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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL. THURSDAY. JANUARY 2, 2020 - PAGE 7A
Social
Madison Co. library
announces news, events
The Madison County Library has an
nounced its news and events for January:
•Friends News: Executive board meet
ing Tuesday. Jan. 14 at 6 p.m.
•General meeting featuring authors
Patsy Arnold and Maxine Easom discuss
ing their book “Across the River: the peo
ple, places, and culture of East Athens”
Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. “We will also
elect officers during the business portion
of this meeting,” organizers said.
•Holiday Market: “We now have yarn
for sale, $ 1/skein.” organizers said. All
proceeds go directly to purchasing new
books for the library. Now accepting do
nations of gently used winter holiday de
cor.
•Donations: Community Baby Shower.
“We are collecting baby-specific items
(diapers, etc) for the Madison County
Food Bank all month,” said library staff
members.
•Inclusive Book Club: Thursdays at
1 p.m. This book club for adults of all
abilities will read out loud and discuss
James Herriott’s “Cat Stories” together.
•Teen Thursdays: Thursdays, 5-7 p.m.
Teens can drop in each week for a differ
ent activity. No registration necessary;
ages 13-18.
•But First, Coffee: Mondays, 10 a.m.-
12 p.m. “Enjoy coffee and camaraderie in
the Jere Ayers room,” said organizers.
•Toddler Time: Tuesdays, 11 a.m.
“This interactive program for infants,
wigglers, crawlers and walkers is a great
way to stimulate learning for babies and
toddlers,” said organizers. Enjoy songs,
rhymes, books, and educational play.
•Needlecrafters: Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m.
“Bring your current project for a relaxing
time of sharing and learning about handi
crafts.” organizers said.
•Computer Classes: Tuesdays, 2:30
and 6:30 p.m. Join Technology Specialist
Camden Joiner and learn computer basics
this month. Space is limited. Call to reg
ister.
•Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead: Tuesday,
Jan. 7, 4:30 p.m. This S.T.E.A.M.-based
program meets once a month and will ex
plore different topics, ages 5 to 12 with
caregiver.
•Preschool and Toddler Story-time:
Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs,
finger-plays and simple crafts to foster
a life-long love of reading. Appropriate
for children ages birth to 5 years. This
month's themes are “New Books,” “Col
ors,” “Hibernation” and “Penguins.”
•Elementary Read Aloud: Wednes
days, 4 p.m. “Join Ms. Carley for a read
aloud from a longer book and an activity
to complete while you listen.” organizers
said. Ages 6 and up.
•LEGO Club: Thursdays, Jan. 9 and
23, 4:30 p.m. “Join us in creating LEGO
art and enjoying LEGO-based games and
activities,” said organizers. “No need to
bring your own bricks!” Open to children
ages 8 and up.
•Calligraphy class: Sunday, Jan. 12,
3 p.m. Join Mike Moak for this class on
lettering each month. Supplies provided.
•Chess club: Sunday, Jan. 12, 3 p.m.
“Learn the basics of chess or improve
your game,” organizers said. Ages 8 and
up.
•Homeschool hangout: Mondays, Jan.
13 and 27, 2 p.m. Homeschool families
can drop in each week for a different ac
tivity. No registration necessary.
•Adult Book Club: Tuesday, Jan. 14,
6:30 p.m. “Join us for lively discussion of
‘The Ensemble’ by Aja Gabel and pick up
a book for next month,” organizers said.
•Windows 10 Tutorial: Friday, Jan. 17,
1-3 p.m. Drop in for tips on the new OS
from Windows.
•Yoga story-time: Saturday, Jan. 18,
11 a.m. “Read a book and learn simple
yoga poses you can recreate at home,”
said organizers. “Bring your own yoga
mat/beach towel or borrow one. All ages
welcome; children under 10 must be su
pervised by their caregiver.”
