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Newspaper Page TextCounty 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 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 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. 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. For more information, please call 478-923- 6424 The District Attorney’s Office in Roberta, GA will now be open on Thursdays from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. To contact call: 478-825-8454. 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 herfirstgrade 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 Masonic Lodge #689 will be selling 8-10lb 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. 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). 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 JugFest and 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, kristen.oneal7@gmail.com. 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 Carreker and others. Peaches, Pork, and Soybeans Cook-Off to be held the evening of May 17th at the Chamber Office in Roberta. Pick up forms at the Chamber Office or at the Farm Bureau to enter. They need future chefs ages 12-19 and seasoned chefs 20- up. Crafty Mama’s Learn To Be Crafty!: Knitting classes; children- Saturday 10-11 a.m., adults- Tuesday 9:30- 10:30 a.m., and Thursday 9:30- 10:30 a.m. Cost per lesson is $10. For more info call Crafty Mama’s at 478-836-5115. Cirque Du Soleil Presents Quidam in Macon, GA: Friday, May 3rd at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 4th at 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 5th at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. For more information visit www.cirquedusoleil. com/quidam. Crawford County Retired Educators will meet April 11th at 10:30 a.m. Meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. and lunch will be at noon. Come and join in on all the fun. Deadline For Calendar Friday, 5 p.m. Knoxville Store Knoxville, Georgia 478-836-2408 All Credit Cards Accepted •We have Bait & Tackle MAGIC TOUCH aeAneps 478-2B8-B001 3 FAMILY & ESTATE ITEMS YARD SALE APRIL 5 & 6 8 TIL 2 HUGE SELECTION OF SM PETITE FROM ESTATE IN GREAT CONDITION MEN’S DRESS PANTS 34-32 & 36-32 & SUITS TEENS & WOMEN’S S, M, L, XL Furniture (Sofa, Recliners,Lamps, Game Table, Etc. Household Items Sheets, Pillows, Comforters & Bedspreads, Drapes Shoes & Accessories ROBERT RAY FARMS 261 Ray Road (Off Taylors Mill Road) Call Wade Yoder at 478-825-7410 Valley Athletic Club valleyathleticclub.net “‘tnessR Tanning Serving you for 20 years derksenbuildings.com DERKSEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS 110 Commercial Heights, Fort Valley, GA APPLICANTS WANTED Crawford County Development Authority The Crawford County Board of Commissioners is currently seeking applicants to serve on The Board of Directors of the County Development Authority. The Crawford County Development Authority meets monthly and is charged with a wide range of tasks related to economic and business development. The person appointed for this position will serve from the time of appointment until March 1,2014, with consideration for reappointment to a four (4) year term Applications can be obtained at www.crawfordcoun- tyga.org or at the County Commissioner's office located at 1011 HWY 341 North, Roberta, Georgia. All applications must be submitted to the County Office no later than April 8, 201 3 at 4:00 p.m. Please direct all questions to Ms. Carol jackson at 478-836- 3497.