Community Calendar

Newberry Springbreak Trip 2006 is now being planned. For more information please contact Shelby Turner at 359-4755, Jessie Turner at 359-2957 or Sandra Turner at 3596715. Seats are going fast, they have only 22 seats left. A deposit is required to reserve your seat.

Spring break planning

The Close Closet would like to remind people that they are no longer on Firetower Road. Please don’t drop clothing off at the old location any longer. They are now located on Main Street.

They will be having a pre-winter sale for the entire month of October with everything 50% off. They appreciate all the support they have received. With your help, they are making a difference.

Drop off clothes

First Baptist Church will have a musical program on Sat., Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. with The Echos of Joy of Thomson, Mt. Zion Male Chorus of Martinez and others. The public is invited. Musical program

Hephzibah Baptist Church is selling Afghans/throws for $25 each. Each Afghan will feature a picture of the present church as well as a black and white inset of the old church. It will also have the date it was established and the church’s name. If you are interested in purchasing this one of a kind item please contact Diane Dekreon at 359-6257. Money must be submitted at the time of order.

Church Afghans for sale

Harmony Baptist Church will celebrate its second Pastoral Anniversary for Rev. & Sis. Freddie Neal, Sr. on Sun., Nov. 13 at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Coleman Hayes, Jr. of Greenwood Baptist Church in Norwood, Ga. will be in charge of the service. Come help us celebrate and lift up the name of Jesus!

Pastoral anniversary

Attention local merchants, customers and residents of Lincoln County: Main St. and N. Peachtree St. (from the library to Jericho Florist-adjoining Main St.) will be closed to parking and drive through traffic for the 8th Annual Holidays in Olde Lincoln Towne Festival Sat., Nov. 19 from 12 noon 8 p.m.

All roads leading to the specified area will be blocked and detour signs will direct drivers to alternate routes. Certain sidewalks and parking areas will be used for food and craft vendors within the festival area. There will be designated parking outside the festival area.

Courtesy golf cart shuttles will be provided. Bell’s customers will be directed to travel from Dallas St. and

Street closing

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce will host the 9th Annual Breakfast with our Legislators on Thurs., Dec. 1 from 8 10 a.m. at The Lincoln Center located at 160 May Ave. Tickets are now available at the chamber office, 112 N. Washington St., or from any chamber director for $10 each.

Annual breakfast

Elijah Clark State Park is looking for photographs of the park taken anytime between now and 1953 when the park was dedicated. They are gearing up for the 75th anniversary of Georgia State Parks and are working on an archive of photos of the park. If you have any pictures, please contact the park at 359-3458.

Looking for photos

Mammography unit

Show your Devil Pride. Purchase a Lincoln County car flag for the upcoming out of town football games from the Spirit Shack which will be open on Thurs. during the JV Game or contact Pep Partners at 359-7085.

Car flags for sale

The Tignall Fall Festival will be held Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Tignall Fall Festival

The Georgia Department of Labor will be at Lincoln County Family Connection, 115 Main Street, every first Tuesday of the month from 9 a.m. 12 p.m.

For more information please call 706-359-5769 or 359-5766

GDL here on Tues.

Augusta Technical College and Lincoln County Family Connection are offering GED/Adult Literacy classes Monday Thursday at 1196 B Augusta Hwy. Monday and Wednesday classes are 9 5; Tuesday and Thursday classes are 9 8. Classes will be closed everyday from 1-2 for lunch.

For more information, please call 706-359-3425 or 359-5769.

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting vendors, entertainers and parade entries for the 8th Annual Holidays In Olde Lincoln Towne Festival & Holiday Parade scheduled for Sat., Nov. 19 from 12 8 p.m.

For more information, call the Welcome Center at 359-7970 or stop by to pick up needed registration forms Mon. Fri., 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m. Registration underway The Lincoln County Health Department will have the University Hospital Breast Health Center Mobile Mammography Unit visit Nov. 22.

