• Floyd County

H1N1 Clinic offered

Floyd County Health Department will offer a walk-in H1N1 vaccination clinic for people, ages 6 months and up, and for children, 9 years and younger needing a second dose of the vaccine (the first dose must have been received at least 28 days prior), from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, at the Floyd County 4-H Fairgrounds, Green Valley Road, New Albany.

There is no fee for the vaccination.

Call the Health Department’s answering system at 812-948-4726 or visit floydcountyhealthdept-in.com for more information.

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Friends of the New Albany Library host special Book Sale

The Friends of the New Albany Library will host their first book sale of 2010 in celebration of their 10th anniversary, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 2 in the library’s Annex Building. They will celebrate Isaac Asimov’s birthday and offer a 50 percent discount in two sections: Science & Nature and in Science Fiction & Fantasy. Regular prices are $1 for hardbacks and videos; 50 cents for paperbacks and CD’s; 25 cents for cassette tapes; 10 cents for magazines; and 5 cents for vinyl records. Children’s books are available at prices of $1 or less. Because of an over supply of children’s books, there will be some children’s books offered free outside the Annex Building, weather permitting.

Call Kathy at 812-944-9784 or visit the Friends section online at nafclibrary.org for more information.

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University set to begin Jan. 6

Financial Peace University, a 13-week program taught by Dave Ramsey, will be presented at two churches in New Albany, beginning in January.

Graceland Baptist Church will host classes at 6:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 6, at the church, 3600 Kamer-MIller Road; and Culbertson Baptist Church will host classes at 6:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 7, at the church, 4007 Grant Line Road. The university has helped more than one million families positively change their financial future by teaching them how to handle their money through common-sense principles and small group accountability. As they work on a Total Money Makeover, the average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in the first 91 days after beginning FPU and is completely out of debt, except for the mortgage, in 18 to 24 months.

Each class participant needs a kit. Special rates are routinely available online at daveramsey.com or by calling 888-227-3223. Included in the cost of the kit is a lifetime family membership to FPU, allowing the participant to return to any class at anytime for a refresher course. The kit also includes an FPU workbook, an FPU envelope system, 13 audio lessons, bonus CD, budgeting forms, debit card holders, and Ramsey’s best-selling book, “Financial Peace.”

Contact Brad Farrell at 812-944-6448 or email brad.farrell@verizonbusiness.com for more information or to register for classes at Graceland Baptist Church, or contact Matt Adams at 812-944-9429 or e-mail mattell@gmail.com for more information or to register for classes at Culbertson Baptist Church.

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Georgetown Elementary hosts Try-Starr Skilled Basketball

Boys and girls, ages 8-13, can compete in the Try-Starr Skilled Basketball game from 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 9 at the school, 8800 High St., Georgetown.

Call 812-951-1910 for more information.

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Sparkles & Spurs host Social Line & Partner Dance

The Sparkles & Spurs will host a Social Line & Partner Dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 15, at Hobart Beach VFW, 1919 State St., New Albany.

Cost is $5 per person.

Contact Karen Condra at 812-945-4039 for more information.

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Daycare announces Pre-K opening

A Child’s Heart Daycare and Preschool, a ministry of Heartland Church of Nazarene, has openings for the Spring session of its Pre-K program, which begins Jan. 4, at the church, 6901 Old Vincennes Road, Floyds Knobs, a half mile from Floyd Central High School.

The Pre-K program is designed to expose children to many learning opportunities and participation in a group environment and prepare them for Kindergaten. Classes will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Children must be four-years-old by Aug. 1, 2009 in order to register for the program. Openings are also available for before and after school childcare, which offers homework assistance, activities, and transportation to and from Galena, Greenville, Floyds Knobs, and Georgetown Elementary Schools.

The program is open to all eligible children in the community; however, space is limited.

Call Sue Ragains, Director, at 812-923-6223 or email her at achildsheartdc@sbcglobal.net to register your child or for more information.

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