Kelly Community News

Kelly Community News
Volume 2, Issue 1
Jan Feb Mar 2012
Concealed Carry Class
"Little Green Men" Days
2012
The Christian County Sheriff’s Department (Deputy Chris
Williams) will conduct a concealed carry class on 11 February
2012. This class is open to all Kentucky residents and will be
held in Crofton. To enroll in future classes or for further
information call Jerry Thompson at 270-424-9867.
Items needed for concealed class are:
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Hand Gun
One Box of Ammunition
Eye and ear protection.
Cleaning kit for hand gun you are shooting.
Notebook and pencil
Sack Lunch
This will be a One day, 8 hr Class, On a Saturday- Date and
Time to be determined for future classes. Fees for class are
$75.00 plus $65.00 to Sheriff's Department ($140 total).
This covers Class, background check and a 5 year concealed
carry I D card.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
1
Little Green Man Days 2012
2
CERT
3
4
6
Neighborhood Watch News
Welcome To Kelly
CALENDAR
OF
EVENTS
7
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
8
COMMUNITY NEWS AND FUNNIES
9
Volunteering It Does a Body Good.
Another year is upon us and January
has already come and gone. As we look
forward to spring flowers, green grass and
warm sunlight - some members of the
community are looking much further ahead, to
August.
Of course, I am speaking of the annual Kelly
“Little Green Men” Days Festival. Planning
has already started. Meetings are already
taking place. The never ending hunt for
volunteers has begun.
As always, all volunteers are welcome to
assist with the festival.
Whether you can assist with building props,
selling drinks or just offering suggestions at a
meeting - all volunteers are welcome and
greatly appreciated. For volunteer information,
contact Joann at 270- 881-8843. You can also
send us a message on our Facebook page
titled Kelly “Little Green Men” Days or an
email at [email protected]. Our
next meeting is Tuesday Feb 21, 2012 at
Kelly Holiness Church on Kelly Church Rd at
6pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.
LGMD continued on page 4
Newsletter 1
Kelly Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) & Crofton CERT unite as CERT III
The Pennyrile Regional Citizen Corps Council (PRCCC) conducted a Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) Basic training course in Crofton recently that graduated 21 CERT
members. A special thanks to Instructors Tom Beeker and James "JD" Smith.
Kelly Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT) seeking NEW members
Kelly CERT recently received thousands in new equipment and supplies to ensure we are "Ready
and Prepared" for this winter season. Kelly CERT, CERT III is actively seeking new volunteers that
are willing to help the Kelly community in the event of any emergencies or natural disasters. New
members that complete CERT Basic Training will receive a T-Shirt, CERT patch, fully stocked
CERT bags with tools and Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and your certificate.
Newsletter 2
Kelly Neighborhood Watch
The Kelly Neighborhood Watch remains active and successful. Sheriff Livy Leavel l reported
that due to the active participation of the citizens of Kelly that crime had decreased in the
community and EOC calls from citizens in north Christian county have increased about 50%.
The Kelly Community Organization, Inc committee voted to purchase 4 additional
Neighborhood Watch signs of the "blue eye" design (pictured above) to be placed on Johnson
Mill Road, Woodburn Hay Road, Cavanaugh Lane, & Sparkman Road. The Pennyrile
Regional Citizens Corps Council donated one sign to replace a damaged Neighborhood
Watch sign at the intersection of Johnson Mill Road and Woodburn Hay Road.
The Crofton Community held a Neighborhood Watch Training on Tuesday, November 1,
2011. CPT Chris Miller, Certified Neighborhood Watch Trainer from the Christian County
Sheriff's department presented the 2 hour Neighborhood Watch Tool kit training with more
than 100 Crofton residents in attendance. With Crofton onboard with Neighborhood Watch
their efforts will indirectly impact the Kelly community. The more thieves, drug users/dealers
and other criminals are captured the less likely they will commit crimes in our communities.
Soon the word will spread though the criminal grapevine that North Christian county is NOT
the place for them to go and commit crime....that those folks up there are fighting back!
GET INVOLVED WITH YOU LOCAL NEIGHBORHHOD WATCH!
CALL FRANK BROWN 885-1530
"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."
