Newspaper Page Text
4B I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I dawsonnews.com
Wednesday, July 3,2019
DawsonEvents
Listings in Dawson Events are free and available to nonprofit organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost events for the public. Groups may submit notic
es by fax at (706) 265-3276 or via email at editor@dawsonnews.com.
TheAmicalola Regional
Fanners Market is open
every Friday throughout
the summer from 3:30 p.m.
until 7 p.m.This year, ven
dors will set up at
Dawsonville City Hall (415
Highway 53 East). The mar
ket will temporarily take
place in the city hall parking
lot but will move to its per
manent location of the
Farmers Market Pavilion
(also on City Hall property
and facing Allen Street)
upon its completion
expected later this year.
Vendor spaces are still
available. For an applica
tion to participate, contact
MacAllister at clarkmac@
uga.edu or call 706-265-
2442. For more informa
tion about the market and
upcoming special events,
visit http://fb.me/amicalola-
farmersmarket or call the
Chamber at 706-265-6278
for more information.
No One Alone (NOA) will
be conducting auditions
for the 3rd annual North
Georgia's GotTalent com
petition every Monday
night from 8 to 10 p.m. at
Shenanigans during Open
Mic withTommy Pirone.
Additional auditions are
scheduled at United
Community Bank on
Morrison Moore Parkway
in Dahlonega on July 14,
and at Rocco's in Jasper
on July 6.There will be a
$40 entrance fee — all
proceeds go to help vic
tims of domestic violence
and abuse. If contestants
have not been pre-regis-
tered, there is no guaran
tee of a time slot at the
announced auditions, but
walk-ins are welcome.
Please bring backup
music, if needed, on a
travel drive. More audition
venues and dates will be
announced in the next few
weeks. Video auditions
will be accepted after the
registration form is com
pleted at www.noone-
alone.org. Any questions
can be directed to Jean
Baker at 706-372-4260 or
jbaker@noonealone.org.
Hall House Gallery, Bleu
Gallery and Naturally
Georgia WineTasting in
Dahlonega will be hosting
a Christmas in July from
noon to 7 p.m. July 27.
Come and get your
Christmas shopping done
at Hall House gallery, Bleu
Gallery and Naturally
Georgia WineTasting.
There are 25 unique local
artisans including jewelry,
pottery, painting, wood
working and wine. You
can sip 100 percent
Georgia wines while you
check everyone off your
Christmas list with gor
geous one of a kind gifts.
Come and meet the artists
and watch them work.
Light snacks will be pro
vided and Santa will be
there spreading cheer. Hall
House Gallery/Bleu
Gallery/Naturally Georgia
WineTasting Room are at
90-94 Public Square in
Dahlonega, on the down
town Dahlonega square.
Lumpkin-Dawson County
Special Olympics is look
ing for athletes, partners,
volunteers and coaches
to join the growing orga
nization. Athletes current
ly compete in winter
bowling, masters bowling
and fall games Bocce. For
more information please
email lumpkindawsonso-
ga@gmail.com.
The North Georgia
Crappie Anglers (NGCA) is
hosting its second annual
Fishin'With Military
Heroes fall fishing tourna
ment Sept. 28 at Lake
Lanier. This event honors
all of our military veteran
men and women who
have experienced physical
or emotional trauma and
is free of charge to all vet
eran participants.The
event is limited to 100 vet
erans. Lines will be in the
water at daylight and
weigh-in and lunch is at 1
p.m. at Bolding Mill Park.
Prizes will be awards for
the largest crappies and
seven largest crappies.
Crappies size limit is 10
inches or larger at weigh-
in. Veterans will not need
a license, tackle or bait. No
prior fishing experience is
required. NGCA members
will be on hand to teach or
help veterans to have a
great fishing experience.
For more information call
JoshThornton at (770)
530-6493.
The Padgett Family
History, "Our Journey to
Edmond of England," a
book by Padgett descen
dants, is now available at
the Dawson County
Library.The history begins
with the north Georgia
families and traces the
lines to Edmond in Virginia
and on to Edmond born
1638 in England.The
library is at 342 Allen St. in
Dawsonville.
The Dawson County
Library is hosting Adult
Craft Night on the last
Tuesday of each month.
Registration is required;
call the library at (706)
344-3690 to sign up.The
library is at 342 Allen St.
in Dawsonville.
