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Wednesday, June 6,2018
Dawson County Schools Nutrition
offering summer lunches until July 20
By Jessica Brown
jbrown@dawsonnews.com
The Dawson County Schools Nutrition
program is offering free summer lunches
until July 20.
Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. kids under 18 can get a free
meal and adults over 18 can purchase a
balanced meal for $3.75.
The Seamless Summer Feeding
Program started six years ago during the
economic recession and is funded by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The pro
gram seeks to be certain that low-income
children receive nutritious meals during
the summer months when school is not in
session.
On average, 600 meals will be served
every day, with 18,000 meals expected to
be served by the end of summer.
Meals will be served at Dawson County
Junior High School and Rock Creek Park
and must be eaten on site.
Other locations include:
Dawson County High School: June 4 -
July 20, Monday-Thursday
Riverview Elementary School: June
4-15
Dawson County Middle School: June
4-8
Robinson, Black’s Mill, Kilough: June
4-6
Dawson County Library: June 6 - July
18, Wednesdays only
Lumpkin Campground: June 18-22
No meals will be served during the week
of July 4.
Menus for June and July can be found
online at dawsoncountyschools.org
Lresh fruit and milk choices are included
with every meal.
Lor more information please call Linda
Byrd or Rita Gilleland at (706)265-3246,
ext. 1008 or 1019 or go to www.dawson-
countyschools.org.
Lions Club awards scholarships
For the Dawson County News
The Dawsonville Lions Club awarded $14,000 in scholarships to 13 stu
dents at the Dawson County High School Senior Honors Night on May 10.
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Dawson Events
Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notices
by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com.
COMMUNITY
A benefit in memory of
J.D. Disharoon will be
held beginning at 10 a.m.
June 9 at the Georgia
Racing Hall of Fame.
Motorcycle riders will
leave at 10:30 a.m.There
will be live music all day,
face painting, a corn hole
tournament and food by
Dawsonville Pool Room
and OldTowne Pizza.
Proceeds go to Bearden
Funeral Home for final
expenses. For more info
contact Mike Waller at
(706) 429-8117, G.RPirkle at
(678) 410-3696 or Barbara
Hubbard at (706) 265-4068.
The Dawson County
Democratic Party will be
electing new committee
members during a meet
ing held at 10 a.m. June 9
at the Dawson County
Library. If you are interest
ed in becoming a member
of the Democratic Party
Committee please contact
Bette Holland at bethol-
land@windstream.net or
at (706) 265-4570. Visit the
party website for more
information: www.demo-
cratsofdawsoncounty.org.
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 cer
emony 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 Goodwill Career
Center will hold a multi
employer Job Fair from 10
a.m. until 12 p.m. on
Tuesday, June 12. Hiring
managers from over 20
local businesses (including
Amicalola State Park, Big
Canoe, Chick-Fil-A, Etcon
Employment Solutions,
GA Highlands Medical
Service, Gymboree,
Kroger, Labor Finders, Len
Foote Hike Inn, Modern
Woodmen of America,
Premiere Surplus, Premier
Surplus, Professional
Health Services, Northside
Hospital, Screaming Eagle
Aerial Adventures
(Zipline), Southern
Switches, Wagner
Services, Wahoo Docks)
and many more will con
duct interviews on site.
There is no cost to partici
pate.The center is inside
the Goodwill store at 66 S.
400 Center Lane in
Dawsonville.The
WorkSource Georgia
Mountains mobile training
unit will also be onsite to
offer resume assistance
and skills assessments. All
job fair participants will
receive a coupon for 25
percent off at the
Dawsonville Goodwill
Store. Valid June 12, 2018
only.
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.
Origami making is com
ing to the Dawson County
Satellite Library for anoth
er crafternoon.The free
event will be held from 1
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 14.
Join library staff at the sat
ellite library once a month
for a fun craft.The satellite
library is located inside
Fire Station 2 at 145
Liberty Drive, next to
Tractor Supply on Hwy. 53.
A Mobile Dairy
Classroom will be at the
Dawson County Satellite
Library at 11 a.m. June 18.
The program will feature a
fully operational milking
parlor containing a live
cow, used for milking and
feeding demonstrations.
The satellite library is
located inside Fire Station
2 at 145 Liberty Drive, next
toTractor Supply on Hwy.
53.
Join the Dawson
County Library for a free
afternoon ofTie-Dying
from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. June
20. Bring your own white
cotton garment and be
sure to wear something
you don't mind getting
messy. All other supplies
provided. For kids grades
six through 12. The library
is located at 342 Allen St.
in Dawsonville.
Sciencetellers will be at
the Dawson County
Satellite Library at 2 p.m.
June 25. Sciencetellers
bring science to life.
Volunteers from the audi
ence will help explore the
fascinating world of sci
ence.The satellite library is
located inside Fire Station
2 at 145 Liberty Drive, next
toTractor Supply on Hwy.
53.
A Hooper Family
Reunion will be held July
14.The presence of
descendants and related
families of Absalom and
Clemmons Hooper is
requested at a covered
dish noon luncheon at the
Hiawassee, Ga. Senior
Citizen Center located
shortly after passing
entrance to Fairgrounds
on left. Any questions text
Barbara at (706) 581-2016.
The Bowen Center for
the Arts is hosting a
Critters Juried Art Show,
exhibiting from June 1
through June 29. Exhibits
are always free. Hours are
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Tuesday
through Friday and 12
p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
The Bowen is located at
334 Hwy. 9 North in
Dawsonville.
The Amicalola Regional
Farmers Market is open
from 3:30 to 7 p.m. each
Friday at Veterans
Memorial Park, 186
Recreation Road in
Dawsonville. If you are
interested in becoming a
vendor email Clark
MacAllister, county exten
sion agent, at clarkmac@
uga.edu.
MEETINGS/SUPPORT
GROUPS
A support group for
kinship families, grand
parents and other relatives
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
information, call Jocelyn
(706) 864-2768.
Alzheimer's
Association Caregiver
Support Group for
Dawson and Pickens coun
ties 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 facilitator
Ada Holley at (404)625-
3694 or email alcholley@
gmail.com for more infor
mation.
Dawson Against
Substance Abuse meets
at 3 p.m. the fourth
Thursday of each month at
Etowah Water and Sewer
Authority's conference
room.The public is invited.
For more information, 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 information,
call (800) 837-4239.
No One Alone (NOA), the
domestic violence shelter
serving Lumpkin and
Dawson counties, con
ducts weekly support
groups from noon to 1
p.m. every Tuesday for
women and children to
give victims the opportuni
ty 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. most Thursdays.
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.