Newsletter 3
Welcome To Kelly, Kentucky
The Kelly Community would like to welcome a new family to the neighborhood. John and
Tina Story have moved into the Kelly Community and are purchasing property in the 8200 area of
Madisonville Rd. John is retired from the work force and is looking towards spring to start a small
hobby farm. He plans to raise chickens and have a large garden to support his families self
sustainability. Tina is employed at Martinrea factory and greets everyone with a bright smile and
cheerful greeting. Also living with them are their daughter, Tiffany Guy and grandson Ryan. Tiffany
is employed at Douglas AutoTech Factory. Ryan is an adorable toddler and enjoys helping
grandpa around the house.
Take a moment to say hello to your neighbors. Wave if you see them outside and remember to
check on each other during disasters. It is our hope that the Kelly community maintains the old
fashioned values of neighbors helping neighbors. Volunteer with your Neighborhood Watch
program and CERT team to keep our neighborhood safe for your family and friends.
If you know of any new families to the Kelly Community, please send the information to us at
[email protected]. We would like to welcome all of our new residents and hope they
become part of the Kelly family.
Send us your news tip.
Kelly Community News
PO Box 328
Crofton, KY 42217
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"Little Green Men" Days festival (cont)
The dates for the 2nd annual Kelly “Little Green Men” Days festival is Friday August 17
beginning at 5pm, and Saturday August 18 from 8am-8pm.
The Friday night portion of the festival is a special event added on for this year. The
evening begins at 5pm. The first event of the evening is the talented Kayla Nettles, recently
returned from the current season of American Idol. You may remember her singing the National
Anthem and a short set at the festival last year. This year she appears on stage from
approximately 5-7:30pm with a full band. From there, the night only gets better…..However, we
are not releasing any more information about Friday night yet. We can’t let all of our secrets out
this early in the year, can we? Stay tuned to our Facebook page for hints and announcements!
Saturday we once again get things started with all vendor booths being opened at 8am.
The day will be filled with surprises, contests and many more vendors than last year. Music!
Lots of music will fill the stage all day! During the opening ceremonies, you will hear Jordan
Carter show our pride with the National Anthem, then he will take the stage a bit later for a late
morning concert.
The ‘Glennie Lankford Outdoor Gospel Sing’ will be held in the afternoon. We have the honor of
having 3 Nails 4 Given performing for us. Be sure to join the community in praise! Keeping the
music going, for the late afternoon concert we welcome a former OSU Basketball star turned
Country music artist. Towering at 6’10”, you can’t miss Matt Marinchick - and you won’t want to!
Finally, as the evening winds down and the air cools off a bit, we present to you the headliner
artist of the festival. Enter Bryan Edwards. With strong faith and deep southern roots, Bryan
has been called ‘country music personified’. But then again….music is not all the festival has to
offer. There will be many surprises at this year's festival. Details will be released throughout the
summer.
If you haven’t already, Please make your way to our Facebook page and ‘LIKE’ the page.
Then, if you would kindly ‘SHARE’ the page.
Please help us spread the word about the festival. Remember, this is YOUR festival, to support
YOUR community. Proceeds are going towards the planning, building and maintaining a
community park for you, the residents of Kelly KY. A community park, learning center and fire
department substation are the ultimate goals of the Kelly Community Org, Inc. Show your pride,
support your festival and support your community.
For information on future Kelly “Little Green Men” Days festivals, to volunteer, or have any
other questions, contact Joann Smithey at 270-881-8843 or Frank Brown at 270-885-1530.
Visit our website http://www.kellygreenmen.com/
for upcoming information.
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Concealed Carry continued from page 1
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
KELLY "LITTLE GREEN MAN" DAYS 2012
STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
FESTIVAL
PLACE: KELLY HOLINESS CHURCH AT OLD M ADISONVILLE ROAD
"A well regulated militia, being necessary to
the security of a free state, the right of the
people to keep and bear arms shall not be
infringed." --2nd Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States of America
TIME: 6:00PM - 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2012
BE A PART OF THE FUN! HELP US PLAN THE 2102 LGMD FESTIVAL.
EVERYONE WELCOME!
KELLY SPRING CLEAN-UP
PLACE: KELLY HOLINESS CHURCH PARKING LOT
TIME: SATURDAY, 07 APRIL 2012, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
In conjunction with Hopkinsville- Christian County volunteer cleanup program, the Kelly Community organization will host the Kelly
Spring Clean-Up. Together we can "Keep Kelly Clean"!
