Grant County Chapter, American Red Cross - 7 p.m. May 15. Basement of

Grant County C o u r t h o u s e , Williamstown. Call 859-630-3460 for i n f o r m a t i o n . Volunteers needed to assist in providing relief to victims of disasters and helps

people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

BENEFIT FOR LIL’ BUCKAROOS CURTIS AND ISAAC - May 12. 11303 Hwy. 330W, Berry. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Wagon train leaves at 10 a.m. $10 per person/$10 per buggy. Bring lawn chairs. For information, call Tina Willoughby at 859-473-0611.

GED Studies - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. 315 School Road (behind Grant County Middle School) Dry Ridge. Appointments are required. New

online studies are available. Call 859-823-1341 for an appointment or more information or go to www.grantged.com. Note: The Kentucky GED cer-tificate can not be earned nor obtained via the Internet or through coorespon-

dence programs.FREE GED TESTING - Offered

through June 30, 2012 (a savings of $60). Take the test now before new changes are implemented. GED tests are offered monthly after students complete and pass all practice tests. Call 859-823-1341 for information.

Helping Hands - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 214 Barnes Road, Williamstown. Group’s purpose is to provide emergency help, including food, clothing and furniture to needy families. Call 859-823-0286 for more information.

Grant County Thrift Store - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. 1398 N. Main St., Williamstown. Offers clothing and house-hold items for sale to general public. For more information call 859-823-1327

Dry Ridge Reuse Center - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday - Saturday, 22 Warsaw Road, Dry Ridge. Non-profit offers new and used discounted building materials and home goods for sale to the public. Call Pastor Troy at 859-803-6043 for more infor-mation.

Zumba Fitness Classes - 4:30 p.m. Monday and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Williamstown Christian Church; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Vineyard Church; 9 a.m. Saturday, Julia’s Rhythm and Dance Studio. Call 859-462-1115 for information.

B7 - GRANT COUNTY NEWS, Thursday, May 10, 2012

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The Grant County News publishes items in the Community Calendar free of charge. Send items to: Calendar, P.O. Box 247, Williamstown, KY 41097 or e-mail them to: gcneditorial@grantky.com or fax them to 824-5888 by noon on Monday.

Pinhook (Crittenden) Senior Citizens - 9 a.m. Wednesdays, in the former Crittenden City Building (next to the Crittenden Fire House). Call 859-428-0213.

WEIGHT LOSS

Weight Watchers - Weigh-in - 5:30 p.m. Meeting - 6 p.m. Tuesday, St. William Catholic Church, 6 Church Drive, Williamstown. Weigh-in begins at 6 p.m.

VETERANS AFFAIRSKentucky Dept. of Veterans

Affairs - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Grant County Courthouse, Williamstown. Call 859-824-0940 for an appointment.

CLUBS

Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) - 9 a.m. Friday. St. William Catholic Church, 6 Church Dr., Williamstown. Weigh-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Call Faye Dungan at 859-823-1681 for more information.

HEALTH

Clogging classes - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Tuesdays, JMB Center, Taft Hwy. Dry Ridge. Call Fonda Hill at 859-760-8497 or by e-mail at f.hill711@insightbb.com for more infor-mation.

JUST FOR SENIORS

LIBRARY STORY TIMES

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Dance classes - Tuesdays: zumba - 6 p.m.; belly dancing - 7 p.m. Thursdays: zumba - 6 p.m.; rumba -7 p.m. - Chacha - 8 p.m.; Saturdays: zumba - 9 a.m.; salsa - 6:30 p.m.; Waltz - 7:30 p.m. and East Coast Swing - 8:30 p.m. DC Ballroom, 1125 Fashion Ridge Road, Dry Ridge. Call 859-743-7672.

EXERCISE/FITNESS

Body Works Gym - (U.S. 25, Dry Ridge). Mondays: zumba - 4:30 p.m. ; core - 5:30 p.m. - aerobics - 6 p.m. Tuesdays: zumba -6:30 p.m. - zumba; Wednesdays: 4:30 p.m. zumba; 5:30 p.m. - core and 6 p.m. - aerobics; Thursdays: zumba - 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays: 9 a.m. and aerobics - 10 a.m. Non-members - $3; members - free.

