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February 1, 2010

Anonymous The News and Tribune Mon Feb 01, 2010, 10:44 PM EST

Clark County

H1N1 clinics scheduled

The Clark County Health Department will host the following H1N1 vaccination clinics locally. The vaccines are free and for any age.

• WEDNESDAY — 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ken Ellis Center, 1425 Pennsylvania Ave., Jeffersonville

• MONDAY — 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Charlestown Arts and Enrichment Center, 999 Water St., Charlestown

Consent forms will need to be filled out for each person. This form is available in Spanish and English at clarkhealth.net, for those who wish to print and fill out prior to coming to the clinic.

Call the health department at 812-282-7521 for more information.

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Jeffersonville

Library hosts movie-release party

The Jeffersonville Township Public Library will host a “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief,” movie release party, for students in grade 4 and up, at 2 p.m. Saturday at 211 E. Court Ave., Jeffersonville,

The movie is based on a book by author Rick Riordan. The storyline is about a teenager who discovers he’s the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an ongoing battle between the gods.

Display your skills in Ancient Greek, test you knowledge of The Lightning Thief, determine if you will be claimed by a divine parent and hammer out your own armor to protect you when we play capture the flag.

Call 812-285-5632 or visit jefferson.lib.in.us for more information.

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Two Chicks & Co. hosts benefit sale

Two Chicks and Co. will host a 75 percent off sale with proceeds benefiting the Center for Women and Families in New Albany, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the store, 409 Spring St., Jeffersonville.

Items can be purchased by cash or check. The store also recently donated its final inventory to Xi Beta Alpha Sorority.

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Southern Indiana

Man’s world record confirmed

It’s official, there is a Guinness World Record holder in Southern Indiana.

On Dec. 11, John Young, a New Albany resident and franchise owner of Chris Cakes Catering — a pancake catering company — tossed a 6 ounce pancake out of a skillet 281⁄2 feet in the air and then caught it in the same skillet without it breaking.

Young actually broke the previous record of 25 feet, 6 inches on his first try, but was able to increase the height of his toss to 281⁄2 feet during a fundraiser at Bass Pro Shops in Clarksville.

After the toss, Young had to send in evidence of his feat and have it confirmed by a Guinness official, which has now been completed.

To see the video on the Guinness Web site go to: http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_GWR-Pancake-Toss/video/892727/7691.html

— Staff Writer Braden Lammers

5K seeks sponsors/walkers

The annual Walkathon for Brandon’s House Counseling Center Inc., will begin at 3 p.m. April 11 at DePauw Methodist Church, next to Brandon’s House and across from New Albany High School, and the center will host an open house as an event kick-off from 1 to 7 p.m. March 1.

The walk route will be through New Albany for about 3 miles. Events such as the Walkathon allow Brandon’s House to keep giving away professional counseling services to teenagers and their families. More than $1,580,000 worth of services have been donated at Brandon’s House, and nearly 3,000 families have been served in the community.

Anyone who visits the center March 1 can enjoy gourmet treats made by a Sullivan University graduate who majored in making pastries, cookies, rolls and breads.

Sponsors also are needed and can receive advertisement on the Walkathon T-shirts for a donation of $100 or more. A small display noting those who buy sponsorships by Feb. 26 will be on view at the March 1 open house. Those who preregister and order a Walkathon T-shirt will pay $5 for each shirt ordered; after March 10, the shirts will be $10.

Visit the center at 1618 Beeler St., New Albany, or go to the Web site at www.brandonshousein.com. The phone number is 812-949-2499.

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Louisville

Get your cat spayed for cheap

In honor of its third anniversary, the Kentucky Humane Society hosting a special to “beat the heat” before kitten season begins with a S.N.I.P. Clinic to spay female cats from Feb. 8-11 at 2445 Crittenden Drive, Louisville.

The first 100 female cats with scheduled appointments will be spayed for $20. Clinic appointments are required. Surgery prices typically range from $35 to $65. Low-cost vaccinations and microchipping are also available at the time of surgery.

Call 502-636-FIX1 (502-636-3491) for an appointment or visit kyhumane.org for more information.

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