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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5. 2019 - PAGE 3A
Public meetings held in the county
Public meetings held in Madison
County include:
•Madison County Board of Com
missioners — an agenda-setting
meeting is held on the final Monday
of the month at 6 p.m. in the govern
ment complex on Albany Avenue in
Danielsville. A business meeting is
then held on the first Monday of the
month at 6 p.m. at the same locale.
•Madison County Planning and
Zoning Commission — the first
and third Tuesdays of the month at
6:30 p.m. in the government com
plex.
•Madison County Board of Ed
ucation — the second Tuesday of
the month at 7 p.m. in the library at
the Board of Education Professional
Learning Center.
•Madison County Board of Tax
Assessors — meets the second
Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
in the conference room of the Madi
son County government complex in
Danielsville. The public is invited to
attend all meetings of the board of
assessors.
•The Madison County Industrial
Development and Building Author
ity — the third Monday of the month
at 6 p.m. in the public meeting room
of the old county courthouse in the
center of Danielsville.
•The Madison County Board
of Elections and Registration —
meets the first Tuesday of each month
at 5:30 pm in the Board of Elections
and Registration Office, 94 Spring
Lake Drive, Danielsville.
•The Madison-Oglethorpe Fos
ter Parent Association — meets on
the fourth Thursday of each month
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Riverside
Baptist Church. The meetings always
start with a potluck meal. Anyone in
terested in foster care is welcome to
attend.
•The Madison County Recre
ation Department Board — meets
quarterly ( January, April, July and
October). The board meets the third
Tuesday of those months at 6:30 p.m.
•Danielsville City Council —
holds monthly work sessions the last
Monday of each month beginning
at 7 p.m. Regularly scheduled coun
cil meetings are held on the second
Monday of each month beginning at
7 p.m.
•Colbert City Council — the first
Monday at 7 p.m. in Colbert City
Hall.
•Carlton City Council — the first
Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Carlton City
Hall.
•Comer City Council — the first
Monday following the first Sunday
of the month at 6 p.m. in Comer City
Hall.
•Ila City Council — the first Mon
day at 7 p.m. in Ila City Hall.
•Hull City Council — the fourth
Thursday at 7 p.m. in Hull City Hall.
•The Madison County High
School Governance Team — the
second Monday of every month at
5 p.m. in the high school media cen
ter.
•The Madison County Middle
School Governance Team — the
second Thursday of the month at
4 p.m. in the school media center.
•The Colbert Elementary School
Governance Team — the second
Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
in the school's media center.
•The Comer Elementary School
Governance Team — the third
Thursday of each month at 7:30 a.m.
in the school media center.
•The Danielsville Elementa
ry School Governance Team —
the first Thursday of the month at
7:30 a.m. in the school media center.
•The Hull-Sanford Elementa
ry School Governance Team —
the third Thursday of the month at
2:45 p.m. in the school media center.
•The Ila Elementary School Gov
ernance Team — the last Tuesday of
each month in the school conference
room at 7:30 a.m.
•The Broad River College and
Career Academy governance meet
ing meets the second Monday of the
month at 3:30 p.m. in the Broad Riv
er CCA conference room.
•The Pilot Club of Madison
County — meets on the fourth
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at
the Senior Center in Danielsville.
Guests are welcome.
•The Broad River Watershed As
sociation — meets the third Thurs
day of the month at 7:30 p.m. Call
Ellen Forbus at 706-246-0957 for
more information.
•The Madison County Ameri
can Legion Post 39 — meets the
last Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
at the American Legion Building on
Crawford W. Long Street.
•The Sherwood Forest Neighbor
hood Watch committee — meets
the first Thursday of each month at
7 p.m. at Danielsville City Hall.
•The Madison County Library
Board of Trustees — meets quarter
ly on the second Thursday in January,
April, July and October at 4:30 p.m.
in the public meeting room of the
Madison County Library on Hwy. 98
West. These meetings are open to the
public.
•Parent Talk Sessions: fourth
Tuesdays, lunch and learn, 1 to
2 p.m., in the Madison County
Chamber board room; dinner hour
from 6 to 7 at the Madison County
Health Department. RSVP by fourth
Monday at 706-795-2131.
•M.A.R.T. (Madison Area Re
source Team) a MC Family Connec
tion Collaborative meets every fourth
Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the Madison
County Library meeting room.
•Madison County Women in
Business — meets the fourth Thurs
day of the month at 11:45 a.m. at the
historic Danielsville courthouse in
the center of Danielsville.
