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Hardin County animal shelter and library partner for read to dogs event

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The Hardin County Animal Shelter and the Hardin County Public Library are partnering on an event that benefits animals and kids alike.

Registration is available for Waggin’ Tales, a chance for kids to practice their reading with dogs at the animal shelter. Slots are available on July 11 and July 18.

The shelter says many of the dogs housed there are nervous and worried, and reading to them helps calm them down and show them that people can be trusted. The dogs then offer great moral support for the readers.

Find the Waggin’ Tales flier on facebook to access the registration link.

Hardin County Animal Care and Control Director Mike McNutt previously told Quicksie and The Wolf that the animal shelter is in dire need of adopters.

“If you’re ready to make a commitment to an animal, please come see us,” McNutt said. “We have zero space on the adoption floor. Animals are coming in at an alarming rate, and it’s this way across the nation.”

The Hardin County Animal Shelter is open Mondays through Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. at 220 Peterson Drive in Elizabethtown. Contact the shelter or visit their Facebook page for more information.

Tuition increases approved for Kentucky colleges

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Tuition at colleges across Kentucky will see a slight increase this school year.

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education approved tuition and mandatory fee proposals submitted by six public universities and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System during their June business meeting Friday.

The approved tuition increases are:

-KCTCS: 1.6 percent
-Eastern Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and Western Kentucky University: 1.9 percent
-Murray State University and Northern Kentucky University: 2 percent
-University of Kentucky: 2.2 percent.

The council says the University of Louisville was granted a delegation of authority, which allows the council president to approve a tuition increase submitted by the university under council parameters, as Louisville’s board meeting to discuss tuition was scheduled for after the council’s meeting.

Undergraduate tuition increases at public four-year institutions are capped at no more than 5 percent over two years or no more than 3 percent in any one year.

Materials and other information from the June business meeting can be found on the Council on Postsecondary Educations’ website.

Make the choice between macaroni and ravioli while supporting FAKH’s efforts during second annual Pasta Bowl

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You can help support the 1 in 5 children (55,710)  within the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland service area that are facing food insecurity while enjoying great food from two area eateries as the organization participates in the second annual Pasta Bowl campaign.

“We surveyed our kids that are in some of our programs, and two of the favorite foods that rose to the top were macaroni and ravioli,” said FAKH Marketing and Communications Manager Kaitlyn Jackson. “Both are pastas, and so we decided to have some fun with our campaign and to call it the Pasta Bowl to pit these two teams of kid-friendly choices against each other, to raise funds to feed kids in our service area.”

You can participate in the Pasta Bowl by visiting Impellizzeri’s Pizza or J.R. Neighbors in Downtown Elizabethtown.

“Impellizzeri’s has a wonderful ravioli that they are doing for this summer,” Jackson said. “J.R. Neighbors has a fantastic four-cheese macaroni that they are also having this summer, and by ordering those two dishes, part of the proceeds from those dishes are coming back to support our Feeding Kids campaign.”

Jackson says the data shows additional efforts like the Pasta Bowl are needed throughout the region.

“Last year we had four counties that had childhood food insecurity rates above 20 percent,” Jackson said. “This year we have 36 counties above 20 percent, and so we are seeing a massive surge in food insecurity for children in our region, and so it’s all the more important this year for the Pasta Bowl to do well so that we can feed kids in our region.”

Visit Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland on Facebook or their website for more information.

Magnolia Bank hosting free seminar on business succession plans Tuesday

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Area business owners and executives are invited to attend Tuesday as Magnolia Bank hosts their Business Succession and Transition Seminar.

“We see a lot of businesses, whether you’re talking about just a mom and pop shop, a big business, a farm, any of the business aspects, getting that game plan set aside of what happens next,” said Magnolia Bank Vice President and Relationship Manager Dustin Hayes. “Are you going to pass this down to the next generation? Is your plan to build it to a certain point and sell it? We’re seeing a lot of the businesses recently that got to a point where they’re ready to transition, but they don’t have someone who is next in line to take over it, and then they might have a very valuable business based off of income, but sometimes you get into some of the businesses that don’t have that hard asset like real estate that it’s hard to actually sell because it’s harder to take a lien on.”

Hayes said as the bank reached out to businesses to speak at the seminar several said they did not have such a plan in place, which he said makes the topic an important one to discuss.

Magnolia Bank is partnering with Cerity Partners in Elizabethtown and Dean Durbin with Professional EOS Implementer in Louisville to host the seminar.

“The main topics they’re talking about are: why session planning is important for business owners, structuring the sale of a business, how to determine the value of a business, and the mechanics of the sale process and how you can create a market to increase that value that you’re looking to sell,” Hayes said.

The seminar will be held at Magnolia Bank’s Elizabethtown office Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. and all are welcome to attend this free event. While no registration is required, Magnolia Bank asks participants to RSVP with either Dustin Hayes (270-777-5348) or Amanda Heady (270-234-6097) sometime Monday.