•Voting machine demonstration:
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m. Tracy Dean
and staff of the Board of Elections will
demonstrate the new voting machines vot
ers will use in the upcoming election year.
There will also be a question-and-answer
session.
•Holidays around the world: Chi
nese New Year, Friday. Jan. 24, 4:30 p.m.
“Learn about a new culture with books,
activities and snacks,” said organizers.
Ages 6 and up; children under 10 must be
accompanied by their adult caregiver.
•Dulcimer Group: Monday, Jan. 27,
5 p.m. “Join the ‘Dirty Dulcimers’ led by
Marty Phillips for a good time learning to
play and read music together,” said orga
nizers.
•Family Book Club: Tuesday. Jan. 28,
4 p.m. Families are invited to celebrate
“Greenglass House” by Kate Milford with
activities, snacks and crafts. Copies are
available for checkout at the front desk.
•Pajama Story-time: Thursday, Jan.
30, 7 p.m. Enjoy bedtime stories and a
light snack. Ages birth to 7.
MADISON COUNTY DEMOCRATS DONATE
$200 TO MADISON COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
Madison County Democrats donated $200 to the Madison County Senior Cen
ter Friday, Dec. 20th during the center’s annual Christmas gathering. “We are
grateful to the Senior Center for its service to our community,” said Clyde Ver-
hine, chairman of the Madison County Democratic Committee. “This is the kind
of place that makes our county a great place to live, encouraging our citizens
to lead full lives and feel a part of the Madison County family.” Pictured (L-R)
are Verhine, Jennifer Lastinger, senior center activities director; Doris Tolbert,
senior center administrative assistant and Conolus Scott. The Madison County
Democrats meet the fourth Saturday of every month at the center.
CASA training begins Feb. 3
Court Appointed Special Advocates ience and Juvenile Court practices. Children
(CASA) training begins Feb 3. This 40-hour with a CASA are more likely to succeed in
training prepares candidates to serve as ded- school and less likely to return to foster care,
icated advocates for children in foster care. CASA officials said. To register call NEGA
Training topics include mental health, resil- CASA at 706-886-1098.
KMCB holds ‘Bring One for the Chipper’
Keep Madison County Beautiful
(KMCB) is holding its annual “Bring
One for the Chipper” Christmas tree re
cycling event through Jan. 18 at the Mad
ison County Transfer Station.
The event is “‘tree-cycling’ for your
old. ‘live,’ undecorated tree.”
“Please cross the scales and let the
attendant know you are recycling your
tree,” organizers said. “For each tree re
cycled, citizens will receive a seedling or
pack of seeds to plant.”
Call 706-795-5151 for more informa
tion.
Volunteer opportunities:
The following are vol
unteer 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 vol
unteers 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 re
cruiters. Call Terri Bear,
706-548-7297.
•Boy Scouts of Amer
ica, Northeast Georgia
Council: volunteers need
ed to be troop leaders and
assistants, 706-548-1435.
•AIDS Coalition of
Northeast Georgia: help
with information line,
office support, the bud
dy 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 As
sociation: assistance with
special events, 706-549-
0939.
•Children’s Advocacy
Center: assist with cleri
cal work in office, provide
child care during various
group meetings and so
licit donations of snacks,
drinks, paper products and
various children’s items.
Tina Grubbs, director,
770-868-1900.
•Peace Place: various
opportunities at the shel
ter for battered women
and their children, Mari
lyn, 770-307-3633.
•Our Daily Bread: Ath
ens urban ministry soup
kitchen, 706-353-6647.
•Sandy Creek Park:
several volunteer opportu
nities, including monthly
hikes and canoeing trips
to pick up trash. The park
also needs volunteers to
supervise children during
the monthly special pro
grams and events the park
offers. Sandy Creek Park
has volunteer opportuni
ties 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 Connec
tion of Northeast Geor
gia: work on information
research and database and
directory updating, 706-
353-1313.
