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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, 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
gifts for any occasion. Pistol
and rifle matches are offered on
a monthly basis. Visit www.
marionroad.com for more
details or email orientation@
marionroad.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
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, 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.
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: 478-922-4464 and
for more info.
Kindergarten and Pre-K
Registration: Registration at
the Eagle’s Nest is in progress.
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.
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.
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.
Wanted!!!!: Memorabilia,
photos, artifacts, and
reminiscences of Roberta
McCrary Champion, to be
included in the motif of
Champion’s Cafe, which is
housed in the former home
of "Miss Roberta,” for whom
the town was named. Photos
(especially of her first grade
classes or Sunday school
classes) will be scanned and
returned. Memories will be
included in an oral history
scrapbook. If you have anything
to share please contact Kathleen
Cook at kmhcook@gmail.com.
Calling All Golfers!!!: April 25,
2013 Kiwanis is offering a day
at the golf course to all takers
at the shot-gun shot on the
Oakview Golf Club (Oakview
Drive in Macon). The format is
two man (or woman) scramble!
Three flights offered- first and
second place prize in each flight
along with long dirve and closest
to the pin and many more door
prizes. $50 per player and $5
mulligans (limit 2). "Calling all
Sponsors- only $50 a hole.
Great advertisement for you
businesses! 18 holes of good
times and advertisement, fun
and relaxation!** Contact Linda
Gurley at 478-837-0723 or
Chuck White at 706-249-2363.
Crawford MasonicLodge#689
will be selling 8-1 Olb Smoked
Boston Butts for $25 each.
Pickup will be Saturday, April
6, 2013 between 4 p.m. and 6
p.m. See a lodge member for
tickets or contact Keith Nelson
at hardwrk380@aol.com or call
404-316-2601
Crawford County High School
FFA will be selling spring
plants out of the greenhouse
starting March 13th. They will
be selling after school every
Wed. of the week. They will be
available any other day upon
request. (Amanda Noll- 478-
230-4769) They have hanging
baskets for $8 (Wandering Jew,
Boston fern, Wax Begonia, and
Creeping Jenny); 6 inch pots
for $6 (Coleus and Aloe); Flats
for $8 or $1.75 for a six pack
(Vinca).
Can you fish? If so put your
money where your mouth is!
We want the best of the best
bass fishermen in Crawford
County to show off their skills
in a county wide farm pond
bass fishing tournament! On
Saturday, March 30th 2013
each angler will check in at
the J.B. Hawkins field house
at 5:30 a.m. & then depart to
the farm pond of your choice
& begin competing! Weigh in
will begin at noon (12:00 p.m.)!
Late arrivals will be docked 11b
off of their total weight for each
minute pass the official weigh
in time! The entry fee for the
tournament will be $15.00 for
individuals. Artificial Bait Only/
No Live Bait Allowed. A total
of five(5) bass will be weighed
in per team & the total weight
of those five fish will determine
the winner of the tournament.
Prizes for first through third
place will be as follows: 1st
place: $200.00, 2nd place:
$100.00, 3rd place: $50.00,
Biggest fish prize: $50.00. Sign
up will be in Coach Street’s
classroom B24! Good luck &
hope to see you there! P.s. All
fish that do not survive the catch
& weigh in process will be deep
fried to perfection & served with
French fries & coleslaw for your
eating pleasure! Lunch will be
provided for participants only.
There will be a $7.00 charge
for non participants who wish to
eat lunch! Call Crawford County
High School to contact Coach
Street: 478-836-3126.
Roberta Rebels RC Airplane
Flying Club Spring Fling
Fly-In!! Saturday and Sunday,
April 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. At Emmitt Walker Field
and CMJ Hobby Shop just
behind A&W Metal Fabrication.
Come Fly, Watch or Just Get
Out of the House to enjoy the
friendship and fresh air at the
club’s first event of the flying
season. For flyer’s there is a
$10 landing fee per day which
includes lunch. Lunch for non
flyers is $5. There will be a
raffle, (provided by CMJ Hobby)
and 50/50. One ticket costs $1
or get six for $5. Free Parking.
For info call Joe Hamm at 478-
733-8668 (president of AMA
Club 5107) or CMJ Hobby at
478-836-9788.
CCHS Technology Student
Association are offering
printed t-shirts (large and small
orders) vinyl decals, magnets,
banners and personalized
items. All funds earned help
the TSA in future projects. They
are currently taking donations
to help fund a trip to the state
competition in Robotics in the
summer. For more info contact
David Shepard at 478-960-
3445.
Annual Chicken-Q hosted by
the Crawford County Historical
Society will be held at the
Middle Georgia Folk Pottery
Museum on Saturday, May 18th
in conjunction with the Georgia
JugFestand Old Knoxville Days
Festival from 11:00 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. This year’s menu will
include 1/2 grilled BBQ chicken,
cole slaw, chips, pickle, and
sweet tea for just $7. Sodas,
bottled water and homemade
desserts will also be available
for purchase for $1 each. All
proceeds will go to support
the Crawford County Historical
Society projects including the
preservation of the Old Knoxville
Courthouse, improving the
Benjamin Hawkins grave site,
and the continuing promotion of
tourism in Crawford County. See
a historical society member to
purchase tickets or stop by the
Chamber office. The Chicken-Q
is also looking for volunteers
to help the day of the event.
Please contact Kristen O’Neal if
you are interested.
Gospel Meeting Revival:
Knoxville GA Church of
Christ. Guest speaker Daunae
Permenter. Wednesday, March
27- Sunday, March 31, Wed-Fri
7:00 p.m., Sat. 6:00 p.m. and
Sunday, Lord’s Day Worship at
10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited
to hear preaching from the Bible
and singing, making melody in
our hearts.
Self Defense and Fitness Class
at The Korean Martial Academy.
Mondays and Wednesdays 10
a.m. to 11 a.m. $50 for six week
class. "Learn to protect yourself
and loved ones and get fit at the
same time!”
A Light In The Darkness
Women’s Conference, Saturday
April 6, 2013, Byron Municipal
Complex. Registration at 8:30 a.m.
Conference 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Light breakfast and sack lunch
provided. Tickets are $25 and can
be purchased at The Georgia Post
office or by calling 478-542-4187.
Speakers include Nancy Gibbs,
Bobbie Evans and the Heavenly
Queens of Comedy, Chef Audrey
and Jill elliot and others. Will also
include special music by Tammie
Klima, Paul Careker and others.
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