Saturday, July 26
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Community Awareness Recreation Education (CARE) sponsors a community back to school field day at the Blandy Way Complex. Admission is free and children will enjoy games, food and music as well as free school supplies.
7 p.m.: The first “Meet Me at the Plaza” Shag Party will take place at The Plaza in Eatonton. Milledgeville four-member band Good Vibrations will perform. Tickets are $5 per person. Proceeds go toward future programming in the Plaza Arts Center. For information, call Samantha at (706) 817-9433.
Monday, July 28
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. A free Mary Kay consultation is available for cancer patients during Closet hours by appointment only. Carol Griffin (478) 453-0295.
1 to 1:30 p.m.: Children’s Story Time will be held at the Lake Sinclair Library.
5:30 p.m.: Baldwin High School School Council meets in the BHS Media Center.
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.
5:30 p.m.: Milledgeville-Baldwin County Development Authority meets in the Chamber of Commerce Boardroom.
6 p.m.: “The Mourning After” a bereavement group sponsored by Hospice Care Options and the GCSU Psychology Department is held in room 1-15 in the GSCU Arts and Sciences Building. The event is free and open to the public. (478) 453-8572
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.
7:30 p.m.: Milledgeville Jaycees meet at Walter B. Williams Jr. Park.
Tuesday, July 29
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.
1 to 4 p.m.: Special Education Child Find meeting for pre-school age children will be held in the Early Learning Center.
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
Wednesday, July 30
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
5:30 p.m.: The Bicycling Club of Milledgeville & Baldwin County meets in 211 Lanier Hall on the GCSU campus. Join cyclists of all types, ages and levels of ability to discuss plans for upcoming rides. Visit http://mvillebikes.com
Thursday, July 31
7 a.m.: The Old Capital Kiwanis Club meets in Room 2-52 of Herty Hall on the GCSU campus.
Noon: The Rotary meets at the Country Club.
Noon: The Eatonton Kiwanis Club meets at Central Georgia Tech on the James Marshall bypass.
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.
7 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.
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
Friday, Aug. 1
11:15 a.m.: Learning in Retirement holds a Lunch and Learn in the University Banquet Room at GCSU. Man Martin, author of “Days of the Endless Corvette,” will speak. Friends and guests are welcome to attend.
Saturday, Aug. 2
1 to 5 p.m.: Community Life Baptist Church, 1340 Orchard Hill Road (The Old Boddie Middle School), sponsors a Back-To-School Bash with free food, drawings for school supplies, a DJ, and fun activities. To donate time, money, or more information, e-mail Lizzie Desau or Rebecca McMullen at ykceb@windstream.net.
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Local News
July 26, 2008 08:00 am
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Sheriff's Office investigating fatal shooting
Baldwin County Sheriff's Deputies are investigating a fatal shooting at a Hwy. 24 home.
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Chicken dinner plate sale will be held
A chicken dinner plate sale will be held at Bible Revival Church, 101 Deadwood Drive, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Digital Bridges Open Computer Clinic is open
Digital Bridges Open Computer Clinic is open from 10 a.m. to noon in the Knight Community Innovation Center, 127 W. Hancock St.
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Order a singing valentines
A quartet from Sweet Georgia Sound Show Chorus provide singing valentines.
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Explorers rank in police events
Following a weekend trip to The Great Smoky Mountains, Milledgeville Police Department's Explorers Post #139 returned home with rankings, placing in several junior law enforcement competitions.
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Georgia gets a waiver from federal education law
Georgia received a waiver Thursday from the No Child Left Behind law, becoming one of 10 states to get relief from the highly criticized federal policy.
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Eatonton Duplicate Bridge Club meets
The Eatonton Duplicate Bridge Club, an official member of the American Contract Bridge League, meets at 1 p.m. at the Eatonton Performing Arts Center at Madison Avenue in Eatonton.
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Civitan Club of Baldwin County meets
The Civitan Club of Baldwin County meets at 11:45 a.m. 2nd and 4th Thursdays at the Golden Corral.
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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
Lockerly Arboretum will hold its Arbor Day Program next weekend to celebrate the best time to plant trees in Georgia.
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