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Wednesday, May 16,2018
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COMMUNITY
The Georgia Racing
Hall of Fame invites the
public to the 9th annual
Memorial Day Car Show
and Heritage Festival from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
May 26 (rain date May 27
or May 28). Registration
for vehicles begins at 8
a.m. The fee is $20, and
there are 23 trophies to be
awarded. Set-up for
Heritage Day Vendors
begins at 7:30 a.m. with a
fee of $20 (food vendors
call for pricing). Anyone
with Heritage Items to
demonstrate or show will
not be charged a fee. For
car show information, call
Benny at (706) 864-4026
or Linda at (770)560-3167;
for Heritage Day
Information, call Sandra at
(706)864-4026 or Faye at
(770)893-8230. Contact the
museum at (706)216-7223.
The Bowen Center for
the Arts is hosting a
month-long exhibit featur
ing glass art work from
over 20 instructors and
students from Dunwoody's
Spruill Center for the Arts.
The exhibit is open
through May 25. All
Bowen exhibits are free
and open to the public.The
Bowen Center for the Arts
is located at 334 Hwy. 9
North in Dawsonville, just
north the historic square
next to LanierTech.
Visit www. Bowen Arts,
org or call (706) 216-
ARTS(2787) for more infor
mation and hours of oper
ation.
Dawson County Library
is hosting a summer read
ing program "Libraries
Rock!" Registration begins
at 10 a.m. June I.The
library will have free week
ly programs for children
and teens every
Wednesday (except July
4).The more you read, the
more chances to win some
great prizes.The program
ends on July 31. Visit the
library website for more
information: www.chestat-
eelibrary.org.The library is
located at 342 Allen Street
in Dawsonville.
The Bowen Center for
the Arts will host a
Critters Juried Art Show,
exhibiting from June 1
through June 29. An open
ing awards reception will
be held from 5 p.m. to 7
p.m. June 1. A Critters
Festival will be held from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 2 at
the Bowen, featuring the
Dawson County Humane
Society with animal adop
tions on site, as well as
boutique pet supplies,
handmade arts and crafts,
food and fun and more.
Vendors are welcome-
apply by May 19. For juried
art show and vendor
entries contact director®
bowenarts.org.The Bowen
is located at 334 Hwy. 9
North in Dawsonville.
The Bowen Center for
the Arts is taking reserva
tions for their annual Artful
Cork wine tasting, set for
Saturday, June 9.The
event will be held from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at
the Chestatee Golf Club,
located at 777 Dogwood
Way in Dawsonville.
Tickets are $45 per person
and wines will be provided
by Talk of theTable.There
will also be heavy hors
d'oeurves and a silent auc
tion. RSVP by May 26.
Reserve online at www.
bowenarts.org or call
(706)216-ARTS (2787).The
Bowen is located at 334
Hwy. 9 North in
Dawsonville.
The Dawson County
Humane Society cordial
ly invites the public to an
open house to celebrate its
10th anniversary from 2-4
p.m. Sunday, June 10. The
celebration will include
tours of the updated facili
ties, adoptions, refresh
ments and at 3 p.m. a cere
mony to dedicate the
newly purchased shelter
land and bless the rescue
animals. The shelter is
located at 633 Martin
Road, Dawsonville, adja
cent to Rock Creek Park.
The Dawson County
Library will host Snakes
Alive from 11 a.m. to 12
p.m. June 13. Smithgall
Woods Interpretive
Specialist will bring lots of
slithering friends.The
event is free. The library is
located at 342 Allen St. in
Dawsonville.
The Amicalola Regional
Farmers Market is open
from 3:30 to 7 p.m. each
Friday at Veterans
Memorial Park, 186
Recreational Road in
Dawsonville. If you are
interested in becoming a
vendor email Clark
MacAllister, county exten
sion agent, at clarkmac@
uga.edu.
Free BINGO for seniors
will be held beginning at
9:30 a.m. every Wednesday
at Ingles in Dawsonville.