•The Comer Lions Club — meets
at the Madison County Fairgrounds
every second and fourth Thursday
at 7 p.m., April through Septem
ber; then once per month every sec
ond Thursday at 6:30 p.m. October
through March. The public is invited
to attend, members stated. For more
information, contact 706-202-2695
or 706-783-2151.
Local services
PROJECT
LIFESAVER
The Pilot Club of Madi
son County and the Madison
County Sheriff’s Depart
ment offer a 24/7 monitoring
system (bracelet) for indi
viduals suffering from brain
disorders and who may have
the potential to wander away
from caregivers. For more
information on the Project
Lifesaver Program, contact
Linda Freeman at 706-335-
3814 or Betty Sartain at 706-
795-2047.
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets on Mondays and
Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the
Colbert Baptist Church an
nex and Fridays at 7 p.m.
at the Danielsville United
Methodist Church annex.
NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS
Narcotics Anonymous
meets at 7 p.m. Monday at
the Danielsville Methodist
Church annex.
TOUCHDOWN
CLUB
The Madison County
High School Touchdown
Club meets the first Tuesday
of each month at 7 p.m. in
the high school film room
across from the weight room.
The club meets every week
during football season. The
football program’s website
can be accessed at redraid-
erfootball.wixsite.com/mchs
MART
The Madison Area Re
source Team (M.A.R.T)/
Family Connection meets
the fourth Tuesday of each
month at the old Danielsville
courthouse at 8 a.m. Call
795-3565 for more informa
tion.
MASONIC LODGE
John H. Jones Mason
ic Lodge #348 holds its
monthly meeting every third
Thursday at 8 p.m. preceded
by a meal at 7 p.m.
TOPS MEETING
TOPS (Take Off Pounds
Sensibly) of Ila meets each
Tuesday at Mt. Hermon
Presbyterian Church in Ila.
Weigh-in is at 5:15 p.m.
followed by the meeting at
5:45 p.m. For more informa
tion, call Mary Ann Bonds at
706-789-2869.
MCHSBAND
BOOSTER CLUB
MCHS Band Booster
Club meets every third Tues
day at 6:30 p.m. at the high
school band room. Band par
ents are invited and encour
aged to attend.
GAMBLER’S
ANONYMOUS
Gambler’s Anonymous
meets every Monday night
at 7:30 p.m. at Living Word
Baptist Church. For more
information, call (404) 237-
7281.
AMERICAN LEGION
The American Legion
Post #39 of Danielsville
meets the last Thursday
of the month at 7 p.m. All
veterans are welcome. For
more information, call 706-
795-2669.
4-STAKES
HORSESHOES
Four-Stakes Horseshoes
pitches every Tuesday at
6:30 p.m. The league is
handicapped to give all
pitchers an equal chance. All
ages and skill levels are wel
come. Call 706-207-9831
for more information.
ABATE OF GEORGIA
ABATE of Georgia, Inc.
District 5 North “Your mo
torcycle rights organization”
is now meeting at Cycle
World of Athens. 4225 At
lanta Hwy. on the third Tues
day of the month at 7 p.m.
in the customer lounge. For
more information, call Allen
Kennedy at 770-231-4824
or email abatega5north@
gmail.com All motorcyclists
are welcome.
BROTHERS OF THE
THIRD WHEEL
Brothers of the 3rd Wheel
meets the second Sunday of
each month at the T/A Truck
Stop in Commerce on Hwy.
441. For more information,
call Cam McCallister at 706-
540-4950.
MADISON COUNTY
BEEKEEPERS
The Madison County Bee
keepers Association meets
the third Monday of each
month at 6 p.m. at Trinity
Baptist Church, 2411 Hwy.
29 North, Danielsville. The
group held its first meeting
January 2018. Organizers
say visitors are welcome to
attend. For more informa
tion. go to madisoncounty-
beekeepers.com or call 706-
255-2412.
MADISON COUNTY
NEEDLECRAFTERS
Madison County
Needlecrafters meet every
Tuesday from 1 to 3 p.m.
for crocheting, cross-stitch,
knitting, tatting, etc. in an
atmosphere of relaxing
fellowship, members said.
Bring your current hand
work project and drop in.
Call 404-713-4027 for
more information.
NATIONAL
LADIES HOMESTEAD
GATHERING
The National Ladies
Homestead Gathering ex
ists to provide a welcoming
environment, where wom
en can share new ideas,
celebrate victories, address
challenges and cultivate
community with like-mind
ed women. The group
meets the first Thursday of
each month at 6:30 p.m., at
the Jackson EMC building
off of Hwy. 29.