Free BINGO for seniors
will be held beginning at
9:30 a.m. every
Wednesday at Ingles in
Dawsonville.
GeorgiaCares at Legacy
Link is offering services
to help screen and enroll
for Medicare. For more
information, call (770)
538-2650.
The National Alliance on
Mental Illness Forsyth
Dawson Lumpkin
Chapter (NAMI FDL)
hosts separate support
group meetings for fami
ly members and another
for adults with mental ill
ness from 6:45 p.m. to
8:15 p.m. each second
and fourthThursday of
the month at the Forsyth
County Senior Center.
CLUBS
The Dawson County
Republican party meets
at 7 p.m. the second
Monday of the month at
Bowen Center for the
Arts at 334 Hwy. 9 in
Dawsonville. Light dinner
precedes the meeting at
6:30 p.m.To get more
information, contact
Chairwoman Seanie
Zappendorf at (678) 643-
9019.
Dawson County Chapter
No. 970 ofVietnam
Veterans of America
meets at 7 p.m. the sec
ond Monday of each
month at the Dawson
County Board of
Education Professional
Development Center.
Weekly gatherings also
take place at Billie's
Heavenly Biscuits, a.k.a.
"The Bunker" on Hwy. 9
North each Friday from 8
a.m. to 10 a.m. For more
information, call Chapter
President Bill Martin at
(706) 809-2573.
Dawsonville Post 247
American Legion meets
the secondTuesday of
each month.The group
also hosts bingo at 7
p.m. Monday and Friday
on Lumpkin Campground
Road, near the outlet
mall. Look for the signs.
All veterans are encour
aged to join. Etowah
Masonic Lodge No. 222
meets the first and third
Tuesday of each month
at 7:30 p.m. at East First
Street in Dawsonville.
For more information,
call Raymond Duncan,
W.M. at (706) 216-6450.
The Georgia Mountain
Chapter, Military Officers
Association of America,
serving Cherokee,
Dawson, Forsyth, Gilmer
Hall, Lumpkin, Pickens,
White and North Fulton
counties meets at 11:30
a.m. the thirdThursday
of each month at the
Golden Corral in
Cumming. All current,
former and retired mili
tary officers and spouses
are invited. Call (687)
779-2584 for more infor
mation.
Civitan Club meets at
noon the 2ndTuesday of
each month and at 4 p.m.
the 4thTuesday of each
month at the Professional
Development Building
next to the Board of
Education at 30 Main St.
The club is a branch of
Civitan International.The
mission of the club is to
build good citizenship by
providing a volunteer
organization of clubs dedi
cated to serving individual
and community needs,
with an emphasis on help
ing people with develop
mental disabilities.
Kiwanis Club meets at
11:30 a.m. every second
and fourthTuesday at
Ryan's in Dawsonville.
Members expected. Visitors
and prospective members
welcome. For more infor
mation, call Angelia
Holloway or Regina
Varnado at (706) 265-3232.
The Dawsonville Lions
Club meets at 7 p.m. the
first and third Monday of
each month at the
DawsonvilleTavern.
Prospective members are
welcome. For more infor
mation, call President
Greg Hicks at (404) 405-
5315.
Sons of Confederate
Veterans Camp No. 2135,
the Concord Rangers,
meet at 7 p.m. the first
Monday of each month
orTuesday following hol
iday weekends at the
Dawson County Senior
Center at 201 Recreation
Road. Fellowship begins
at 6:30 p.m. All are invit
ed. For more informa
tion, call (706) 344-7392.
Veterans Alliance Color
Guard meets at 6 p.m.
the first Thursday of each
month at Ryan's
Steakhouse, Dawsonville.
For more information,
call (678) 989-2153 or
(770) 475-5175, or visit
their website verteransal-
liancecolorguard.com.
DONATIONS
Humane Society Resale
Shop and Boutique takes
items for donation, such as
dishes, linens, furniture,
jewelry, children and sea
sonal items, etc.The store
will be open 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday.The store is at 54
S. Lumpkin Campground
Road.To volunteer or for
more information, call
(706) 525-5030.
The Dawson Community
Food Bank andThrift
Store is seeking canned
goods for their Dawson
Community Food drive.
The food bank is at 77
Hugh Stowers Road in
Dawsonville and is open
everyTuesday from 4
p.m. to 6 p.m. and every
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. For more informa
tion, call Linda Benson at
(678) 410-4455 or Amy
Cox at (678) 283-7341.
