Wednesday, July 17,2019
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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.
The Dawson County
High School FFA has free
manure, shavings and hay
compost mix at the FFA
barn at the high school.
You must provide the
method of transporting.
Would prefer you leave a
trailer weekly for FFA to
load. If interested contact
FFA advisor Keith Pankey
at (706) 273-8795. The FFA
barn is at 1665 Perimeter
Road in Dawsonville.
The Amicalola
Regional Farmers
Market is open every
Friday throughout the
summer from 3:30 p.m.
until 7 p.m.This year,
vendors will set up at
Dawsonville City Hall
(415 Highway 53 East).
The market will tempo
rarily be in the city hall
parking lot but will move
to its permanent location
of the Farmers Market
Pavilion (also on City Hall
property and facing Allen
Street) upon its comple
tion expected later this
year. Vendor spaces are
still available. For an
application to participate,
contact MacAllister at
clarkmac@uga.edu or
call 706-265-2442. For
more information about
the market and upcom
ing 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 hosting auditions
for the 3rd annual North
Georgia's GotTalent com
petition every Monday
night from 8 to 10 p.m. at
Shenanigans during
Open MicwithTommy
Pirone.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.
Bring backup music, if
needed, on a travel drive.
More audition venues
and dates will be
announced in the next
few weeks. Video audi
tions will be accepted
after the registration
form is completed at
www.noonealone.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 Georgia 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 gal
lery, Bleu Gallery and
Naturally Georgia Wine
Tasting.There are 25
unique local artisans
including jewelry, pot
tery, painting, woodwork
ing 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 art
ists and watch them
work. Light snacks will be
provided and Santa will
be there spreading
cheer! Hall House
Gallery/Bleu Gallery/
Naturally Georgia Wine
Tasting Room are at
90-94 Public Square in
Dahlonega on the down
town Dahlonega square.
Lumpkin-Dawson
County Special
Olympics is looking for
athletes, partners, volun
teers and coaches to join
the growing organiza
tion. Athletes compete in
winter bowling, masters
bowling and fall games
Bocce. For more informa
tion email lumpkindaw-
sonsoga@gmail.com.
The North Georgia
Crappie Anglers
(NGCA) is hosting its
second annual Fishin'
With Military Heroes fall
fishing tournament Sept.
28 at Lake Lanier. This
event honors all of our
military veteran men and
women who have experi
enced physical or emo
tional trauma and is free
of charge to all veteran
participants.The event is
limited to 100 veterans.
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 experi
ence is required. NGCA
members will be on hand
to teach or help veterans
to have a great fishing
experience. For more
information call Josh
Thornton at (770) 530-
6493.
The Padgett Family
History, "Our Journey
to Edmond of
England^' a book by
Padgett descendants, is
now available at the
Dawson County Library.
The history begins with
the north Georgia fami
lies and traces the lines
to Edmond inVirginia
and on to Edmond born
1638 in England.The
library is at 342 Allen
Street 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
Street in Dawsonville.
Free BINGO for seniors
will take place 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 sepa
rate support group meet
ings for family members
and another for adults
with mental illness from
6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
each second and fourth
Thursday 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 infor
mation, call Chairwoman
Seanie Zappendorf at (678)
643-9019.
Dawson County
Chapter No. 970 of
Vietnam Veterans of
America meets at 7 p.m.
the second 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 second
Tuesday 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 encouraged to join.
Etowah Masonic Lodge
No. 222 meets the first
and thirdTuesday 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 coun
ties 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 #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 firstThursday 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
and Thrift Store is seek
ing 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 12 p.m. 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@
windstream.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 awareness
of the programs and bene
fits of Drug Court, DUI
Court, HELP Court and
FamilyTreatment 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 sup
port 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 at 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 at
Trinity Evangelical
Church, 2685 Steve Tate
Highway, Marble Hill.The
meeting is 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 interested
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 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.
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