Friday, July 18
6:30 p.m.: The Old Capitol Area Chapter of The Military Officers Association of America meets at the Georgia Military College dining hall.
Saturday, July 19
9 a.m.: Plantation Quilters meet at the visitor center at Jarrell Plantation near Juliette. Dues are $10 a year. Bretta Perkins (478) 986-5172
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Vought will celebrate its first Anniversary of Award-Winning LiveWell@Vought Company-Wide Wellness Program with an Open House & Health Screening Fair at the Milledgeville Facility. Employees and their families will learn how to achieve greater balance in nutrition, increase physical activity, manage stress and improve home life and work balance. Employees and families are welcome. All employees who participate get a $25 gift card.
Sunday, July 20
6:30 p.m.: American Legion Auxiliary Post 523 meets at 430 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. All members are urged to attend.
Monday, July 21
Noon to 4 p.m.: Harriet’s Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open in Room 413 of Oconee Regional Medical Center.
1 to 1:30 p.m.: Children’s Story Time will be held at the Lake Sinclair Library.
5:30 p.m.: The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville meets in the parking lot behind Oconee Outfitters for its weekly road ride. Beginner pace for first hour, moderate pace later.
6 p.m.: The Mohawk Faith-Based Committee meet in Mohawk Conference Room on Roberson Mill Road.
6:30 p.m.: The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 523 meets at the American Legion Post 523 on Martin Luther King Drive.
7 p.m.: BINGO is held at the American Legion on Log Cabin Road. No one under the age of 18 is permitted. Refreshments are sold by the Ladies Auxiliary. (478) 452-8538
7:30 p.m.: The Oconee River Buskers Square Dance Club meets at the Walter B. Williams Recreation Center. Round dancing begins at 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 22
9 to 11:30 a.m.: MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) meet at Hardwick Christian Church, 113 Thomas St., in Hardwick. MOPS is designed to encourage mothers of children ages 0-6 years old with relationships, resources and leadership. (478) 251-1532 or (478) 452-1125 or www.MOPS.org
12:45 p.m.: The Milledgeville Kiwanis Club meets at the Milledgeville Country Club. Visitors are welcome to the program and to lunch with a club
sponsor.
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 Ave. in Eatonton. Come with a partner or e-mail Pat Turney at turney@plantationcable.net for a possible partner match.
4 p.m.: N.A.M.I. (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Oconee, a support group for consumers, family, and friends of individuals with a severe mental illness/brain disorder, meets in the Christian Education Building of Covenant Presbyterian Church at 440 N. Columbia St. (478) 452-8600 or (478) 453-3223.
7 p.m.: The Sweet Georgia Sound Sweet Adeline Chorus meets at Vineville Christian Towers to practice, socialize and sing. It is for women only. (478) 932-5387
7:30 p.m.: Milledgeville City Council meets at City Hall.
Wednesday, July 23
7:30 a.m.: Lake Oconee Promise Keepers meets at The River of Life center on Scott Road. Jack Minchey (706) 473-0431.
1 to 2:30 p.m.: Falun Gong offered at Central City Park (formerly Bonner Park) picnic area. Cultivate mind and body with five sets of easy-to-learn exercises suitable for all ages and all physical conditions. Classes are free. (478) 453-4241
Thursday, July 24
7 a.m.: The Old Capital Kiwanis Club meets in Room 2-52 of Herty Hall on the GCSU campus.
10:30 a.m.: Okefenokee Joe will perform a snake program at The Mary Vinson Memorial Library. The event is free and open to the public.
11:30 a.m.: The Old Capitol Optimist Club meets at the Golden Corral Restaurant on North Columbia Street. Everyone is welcome. Yvonne E. Ferrell (478) 452-9411
Noon: The Rotary meets at the Country Club.
Noon: The Eatonton Kiwanis Club meets at Central Georgia Tech on the James Marshall bypass.
1:30 p.m.: Okefenokee Joe will perform a snake program at The Mary Vinson Memorial Library. The event is free and open to the public.
2 to 5 p.m.: Free HIV testing at 900 Barrows Ferry Road. (478) 445-5518
3:30 p.m.: Okefenokee Joe will perform a snake program at The Mary Vinson Memorial Library. The event is free and open to the public.
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.
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Day Book, July 18, 2008
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Chicken dinner plate sale will be held
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Digital Bridges Open Computer Clinic is open
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Order a singing valentines
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Explorers rank in police events
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Georgia gets a waiver from federal education law
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Eatonton Duplicate Bridge Club meets
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Civitan Club of Baldwin County meets
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Harriet’s Closet is open
Harriet’s Closet, a free supply closet to help fill the needs of cancer patients, is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Arbor Day Program to be held at Lockerly
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