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Crawford County Young
Farmers Meeting will be the 2nd
Tuesday of each month at noon in
"The Roost” of Hudson’s BBQ on
the square. For more information
contact Crawford Young Farmer
teacher, Harvey Pool at 478-973-
0124 or hpool@crawford.k12.
ga.us.
Alcoholics Anonymous - Will
meet every Tuesday and Thursday
at 7:00 p.m. at the Crawford
Counseling Center, 80 Wright
Ave. For information call Larry at
478-538-3435 or Yvonne at 478-
836-2664.
Looking for a place to shoot in
Middle Georgia- If you live in
Middle Georgia and need a safe,
affordable place to shoot rifles and
pistols, give Marion Road Gun
Club a try. Orientation sessions
take place at 9 a.m. on the first
Saturday of every month. Four
different ranges are available for
pistol, rifle, black powder, and
shotgun. Open 7 Days a week, all
day long. Memberships make
great gifts for any occasion. Pistol
and rifle matches are offered on a
monthly basis. Visit www.marion-
road.com for more details or email
orientation@marionroad.com.
Anderson at 478-836-2377 or
email at howard4451@yahoo.
com
Weatherlzation Assistance
your household may be eligible
to receive FREE energy
conservation measures. Middle
Georgia Community Action
Agency, Inc. is now accepting
names for our waiting list. The
Weatherization Assistance
Program is offered to hometown
owners & renters to help reduce
the electric and gas consumption
of low-income eligible applicants
while ensuring their health and
safety. Weatherization is not a
home rehabilitation or home repair
program. Weatherization may be
able to provide attic insulation, floor
insulation, replace space heaters
or furnaces, replace water heaters,
air sealing, weather-stripping,
threshold and glazing. We will
install an energy conservation kit
that includes compact florescent
light bulbs, smoke alarm, carbon
monoxide detector, shower head,
and faucet aerators. Crawford,
Peach, Bibb and Upson included in
areas served. For information, call
you local Neighborhood Service
Center at 1-866-505-2987, or visit
us atwww.mgcaa.org
Rutland F&AM Lodge #298,
Rutland, Ga, holds meetings the
first and third Mondays of each
month at 6:30 p.m.
CALLING ALL LIONS The
Crawford County Lions Club
has been serving the citizens of
Roberta/ Crawford County since
1964. We don’t want to lose this
history of great and dedicated
assistance to our community. If
you would like to join the Lions
Club please contact: Howard
Snap Program Middle Georgia
Community Action Agency, Inc,
is working hard to raise awareness
about food stamps benefits in the
central Georgia community. Many
people have a difficult time making
ends meet, but by helping them
with the grocery bill, food stamps
benefits allow recipients to use their
limited income on other important
basic needs like housing, medical
costs, transportation, and utilities.
We can provide information,
assistance in enrollment, and
help with on-line recertification
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in the Snap Program. For more
information, please call 478-923-
6424
Pack and Troop 264 is holding
sign-ups for boys in 1st through
8th grade. The registration fee
is $10 which includes Boy’s Life
Magazine. For information about
joining the Cub Scout Pack
for boys 1st through 5th grade
contact Michael Wallington at
478-361-0949. For information
about joining the Boy Scout Troop
for boys ages 11-17, contact Trina
Johnson at 478-319-7195.
The District Attorney’s Office
in Roberta GA will now be open
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Georgia’s regular Energy As
sistance Program opened No
vember 1, 2012, for the home-
bound and elderly (65 years of
age or older) households, and on
December 3, 2012 for all other
eligible households, if funds are
still available. Appointments will
be made by phone only. The
program provides financial assis
tance to low-income, elderly and
handicapped households to help
pay their home heating costs.
Applicants should contact their lo
cal Community Service Center at
phone number 1-866-505-2987 to
make an appointment or for more
information.
Food preservation, canning
class. Central GA Tech College,
Crawford Center, is offering a
class in food preservation and can
ning. Cost, dates, and times will be
considered once there is enough
interest for the course. Please call
(478) 836-6001 to sign up.
Crawford County Health Depart
ment is looking for volunteers!
They will host a meeting to discuss
how the community can assist in
an emergency that would require
mass dispensing of medication on
January 10, 2013 at 7 p.m. at the
Business Development Center in
the Fire Training Room. For more
info please call 478-836-3167.
