About The Georgia post. (Knoxville, Crawford County, Ga.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (July 18, 2013)
IO* 71 7 /V ©®DuQDifQQflDQ0'i c -2£> /3°" j i 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. 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. Roberta Musicians Foundation will be meeting every Saturday at 5 p.m. next to Duke’s Pawn Shop in the Piggly Wiggly shopping center. Everyone is invited! Bring your musical instrument to play with the group or just bring a chair to sit and enjoy the music! Roberta Zumba is here!! Forget the workout and join the party! Zumba classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 a.m. at The Korean Martial Arts Academy 18 Wright Avenue Roberta, Ga. $6 per class, NO CONTRACTS. For further information contact Zumba Instructor Jennifer Mathews at 478-719-0915. The Crawford County Counseling Center will raffle off a Savage 308 Caliber Rifle with a camouflage scope. Tickets are $5 or you can get 15 tickets for $50, 35 tickets for $100. The rifle can be seen at Wester Auto. Contact RCCCOC at 478-836-3825 for tickets. Kingdom Rock Vacation Bible School - Kingdom Rock Vacation Bible School for pre schoolers -ages 3-4 years-old will be held July 15 -19, 9 a.m. - noon, at Byron United Methodist Church Children’s Minstry Center, Main and W. Heritage Blvd., downtown Byron. The American Legion, Post 230, monthly meeting for July 18,2013 has been cancelled. The next meeting will be Thursday, August 08, 2013, Hudson’s BBQ, at 7 p.m. Questions, call Mark Spillers at 478-718-0815. District-wide Title I Information Night will be Monday, July 29, 2013, 7 -8 p.m. in Crawford County Board of Education Room, Roberta, GA. Everyone invited. 478-836- 3131 The school calendar has changed. In response to extreme state funding cuts the Crawford County Board of Education approved a 160 day student calendar. Teachers will return on August 27th. Students will return on Tuesday, September 3rd. Open House will be Thursday, August 29th from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Deadline for community calendar listing is 5 p.m. Fridays. Former Brave Signs Baseballs At Flint River Communications Event CHAMBER - From Front “Youth Leadership Craw ford”. The board passed the motion for Laquita McCrary to proceed in gathering more information to present to the board. Montene Carroll, FIC (Financial Representative) with Modern Woodmen ad dressed the board with a pro posal on doing things in the community such as planting flowers and beautifying around the Depot/ Chamber, which is scheduled for July 20, 2013. She said she had the funding she just needed to know what she needed to purchase. There was also talk of in-ground lighting. She asked for volunteers from the board to help as the Modern Woodmen women have to be involved with the digging and planting. She said be sure to bring your shovels, your gloves, a dig ger or anything that scoops, and food because you’re on your own for that. There was a change on the Committee Report of the Back to School Breakfast / Teacher of the year - dated August 15, 2013. The new date changed to August 30, 2013 to begin at 8 - 9:30 a.m. at the Crawford County Middle School. Patti Temple talked about, “New Taste in Crawford County”, that will be held July 26, 2013 where local restaurants get together and for people to get a taste of food from their restaurants. All restaurants are invited to participate. If you are not a Chamber Member then you will have to pay a $10.00 fee to participate. Country Kitchen and Till’s Treats inside Piggly Wiggly are not members so they have already paid the $10.00 Fee to participate in this event. Planning for the JugFest will begin on October 10th Anni versary. Then the Christmas in Roberta and Crawford County - Lighting of the Great Tree has been dis cussed and the date has been set to December 7, 2013. In spite of the rain, Brian Jordan, greeted fans and signed baseballs for them at Crossroads Store Saturday. Accepting Bids The Development Authority \n\W be accepting bids for installation of a Back Flow Valve in the fire protection system located @640 Industrial Park Dr. The Back Flow Preventor will be 4" located in the bottom section of the riser inside the building. Your bid must include all labor, materials, and equipment necessary in accordance with NFPA13, as well as local fire codes. All bids must be post marked on or before July 31,2013, the bid will be awarded on August 01,2013. Carol Jackson Development Authority of Crawford County 478 836-3497-office 478 951-9698-cell County Board of Commissioners ~ 6 p.m. First Tuesday and Third Tuesday, Courthouse Coverdell Room Roberta Crawford County Chamber of Commerce ~ will hold their meeting 12 p.m., First Thursday of each month at the Depot/Chamber Conference Center. Roberta City Council ~ 6 p.m. First Tuesday, City Hall 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. Second 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 Health Dept. - From Front increase next year. Randy Robinson (op erations) also made a mo tion to look into outsourcing (transportation) which was discussed in length about the School Busses. Several Board members discussed how employees could lose 15 days of pay but if contracted out they would continue to get their pay and it also if it is contracted out they would like to keep it in Crawford County. The Board then decided to let Randy Robin son get some contract figures to be discussed at the next B.O.E. meeting. Chairperson Raymond Dickey stated, “We have a plan but we have no plan.” He also stated, “We are taking the escalator instead of the stairs, we have to do something different. “ Tim Johnson suggested the parents of students signing a waiver when the student leaves the campus for lunch. It was also discussed to increase the time for the senior’s lunch break, where the student will have to sign out then in again when he/she returns to the school. Knoxville Store Knoxville, Georgia M 478-836-2408 All Credit Cards Accepted • We have Bait & Tackle BUILDING FOR RENT 478-7194864 A CITGO Call Wade Yoder at 478-825-7410 Valley Athletic Club valleyathleticclub.net Fitness & Tanning Serving you lor 20 years BBB DERKSEN PORTABLE BUILDINGS Light & Heavy Duty Wreckers to Serve You! TRI-SPORT TOWING & RECOVERY OFFICE: 478.836.3029 CELL: 478.954.5937 208 S DUGGER • HWY 341 • ROBERTA, GA 31078 l --- . - - 7 r * * ~1