Anyone interested in having a mammogram done, please telephone the Lincoln County Health Department at 359-3154 to schedule an appointment.

Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance will pay for a screening mammogram. This mobile unit is accredited by The American College of Radiology and certified by The Food and Drug Administration.

GED classes enter from the Ward Ave. entrance.

New Hope Baptist Church will celebrate its 175th anniversary along with Homecoming, on Sun., Nov. 6 beginning with the worship service at 11 a.m. Dinner on the ground will follow around 12:45. The guest speaker will be Dr. Benny Pate, its former pastor and currently a specialist with the Leadership Ministries Department of the Georgia Baptist Convention.

Revival services will be held Mon., Tues., and Wed., Nov. 7-9, at 7 p.m. nightly, with Rev. William H. Harrell, senior pastor of Abilene Baptist Church in Augusta. Music will be led by Tom Smalley, Louise Rice and Peyson Moss. New Hope Homecoming

The next Lincoln County Elementary School Council meeting will be held Nov. 15 at 7:30 a.m. LCES Council meeting

The Lincoln County Middle School and high school choral department will present its fall concert “American Music” on Sat., Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lincolnton Baptist Church sanctuary.

Advanced tickets are being sold by LCMS and LCHS choral students and in the high school and middle school offices. The cost is $5 per ticket. There will be no tickets sold at the church prior to the concert.

Fall concert

The Second Savannah Lakes Village Arts and Crafts Fair will be held Sat., Nov. 5, from 10 am 3 p.m. at the activity center. Take Route 378 to Hwy. 7 and watch for the signs.

A wide variety of fine quality hand crafted items will be offered for your shopping pleasure including needlework, jackets, jewelry, stained glass, fine paintings, gourds, hand-made candy, purses, stained glass, pillows, jackets, primitives and more.

Mark your calendar and plan to stop in for this day of fun. Cash and personal checks only please. Arts and crafts fair

Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce extends an invitation to area horsemen to attend the annual Holiday Trail Ride at Bussey Point Recreation Area on Sat., Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost is $5 per horse.

Weekend primitive camping in Tankersley Field, trail ride t-shirts available for purchase, concession available, proof of negative coggins required, no dogs please.

Contact the chamber at 359-7970 for more information.

Holiday Trail Ride

The American Legion Post 194 will meet Nov. 15 at the post home. The executive board will meet at 7 p.m. with the general meeting beginning at 7:30 p.m. All members are encouraged to come out and support your post.

Legion meeting

Computer classes will be offered in the Plum Branch Adult Education Center beginning Mon., Nov. 7 and will run for two weeks, Mon., Wed., and Fri., 2 4:30 p.m. of each week. Class size is limited to 12 persons and cost $15 administrative fee. Send checks to McCormick County Schools, c/o Jim Morrow, 202 Mallard Lane, McCormick, S.C. 29835.

For more information on class content, contact Jim at 864-391-2810.

Computer classes

True Fellowship Pentecostal Church will celebrate its anniversary on Sun., Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m. Rev. Tonita Cody will be the guest speaker. The public is invited. Bishop J. Ware is pastor.

College-bound high school students can take the ACT college admission and placement exam on Dec. 10, the next national test date. The deadline for postmark or on-line registration is Nov. 8. Basic registration fee for the ACT is $29. An additional $14 fee is required for the ACT Writing Test.

The late registration deadline is Nov. 17 (an additional $18 fee is required for late registrations). Students can register with their high school counselor or on-line at www.actstudent.org.

ACT exam Dec. 10 Church anniversary

The Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home will hold a Veterans Day ceremony at 9 a.m. on Fri., Nov. 11 in the courtyard. Col. Jeffrey G. Smith Jr., director of the Training and Doctrine Command Program Integration Office Network at Fort Gordon, will be the guest speaker.

The ceremony, which is open to the public, will also feature Fort Gordon’s U.S. Army Signal Corps Band and Post Ceremonial Detachment Color Guard as well as the Butler High School Drill Team. The Georgia War Veterans Nursing Home, which is operated through an interagency agreement between the Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service, is located at 1101 15th St. For more information, call 706-721-2531.

