ON-GOING EVENTS

The Red Kettle Cafe - A Salvation run restaurant
All proceeds go towards local Salvation Army programs.
208 East Ohio Avenue, Mount Vernon
Hours: Tues-Fri - 7am-2pm and 5pm-8pm; Saturday 7am-noon

Caregiver Group Meeting
Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter
Station Break Senior Center, 501 S. Main St., Mt. Vernon
2nd Tuesday of every month
6:30pm
Facilitator: Joyce Thomas
For more information, contact Joyce at 740-694-0823 between 5:00pm-9:00pm.

The Afternoon Out Club
Hosted by the Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter
Area Agency on Aging, #5 Annex (800 Park Avenue West)
Mansfield
2nd Thursday of each month
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Call the Mansfield office of the Alzheimer's Assoc at 419-522-5050 for more information

Road Riders for Jesus Meeting
Galion Chapter
Every 4th Saturday of the month
9:00am
741 Portland Way South RT 309 S, Galion
For more information, call 419-617-8447.

Mount Vernon Lions Club Meetings
Faith Lutheran Church
170 Mansfield Avenue, Mount Vernon
Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. New members welcome.
Call Joseph Gutridge 740-397-8919 for more information.

The ROCK Young Adults Service
998 Newark Road, Mt Vernon
Sunday nights at 7pm beginning March 30th

Passage, grief support and educational group for adults
Hospice of Knox County - Community Room
17700 Coshocton Rd, Mt Vernon
Monday evenings from 5:30pm to 7pm, January 9 through March 19
Classes are open to the public.
A daytime group will begin on Tues, March 13 from 11:30 to 1pm
To register for Passage, please contact the Bereavement Deparment at 740-397-5188

Knox Out Tobacco cessation program
Knox County Health Department
11660 Upper Gilchrist Rd, Mt Vernon
Begins January 19 at 7pm in the conference room.
The program consists of weekly classes and offers free counseling and free nicotine replacement therapy. The program is on-going and you can join any Thursday night by just attending a class. Pre-registration is not necessary. Nicotine replacement patches are distributed on a weekly basis.
For more information call 740-392-2200, ext 2233

Elixir presents the 6th season of:
The Chautauqua/Lyceum Series 2012 Schedule
Last Thursday of the month at 7pm, The Place@The Woodward, 111 S Main Street
January 12 - John F Kennedy (a.k.a. Jim Stoner), Music Sebastian Royale
Jan 26 - Judy Garland (aka Amy Stoner), Music The Ohesians
Feb 9 - William Clark of Lewis & Clark (aka Ken Hammontree), Music Elixir
Feb 23 - Eleanor Roosevelt (aka Kathie Dice), Music - Mt Vernon Players Golden Age Radio Show
March 15 - Patsy Cline/Conway Twitty (aka Allison Miller/Dayne Baughman)
March 29 - Lyceum, Mark Sebbastian Jordan - Ceely Rose Story, Music Front Porch Rev
Apr 12 - Walt Whitman (aka Robert Bennett), Music Elixir
Apr 26 - Erma Bombeck (aka Susan Kahrl), Music River Harrison
May 3 - Ambrose Bierce (aka Mike Petee), Music Bob Ford
May 17 - Bogart/Bacall (aka Jim & Amy Stoner), Music Lowell Borchers
May 31 - Roy Orbison (aka Jeff Putnam)
June 14 - Joseph Smith (aka Pat Crow), Music Mormon Choir
June 28 - Red Skelton (aka Ken Barnett), Music Mt Vernon Players Golden Age Radio
July 12 - Lyceum, Patriots in Petticoats - KenHammontree, Music Pockful o'Gimmick
July 26 - Fay Templeton (aka Lori Turner), Music Joe Rollins Porter
Aug 2 - The Andrews Sisters (aka The Dante Sisters)
Aug 16 - Lyceum, Dr Annette Jefferson, Black Women in the Civil War Era, Music Elixir
Aug 30 - Margaret Junkin Preston (aka Raylene Hlavaty), Music Raylene Hlavaty & Sons
Sept 13 - George Washington (aka Ken Hammontree), Music Bob Ford
Sept 20 - Wild Bill Hickok (aka Mike Petee), Music Steve Ball
Sept 27 - Babe Ruth (aka Dayne Baughman), Music Lowell Borchers
Oct 11 - Halloween Special Show - Lizzie Bordon (aka Tamy Souhrada), Music Elixir
Oct 25 - H.H. Holmes (aka Jesse Miller), Music Jesse Miller's Brother-in-law
Nov 8 - Theodore Roosevlet (aka Larry Marple), Music Nothin' Flat
Nov 15 - Lyceum with Jim Bosher, Music Marian Funk
Nov 29 - George Harrison (aka Desmond Wall)

JANUARY 2012

Orange Barrel Production Co. presents Jane Austen's
Emma
Performing at The Harbor Theater, 208 E Ohi Ave, Mt Vernon
General Admission $5, Dinner Theater $15
Friday, January 13 & 20; Saturday, January 14 & 21 and Sunday, January 15 & 22
All performances begin at 7pm and doors open 1 hour prior. Dinner is service at 6:15pm.
Seats are limited & must be reserved!
Call 740-504-8847