Preschool Time - 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Toddler Time - 10 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday.

Care Net Pregnancy Services - Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 305 N. Main, Williamstown. Free pregnancy tests are available, as well as education about options. Call 859-824-0123 for information.

Yoga - 6 - 7:30 p.m., Tuesdays. Lloyd’s Welfare House, Crittenden. Call 859-428-YOGA (9642) to register.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

EDUCATION

Grant Co. Flight of Civil Air Patrol - Mondays. 6:30 p.m. National Guard Armory. Walton. For information e-mail grantcounty-cap@gmail.com or go to www.kywgcap.org/.

Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) - Weigh-in begins at 4:30 p.m. with the meet-ing at 5:30 p.m.. Friday. Williamstown Christian Church, 318 N. Main, Williamstown. Call Verla Patton at 859-242-2773 or Faye Harvey at 859-428-2028.

What’s up?

HORSIN’ AROUND - Students at Williamstown High School were able to get up close and personal with horses when Allie Haggerty and her father, James, brought some to school for Caballero Day in Spanish class. Clint Moore, Jeffrey Ozanne and Brooklyn Wainscott were able to practice their English to Spanish translations. Photo by Bryan Marshall

Williamstown Kiwanis - Noon Wednesdays, Country Grill, Dry Ridge.

GOVERNMENT GATHERINGS

LIBRARY PROGRAMS

SUPPORT GROUPSAA (Alcoholic Anonymous) - 10

a.m. Wednesdays. Dry Ridge Christian Church.

BOOSTER GROUPS

Williamstown F&AM No. 85 - 7:30 p.m. May 10.

Farm Service Agency (serving Grant and Pendleton counties) - 9 a.m. - May 10. Call 859-654-3374 for more information.

Grant County Black History Museum - Grant County Park, Crittenden. 1 - 5 p.m. May 12 and May 26. Admission is free.

HISTORY MUSEUM

Grant County Historical Society - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Room 8, Grant County Courthouse. Books, documents and other memorabilia pertaining to the history of Grant County, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky are available to the public. Archives of the Capt. John Lillard Chapter of the N.S.D.A.R. are stored here. Appointments can be arranged. Call 859-321-5589 for information.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY GETS HOME

Library Workforce Center: Maximize Your Marketability with Creative Thinking - 10 a.m. to noon. May 12. This workshop will feature a prob-lem solving framework that will allow you to have an innovative edge. Call 824-2080 to register or go to www.grantlib.org.BENEFITS

GRANT COUNTY RELAY FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES:

• STATE FARM COOKOUT- May 18. State Farm parking lot. Williaamstown. Call 859-824-5054 to place a carryout order.

Thirty teams have signed up to participate in the 2012 Grant County Re-lay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the Ameican Cancer Society,

on June 1 at Grant County Park in Crittenden.These teams, com-

posed of eight to 15 mem-bers volunteer their time and efforts to raise funds to pay for free lodging for cancer patients and their families at Hope Lodge,

as well as to fund research and programs of the Amer-

ican Cancer Society.It’s not too late to form

a team or get involved in helping Grant County

reach it’s goal of $100,000 in the fight against cancer.

For more information call 859-824-3343

or go to www.cancer.org.

• ELLISTON BAPTIST CHURCH RFL TEAM YARD/BAKE SALE - May 12. 8 a.m. to ??. Old Toyota parking lot in Dry Ridge.

• GRANT COUNTY DRUGS RFL TEAM MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND BAKE SALE - May 11. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., 24 S. Main, Dry Ridge.

AMERICAN RED CROSS

Grant County Band Boosters - 7 p.m. May 15. GCHS band room. For more information, call Jeff Shelton at 859-391-8555.