Veterans ceremony

The Sons of the American Legion Squadron 194 will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 8 at the post home. All members are encouraged to attend to support your post.

SAL to meet

The Augusta Council of Garden Clubs, Inc., invites the public to a Bartram Trail Marker Dedication at 1 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 3 at 1218 Old McCormick Hwy. (intersection of Hwy. 378 and Old Petersburg Rd.)

For more information, you may call 359-4950. Marker dedication

The Lincoln County Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 3, at the Groves May House. The grist mill progress, Pioneer Day on Nov. 19 and the spring road trip are among items to be planned.

Members, guests and prospective members are invited to attend. Work morning is Wed., Nov. 2, with a covered dish lunch to follow.

Society meeting

Representatives with the Energy Assistance Program are now taking applications to help the homebound and the elderly (65 and older) pay their home heating costs.

Applications will be taken at The Lincoln Center, located at 160 May Ave., from 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Mon., Nov. 7 Wed., Nov. 9. Telephone calls from those homebound residents who wish to apply will be accepted Nov. 1 12 by calling 1-866-722-4346. Help with heating

The West Side High School Class of 1970 will meet at the Lincoln County Public Library on Sun., Nov. 6 at 3 p.m. If you are unable to attend, please call Brenda at 359-2046.

Retests for the Georgia High School Graduation Test will be given the week of Nov. 7 11 according to the following schedule.

Mon., Nov. 7 language arts; Tues., Nov. 8 math; Wed., Nov. 9 social studies; Thurs., Nov. 10 science; and Fri., Nov. 11 make-up.

All tests will begin at 8:15 in the portable classroom by the Ag building. All students should bring two #2 pencils, their social security number and their calculator on math and science retest days.

Retests for GHSGT Class of 70 to meet

Harmony Baptist Church will celebrate its pastor’s two year anniversary on Sun., Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. Rev. Coleman Hayes, Jr. and the Greenwood Baptist Church family of Norwood, Georgia will be in charge of the service. The public in cordially invited to attend. Rev. Freddie Neal, Sr. is pastor.

Pastor anniversary

The 27th Annual Holy Spirit Conference is set for Nov. 11-13 at beautiful Epworth-By-The-Sea on St. Simons Island, Ga. Services begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and end at noon on Sunday.

“A Deeper Encounter With God,” from I Corinthians 2:10 is the theme for this year’s family oriented retreat. Every age group will have a special place for the weekend. For room and meal reservations call Epworth By the Sea 912-638-8688. For Conference Information, call Rev. Don or Mable Proctor , 912-634-9332 or Sandra Painter, 912-638-5480. For complete info, log on to www.holyspirit conference.org.

This is an ecumenical event and all are welcome. Come join us as we reclaim the awesome presence and power of the holy spirit so we may be ignited again as His hands to a needy world. Conference Nov. 11-13

The annual Sunday school anniversary will be held at Newberry Missionary Baptist Church on Sun., Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. The speaker will be Rev. Alvin Rivers, youth minister. Rev. Willie J. White is pastor.

The Varsity Cheer Devils will be hosting their annual mini-football camp on Sat., Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. 12 noon. The camp is open to boys and girls ages 6 sixth grade and costs $15 per person.

Registration forms have been sent home, but additional forms may be picked up at the LCES office. Forms must be returned to the school.

For more information, contact Marcella Goldman at 359-7561.

Martin’s Crossroads Church will host a gospel singing on Sun., Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. featuring the Mike LaFevere Quartet. Some of you will remember this group as “One Voice.” Everyone is invited. A love offering will be taken. Sun. School anniv. Mini-football camp

Gospel singing

The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post 194 will meet Thurs., Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Please bring your donations of packaged stuffing, rice, and cranberry sauce for the food pantry.

