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For the fourth year, the Johnson family is gearing up to host their annual Thanksgiving breakfast.
“We feed the community for Thanksgiving breakfast, and it’s free to whoever comes in,” said Johnson family member Jennifer Banks. “We have breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Vine Grove City Hall, and anybody is welcome.”
Banks said the annual breakfast was born out of her mother’s long-running efforts to feed cadets, soldiers, and community members at Fort Knox.
“She just said she wants to do more for the community, so that’s how we (me, my sisters, and my mother), we all pitch in with our own money,” Banks said. “We’ve been doing this for four years, just feeding the community, blessing the community once a year on Thanksgiving morning.”
Community members looking to support the effort should contact Banks.
“They can call me at 270-304-5101,” Banks said. “They can volunteer, they can donate money, they can donate food. We’re open. Like I said, this is strictly out of our pocket. This is not a nonprofit. We don’t ask for grants or anything. This is strictly our own money, and we just want to bless the community on Thanksgiving morning.”
Area residents who would like a meal but are unable to attend in person should contact Banks to schedule a delivery.
New regulations for businesses that sell tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products go into effect the first of the year.
The Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet says all businesses engaged in the retail sale of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products in the commonwealth must be licensed by the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control by January 1.
According to the Public Protection Cabinet, the licensing requirement is the result of Senate Bill 100. The bill also enacts several measures aimed at strengthening enforcement including routine and unannounced compliance checks to ensure retailers are not selling to minors or selling illegal products, greater fines and penalties for violating the law, and a new enforcement team to investigate consumer complaints.
Retailers can find more information and apply for their license on the ABCs Online Licensing Portal.
According to the 2023 Kentucky Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 8.7 percent of Kentucky students self-reported daily vaping and 19.7 percent reported vaping in the past 30 days. The Kentucky Department of Public Health has several programs aimed at educating teens on the dangers of vaping and nicotine products. Kentuckians 17 and under can contact “My Life, My Quit” and adults 18 and older can contact “Quit Now Kentucky” to access resources.
There’s still time to support the Elizabethtown Police Department and Hardin County Sheriff’s Office’s annual Shop with a Cop program.
“Every year, our Shop of the Cop program provides essential clothing and a special toy to nearly 300 Hardin County children, but we can’t do it without the support of individuals and businesses throughout Hardin County,” said EPD Public Information Officer John Thomas. “Your donations, big or small, help keep kids warm this winter, and bring a little extra Christmas joy to their hearts. And yes, it is tax deductible.”
Donations can be dropped off at the Elizabethtown Police Department, located at 300 South Mulberry Street. Contact Thomas for more information.
Area residents looking to support the program or are looking for dinner plans Thursday night can swing by the Elizabethtown Qdoba, located at 1570 North Dixie Highway. From 4 to 8 p.m., the restaurant will donate 25 percent of all sales to the program as a way of supporting community families in need. For online orders, locate the QR code posted on the Elizabethtown Police Department Facebook page.
This week we to meet Scout, a 1 year old brindle and white hound weighing 38 pounds, and Maybelline, a 1 year old pittie weighing 50 pounds, 2 dogs looking for new Furever homes.
The Hardin County Animal Shelter is also holding their 9th Annual Howliday Special, now through December 20th. They are offering $25 adult dog adoptions when you bring in a new Children’s toy or gift card valued at around $25 to benefit the foster children served by Benchmark Family Services.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the shelter at 270-769-3428, visit their Facebook page at Hardin County Animal Shelter – Elizabethtown or stop by in person at 220 Peterson Drive in E-town, Monday to Saturday from 12 noon through 4pm. Furever Friends is brought to you by locally veteran-owned, Pet Supplies Plus, at 209 Towne Drive in Elizabethtown.
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