AMERICUS — Today’s Happenings
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Library Theater: The Sumter County Friends of the Public Library hosts its 21st annual theater event today. Call 9224-8091 for ticket information.
This Week
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Travel Presentation: Want to know more about GSW Continuing Education’s upcoming travel trips to Canadian Rockies, Australia and New Zealand, Oberammergau’s The Passion Play, and Ireland before you register? In addition to the traveling component, we will be offering a free supplemental learning program that relates to and enhances the trips, making them truly educational adventures. Join Jack Brinson, Collette Vacations District Sales Manager, at 6-8 p.m. Monday at the GSW Newman Alumni Center for this slideshow and information gathering presentation. There will be ample time for questions and answers also. Light refreshments will be served. To reserve a spot at this session, call 931-2151 or register online at www.contedu.org. Course No. 310CTP206A
Airport Authority: The Americus-Sumter County Airport Authority is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday in the board room at the airport terminal building at the Jimmy Carter Airport.
Board Meeting: The Junior Service League Board meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the home of Meg Usrey, 807 S. Lee St.
Hospital Board: The Phoebe Sumter Board meets at noon Tuesday at Rees Park Economic Development Center, second-floor meeting room. The meeting is open to the public.
Board of Assessors: The Sumter County Board of Assessors meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Assessors/Appraisers office in the Sumter County Courthouse. The meeting is open to the public.
Garden Club: Hat'n'Hoe Garden Club meets at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Forsyth Bar & Grill. Hostesses are Diann Partain and Jodeane Owens.
Sunshine Club: Come and join the Sunshine Club from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday at the Sumter County Agricultural Center, 331 U.S. Highway 19 South. Bring a friend and a covered dish. For information, call Trish Brown 928-5616 or Sharon Brown 924-9352, ext. 5965.
League Meeting: The Junior Service League meets at 7 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, South Lee Street.
Test-Taking Workshop: Motivational Test-Taking Strategies Workshop is from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, 225 Forrest St. The workshop includes strategies to calm test-day nerves during CRCT, GHSGT, SAT and ACT and includes several breakout session as well as college recruitment sessions from 8:30-9 a.m. and noon-12:30 p.m. Event is free to students and parents. Registration deadline is Jan. 27. Call 924-2382 or 928-2645.
Rylander Event: "Dixie's High Point of Beauty" premiers at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rylander Theater. Tickets are $10 general admission. The comedy is about a small town beauty salon and takes place in the ficticious town of Joelene, Ga. The town is all abuzz and the shop, Dixie's High Point of Beauty Salon, is buzz central. Magnolia Garden Club matrons, high school sweethearts and high society snobbery all have one thing in common — Dixie's! With a big high society engagement party coming up old friends are reunited and lost loves are rekindled but not without some tangles long the way. The comedy is sure to be hit. For tickets or more information call 931-0001.
Shrimp Sale: M.B. Council Lodge No. 13 F & AM sells shrimp from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Masonic Lodge, 1209 Crawford St. Two-lb. bags of deveined and easy to peel shrimp areb $12 each.
Free Classes: Lake Blackshear Regional Library offers Microsoft
Word for Beginners at 11 a.m. Saturday. Free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. Stop by the library at 307 E. Lamar St., call 924-8091 or visit lbrls.org for more information.
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“Pink Out” Cancer Night: Schley County Middle/High School will participate in the Relay for Life this year. “Pink Out” Cancer Night is 6 p.m. Friday. Schley County will have “Pink Out” Cancer Night at the basketball game. Everyone in the community is encouraged to attend and support the Wildcats, as well as Relay for Life. A percentage of the gate proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society through Relay for Life. All people, young and old, are encouraged by organizers to attend the game, wear your pink shirts and/or outfits.
Looking Ahead
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Head Start Registration: Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Inc. holds registration for Head Start from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 8-19. Call 229-985-3610, 229-436-3303 or 1-800-642-3384 for more information.
Game Night: Magnolia Manor hosts Game Night at 7 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Magnolia Room at the Retirement Center to benefit the League of the Good Samaritan. Featured games include bridge, bunco, hand & foot, canasta and checkers. Cost is $15 per person and includes prizes and finger foods. Call Ruth Jones at 924-2894 to reserve a table.
Author’s Visit: Bill Lightle speaks about and sign sopies of his book, “Mill Daddy: The Life & Times of Roy Davis,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Lake Blackshear Regional Library. The public is invited. His books are available at www.blightle.com.
Casino Night: The Sumter Humane Society hosts a casino night at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at South Georgia Technical College’s Pope Center. Tickets are $50, which includes one chance for a door prize, heavy hors d'oeuvres, play money and a silent auction. Tickets are available at the Sumter Humane Society, area veterinary clinics and at the door. All proceeds go directly to the Sumter Humane Society. Purchase tickets at Sumter’s Humane Society, area veterinarians or at the door.
Princess Gala: “One Upon a Dream ... Princess Gala” — the benefit the Middle Flint Chapter of the American Red Cross, ius from 2-4 p.m. March 20 at the Windsor Hotel. Cost is $25/person which includes a chance on a free limosine ride compliments of Dave’s Limos. Come dressed as your favorite princess. Dance with the princess and get a phot made. Meet Prince Charming and try on the glass slipper. Enjoy refreshments and games. Call 924-2026 for more information.
Food Service Classes: ServSafe Training for Food Service Managers is from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 30-31 at the Sumter County Agricultural Center, 331 U.S. Highway 19 South. Cost $140 per person. Pre-registration is required; class limited to 25. For more information call Joan Mason
924-4476.
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Win a Bike: If you did not get a bicycle for Christmas, now is your chance to win one! For a donation of $5 per ticket, you can win a 26-in., 15-speed mountain bike that will be given away April 17 at Spring Time Ellaville. All proceeds go toward the renovation of the John Lewis Resource Center (the old John Lewis High School). For tickets, call Jonah or Maggarie K. McCluster at 828-6164.
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Star Gazing: Providence Canyon State Park hosts an evening of star gazing deom 7-9 p.m. Feb. 13. The Coca-Cola Space Science Center and Columbus State University present this program in the main picnic area at the state park beginning with a PowerPoint presentation showing what the awesome skies above us may display, and then throughout the evening, telescopes will be set up to view different stars, planets and other celestial sites. You may bring your own telescope to the program for instructions and viewing or enjoy the ones that are provided. Providence Canyon State Park is an ideal location to view the night skies because there is no light pollution in the area. It is located in Stewart County, eight miles west of Lumpkin, on Ga. Highway 39C. For more information call 229-838-4706 or contact us at providence.canyon.park@ dnr.state.ga.us. There’s a $5 parking per vehicle.
