meet Monday at the Farm Bureau Community Room at 6:30 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 7 p.m.
All registered Republicans in Spencer County are encouraged to attend.  Come and learn about activities this year.
For more information, visit the website www.spencercountygop.com or call 477-8046 or 477-0258.

Blood drive set for Tuesday
The American Red Cross is hosting a blood drive at the First Baptist Church of Taylorsville on Tuesday from 2 to 6 p.m.
The church’s fellowship hall is located at  115 W. Main St.
To schedule an appointment, log on to redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code 024 or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Relay for Life dance looking for volunteers, concession donations
The annual Spencer County Relay for Life dance at Spencer County Middle School is March 8. The event is currently seeking volunteers to work the dance. Volunteers must have a background check to work at the school.
The local committee is also looking for donated items for concessions, including hot dogs, sodas, candy, chips, etc.
For additional information about how to get involved, contact Samantha Tanner at sams-relay@baehrsden.com.

Quilter’s Day Out set for March 9
A “Quilter’s Day Out” in honor of National Quilting Day is planned for March 9 for the Louisville area including Spencer County.
The event will feature 25 quilt guilds who will share their talents and display their work and discuss the charity projects they chose to support throughout the year.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be at the Fern Valley Hotel and Conference Center at I-65, located at 2715 Fern Valley Road in Louisville.
Admission is $5, plus a non-perishable food item or toiletries that will be donated to the Shepherd’s Shelter in Bullitt County.
For more information, contact Linda Slye at 502-266-7629 or Marilou Jacobs at 502-291-5731 or marilou1037@insightbb.com or visit quiltersdayout.com.

Chamber sponsors networking event
The Spencer County-Taylorsville Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a networking after hours event at the Elk Creek Office Park at 6287 Taylorsville Road on Tuesday, March 12, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The event will be in the TruePoint Insurance Group Office and appetizers will be served.

County Clerk’s office announces Saturday, holiday hours
The Spencer County Clerk’s Office will close at noon on Friday, March 29, due to state holiday guidelines. The office’s Saturday hours for March will be March 23 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Adult Ed offers college, GED prep classes
College and GED preparation classes are available at the Spencer County Adult Education Program, located at 406 Main Cross in Taylorsville.
Classes are offered on Tuesday and Thursday mornings as well as Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
Call 502-477-3265 for more information or to get enrolled.

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