October 2, 2012 The Green River Correctional Complex Pistol Team & Green River Chapter KCCD are shooting for Emma Joy Ford to be cancer free. Emma has been diagnosed with primitive neuroectodermal embriogenic tumor (PNET).
October 2, 2012 Here at The Country Station, we are thrilled to again be a flagship sponsor for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides event. This year marks the 3rd consecutive year for the breast cancer awareness and fundraising walk and it is just a couple of weeks away. To find out more about Making Strides and how you can be involved and to get info about some exciting fundraising cookouts that have been planned to support Strides, KEEP READING!!
September 29, 2012 Bark in the Park! TODAY, September 29 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm! The event is at Panther Creek Park at the Feather Landing Shelter. Bring your dogs for a day of fun and enjoy games, handmade pet items, a silent auction and a demonstrations contest
September 25, 2012 Pumpkinfest was a total blast...and that was just the PLANNED events and activities. I was heading toward the stage to announce another musical act on Saturday when Townsquare Media/WBKR Events Coordinator Melanie Leach walked up to me and announced, "We have a flash mob." Very cool.
September 25, 2012 As some of you may know, 6-year-old Harlie Bryant has brain cancer. Among the many ways you can chip in and help is the Gold Canyon Fundraiser, which has been extended another week.
September 20, 2012 I first heard of the Prayers for Lane Goodwin Facebook page late last week and read with great interest and sadness of Lane's battle with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma stage IV. That's nothing you ever want to read about a child.
September 20, 2012 Tori Trizzle, who turned 13 on September 1st, has been diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in her leg. In addition, her doctors have found spots on her lungs. The biopsy will reveal the details. Her chemotherapy began on September 3rd. I'm already getting a sense of how tough this brave girl must be.
September 17, 2012 The Clay Campbell Memorial Blood Drive is today through Wednesday. Keep The Beat Alive! event is today at Apollo High School with the Western Kentucky Regional Blood Center's Bloodmobile until 6:00pm. You can also donate at the WKRBC through Wednesday
September 13, 2012 Eric from the Western Kentucky Raptor Center stopped by my show today to talk about their upcoming fundraising event and brought the cutest little Eastern Screech Owl along you've ever seen! Thor was a little nervous about his first radio appearance, but he did great! (Ok, he pooped on a plate and feathers were everywhere, but that's ok, haha!)
The center is holding a really neat fundraising event at the Western Kentucky Botanical Gardens Sunday, September 16th from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. The guests of honor include an American Kestrel, a Red Tail Hawk, Screech Owls and a Turkey Vulture!
September 11, 2012 Emma Ford is a four year-old little girl from Greenville battling brain cancer. On September 23rd, you can support Emma and her family by attending the silent auction/benefit beauty pageant. All proceeds are being donated to the Ford family.
The pageant is at the Merle Travis Center in Powderly starting at 2:00pm.
September 9, 2012 Ever since we learned the news that Joe Lowe has cancer, the entire community has come together to do whatever it can to help. Everything from lifting Joe's spirits with cards or by signing the scrapbook we have in the lobby to organizing benefits as a form of paying tribute, everyone has chipped in.
September 8, 2012 I guess it never occurred to me that there are kids in Daviess County who don't have something as basic as a good pair of shoes for school. I'm glad I am now aware so that I can pass along some very important information.
