Friday, September 29, 2000
Kentucky News Briefs
Celebration for Life scheduled
FORT MITCHELL — The 27th annual Celebration for Life, sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Right to Life, will be Oct. 8 at the Drawbridge Estates in Fort Mitchell. Janet E. Smith, philosophy professor at the University of Dallas, and author of Humanae Vitae: A Generation Later will be the guest speaker.
A pro-life film will be shown at 1:30 p.m., followed by exhibits and refreshments at 2 p.m., and a program at 2:30. Admission is $5. For more information call (859) 431-6380.
Appliances, metals accepted for recycling
GHENT — Anyone with old appliances or car parts cluttering the garage or yard can get rid of them Saturday and help the environment. Drop-off is at the Gallatin Steel Company here.
Gallatin Steel will accept materials such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washers, dryers, water heaters, sheet metal, I-beams, grills, metal ladders and car and truck parts for recycling from 8 a.m. to noon at the plant on U.S. 42.
Hazardous household wastes such as paint, bleach, oil or batteries may be taken to Atofina on U.S. 42 in Carrollton on Saturday.
Explore adoption at fair in Newport
NEWPORT — “Adoption Fair 2000” will take place 1-4 p.m. Nov. 5 at The Syndicate Restaurant, 18 E. Fifth St. Special workshops for prospective parents will be offered, in addition to information booths on a variety of adoption issues. Videos and photographs of waiting children will be available. The fair is open to the public with no admission charge. Free parking is available.
100-year-old fire unit has parade
BROMLEY — The Bromley Volunteer Fire Department will mark its 100th anniversary with a parade at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The parade will form in the 800 block of Elm Street in Ludlow, and travel about eight blocks to Bromley.
More than 60 groups, including fire departments throughout Northern Kentucky, have been invited to take part, said organizer Bill Leslie.
The fire department, now based in a 46-year-old building at 226 Boone St., also hold an open house from noon to 6 p.m. on Oct. 22. The city of Bromley is seeking bids to build an addition to the firehouse.
Run/walk benefits helping programs
FORT MITCHELL — The second annual Fort Mitchell 5K Run/Walk will be Oct. 14, with proceeds benefiting local drug and alcohol programs.
First and second place awards will be given to male and female runners, as well as male and female walkers.
Check-in time is 7:30 a.m., and the run/walk begins at 9:30 a.m. The course starts and finishes at Blessed Sacrament Church on Dixie Highway.
Individual pre-registration is $15, and registration is $18 per entry on race day.
Pre-registered families of three or more will receive a $5 discount for each paying family member, and the total entry fee for a family of six or more will not exceed $60.
For information, call the Fort Mitchell City Building at (859) 331-1212 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Taste of Edgewood has entertainment
EDGEWOOD — The eighth annual “Taste of Edgewood” will be from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Presidents Park.
The event features food from local restaurants, arts and crafts, amusement rides and entertainment.
Scheduled events include Hills of Kentucky Cloggers from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, and a hayride, “Meet the Mayor” city building open house, police department open house and child IDs, and fire department open house, all from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Relentless will play Top 40 and pop hits from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday,and Bentwood Rockers plays classic hits from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Food donation earns shop discount
FRANKFORT — The state Department of Parks is offering a 10 percent discount to each customer at state park gift shops who donates at least three non-perishable, canned food items from Oct. 9 through Dec. 22.
Participating gift shops include all 17 state resort park shops, plus those at My Old Kentucky Home and John James Audubon state parks.
The food items benefit America's Second Harvest food banks, which serve more than 40 Kentucky counties.
National Guard is reorganizing
FRANKFORT — The Kentucky National Guard will be reorganized though not reduced, Adjutant Gen. Russ Groves said Thursday.
No personnel will be cut, nor will armories be closed in any of the 47 cities and towns where units are stationed.
Instead, some combat units will be transformed into support units, such as heavy equipment engineering, military police, chemical decontamination and military intelligence, Gen. Groves said.
Some units will be relocated to better match the demographics of the communities they serve, he said.
“It became apparent that, in the wake of the Cold War, the Army had too few support units and perhaps more combat units than would be needed in the future,” Gen. Groves said.
The reorganization will take place over five years. No units were identified.
Court rules on tax deduction
FRANKFORT — Residents who pay occupational taxes to cities and smaller counties are not entitled to credit one against the other and effectively halve their tax burden, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The ruling will add to the debate over local income taxes that erupted during the 2000 General Assembly and is to continue through at least this year.
The ruling Thursday means something only in counties that have a population of 30,000 or fewer and impose a local occupational tax. In those counties, where there also are cities that impose an income tax, the court ruling means taxpayers cannot offset the city tax against the county tax and they still have to pay the full amount of both.
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