The United Way of
Dawson County board
meets from 4 p.m. to 5
p.m. the second
Wednesday of every
month at the Dawson
County Chamber of
Commerce, 44 Commerce
Dr., Dawsonville.
American Legion Post
247 meets regularly at 7
p.m. the secondTuesday of
each month at 671
Lumpkin Campground
Road, Suite 50,
Dawsonville, GA 30534.
The post also hosts Bingo
at 7 p.m. on Monday and
Friday nights at the same
location. Join in for prizes
up to $1,000 for bingo win
ners. For more informa
tion, callTommy Stokes,
post commander at (706)
525-1238.
North Georgia
Barbershop Singers
meet everyTuesday at 7
p.m. at Cumming Baptist
Church. For more informa
tion, visit a meeting at 115
Church St. or call (770) 377-
1294 or go online toNorth-
Georgia
BarbershopSingers.com.
MEETINGS/SUPPORT
GROUPS
Dawson County Friends
of Recovery (DFOR)
meets monthly at 2 p.m.
on the thirdTuesday at the
Dawson County Library.
The group strives to
increase public awareness
of the programs and bene
fits of Drug Court, DUI
Court, HELP Court and
Family Treatment Court.To
get more information, con
tact CarlaTurner at (931)
273-9323.
AARP meets at 3 p.m. the
firstTuesday of every
month, except July and
August, at the Senior
Center.
AL-ANON, a support
group for families and
friends of alcoholics, has
changed locations.
Meetings are every
Thursday from 6:30 p.m.
to 7:30 p.m. at the Church
of the Apostles located on
32 Grant Road W. in
Dawsonville. For more
information, call (855) 254-
3414.
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets in Dawsonville at
the following times and
locations: Church of the
Apostles on Grant Road at
6 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday;
Trinity Evangelical Church
on Steve Tate Highway at
8 p.m. on Monday, 7 p.m.
on Friday; Grace
Presbyterian Church in
downtown Dawsonville at
8 p.m.Tuesday,Thursday
and Saturday. For infor
mation, call (706) 265-
3514.
A Support Group for
kinship families, grand
parents and other rela
tives caring for children
meets from 5:30 p.m. to 7
p.m. on the third
Wednesday of each
month at Saint Elizabeth's
Episcopal Church, 1188
Hamp Mill Road,
Dahlonega. Children are
welcome. For more infor
mation, call Jocelyn (706)
864-2768.
Alzheimer's
Association Caregiver
Support Group for
Dawson and Pickens
counties meets at 1 p.m.
the second Monday of
each month atTrinity
Evangelical Church, 2685
Steve Tate Highway,
Marble Hill.The meeting is
held in a downstairs gath
ering room at the rear of
the building. Call facilita
tor Ada Holley at (404)625-
3694 or email alcholley@
gmail.com for more infor
mation.
Dawson County
Democratic Party
meets at 6 p.m. the sec-
ondThursday of each
month at the Dawson
County Library.
Committee meetings are
every other month.
Anyone interested is invit
ed to attend.
Dawson Against
Substance Abuse meets
at 3 p.m. the fourth
Thursday of each month
at Etowah Water and
Sewer Authority's confer
ence room.The public is
invited. For more informa
tion, call (706) 265-1981.
Dawson County
Historical and
Genealogical Society
meets at 5:30 p.m. the
fourthTuesday of each
month, except for
December, at the Dawson
County Library. Dawson
County Heritage and
Pictorial books, as well as
cemetery books, are avail
able through the society.
Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 8 p.m. every
Saturday night at Bethel
United Methodist Church,
100 Lumpkin Campground
Road. Meetings are also
held at noon each
Thursday, at 7 p.m. each
Friday and at 5 p.m. each
Saturday. Women's group
meets at 7:30 p.m. each
Thursday and at 7 p.m.
each Sunday at Dawson
County Counseling, 30
Industrial Park Road, Suite
200. For more informa
tion, call (800) 837-4239.