OSU Extension - Knox County Calendar for the week
Mon, Jan 23 - 2012 Central Ohi Agronomy School (2 of 6), 6:30pm, Knox Cty Agri Ctr
Thurs, Jan 26 - 2012 Ohio Beef School, (1 of 4), 7pm, Knox County Agri Ctr
Sat, Jan 28 - 4-H Volunteer Kickoff, 9am, 4-H Center, 401 W High Street, MV

Knox County Blood Drives
Wed, January 25 - MVNU from 9am - 3pm
Thurs, January 26 - Centerburg High School from 9am - 3pm
Mon, January 30 - Dan Emmett Elementary from 2pm-7:30pm
Mon, January 30 - Mt Vernon Developmental Center from 10am - 4pm

The Mount Vernon Players present 'Conversations in Cars'
The Place@The Woodward, 111 S Main Street, Mt Vernon
January 27 and 28 at 7:30pm
For more information, call Jim Stoner at 740-485-5209

Contenders 4-H Tack Auction
Mount Vernon Developmental Center
1250 Vernonview Drive, Mount Vernon
January 28 at 5pm
For more information, please visit www.contenders4-Hclub.weebly.com

Shake, Rattle & Roll: Venomous Snakes of Ohio
Brown Family Environmental Center
January 29 at 2pm

OSU Extension - Knox County Calendar for the week
Mon, January 30 - Agronomy School (3 of 6), 6:30pm, Knox Cty Ag Center
Mon, January 30 - Extension Advisory Committee Annual Mtg, 6:30pm, KCCC dining hall
Wed, February 1 - Farm Mkt Quality Assurance session, 6:30pm, OSU Ext Conf Rm

FEBRUARY 2012

Benefit Rummage Sale for Ashley's Angels
American Legion Hall
81 Mount Vernon Ave, Fredericktown
February 4 at 8am
Ashley's Angels is a fund started to pay for the memorial service of Ashley Wood. At noon, anything you can fit in a bag (provided) for $5.

Matt Finkes Speaker for 68th Annual Raccoon Dinner
2012 Danville Lions Club Raccoon Dinner
St. Luke's Community Center
February 6. Meal will be served from 5pm to 7:30pm. At 7pm, the Danville Jazz Band will perform and 8pm will be a presentation by former OSU football star Matt Finkes.
For more information, contact the Knox county CVB at 740-392-6102.

CareNet Baby Shower
MVNU's Society of Cougar Nurses is partnering with CareNet Pregnancy Center to collect donations for the pregnancy center and support the men's basketball team!
Come to the CareNet Baby Shower basketball game on February 7 at 7pm.
Bring your favorite baby item or monetary gift. Enjoy baby themed games and support your Cougars!

Vacation Bible School Preview
Presented by the Gospel Supply shop - held at Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene
16001 Glen Rd, Mt Vernon
February 7 at 6:30pm
Come and sample the new & exciting VBS material from several companies.
Please pre-register by calling us at 397-3303 or emailing us at gospelss2@gmail.com

Beginner Beekeeping Class
Knox County Extension Building
1025 Harcourt Rd, Mt Vernon
February 11 from 9am to 3pm.
Pre-registration is required. Registration is $40 per person and includes the book "First lessons in Beekeeping" and lunch. Registration closes on February 3.
Call 740-627-0741 for more information and to register.

TouchPointe to offer class for couples
Refresh your relationship with "Couple Talk", a class that focuses on the skills of communication and conflict resolution, as well as strangthening couple connections.
Fredericktown High School, 117 Columbus Road
Begins February 14 and runs for four consecutive Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30pm.
Register by calling 740-485-5408 or go to www.touchpointe.org. Childcare is available.

United Way to hold Annual Meeting to Members
February 14 from 3-4:30pm
Centeral Ohio Technical College's new Ariel Hall
236 South Main Street, Mt Vernon
Tours of Ariel Hall will be given following the meeting.
To RSVP for the meeting, call 740-397-5721 x101 by February 9.

Hunger Games Book Study
Mount Vernon Public Library
February 21 at 7pm
Joint the Mount Vernon Public Library and the DELTA Teen Advisory Council for a Hunger Games Book Discussion. The discussion if free and open for grades 6 to adult.

MARCH 2012

Engineering Scholarship available through Community Foundation of Mount Vernon & Knox County
The award, which provides more than $10,000 per year, is renewable as long as student remains in an undergraduate engineering school and maintains satisfactory grades.
An application may be obtained by logging on to the Foundation's website at www.mvkcfoundation.org. Choose 'grant seekers' and then choose '2012 Special Scholarships Application (PDF)'. Completed applications is March 1, 2012 with awards to be announed by May 31, 2012.

GodQuest - A Christian Silent Retreat
Spruce Hill Inn and Cottages, Mansfield
April 25-27 (midweek) and April 27-29 (weekend)
GodQuest offers a time to be alone iwth God for an extended amount of time to devote oneself to prayer, journating, scripture, nature and quiet reflection.
The registration deadline for both retreats is March 6.
Call 315-549-3016 for room availability, information, or to request a brochure.

CONCERTS

Winter Jam 2012
Schottenstein Center, Columbus Ohio
January 28th at 6pm
Artists include: Skillet, Sanctus Real, Peter Furler, Kari Jobe, NewSong, Building 429, Group 1 Crew, Brock Gril and More!
Get tickets at www.itickets.com

SCC with Andrew Peterson and Josh Wilson
Grace Brethren Church
8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, Westerville
February 17 at 7pm
Tickets available by phone call 800-965-9324 or online at www.itickets.com