News briefs, Sept. 19

Published 1:59 pm Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Organizers of new career fair looking for area grads

Graduates from area high schools are invited to participate in the first ever Robert P. Trumbo College and Career Fair, slated for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 in the Danville High School gym. Organizers are recruiting former Danville High and other are school graduates who are successful and willing to “pass it forward” to current high school and middle school students. Several have stepped forward to help, but organizers are in need of more males who will set up and talk to students about their careers after high school.
To participate, email J.H. Atkins at jh. atkins@centre.edu or call him at (859) 236-5818.

Wayfinding community forum

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The City of Danville will have a community forum for the public to review the initial Wayfinding Master Plan, review initial wayfinding recommendations and participate in wayfinding decisions at 6:30 p.m. tonight (Sept. 19) at Danville City Hall commission chambers. This forum will be facilitated by the office of CARMAN, a landscape architecture, urban planning and civil engineering firm from Lexington.

Monumenet to be placed at Isaac Shelby Cemetery

STANFORD — The Kentucky Society Sons of the American Revolution Governor Isaac Shelby Chapter, along with Overmountain Men Victory Trail Association and the Society of the War of 1812 will be placing a memorial monument at Isaac Shelby Cemetery Historic Site at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. The site is located at 6725 Ky. 300, in Lincoln County, off of U.S. 127. Many participants will be wearing garb from the Revolutionary War period and will perform ceremonies as they were done at that time.
This event is free and the public is welcome to stay afterward for discussions. The event will last about an hour and half and the public should bring lawnchairs.

Meetings

Danville-Boyle County Recreation Commission — 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at Millennium Park, Kroger, Rotary Shelter. Items on the agenda include: treasurer’s reports; audit report by Julie Holt; care package to Houston, Texas; ad-hoc meeting report; meeting with city engineer about the public pool; meeting with CYB rep; field usage for Danville High School and Bate Middle School; Boy Scout drone project; program reports including soccer program game concerns; maintenance report of fountain repairs, Cunningham Way tree plantings and used truck donation for park transportation. New business includes family bathroom signage; spring contract with Danville Christian Academy and board member concerns for 2018.
Danville-Boyle County Airport Board – 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 at the airport to discuss general business.
Correction
In Monday’s article on Brent Kendall, Easton was incorrectly identified as his son with current wife Pam Kendall. Easton is Brent’s son from a previous relationship.