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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 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 March 5th at Noon 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, 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.mari-
onroad.com for 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: Howard 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. Formore information,
please call 478-923-6424
The District Attorney’s
Office in Roberta GAwill now
be open on Thursdays from
9 a.m. until 3 p.m. To contact
call: 478-825-8454.
Food preservation, canning
class. Central GA Tech Col
lege, Crawford Center, is offer
ing 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.
Learn to Ballroom Dance!
Khicks Dance Company is
now offering 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 ball
room dance! For more infor
mation 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!
Get Ready For Flead 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: 478-922-
4464 and for more info.
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.
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
dentalexam),proofofresidency
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.
CrawfordCountyCounseling
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.
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 visitwww.mgresa.org.
Georgia FFA Foundation
is giving away a John Deere
CX Gator on March 15, 2013.
You do not have to be present
to win. The CCHS FFA will
be selling tickets. Tickets are
1 for $25, 3 for $50, or 10 for
$100. The Gator was donated
by Lasseter Equipment
Group. Anyone interested in
purchasing a ticket or needing
more information can contact
Daryl Baxley at daryl.baxley@
crawfordschools.org.
The Annual Crawford County
Farm Bureau Steak Supper
will be held Thursday, March
21, 2013 at the Crawford
County High School cafeteria.
The supper will begin at 5:00
p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. This
event is held to finance the
County Livestock Show. The
awards and prize money forthe
62nd Annual Livestock Show
will be awarded at 6:30 p.m.
at the supper. Plates are $15
a piece. This event is dine in
or carry out. Contact Crawford
County Farm Bureau 478-836-
3160 for more info.
Benefit Concert for
Juvenile Diabetes Research
Foundation: Featuring The
Whisnants and New Grace.
March 2nd 6:00 p.m. at the
Board of Education Auditorium
in Roberta, GA. For information
call: 478-935-8163 or 478-956-
1884.
Culloden Volunteer Fire
Department and Modern
Woodmen of America will be
having a fish fry and raffle to
benefit the Culloden volunteer
fire department, Saturday,
March 2nd 11:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. at the Culloden Fire
Department. $7.00 for a Fish
Plate and $1.00 for one raffle
ticket or 6 for $5.00. Money
will help finish a training room
and buy equipment at the
Fire Department Building.
Modern Woodmen of America
will be matching proceeds
up to $2,500.00. For more
information contact Edd Norris
at 478-885-2560 or Bennett
Norris at 478-885-2296. You
may also contact Betty Harris
at 478-836-4475.
Jugfest is looking for
sponsors and volunteers!
Contact Sandy Ragsdale,
Bo Shrigley, or Patti Temple
at 478-836-3825 for more
information. The Jugfest
committee appreciates all
who support this valuable
community event.
Ranger-Led Activities at
Okefenokee National Wildlife
Refuge for March:
Saturday March 2nd:
Knock on Wood- 9-11 a.m.
A birding adventure to find
those birds that "knock on
wood.” Drive along Swamp
Island Drive and stop for short
walking forays to find the eight
woodpecker species on the
refuge. Loaner binoculars are
available. Meet at the Visitor
Center.
Gator Talk-1-1:30 p.m.
Without alligators, the
Okefenokee Swamp wouldn’t
be the same. Come learn
some interesting facts about
the Swamp’s most sought-
after resident. Meet at the
Visitor Center.
Deadline For
Calendar
Friday, 5 p.m.
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Knoxville, Georgia
478-836-2408
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