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Warm Blessings Empty Bowls Gathering a celebration of 20 years of compassion

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Warm Blessings Community Kitchen celebrated 20 years of compassion during their Empty Bowls Gathering, which was held at the House on Helm Saturday evening.

According to a release from the organization, the event invited “donors, volunteers, and community leaders to celebrate the organization’s mission to alleviate food insecurity and provide hope to neighbors in crisis throughout Hardin County.” Guests enjoyed a chef-curated meal and bid on handmade bowls created by local leaders.

“Tonight is about a story,” said Warm Blessings Executive Director Josh Miller. “A story that has been written for over 20 years. That’s 20 years of volunteers showing up when nobody else was watching. That’s 20 years of meals being served with dignity. 20 years of hope being passed around tables and through open doors, and when you put 20 years of compassion, sacrifice, and community together, you don’t just get a milestone. You get a movement. You get a legacy. Tonight, we celebrate that legacy together.”

Warm Blessings says the initial numbers show more than $30,000 was raised, with all proceeds directly supporting the organization’s daily operations “including its nightly meal service, senior meal delivery, and emergency blessing bags for neighbors in need.”

Visit the Warm Blessings Community Kitchen Facebook page or www.warmblessings.org for more information.

Area juniors selected for Nolin RECC Washington trip

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Nolin RECC has announced the area students who have been selected to participate in their annual Washington Youth Tour, sponsored by the co-op and Kentucky Electric Cooperatives.

According to a release from the co-op, the selected students are high school juniors whose parents or guardians receive electric service from Nolin RECC who applied for the program and were selected based on committee review of “a submitted essay, their knowledge of Nolin RECC and cooperatives, and an in-person interview.”

The selected students are Madison Smith from Central Hardin High School, Alejandro Alamaraz from Elizabethtown High School, Maddox Coffman from LaRue County High School, and home school students Julianne Brindle and Avery Fortenberry.

“Nolin is excited to be able to send students once again to Washington, D.C. this summer,” said Nolin RECC Communications Manager Sarah Fellows. “They’re going to be joining other students from cooperatives around Kentucky and around the nation for this once in a lifetime opportunity.”

The visit to Washington D.C. this June will include stops at The Smithsonian Institute, Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Capitol building, and other sites, and will include a visit with Kentucky’s congressional delegation.

Ford accepts county industrial revenue bond obligations for BlueOval SK site

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The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for a special meeting Friday, where after a closed session the court voted to approve a resolution to transfer the obligations on industrial revenue bonds awarded to BlueOval SK to Ford Motor Company.

According to a summary provided by Hardin County Government, the transfer allows Ford to assume full control of the Glendale site following the dissolution of Ford’s partnership with SK On. The county says during the closed session Ford executives outlined their plans to convert the property for the construction of energy storage system batteries, with an investment from the company of $2 billion and the creation of 2,100 jobs. The county says: “Ford confirmed it has no plans to repurpose the site for use as a data center.”

Prior to approving the resolution, the magistrates expressed their appreciation for Ford’s transparency with the new project and their commitment to the county.

Sixth District Magistrate E.G. Thompson said he was pleased the county is moving forward with the partnership with the company.

“Ford is strong,” Thompson said. “Hardin County is strong. They build a tough product. They’re dependable, and we have a heritage with them of over 123 years in the United States of America, and they’re a company that I’m very proud to be a part of facilitating growth with. There’s an opportunity at Glendale that can be found nowhere else.”

Fifth District Magistrate Aaron Pennington said he appreciated Ford didn’t give up on the Glendale site.

“They could have taken it on the chin and said, ‘hey, it didn’t work out, let’s roll on,’ but they chose to stick around,” Pennington said. “They chose to invest billions of more dollars to come back and to really take a stronghold in our community, so for that, I do thank you all. Very appreciative of that. You didn’t just leave us with a hole down there in Glendale, so thank you.”

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet for a regular meeting on April 14.

City of Elizabethtown’s Spring Clean-Up under way

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Today is the first day of the City of Elizabethtown’s Spring Clean-Up program, which will run until (tentatively) May 1.

“The schedule coincides with brush collection, however, because of the amount of debris that is put out through the month, we will go through the areas not by the week, but we’ll start in area one on March 30, and we’ll continue to run the route schedule through the four areas throughout the month,” said City of Elizabethtown Public Works Director Don Hill during last week’s city council meeting. “Usually we make three to four passes throughout the city.”

Items for collection should be placed near the street so as not to interfere with traffic. Brush collection items should be placed separately from Spring Clean-Up items.

Smaller items should be secured in bags, which can be acquired from the Public Works office. Make sure you are not putting out items the city will not collect.

“No garbage, no household garbage, hazardous materials, liquids, construction debris, so if it’s a vacant lot and someone’s building a house, we’re not going to come through and pick up your debris from your construction, okay?” Hill said. “This is for residential properties only. We won’t pick up tires or automobiles.”

The last week of Spring Clean-Up will be when the city helps remove appliances.

“You call 270-737-7890 and make an appointment, and we will come by and pick up your appliances,” Hill said. “We note on appliances that if they contain freon, they need to be tagged showing that the freon has been removed in an approved manner.”

Visit the City of Elizabethtown Government Facebook page or contact the city’s Public Works office for more information.