Henderson Citizens Police Academy Summer Class Forming Now

Just  call me Deputy Nibby . . .

One of the most exciting programs I participated in 2004 was  Henderson KY Police Department’s- Citizens Police academy.

It was a program that gave me up-close and personal information about the workings of the Henderson Police Department.  I gained upmost respect for Henderson Police and the job they have to do.

It made me a better citizen and at the same time gave me greater respect for any law enforcement officer.  (I have always had respect for them, but this gave me even more!)

As part of the program we visited the courthouse, the county jail, spent hours in the 911 Emergency Center,  rode alongside a officer for a entire shift and fired a service revolver.

My favorite part was spending time in the 911 center.

I would highly recommend to program to anyone in Henderson.

The Henderson Police Department has another Citizens Police Academy starting very soon!  The summer class is starting Tuesday night, June 2, 2009 from 6pm to 8pm weekly.

If you or know of someone that is interested you need to contact Wendy Sugg at 270.831.1295.   If you do not get into this class another class is scheduled for Fall of 2009.

When was your last encounter with a law enforcement Officer?

Google Docs

Chuck Stinnett of the The Gleaner (Henderson KY) newspaper wrote a great article in Sunday, May 17, 2009 newspaper about Google.com docs and how a small restaurant business here in Henderson is using Google docs to market his business. 

Click HERE to read the article.

Surprisingly this is a very simple process as he outlined.

Several examples of Google docs are used in my small business website.  Our Privacy page is a Google document so are several of our frequent asked questions pages for our partner companies.

My church has used Google Docs with our Upward Basketball League.

Google Docs is a great tool and a alternative to those who need to get information out fast and don't want to spend a lot of money.

Google provides a great video that explains how it all works.

What ways can you use Google Docs in your business,  church or home computing needs?

Do you really need Microsoft Office Suite of products?

Product Review: The Yankee Flipper Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder

During one of my frequent travels to Franklin TN we visited the local True Value Hardware store Harpeth True Value Homecenter.  Actually we saw two product that caught our attention.  One was the Yankee Flipper Squirrel Feeder.    The other one I will review later.

We were simply amazed by the video that was playing continually beside the product.  It was so funny.  Check it out below. 

The official Yankee Flipper video can be seen HERE.

We never laughed so hard watching hungry Squirrels getting flipped off this well built feeder.

The feeder is constructed quite well.  The birds really enjoy.  It is being emptied at least twice at week.   The feeder is placed at a private residence that adjoins  one of the area’s most respected birding locations John James Audubon State Park.  The park is a bird sanctuary.

We positioned the feeder in two different locations trying to get a glimpse of them trying to eat from the feeder.  We have had the feeder up in place since April 1, 2009.  We have never been able to catch a squirrel on the feeder.  Disappointing.

We think possibly that the squirrel has been flipped off of the feeder when we were not looking.  Several times the squirrel has been seen looking up at the feeder thinking about making a move on it but does not.  Again, disappointing.

The birds however have really been enjoying the Black Oil Sunflower seed. 

One thing for sure is the people at Droll Yankees did a great job creating a hilarious video that made us buy the product.

If you are looking for a bird feeder that is squirrel proof this is the one!  If you are looking for a bird feeder with some entertainment value, this is NOT the product!  This feeder works too good for the squirrels in this neighborhood.  They are very smart squirrels.

What do you do to keep pesky squirrels off of your bird feeder?

Do you have a Yankee Flipper?  If so how are you getting the squirrels to play on it like the video show?