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Wednesday, September 11,2019 dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS I 5B 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. Community The Dawson County Retired Educator Association will host a reception for recent retired educators and friends at its regular monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 17 in the Dawson County Board of Education Professional Devel opment Center. All current and former D.C.R.E.A. members please come and help us welcome these recent retirees as we share in friendship, fellowship, support and service. All are invited to attend. For more information call (678) 776-1485. The Goodwill Career Center will hold its multi-employer job fair from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 17. This is a great chance to meet with hiring manag ers of over 17 local businesses 8c resource reps, (including Ba nana Republic Factory Store, Big Canoe POA, BTD Manufacturing, DeVry University, Gold Creek Foods, Hilton Head Hospital ity, Koch Foods, Len Foote Hike Inn, Ninth District Opportu nity, Old Navy, Panera Bread, Pilgrims Pride, Premier Surplus, Tyson Foods, Inc., Waffle House, Wahoo Docks and more) who will conduct inter views on site. There is no cost to participate. 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% off at the Dawsonville Goodwill Store (Valid 9/17/19 only). Former Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams will be coming to north Georgia to meet with 9th District Demo cratic Party County Chairs and those who have decided to run for office in 2019 and 2020 on Sep. 17. She will be giving a speech with the Fair Fight Action Team at the Habersham Recre ation Center, located at 120 Paul Franklin Road in Clarkesville. The event is co-hosted by the Dawson Coun ty Democratic Party and the Habersham County Democratic Party. The Abrams Fair Fight Action Team will make a presentation at 5:30 p.m. while Abrams meets with 9th Dis trict candidates. She will make a speech at 6 p.m. and be available for photos afterwards. Doors open at 5 p.m. Organizers ask that at tendees arrive early as there is limited seat ing and request that attendees provide a donation to cover the cost of the two rooms, security, advertising, refreshments and other items. BRAVE Beyond the Call, a nonprofit dedicated to honor ing local veterans, is hosting the first an nual 22 Strike Out at Stars and Strikes from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 21. The fundraiser is planned to educate and raise awareness in the community that 22 veterans die each year from suicide. Each team will have a local veteran as their team captain. The cost to bowl in $30 per person which includes two hours of bowl ing, shoe rental and pizza and drinks after the competition. Stars and Strikes is located at 133 Merchants Square in Cumming. For more information or to purchase tick ets visit https://www. bravebeyondthecall. org/22-strike-out, or call (770) 503-6116. The Georgia Moun tain Food Bank is hosting its 11th annual Empty Bowl luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Ramsey Confer ence Center in the new Lanier Techni cal College facility in Gainesville. Soups, salads and desserts will be provided by Performance Food Service. A live auction and volunteer appre ciation program will begin at 11:45 a.m. Individual tickets are $30 and include lunch as well as a hand- painted bowl as a sou venir and a reminder of GMFB s mission to eliminate empty bowls and empty stomachs in the community. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (770) 534-4111 or visit www.gamoun- tainfoo db ank. org / emptybowl. A Kinship Care Meet ing for grandparents or relatives raising a child will be held at the Dawson County High School library from 5:30-7 p.m. Sept. 26. Come and learn resources that may be available for you and the children. Childcare and din ner will be provided. For information, call Dawson County Family Connection at (706) 265-1981. 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 mili tary veteran men and women who have ex perienced physical or emotional 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 crap- pies 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 Josh Thornton at (770) 530-6493. The Dawson County FFA Alumni and Dawson County Farm Bureau is host ing a Tractor Show and AG Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Tractor Sup ply in Dawsonville. Trophies will be award for best in show and FFA favorite. Conces sions will be offered for donations. All money does to the Dawson County High School FFA Chapter. All tractors and all vendor booths will need to be in place by 9 a.m. the day of the event. Please contact Tammy Wood at the Dawson County Farm Bureau for Tractor Reservations at (706) 265-3350 or tewood@ gfb.org. Drive ups welcome, but prefer calling ahead. Please contact Kim Glaze to reserve vendor booths for the event at kim. glaze@newname.cc or Keith Pankey at kpankey@dawson. kl2.ga.us or (706) 265-6555. Lumpkin-Dawson County Special Olympics is looking for athletes, partners, volunteers and coach es to join the growing organization. Athletes currently compete in winter bowling, masters bowling and fall games Bocce. For more information please email lump- kindawsonsoga@ gmail.com. The Padgett Family History, “Our Jour ney to Edmond of England,” a book by Padgett descendants, 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 located at 342 Allen Street in Dawsonville. The Dawson County Library is hosting Adult Craft Night on the last Tuesday of each month. Registra tion is required; call the library at (706) 344-3690 to sign up. The library is located at 342 Allen Street 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 offer ing 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) holds separate support group meetings for family members and another for adults with mental illness from 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. each sec ond and fourth Thurs day 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 Cen ter 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 of Vietnam Veterans of America meets at 7 p.m. the second Mon day of each month at the Dawson County Board of Education Professional Develop ment Center. Weekly gatherings also take place at Billies Heav enly 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 Le gion meets the sec ond Tuesday of each month. The group also holds bingo at 7 p.m. Monday and Friday on Lumpkin Camp ground Road, near the outlet mall. Look for the signs. All veterans are encouraged 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 Ray mond Duncan, W.M. at(706) 216-6450. The Georgia Moun tain 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 third Thursday of each month at the Golden Corral in Cumming. All current, former and retired military officers and spouses are invited. Call (687) 779-2584 for more information. Kiwanis Club meets at 11:30 a.m. every second and fourth Tuesday at Ryan’s in Dawsonville. Members expected. Visitors and prospective members welcome. For more in formation, call Angelia Holloway or Regina Varnado at (706) 265- 3232. Saturday, September 14,2019 7:30 PM The Venue at Friendship Springs 7340 Friendship Springs BLvd Flowery Branch, GA 30542 BUY YOUR TICKETS TODAY gainesvilletimes.com/billydean For more information, contact Leah Nelson at 770-535-6330 SPONSORED BY: CBfalfein
