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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 Yvon ne
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.
The American Legion, Post
230, monthly meeting for
August will be Thursday, August
08, 2013, Hudson’s BBQ, at 7
p.m. Questions, call Mark
Spillers at 478-718-0815.
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.
9 Weeks to Go! September 21,
2013,5:00 p.m.
2K Walk in Roberta, GA
TREAD FOR ED,
A team honoring Ed Tomberlin
www. WALKTODEFEATALS.
org
’’BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH”
AUGUST 9, 2013
Georgia Family Connection of
Crawford County is planning a
”Back-to-School Bash” for the
2013-2014 school year, Friday,
August 9, 2013, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.
at Central Georgia Technical
College. This event is sponsored
by Crawford County Family
Connection: the purpose of
which is to bring together all
organizations of Crawford
County together, working
towards the common goal of
improving our county through
collaboration. All community
organizations of the county of
Crawford are welcome and
wanted to participate in this
event. This collaboration
requires participation from all of
the agencies and organizations
of Roberta/Crawford County to
be successful. We are hopeful
that each partner will host a ven
dor tent, where they cand edu
cate the community about their
services or programs. Please
contact Tawanna Harris at 478-
836-6051 or crawfordcfc99@aol.
com for more information.
Recreation Football Signups.
Monday - Friday see Lindsey at
the Probate Court 9 am- 5 p.m.
Saturday At the High School
Fieldhouse 12 noon-2 p.m.
Age 7-12 $75
Flag $25
Contact James -478-258-0110
or Lindsey at 478-836-3313 with
questions!
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, August
12, 2013 at the Phoenix Center,
940 GA Hwy 96, Warner Robins,
Georgia. The Phoenix Center
CSB is the public mental health,
developmental disabilities and
addictive diseases board respon
sible for the delivery of mental
health services in Houston,
Peach, and Crawford Counties.
Time is provided at each meet
ing for public input and or ques
tions about our accredited ser
vices. For further information,
please call (478) 988-1002
extension 115.
Call for Artists
Who: Middle Georgia Art
Association
What: Annual Photography
Exhibit - ‘Working for a Living”.
The exhibit is open to all Middle
Georgia Photographers, 18 or
older and out of High School,
member and non-member alike,
When: August 16 - September
13, 2013
Deadline for entries is Tuesday,
August 13, 5:00p.m.
Prospectus and Entry Forms are
available online at www.middle-
georgiaart.org or by contacting
the MGAA Gallery, 2330
Ingleside Ave., 478.744.9557
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday,
12 noon until 5:00p.m.
Saturday, 12 noon until 3:00p.m.
Contacts: Phone: 478.744.9557
Email: middlegeorggiaart@bell-
south.net
Website: www.middlegeorgiaart.
org
2013 CCHS FFA Alumni meet
ing
The 2013 CCHS Alumni will
meet Tuesday, September 24,
2013 at 6:00 p.m. This is the first
official meeting of the 2013
Urgent need for platelets and blood donations
While thousands of people
have responded to the recent
emergency call for blood
and platelet donations from
the American Red Cross,
there remains an urgent
need for platelet donors, as
well as donors with types O
negative, B negative and A
negative blood. Right now
blood products are being
distributed to area hospitals
almost as quickly as dona
tions are coming in.
We are grateful to the
donors who have rolled up a
sleeve to give blood or plate
lets to the Red Cross in the
last couple of weeks, but our
work is not over, said Jerry
J.K. Tillery, chief executive
officer, Red Cross Southern
Blood Services Region. The
need for blood is constant.
As July comes to a close and
August begins, we ask eli
gible donors to please give
blood or platelets as soon as
possible.
The Red Cross issued an
emergency call for blood
donations on July 9 after
seeing about 50,000 fewer
blood and platelet dona
tions than expected in June.
Donations have increased by
about 15 percent since the
emergency call for donors
was issued, but the middle
and end of July mark only
the halfway point to the
challenging summer months.
The summer is historically
one of the most difficult
times of year for blood and
platelet donations, said Til
lery. Many donors are still
enjoying summer activities,
but patients are unable to
take a vacation from needing
lifesaving transfusions.
Blood and platelets are
needed for many reasons.
Accident and bum victims,
heart surgery patients and
organ transplant patients, as
well as those receiving treat
ment for cancer or sickle
cell disease, may depend
on lifesaving transfusions.
Each day, the Red Cross
Southern Blood Services
Region needs approximately
1,200 donors to step forward
and give blood. Blood and
platelets can only come from
generous volunteer donors.
Eligible donors with
types O negative, B nega
tive and A negative blood
are especially encouraged to
give double red cells where
available. Type O negative
blood is the universal blood
type and can be transfused
to anyone who needs blood.
Types A negative and B
negative blood can be
transfused to Rh positive or
negative patients.
How to Donate Blood
Simply call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
or visit redcrossblood.org
to make an appointment or
for more information. All
blood types are needed to
ensure a reliable supply for
patients. A blood donor card
or drivers license, or two
other forms of identification
are required at check-in.
Individuals who are 17 years
of age (16 with parental
permission in some states),
weigh at least 110 pounds
and are in generally good
health may be eligible to
donate blood. High school
students and other donors
18 years of age and younger
also have to meet certain
height and weight require
ments.
About the American Red
Cross
The American Red Cross
shelters, feeds and provides
emotional support to victims
of disasters; supplies about
40 percent of the nation’s
blood; teaches skills that
save lives; provides interna
tional humanitarian aid; and
supports military members
and their families. The Red
Cross is a not-for-profit
organization that depends on
volunteers and the generos
ity of the American public
to perform its mission. For
more information, please
visit redcross.org or visit us
on Twitter at @RedCross.
Email us at
gapost@pstel.
net
Call us at
478-836-3195.
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.
CCHS FFA Alumni.
Refreshments will be provided.
All supporters of Agriculture and
the FFA are invited. Please
RSVP. Information on alumni will
be provided as well as electing
officers!
Deadline for community
calendar listing is 5 p.m.
Fridays.
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