KARE for Kids meets at 7
p.m. on the fourth
Monday of each month at
Dawsonville City Hall.
Need help? Don't know
who to call or where to
go? Family Connection
can guide you to agencies
and organizations that
offer help to Dawson
County residents. Ask for
a resource book. For more
information, call (706) 265-
1981.RIC Rack charity thrift
store is open from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday.The food pantry
is open from noon to 3
p.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. Donations are
accepted during normal
business hours, until 3:30
p.m., Monday through
Friday.
LEISURE
Heart-in-Hand Quilting
Guild meets the second
Tuesday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. at the Bowen
Arts Center. For more
information, contact
Jackie Somerville at
jsomerville@ wind-
stream. net.
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 aware
ness of the programs and
benefits of Drug Court,
DUI Court, HELP Court
and FamilyTreatment
Court.To get more infor
mation, contact Carla
Turner 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 on 32 Grant
RoadW. 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 information,
call (706) 265-3514.
A Support Group for kin
ship families, grandpar
ents 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
counties meets at 1 p.m.
the second Monday of
each month atTrinity
Evangelical Church, 2685
Steve Tate Highway,
Marble Hill.The meeting
take place in a down
stairs gathering room at
the rear of the building.
Call facilitator Ada Holley
at (404)625-3694 or email
alcholley@gmail.com for
more information.
Dawson County
Democratic Party meets
at 6 p.m. the second
Thursday of each month
at the Dawson County
Library. Committee meet
ings are every other
month. Anyone interest
ed is invited 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 infor
mation, 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
available 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.
King Crossword
ACROSS
50
Elegantly
Longoria
1 Advertised
groomed
24
Literary collec
heavily
52
"Shoo!"
tion
6 Bilateral
54
Mammoth
25
Cribbage
12 South Dakot
occasion?
scorekeeper
a's capital
55
Room to
26
Longtime
13 Colored ring
maneuver
Hostess prod
14 On the briny
56
Nun
uct
15 Funhouse item
57
Brilliance
28
Mix up
16 Use a sponge
30
Hearty brew
17 Author Wister
DOWN
31
Michele of
19 D.C. fig.
1
Stereo setup
"Glee"
20 Long skirt
2
Shrill bark
33
As well
22 Obtain
3
Opening com
34
Sleep phenom
24 Suitable
ment
39
Spree
27 Cacophonies
4
Historic period
41
Broadway
29 — parmigiana
5
Rehab goings-
backer
32 5-ball desktop
on
42
Cow-headed
toy
6
Domesticate
goddess
35 Exchange pre
7
Squeeze
43
Places
mium
8
" — the ram
45
Antelope's
36 Former veep
parts ..."
playmate
37 Vast expanse
9
Carpeting fab
47
"The Music
38 San Francis
rics
Man" setting
co's — Hill
10
Medicinal plant 48
Buzzing pest
40 One of the
11
9-Down make
49
Attention get
Three Bears
up
ter
42 Sort
12
Manhandle
51
Roscoe
44 The same, in a
18
Endearing
53
Common Mkt.
bibliography
21
Big bother
once
46 Approaching
23
Mendes or
■
12
1
2
3
4
5
1
6
7
8
9
10
11
13
14
16
16
■
17
18
■
19
20
21
■
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
■
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
■
36
37
38
39
■
40
41
42
43
44
45
■
46
47
48
49
50
1
52
53
54
55
■
56
57
© 2019 King Features Synd., Inc.
■
A
1
V
i
0
3
1
a
3
1
s
1
s
V
M
3
3
3
a
9
V
3
0
1
3
N
O
9
3
a
a
N
9
1
O
s
H
9
1
N
■
IAI
3
a
'
■
*
1
1
wmm v
I/M
V
IAI
E
O
N
V
3
S
3
a
O
9
O
1
9
V
3
“1
a
V
a
0
S
N
O
1
AA
3
N
1
V
3
A
■
S
N
1
a
1
d
V
1
3
'
X
V
N
3
S
■
N
3
AA
O
■
a
d
1
AA
a
O
a
a
1
IAI
I
V
0
1
d
V
V
~l
0
3
a
V
a
a
a
3
1
d
■
A
V
M
O
AA
1
a
3
a
A
H
'sujiu pz :9iu!) uojinjos