KELLY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, INC. COMMITTEE
MEETING
Kelly Park &
Community Center
PLACE: LIVING SPIRIT WORSHIP CENTER
TIME: 05 APRIL 2012, THURSDAY, 7:00PM
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; WE INVITE KELLY CITIZENS TO GET INVOLVED
CERT BASIC TRAINING & NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
TRAINING
The Kelly Community Organization, Inc
Committee has adopted a five year goal of
creating a Kelly Park & Community Center
complete with a Learning Center.
PLACE: TBD IN PEMBROKE & CERULEAN
TIME: TBD
Community Emergency Response Team basic training allows new
CERT members to become acquainted with CERT terminology,
basic skills and receive the equipment to accomplish the duties of a
CERT member.
US HIGHWAY 41 YARD SALE
PLACE: HWY 41
TIME: FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 22, 23 JUNE 2012
YOUR NEXT
KELLY COMMUNITY MEETING
PLACE: KELLY BAPTIST CHURCH
FELLOWSHIP HALL
We invite everyone within the Kelly
Community to attend The Kelly Community
Organization, Inc committee meeting or better
yet, become a committee member yourself if
you live within three miles of Kelly. Our next
KCO, Inc committee meeting will be 7:00PM
on January 12, 2012 at Kelly Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall.
Anyone that would like to contribute
in a philanthropic manner may be
able to have the community center
or park named in honor of the person
they choose (subject to committee
approval).
TIME: 10 MAY 2012, THURSDAY
7:00PM
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Be a
Kelly Community Committee
Member
Kelly Community Organization
Committee Corner
The Kelly Community Organization (KCO)
committee has member openings. If you
have a strong commitment to the Kelly
community, live within a 3 miles radius of
Kelly, and the ability to help make
important decisions regarding the Kelly
community, we need your help.
The KCO committee met on 17 Jan 2012 at
7:00 P.M. at Kelly Baptist Church. The
following items were voted on and approved.
Notes from the Kelly Community Organization
Committee Meeting
Contact KCO President Frank Brown 8851530
Mission: The mission of the Kelly Community
Organization is to preserve the character of our
neighborhood by creating a safe and prepared
community through participation, preparation and
education; to create a social environment that
encourages neighbors to interact, be friendly,
courteous, and helpful citizens.
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Approved purchase of four (4)
Neighborhood Watch Signs for the
community
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Approved funding for "Little Green
Men" Days festival 2012
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Approved budget for community flower
garden upkeep
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WELCOME new members Teresa
Knight and Rusty Cole to the Kelly
Community Organization Committee.
Proverbs 11:24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only
suffers want.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
neighborhood with flyer announcements. However the best
Q: How often and where will the Kelly Community
way to stay informed is to attend each meeting, and be sure
Organization (KCO) meet?
to list your email address on the sign in sheet and be
included in our email updates. Go to Facebook and "Like"
A: The Kelly Community Organization will meet quarterly
the Kelly Kentucky Community page and/or email
utilizing the local churches to host the community meeting.
[email protected] . Visit our website
www.kellyky.com or call Frank Brown at 885-1530.
Keep this quarterly Newsletter as a reminder.
Q: Do I have to be a member of something to participate?
A: If you live within a three mile radius of the Kelly
Community you are already a "member". The Kelly
Q: Are there any dues to pay?
Community Organization is simply the citizens of the Kelly
A: NO! The Kelly Community Organization is a group of
community coming together to help each other and working
concerned volunteer citizens. As a group we will hold various
together to strive to make Kelly, Kentucky a safe, clean and
fund raisers that will be used to host meetings, pay
fun place to raise a family.
administrative cost and better the Kelly community.
Q: How can I stay informed about meeting times and
Q: What are some of the benefits of participating in the
locations?
Kelly Community Organization and volunteering?
A: Every quarterly community meeting will be announced
utilizing the local media, in addition a bi-fold sign will be
placed outside the church meeting location the day prior to
the scheduled meeting and volunteers will canvas the
A. Volunteering helps you make new friends and contacts,
increases self-confidence, combats depression, helps you
stay physically healthy, can provide career experience, can
advance your career, gives back to the community. It's FUN!
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Kelly Community
Volunteer
opportunities
Neighborhood Watch
POC Jay Smith 270-348-4947
Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT)
POC Chris Farmer 270-886-9252
Kelly Community Organization
Committee Member
POC Frank Brown 270-885-1530
Kelly Hospitality Team
POC Anna Mohon 270-885-5785
Uncovering a scam
The Senate is investigating deceptive sweepstakes
practices. These companies target the elderly and make
them think they will receive a bunch of money, but in
reality they never see any of it.
