The Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Park will be hosting several events over the next few days. “We will be doing Shakespeare In The Park. We partner with Kentucky Shakespeare to present their spring production of Hamlet. The play is free. We’ll be holding it at the birthplace unit at 6:30 PM. And as in years past we will be sitting visitors on the steps of the memorial building, and the play will be taking place at the bottom of the stairs. So we’re asking visitors to bring blankets or cushions to sit on and also bring a flashlight and probably some bug spray because it will get dark during the production. So we hope to see everyone there,” shared Park Spokesperson Stacy Humphreys. Saturday the park will celebrate Junior Ranger Day. “On Saturday, we are capping off National Park Week with National Junior Ranger Day. We’re going to be having special activities for free for kids specifically ages seven to twelve years olds. Of course, younger children can come and participate, they may need help from mom and dad. Those activities will be running at the birthplace unit from twelve pm to four pm. Kids will be able to do a special Junior Ranger book and get a special badge in honor of Junior Ranger Day. We’ve set up a special photo booth station in our birthplace visitor center. We have little props that you can hold and we’re asking everyone to take a picture and then tag us on their social media.” Saturday the park will also remain open until 7:30 pm for prom attendees to stop by the park for pictures for the evening. Follow the park for additional information on events on social media or at the website at http://nps.gov/abli
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The Hardin County Solid Waste Department will be hosting the E-Scrap Recycling event tomorrow. Starting at 8:00 am and going until 2:00 pm, you can bring your old electronic devices such as printers, cell phones and video game equipment to the AGC Automotive Plant to be recycled. On Monday you can bring your shredding to the Road Department between 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm and drop it off. You need to pick up your bag at the Solid Waste Department office ahead of time. One bag per household. To get more information and see future dates for the shredding event, visit the http://hcky.org/your-government/departments/solid-waste-department/
The superintendent of a local school district has announced that she will be taking a leave of absence starting next week. Mrs Kelli Bush, superintendent of Elizabethtown Independent Schools, shared that it was necessary for her health and well-being to take leave from her role starting May 1. She announced that Assistant Superintendent Chase Goff would be handling her duties and responsibilities in her absence. The district wanted to reassure students, parents and staff that the district’s commitment to excellence in education and services would not be impacted by Bush’s leave.