BEE CLUB
The Oglethorpe County
Bee Club meets the third
Monday of the month at
7 p.m. at the Oglethorpe
County Farm Bureau on
Hwy. 78 in Crawford. Visi
tors are welcome. For more
information, visit ocbe-
eclub.com.
To have an event listed
in on-going services, call
Margie Richards at 800-
795-2581.
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Volunteer
opportunities:
The following are volunteer opportunities in the area:
•The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter needs
volunteers to walk and/or train dogs, help socialize cats,
help with dishes and laundry, handy men to fix lighting,
plumbers, and general help with landscaping. Call 706-
795-2868.
•Piedmont CASA volunteers speak for children who
are in foster care. For more information, call the CASA
office at 706-387-6375.
•Girl Scouts: needs troop leaders, assistant leaders,
trainers and recruiters. Call Terri Bear, 706-548-7297.
•Boy Scouts of America, Northeast Georgia Coun
cil: volunteers needed to be troop leaders and assistants,
706-548-1435.
•AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia: help with
information line, office support, the buddy program and
helping hands, 706-542-2437.
•American Red Cross, East Georgia Chapter: needs
help with disaster relief and blood drives and needs first
aid and CPR instructors, 706-353-1645.
•American Cancer Society: assistance with special
events, 706-549-4893.
•American Heart Association: assistance with spe
cial events, 706-549-0939.
•Children’s Advocacy Center: assist with clerical
work in office, provide child care during various group
meetings and solicit donations of snacks, drinks, paper
products and various children’s items. Tina Grubbs, di
rector, 770-868-1900.
•Peace Place: various opportunities at the shelter for
battered women and their children, Marilyn, 770-307-
3633.
•Our Daily Bread: Athens urban ministry soup
kitchen, 706-353-6647.
•Sandy Creek Park: several volunteer opportunities,
including monthly hikes and canoeing trips to pick up
trash. The park also needs volunteers to supervise chil
dren during the monthly special programs and events
the park offers. Sandy Creek Park has volunteer oppor
tunities available for anyone willing to do office work
or help with publications. Contact the park at 706-613-
3615.
•Athens Area Humane Society: help with special
events and hands-on work in the shelter, Lisa Klein,
706-353-CATS (2287).
•Community Connection of Northeast Georgia:
work on information research and database and direc
tory updating, 706-353-1313.
•Special Olympics: needs assistance for athletic
events, Kathy Smith, 706-548-3550.
•State Botanical Gardens of Georgia: needs tour
guides, people to greet guests and work in the gift shop,
greenhouse and at special events, 706-542-6195.
•Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center: help
at information desk, in admissions, at the gift shop,
mailroom and at special events, 706-354-3510.
•St. Mary’s Hospital: help at information desk, in
admissions, at the gift shop and at the mailroom, 706-
354-3169.
•Athens Area Homeless Shelter: assist with prepar
ing and serving meals, childcare, and the shelter is also
in need of drivers with a truck, 706-354-0423.
•Salvation Army: assist with preparing and serving
meals, help in thrift shop and at special events held in
December, 706-543-5350.
•St. Mary’s Hospice: needs volunteers to provide ad
ditional support and assistance to terminally ill patients
and their families, Geneva Burton, 706-355-7711.
•Friends of the Arboretum, State Arboretum of
Georgia/Thompson Mills Forest, Braselton, seeks vol
unteers to help maintain trails through the forest and to
help with educational programs, Warned School of For
est Recourses, University of Georgia, 706-542-2686.
•VistaCare: volunteer to assist and participate in
the nurturing of the physical, spiritual and emotional
well-being of patients and their families, 767 Oglethor
pe Ave., Athens, Kathy Branch, 877-228-9888.
•Georgia Museum of Arts: needs tour guides, muse
um shop assistance and assistance with the summer art
outreach program, 706-542-0450.
To be included in the volunteer listing, send informa
tion to zach@mainstreetnews.com.
Fun By The Numbers
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the moment you square off, so sharpen your pen
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Here’s How It Works:
Sudoku puzzles are formatted as a 9x9 grid, bro
ken down into nine 3x3 boxes. To solve a sudo
ku, the numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row,
column and box. Each number can appear only
once in each row, column and box. You can figure
out the order in which the numbers will appear by
using the numeric clues already provided in the
boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it
gets to solve the puzzle!
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9
1
5
8
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7
5
8
6
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