The Union-Recorder
MILLEDGEVILLE —
Baldwin County Fire Rescue is selling tickets for barbecue chicken plates at $7 each. The money raised will help the department purchase equipment. Tickets can be purchased at the Headquarters station at 312 Allen Memorial Dr., in Milledgeville. The plates will be available for pick up on July 24 from noon to 3 p.m.
Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates are again recruiting volunteers for an early fall training. CASA volunteers work with children that find themselves in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services. CASA volunteers provide a voice for these children in court. Please contact the CASA office at (478) 452-9170 for more information or an application.
Monday, July 12 through Friday, July 16
Allied Arts Summer Camp for Youth presents theatre sampler for ages 6 and up with Ms. Ruby from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 12 to Friday, July 16 at Allen’s Market Building, 101 W. McIntosh Street. Participants will enjoy theatre games, improvisations and humorous skits as well as learn theatre skills and monologues. The camp will conclude with a staged production. The camp is $65 per student. Students should bring a sack lunch. Call Allied Arts at (478) 452-3950 or visit www.milledgevillealliedarts.com for more information or to register.
“Georgia Through Time and Art” camp will be held from 9 to 11:30 at Georgia’s Old Capital Museum. The camp is for ages rising 2nd through 7th graders ages 7 through 13 and will be held in the Activity Room at the museum. Children ages 7-10 will enjoy picturing history through pots and quills, quilts and coverings, fun with folk art, and beautiful botanicals; children ages 10-13 will explore basic and intermediate still life drawing in charcoal, pencil and chalk, painting with watercolors, and making hand-built pottery using slab and coil techniques. The art will be interrelated with history through the use of museum exhibits and artifacts. The camp will include a gallery show of student art work. The cost per camp session is $125 and includes a Family museum membership ($40 value).
Tuesday, July 13 through Friday, July 16
6 p.m.: The Faith Hope and Love Cancer Support Group for Women meets at Sylvia’s Grille, 2600 N. Columbia St. in the Walmart Shopping Center. The meeting is open to cancer patients and survivors. Carolyn Minshew (478) 453-7434 or mysnoopy@windstream.net or Laverne Dalton (706) 485-0453 or Laverne@goldlink.net.
Thursday, July 15
7 a.m.: The Old Capital Kiwanis Club meets in Room 2-52 of Herty Hall on the GCSU campus.
8:30 a.m.: The Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce Full Board meets in the Chamber Boardroom at 130 S. Jefferson St.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Harriet’s Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open. The non-profit organization dedicated to helping cancer patients in Central Georgia has relocated next door to Georgia Cancer Specialists building at Oconee Regional Medical Center. (478) 451-3413.
Noon: The Rotary meets at the Country Club.
Noon: The Eatonton Kiwanis Club meets at Central Georgia Tech on the James Marshall bypass.
Noon to 1 p.m.: Bank your Bucks: Cash is King. Join Digital Bridges for a Lunch & Learn presentation about how to make your money work harder for your business. SunTrust City President Ron Weigle will open the discussion with a presentation about managing cash flows, liquidity and speeding up receipts, and University of Georgia Small Business Development Center Business Consultant Lisa Perry will discuss the availability of and resources needed to acquire small business loans. This presentation will take place at the Knight Community Innovation Center, located at 127 W. Hancock St. in downtown Milledgeville. Please RSVP by e-mailing tommy.cook@gcsu.edu or calling (478) 387-0242. A free box lunch will be provided.
1 p.m.: The Eatonton Duplicate Bridge Club, an official member of the American Contract Bridge League, meets at the Eatonton Performing Arts Center at Madison Avenue in Eatonton. Come with a partner or e-mail Pat Turney at turney@plantationcable.net for a possible partner match.
2 to 5 p.m.: Free HIV testing at 900 Barrows Ferry Road. (478)
445-5518
5:30 p.m.: The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville meets at Bartram Forest on Carl Vinson Road for its weekly mountain bike ride for all levels. Ride at your own pace.
5:30 to 7 p.m.: The Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce hosts Business After Hours. Call (478) 453-9311 for the location.
6:30 p.m.: The John Milledge Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, meet at the Milledgeville Country Club.
7 p.m.: The Milledgeville Lions Club meets at the Golden Corral on North Columbia Street.
7:30 p.m.: Bingo is held at the American Legion Post 523 on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Refreshments will be sold. (478) 452-1611