The most popular of these scams is called Social
Security.
Kelly Little Green Men Days
POC Joanna Smithey 270-881-8843
A reporter was interviewing a 104 year-old
woman: "And what do you think is the best thing
about being 104?" the reporter asked.
She simply replied, "No peer pressure."
Redneck wants to fight
There were some backwoods hillbillies living across the river
from each other, who feuded constantly. John hated Clarence
with a passion and never passed up a chance to throw rocks
across the river at Clarence. This went on for years until one
day the Corps of Engineers came to build a bridge across that
river. John was elated; he told his wife that finally he was going
to get the chance to cross over and whip Clarence.
He left the house and returned in a matter of minutes. His wife
asked what was wrong, didn't he intend to go over the bridge
and whip Clarence? He replied that he never had really seen
Clarence up close and didn't realize his size until he started
over the bridge and saw the sign: "CLEARANCE 8 FT 3 IN"
The nice thing about being senile is you can hide
your own Easter eggs.
When you are young, you want to be the master of
your fate and the captain of your soul. When you
are older, you will settle for being the master of
your weight and the captain of your bowling team.
"Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any
particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the
former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS" -- Thomas Paine
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Volunteering
It Does a Body Good
Perhaps the first and biggest benefit people
get from volunteering is the satisfaction of
making a difference in their community.
However, there is also growing research that
shows volunteering provides individual health
benefits in addition to social benefits.
Those who volunteer have lower mortality
rates, greater functional ability, and lower
rates of depression later in life than those who
do not volunteer.
Some of these findings also indicate that
volunteers who devote a “considerable”
amount of time to volunteer activities (about
100 hours per year) are most likely to exhibit
positive health outcomes.
from nationalservice.gov
Volunteering is a fun and easy way to explore
your interests and passions. Doing volunteer work
you find meaningful and interesting can be a
relaxing, energizing escape from your day-to-day
routine of work, school, or family commitments.
Volunteering also provides you with renewed
creativity, motivation, and vision that can carry
over into your personal and professional life.
Consider your goals and interests
You will have a richer and more enjoyable
volunteering experience if you first take some
time to identify your goals and interests. Start by
thinking about why you want to volunteer. Also
think about what you would enjoy doing.
Volunteer opportunities that match both your
goals and your interests are most likely to be fun
and fulfilling for you.
Tips for Getting Started Volunteering
First, ask yourself if there is something specific
you want to do.
For example, do I want…
…to make it better around where I live
…to meet people who are different from me
…to try something new
…to do something with my spare time
…to see a different way of life and new places
…to have a go at the type of work I might want to
do as a full-time job
…to do more with my interests and hobbies
…to do something I’m good at
The best way to volunteer is to match your
personality and interests. Having answers to these
questions will help you narrow down your search.
Source: World Volunteer Web
Many people volunteer in order to make time for
hobbies outside of work as well. For instance, if
you have a desk job and long to spend time
outdoors, you might consider volunteering to help
plant a community garden, lead local hikes, or
help at a children’s camp.
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Rick's Lawn Service
JESUS WAY GIFTS
Mowing & Landscaping
Bibles
CD's
Adult Christian Books
Soundtracks
Gifts For All Occasions
270-498-2528
1009 South Virginia St.
Hopkinsville, KY
OPEN 9-5 (except Wed) SAT 9-3
(270)-886-9191
JESSIE AND ANNA SLATON - OWNERS
COME ON DOWN!
Joann's Country Farm
Store
The Rush is a locally owned and operated
cafe, coffee and gift shop.
7715 Madisonville Rd,
Hopkinsville, KY 42240 ·
4130 Madisonville Rd
Phone 270-327-1816
Mon - Thu:7:00 am-6:00 pm
Hours Fri - Sat: 7:00 am-9:00 pm
(Next to Kelly Baptist Church)
Phone 270-881-8843
Tues - Fri:3:00 pm -8:00 pm
Hours
Sat - Sun: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm
I sell farm fresh chicken eggs to the public.
My chickens are well fed, clean and not
caged. They are available for inspection at
any time, just ask.
Turkey's for sale - Produce sold seasonally.
Petsch Farm Service &
Petsch Equipment
(270) 886-5620
7830 Madisonville Rd
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