•Special Olympics:
needs assistance for ath
letic events, Kathy Smith,
706-548-3550.
•State Botanical Gar
dens 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 Re
gional 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 Home
less Shelter: assist with
preparing and serving
meals, childcare, and the
shelter is also in need of
drivers with a truck, 706-
354-0423.
•Salvation Army: as
sist 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 pro
vide additional support
and assistance to termi
nally ill patients and their
families, Geneva Burton,
706-355-7711.
•Friends of the Arbo
retum. State Arboretum
of Georgia/Thompson
Mills Forest, Braselton,
seeks volunteers to help
maintain trails through
the forest and to help with
educational programs,
Warnell School of Forest
Recourses, University of
Georgia, 706-542-2686.
•VistaCare: volunteer
to assist and participate in
the nurturing of the physi
cal, spiritual and emotion
al well-being of patients
and their families, 767
Oglethorpe Ave., Athens,
Kathy Branch, 877-228-
9888.
•Georgia Museum of
Arts: needs tour guides,
museum shop assistance
and assistance with the
summer art outreach pro
gram, 706-542-0450.
To be included in the
volunteer listing, send in
formation to zachMmain-
streetnews.com.
Journal accepts social submissions
The Madison Coun
ty Journal welcomes
the submission of social
news events, including
engagement, wedding
and birth announcements.
Here’s how to have
your news published
Engagements/wed
dings: Photos and infor
mation may be submit
ted by e-mail to zach@
mainstreetnews.com or
mailed to The Madi
son County Journal P.O.
Box 658 Danielsville,
Ga. 30633. Photos may
be color or black and
white and if submitted
by e-mail should be the
largest file size available
and sent in a .jpg format.
Submissions can include
a written account of the
event or provide the es
sential information so a
staff writer can generate
the story. All submissions
should have contact in
formation of the sender.
Submitted stories longer
than 500 words may be
shortened due to space
limitations, and all sub
missions are subject to
editing for style, gram
mar and length.
Birth announcements:
information may be sub
mitted by e-mail zach@
mainstreetnews.com or
mailed to The Madison
County Journal P.O. Box
658 Danielsville, Ga.
30633. In addition to the
baby’s name, informa
tion should include the
weight and length of the
child at birth and names
and cities of residence of
the parents, grandparents
and living great-grand
parents. All submissions
should include contact
information of the send
er.
Other social news:
Copy and photographs
of other social events, in
cluding but not limited to
major wedding anniver
saries (25th, 50th, etc.),
class reunions, items
from civic or social clubs
are also welcome and
may be sent by e-mail to
zach @ mainstreetnews.
com or mailed to The
Madison County Journal
P.O. Box 658 Daniels
ville, Ga. 30633. Photos
may be color or black and
white and if submitted
by e-mail should be the
largest file size available
and sent in a .jpg format.
Submissions can include
a written account of the
event or provide the es
sential information so a
staff writer can generate
the story. All submissions
should have contact in
formation of the sender.
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Grant Notice
The Technical College System of Georgia’s (TCSG) Office of Adult
Education will open its multiyear adult education grant competition in
January 2020. State and federal Workforce Innovation & Opportunity
Act grant funds can be used to provide adult education and literacy
activities to individuals over the age of 16 without a high school
diploma, as well as English language learners. TCSG will hold a
technical assistance day for all interested applicants on February 10,
2020 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at Chattahoochee Technical College.
More information is available at https://tcsq.edu/adult-education/.
TCSG is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
The City of Danielsville Council will hold
a public hearing prior to the regularly
scheduled Council Meeting of January 13,
2019 beginning at 7 PM for the purpose of
reviewing the city’s proposed 2020 budget.
The meeting will be held in the Council
Meeting Room located at City Hall, 10
Government Circle.
The Budget Work Session will be held
January 4, 2020, beginning at 8 AM in
preparation of the January 13 th Public
Hearing.
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