CCHS Diamond Club Alumni
weekend is scheduled for Febru
ary 22 and 23,2013. We are trying
to get the word around to every
one who has played for Crawford
County Eagles Baseball. The cost
for the weekend is $50 and will
include admission to the game on
Friday night, participation in the
High School
Basketball:
(Crawford County)
Ian. 11: Northeast
Macon *Varsity (Away)
7:00/5:30 Region
Game
Ian. 15: Taylor Co.
(Home) Region Game
6:00/4:30
Ian. 18: Lamar Co.
(Away) 7:00/5:30
(Region Game)
Alumni softball game, Alumni t-
shirt, entry into the raffle for Satur
day night and chicken plate for the
dinner Saturday night. We will also
be recognizing our former players
during the game Friday night. If you
are a former player or a contact for
a former player email Lee Sanders
at Isale2000@yahoo.com.
Learn to Ballroom Dance! Kh-
icks Dance Company is now of
fering classes in Fort Valley at
the Kay Center every Wednesday
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Come learn
the smooth (contemporary) style
of ballroom dance! For more in
formation visit their website www.
ballroomurbanstyle.com, find them
on Facebook at Khicks Ballroom,
or attend the class and meet them
in person. Start your new year off
with a Khick!
The American Legion Post 230
monthly meeting will be Thursday
January 17, 2013 at the Roberta
City Hall. For more information call
Mark Spillers at 478-718-0815.
Central Georgia Genealogical
Society will meet on Monday, Jan.
14,2013 at 7:00 p.m., at the Con
ference Room of the Flint Electric
building in Warner Robins, GA.
Program: Zachary Burdette will be
debuting the newest version of our
website, Version 2.0. He will also
be talking about new technology
methods and cloud services to
help in researching and storing
your family research information.
Guests welcome. Call 478-987-
7260 for more information.
The Phoenix Center Community
Service Board wll meet at 12:00
p.m. and the 501 (C) 3 Board, Tri-
County Behavioral Health Inc., will
meet at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan
uary 14,2013 at the Phoenix Cen
ter in Fort Valley, GA. The Phoenix
Center CSB is the public mental
health, developmental disabilities
and addictive diseases board re
sponsible for the delivery of men
tal health services in Houston,
Peach and Crawford Counties.
Time is provided at each meeting
for public input and/or questions
about our accredited services.
For further information, please call
478-988-1002 extension 115.
Pack The Stands Day - Crawford
County Recreation Basketball
Opening Day, Saturday, January
12 with games beginning at 9
a.m. and going until. You are
encouraged to come look at the
newly renovated facility complete
with new windows and paint and
watch some wonderfully talented
kids ages 5-12 play basketball.
Open House at 10 a.m.
GeorgiaAgriTourismAssociation
2013 Conference&Annual Meeting,
February 27 - March 1, UGATifton
Campus Conference Center, www.
georgia-agritourism.org
Delicious pasture raised meats
are available from Greenway
Farms, where animals are raised
as our grandparents raised them -
no artificial hormones or antibiotics.
For a limited time only you can
purchased whole and half hogs.
Contact greenwayfarmsofga@
yahoo.com for more information.
Deadline For Calendar Friday,
5 p.m.
County Board of Commissioners ~ 7 p.m. First Tuesday
and Third Tuesday, Courthouse Coverdell Room
Roberta Crawford County Chamber of Commerce ~
12 p.m. First Thursday at the Depot/Chamber Conference
Center
Roberta City Council ~ 6 p.m. First Tuesday, City Flail
Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals ~ 7 p.m. , Fourth
Thursday, Courthouse Coverdell Room, (if there is
business)
Board of Education ~ 7 p.m. Second Tuesday, Board of
Education, Board Room.
Board of Tax Assessors ~ 5 p.m. Third Thursday,
Conference Room, Business Development Center
Board of Elections and Registration ~ 10 a.m. Third
Monday, Grand Jury Room, Courthouse
Development Authority ~ 6 p.m., First Thursday of
each month, Crawford Business Development Center,
Conference Room.
Crawford County Family Connection ~ Second Tuesday,
every other month, CGTC, Conference Room
Crawford County Recreation Board ~ 6:30 p.m. First
Monday, every month, Courthouse Coverdell Room
Crawford County Health Department Board of Health
~ Every three months Next meeting is in March (time and
date TBA) at the Crawford County FHealth Dept.
Basketball is in full swing and recreation basket
ball kicks off opening day Saturday beginning at 9
a.m. Go see the newly renovated facility and catch a
game or two. PHOTO BY CAREY LEE
The CCHS Lady Eagles took second place in the
recent J. B. Hawkins Tournament held in Crawford
County. PHOTO BY CAREY LEE
Call Wade Yoder at 478-825-7410
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