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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 Monday (Feb. Only),
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.
Crawford County Young
Farmers Meeting will be the
2nd Tuesday of each month at
noon in "The Roost” of Fludson’s
BBQ on the square. For more
information contact Crawford
Young Farmer teacher, Flarvey
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.
marionroad.comfor more details
or email orientation@marion-
road.com.
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: Floward
Anderson at 478-836-2377 or
email at howard4451@yahoo.
com
Weatherization 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 at
www.mgcaa.org
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
in the Snap Program. For more
information, please call 478-
923-6424
The District Attorney’s Office
in Roberta GA will now be
open Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Food preservation, canning
class. Central GATech College,
Crawford Center, is offering a
class in food preservation and
canning. Cost, dates, and times
will be considered once there is
enough interest for the course.
Please call (478) 836-6001 to
sign up.
CCFIS Diamond Club Alumni
weekend is scheduled for Feb
ruary 22 and 23, 2013. We are
trying to get the word around to
everyone who has played for
Crawford County Eagles Base
ball. The cost for the weekend is
$50 and will include admission
to the game on Friday night,
participation in the Alumni soft-
ball game, Alumni t-shirt, entry
into the raffle for Saturday 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@ya-
hoo.com.
Learn to Ballroom Dance!
Khicks Dance Company is now
offering classes in Fort Valley at
the Kay Center every Wednes
day from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Come
learn the smooth (contempo
rary) style of ballroom dance!
For more information visit their
website www.ballroomurban-
style.com, find them on Face-
book at Khicks Ballroom, or at
tend the class and meet them in
person. Start your new year off
with a Khick!
Georgia AgriTourism
Association 2013 Conference
& Annual Meeting, February 27
High School
Basketball:
(Crawford County)
February 8: Lamar
County (Home)
7:00 p.m./5:30 p.m.
(Region)
- March 1, UGA Tifton Campus
Conference Center, www.
georgia-agritourism.org
Crawford County Livestock
Show: Feburary 9, 2013 CC
Farm Bureau will be sponsoring
the 62nd annual consecutive
livestock show. The event will be
held at the C.F Harris Livestock
Arena on Hortman Mill Rd.
Check- in time for hogs will be
on Friday, February 8 from 6:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m., heifers and
steers on Saturday, February 9
from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.
and the show will begin at 10:00
a.m. A pork chop plate sale will
be hosted by the CCHS FFA
during the event. (See below for
details)
The Crawford County High
School FFA Pork Chop Plate
Sale: will be held on Saturday,
February 9 from 10:30 a.m. until
Noon. The CCHS FFA will be
taking orders until February 4th.
The plates are $6 and consist
of a pork chop, coleslaw, baked
beans, bread, sweet tea, and
dessert. If you are interested in
purchasing a pork chop plate
please see any member of the
CCHS FFA or contact Daryl
Baxley at 478-836-3126 or
daryl.baxley@crawfordschools.
org. Plates will be available for
pick up at the Crawford County
Livestock Show (see above for
details)
CrawfordCountyRecreational
Baseball and Softball
Registration: Four Ways to
Sign Up! 1. Registration will be
held at the Recreation Fields
February 9 from 10:00-2:00. 2.
Register NOW at the Probate
Court Office Monday thru
Friday from 8:30-12:00 and
from 1:00-5:00. 3. Register
and pay fees online at http://
recreations.crawford countyga.
org 4. Fill out and mail the
registration form with a check
or money order made payable
to Crawford Co. Recreation
Department at P.O. Box 1028
Roberta, GA 31078. Tryouts
will be held Feb. 16 (Last
date for registration). Check
online for the times. The draft
will be held on Feb. 17. Fees
are $70.00 for all age groups.
(Includes: Shirt, Hat & Socks)
If you pay online there is a
$2.00 processing fee. Opening
ceremonies will be April 6,
2013 at 10:00 a.m.
Get Ready For Head Start:
2013-2014 School Year
applications are currently being
taken. Availability is limited, so
call to register your child today.
Children are eligible for the free
services of Head Start as soon
as they turn 3 years old. Call for
appointment: MGCAA/Crawford
Head Start: 478-9224464 and
for more info.
Classic Car Cruise-In To
Benefit Cat, Dog, & Horse
Community Adoption Event:
Pet adoptions by featured
rescues; Macon Purrs & Paws,
Heavenly Bundles and STARZ
Equine. Jeanine’s Grooming
with nail trims on site. February
9, 2013 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
Tractor Supply in Macon, GA.
Donations accepted to assist
rescuers with care of animals.
Great sales inisde the store. Arts
and crafts and $6 BBQ plates
with fixins’ or hotdogs for sale.
Concession by Bart Hammock
(www.itsauightbbq.webs.com).
Come on out and find your new
furever friend.
Peaches to Beaches: March
8-9, 2013- The 9th Annual
Peaches to Beaches Yard
Sale will take place Friday and
Saturday, March 8th and 9th
from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The 240-mile long sale will
stretch along Highway 341, the
Golden Isles Parkway and will
bring thousands of shoppers.
Anyone interested in being an
official yard sale vendor either
at the group site or in an offsite
location in any community can
find contact information and
online applications at www.
peachestothebeaches.com.
Crawford County residents
serach for the Crawford County
Vendor application or contact
Patti Temple at the Chamber of
Commerce at 478-836-3825.
RCCCOC Annual Meeting:
February 18, 2013 at Camp
Grace. Starts at 6 p.m. with
a business expo for all local
businesses and chamber
members. For more information
on ticket cost and to reserve
your space call the Chamber
office at 478-836-3825 or
David McLeighton at 478-
957-7399. Reservations and
money are due to the Chamber
office before Feb. 10th, 2013.
Deadline for award nominations
in all categories is no later than
Feb. 8th at 1 p.m.
Kindergarten and Pre-K
Registration: Registration
at the Eagle’s Nest will begin
Feb. 19th at 9:00 a.m. These
documents (for the child) will be
required at time of registration:
Certified copy of birth certificate,
social security card, Form 3231
(certificate of immunization)
Form 3300 (certificate of ear,
eye, and dental exam), proof
of residency and guardianship
papers (if the person registering
the child is not the natural or
adoptive parent of the child). For
more info and to obtain a copy
of this list please contact Debbie
Austin at 478-836-5706.
Georgia Retired Educators
will meet Feb. 14th at 11:00
a.m. at Roberta Baptist for
lunch, Valentine auction, and
entertainment by our own
members. Come and join in on
all the fun.
Crawford County Counseling
Center will be raffling a Savage
308 Caliber Rifle (can be seen
at Western Auto in Roberta).
Tickets are $5 a piece, $50
for 15, or $100 for 35. To buy
a ticket contact the Crawford
County Counseling Center.
Winner to be announced at the
annual Jugfest in May.
The Phoenix Center
Community Service Board
will meet at 12:00 p.m. and their
501 (C) 3 Board, Tri-County
Behavioral Health, Inc. will meet
at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb.
11,2013 at the Phoenix Center.
Teacher Recruitment
Fair: Saturday, March 16,
2013 9 a.m. to Noon at K.B.
Sutton Elementary School in
Forsyth, GA. The following
school systems will have
representatives in attendance:
Crawford, Jasper, Jones,
Monroe, Peach, and Twiggs. All
interested and qualified persons
are invited to attend. Bring 15
copies of resume. For more info
contact Middle Georgia RESA
at 478-988-7170 or visit www.
mgresa.org.
Deadline For
Calendar
Friday, 5 p.m.
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Knoxville, Georgia
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