No One Alone (NOA),
the domestic violence
shelter serving Lumpkin
and Dawson counties,
conducts weekly support
groups from noon to 1
p.m. everyTuesday for
women and children to
give victims the opportu
nity to process current
abuse and the emotions
accompanying domestic
violence situations.
Childcare is provided. For
more information, call
(706) 864-1986.NOA is also
collecting old cellular
phones.To donate an old
phone to help a victim of
domestic violence, call
(706) 864-1306.
Prevent Child Abuse
Dawson meets at 3:30
p.m. the lastTuesday of
each month at Kilough
Elementary School.The
public is encouraged to
help reduce child abuse in
our community. For more
information, call (706) 216-
5801, ext. 1809.
Sex Addicts
Anonymous meets at
7:30 p.m. mostThursdays.
The group is a fellowship
of men and women who
share their experience,
strength and hope to
recover from compulsive
sexual behavior.There are
no dues or fees for mem
bership and all adults
(over 21) seeking personal
recovery are welcome.
This is a 12-step program
for people in the
Dawsonville and
Gainesville area. Call for
location and more meet
ing information, (770) 883-
9254.
CITY
Dawsonville City
Council meets at 7 p.m.
the first and third Monday
of each month at the
Dawsonville Municipal
Complex, 415 Hwy. 53
East. For more informa
tion, call city hall (706)
265-3256.
Dawsonville
Downtown
Development
Authority meets at 5:30
p.m. the third Monday
every other month
unless otherwise sched
uled at the Dawsonville
Municipal Complex, 415
Hwy. 53 East. For more
information, call (706)
265-3256.
Dawsonville City
Planning Commission
meets at 5:30 p.m. the
first Monday of each
month at the
Dawsonville Municipal
Complex, 415 Hwy. 53
East. For more informa
tion, call (706) 265-3256.
Dawsonville Historic
Preservation
Commission Meetings
are held at 5:30 p.m. the
third Monday of every
other month unless oth
erwise scheduled at the
Dawsonville Municipal
Complex, 415 Hwy. 53
East. For more informa
tion, call (706) 265-3256.
COUNTY
Dawson County Board
of Commissioners meets
at 6 p.m. the first and third
Thursday of each month at
the Dawson County
Government Center, 25
Justice Way, Dawsonville.
Work sessions are at 4 p.m.
on the second and fourth
Thursday of each month at
the same location. For more
information, call (706) 344-
3501.
Dawson County Board
of Education has regular
meetings at 6:30 p.m. on
the second Monday of each
month. Monthly work ses
sions are held at 5 p.m. the
Tuesday preceding the reg
ular board meeting. Both
the regular meetings and
the work sessions are held
at the Board of Education
office, 28 Main St.,
Dawsonville. For more
information, call (706)
265-3246.
Dawson County Board
of Elections and
Registration meets at 9:30
a.m. the third Wednesday of
each month at 96 Academy
Avenue, Dawsonville. For
more information, call (706)
344-3640. Dawson County
Health Department offers
dental services for Medicaid
and PeachCare children
between the ages of 30
months and 18 years. For
more information, call (706)
265-2611.
Dawson County
Humane Society meets
from 6 to 8 p.m. the first
Thursday of each month at
the animal shelter next to
Rock Creek Park, off of Hwy.
9 South. For more informa
tion, call (706) 265-9160.
Dawson County Park
and Recreation Board
meets at 6:30 p.m. the sec-
ondThursday of each
month at Rock Creek Park,
in the Community Room
unless otherwise posted,
445 Martin Road,
Dawsonville.Dawson
County Planning
Commission meets at 6
p.m. the thirdTuesday of
each month at the Dawson
County Government
Center, 25 Justice Way,
Dawsonville. For more
information, call (706) 344-
3501.
ETOWAH WATER & SEWER
AUTHORITY
Etowah Water and Sewer
Authority meets at 4 p.m.
the secondTuesday of each
month (except in October,
the meeting is the third
Tuesday) at the administra
tive office located at 1162
Highway 53 East. For more
information, call (706) 216-
8474.
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