Published: October 29, 2009 10:06 pm      

The Tribune News Briefs

• Floyd County

H1N1 clinic Sunday at 4-H

The Floyd County Health Department will host a third walk-in H1N1 Clinic, this time for children ages six months to 18 years, and including those with certain chronic medical conditions and weakened immune systems in that same age range, from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Floyd County 4-H Fairgrounds, Green Valley Road, New Albany.

There is no cost for the vaccine.

Call the Health Department at 812-948-4726 or visit floydcountyhealthdept-in.com for more information.

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• Southern Indiana

LSI breakfast series host Lamb

The Leadership Southern Indiana Board of Directors announces the Nov. 11 Breakfast Series with speaker Bill Lamb, president and general manager for Independence Television Co., Inc. (WDRB/WMYO), followed by a free alumni skill building event, “Behavioral Interviewing,” beginning at 7:30 a.m. at Kye’s II, 500 Missouri Ave., Jeffersonville.

The Breakfast Series will again be sponsored by The Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County and the Paul Ogle Foundation. Lamb is probably the best known face on local TV without being an anchor or reporter for a nightly news program. His commentaries on WDRB-41 have become a trademark of his approach to the business and his views on our region.

The free LSI Alumni Skill Building Workshop, “Behavioral Interviewing” will be from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Savvy employers are using “behavioral interviewing” to find and hire candidates who: Can do the job (skills); will do the job (motivation); will fit (culture). Currently only 30 percent of employers use behavioral interviewing, yet statistics say behavioral interviewing is 5 times more accurate than the traditional interview. Patricia A. Shepherd will provide a one-hour introduction to behavioral interviewing, including how to look for traits such as self management, initiative, accountability, creativity and interpersonal skills. The workshop will help participants learn how to formulate behavioral interview questions and practice using probes to follow-up on what candidates have said.

The event is open to all LSI alumni, local area students and the general public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Cost to attend the event is $22 for LSI Alumni and area students for the breakfast and workshop; $25 for guests for the breakfast; students must bring photo ID.

Call 812-246-6574 or e-mailing your request to info@leadershipsi.org for reservations.

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IUS Concert Band to perform concert

The Music Department at Indiana University Southeast will present the IUS Concert Band at 3 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Richard K. Stem Concert Hall on the IUS campus, 4201 Grant Line Road, New Albany.

Director Don McMahel leads the Commonwealth Brass Band. He and associate director, Nan Moore, with the 60-member ensemble will perform a diverse program of songs for concert band, including “And the Multitude with One Voice Spoke” by James L. Hosay; “Fantasy on ‘Madame Butterfly’” by Giacomo Puccini and arranged by Yo Goto; “L’Spirit Du Tour” by Randal Alan Bass; “The Boys of the old Brigade March” by W. Paris Chambers; “Monterosi” by Jacob de Haan; “Flying the Breeze” by Philip Sparke; “Arabesque” by Samuel R. Hazo; and “Ticonderoga March” by Leroy Anderson.

Free parking for the concert is available in the Dogwood Lot only.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students, seniors, IUS faculty and staff.

Call or visit the Ogle Center ticket office, Ticketmaster locations, or call 502-361-3100, or online at ticketmaster.com for tickets.

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JA launches federal Initiative

The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, along with Wired65, a federal initiative focused on uniting the Kentucky/Indiana I-65 corridor economically, recently awarded Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana $86,900 for a project that offers new ways to develop, retain and recruit the next generation of talent.

Southern Indiana schools whose students will experience the locally developed Junior Achievement program, “JA Real Jobs, Real World,” in response to the region’s need, are: Austin, Corydon Central, Crawford, Eastern, Floyd Central, Henryville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, South Central and Southwestern.

“JA Real Jobs, Real World” informs students of career path opportunities, establishes links between students and post-secondary education institutions and stresses the importance of staying in school. Hands-on projects and videos featuring local businesses will engage the students in their personal career-planning process. Junior Achievement is making great strides in fulfilling the grant, according to JA President Debra Hoffer of New Albany, with 105 class requests and 59 volunteers ready to teach.

Wired65 was funded by a $5 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor WIRED program to the Central Kentucky region in 2007. WIRED is a federal effort focusing on Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development.

Contact the JA office at 502-561-5437 for more information or to apply as a volunteer to teach.

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