July potluck dinner and dance
Merle Breeding of Berea will serve as caller for the Berea Folk Dancers potluck dinner and dance on Saturday, July 11.
Breeding has long experience as caller of both contra and English dance.
The July dinner will begin at 6:30 and the dance between 7:30 and 8 p.m., all of which will take place in the Seabury Center on the Berea College campus. Musicians for the evening will be Bereans Al and Alice White and Bill Lowder. There will be a $5 charge for the dance only; students will be welcomed free.
The Dancers will be on hiatus during the month of August but return to regular weekly dancing on Fridays in September. For details, e-mail Jacqueline Crowden at jdcrowden@hotmail.com
Low-interest loans for tornado damage
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be in Richmond until Thursday, July 16.
SBA representatives are located at the Joint Information Center at 558 S. Keeneland Drive across from the Madison County Emergency Medical Service building. They are available for assistance Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. The center will close July 16 at 6 p.m.
Loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters can receive loans up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.
Some loans have an interest rate as low as 2.437 percent for homeowners and renters, and 4 percent for businesses, with terms up to 30 years.
Individuals and businesses unable to visit the Center in person may obtain information and loan applications by calling the SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8229 for the hearing impaired), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., or by sending an e-mail to disastercustomerservice@sba.gov.
Business loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
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