Kentucky Backyard Beekeepers - 7 p.m. May 14. Grant County Extension Office, Baton Rouge Road, Williamstown.

Grant County Fair Board - 7 p.m. May 10(Feb. - Dec.) Grant County Extension Office, 105 Baton Rouge Road, Williamstown.

Grant County Women’s Club - May 10. Call Lila McDaniel (859-824-4417) for more information.

Carlsbad Garden Club - 6 p.m. May 15. All meetings are open to the public. Call Nancy Magee at 859-991-4540 for more information.

Gold Wing Road Riders - 6:30 p.m., May 11. Vanessa’s in Dry Ridge. Meeting begins 7:30 p.m. All motorcycle enthusiasts are welcome to attend. Call (859-824-5234) for more information.

Daughters of the American Revolution - 10 a.m. May 12. Call 824-7481 for meeting location.

Fitness For Life Around Grant County (FFLAG) - 4:30 p.m. May 17. Grant County Extension Office, Baton Rouge Road, Williamstown.

Williamstown Board of Education - 6 p.m. May 14. 300 Helton Street, Williamstown.

Grant County Board of Education - 6 p.m. May 10. 820 Arnie Risen Blvd., Williamstown.

Grant County Tourism Commission 5 p.m., May 10. Grant County Chamber office Williamstown.

Grant County Library Board of Trustees - 6:30 p.m. May 10. Barnes Road, Williamstown.

Relatives Raising Children- 6 - 7:30 p.m. May 14. Sherman Elementary. Call Nancy Powell at 428-5500 for more information.

Book Discussion: “The Outsiders” - 2 - 3 p.m. May 17. This novel is about This historical tale by Kentucky author Ann H. Gabhart explores the life of Gabrielle Hope and her mother who join the Harmony Hill Shaker community in 1807, based on Kentucky’s real life Pleasant Hill. Copies are available to check out. Call 824-2080 to register.

Microsoft Excel -6 to 7:30 p.m. May 16. This class if offered only once a year. Learn how to use some little-known features of Excel such as password protection, insert-ing comments, hid-ing data in cells and rows and how to fix common error messages. Call 824-2080 to register or online at www.grantlib.org.

• RELAY RELICS COMMUNITY YARD SALE - May 19. Grant County Park, Crittenden. Booth spaces - $20 outside or $25 inside cattle barn (includes electric). To rent a booth space or for more information call Jamie at 859-824-3343.

• PERFORMANCE PIPE RFL TEAM - Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament. 7 p.m. May 25. American Legion Hall, U.S. 25, Williamstown.

• DANA/LOCAL 3064 RFL TEAM HOOKED ON A CURE CATFISH TOURNAMENT - 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Williamstown Lake, Ruby’s Boat Dock. Fisherman can fish from the bank or boat. Pole limit - 3. Five fish limit. Trophies will be awarded to first, second and third place winners. Foir more information, call Mike Mullins at 859-628-8897.

GRANT CO. YOUTH SOCCER

GCYS SIGN UPS - 2 to 5 p.m. May 20. Grant County Public Library. Ages are 3 1/2 on or before 8/1/12. Costs: U4, U6 and U8 - $50 per child. U10 and U13 - $70 per child. Deadline for fall registra-tion is June 1. Season runs late July through October. Games will be played at Memorial Fields Park in Williamstown.

FREE WILD HERB WALKFree Wild Herb Walk - 9:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m. May 12. Mullins Log Cabin, Scaffold Like Road, off Hwy. 36 E. For more infromation, call 859-322-3082 or by email at logcabin1999@yahoo.com.

GOVERNMENT GATHERINGSGrant County Historical Society - Monday,

May 21. Dry Ridge Christian Church, 13 School Street, Dry Ridge. Dinner - 6 p.m.; Cost - $7.50; Business meeting - 7 p.m. Guest: Sharon Witchers will speak about Dolly Madison, wife of Pres. James Madison., who served in the War of 1812. A business meeting will follow the music. To make reservations call 859-824-9202.

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to gcneditorial@grantky.com.

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