Auxiliary to meet

The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) will meet at Miller’s Bistro Restaurant, 9 East Public Square, downtown Washington (next to Young Fashions) on Thurs., Nov. 10 at 11 a.m.

Updated information on retirement, the health benefit program, and the prescription drug plan will be discussed. Please bring a copy of your LWREA constitution and bylaws.

All members, retired educators, and anyone who plans to retire from the field of education are asked to be present. Coleman Kennedy is president. LWREA to meet

Augusta State University will honor those who have served in the armed forces during its annual Veteran’s Day Ceremony on Fri., Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. in the Quadrangle.

ASU cadets will place American flags on the graves of American soldiers buried in the Arsenal Cemetery prior to the ceremony.

Command Sergeant Major James Clifford of the 52nd Ordnance Group at Fort Gillem, Ga., will be the guest speaker. For more information, contact Lieutenant Colonel Michele Goddette, military science, at 6674647.

Veteran’s ceremony

The Harvest Benefit Ball will be in full swing with dinner, dancing, a silent auction, and scholarship awards on Sat., Nov. 5, from 7-11 p.m. at The Boathouse. The annual event, hosted by ASU’s Literacy Center, will auction holiday items, gift certificates, and services. Music will be provided by The Escorts, a local variety band.

Highlighting the event will be the presentation of two scholarships to Georgia and South Carolina high school students. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. All proceeds will benefit ASU’s Literacy Center. For more information, call Paulette Harris, Cree-Walker Professor of Education in ASU’s College of Education at 729-2045. Harvest Benefit Ball

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce and the Lincoln Iron Horse Motorcycle Club will sponsor a Cruise In at Lincolnton Baptist Church’s parking lot on Sat., Nov. 19, gates open at 9:30 a.m.

Registration is $5 per vehicle. Contact Darryl Bentley at 706-401-3504 or the chamber office at 359-7970 for more information.

Cruise In at LBC

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at J. Strom Thurmond Lake will temporarily close the Amity Park boat ramp to complete repaving of the parking lot and roads. The park will close on Mon., Oct. 24 and will reopen no later than Fri., Nov. 18.

For additional information, contact the J. Strom Thurmond Project Office at 1-800-533-3478.

Ramp closing

The Lincoln County Health Department began administering influenza vaccine on October 4, 2005, beginning with high-risk patients first. Shots are available Mon., Tues., and Fri. 8 a.m. 4 p.m.

Anyone may receive the vaccine as of October 24. The charges for the vaccine this year is as follows: Medicaid, PeachCare, Medicare Part B or $20. Pneumonia vaccine is also available upon request, billable also to Medicaid, PeachCare, Medicare Part B or $20.00.

Flu shots avail.

First Baptist Church will celebrate Rev. Dennis Quinn’s 15th pastoral anniversary on Sun., Nov. 6 at 3 p.m.

Rev. Willie White and Newberry Missionary Baptist Church will be in charge of the services. Dinner will be served. The public is invited.

Pastor’s anniversary

Augusta State University Conservatory Program will present the Conservatory Jazz Band Annual Fall Concert under the direction of Dr. John Bradley at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 5 at the Maxwell Performing Arts Theater.

Admission is free and the first 200 people will receive a free copy of either Down Beat or Jazz Times magazine. For more information, please call 706-731-7971.

ASU Fall concert

Loco Volunteer Fire Department will hold a turkey shoot at 6 p.m. every Saturday in November at Loco Sub Station on Lovelace Road. Contact Barry Crosby at 359-2817 or 4012063 for more information.

Turkey shoot

An Art on Main festival will be held in Warrenton on Sat., November 5 from 9 a.m. 2 p.m. It will feature several artists and designers displaying their original work for show and sale.

To participate, please call Warren County Chamber of Commerce at 706-465-9604. Spaces are still available, indoors or outdoors, for $10. Art on Main Festival

Parks Grove F.B.H. Church family will celebrate Pastor Tonita Cody’s seventh anniversary at 3 p.m. on Sun., Nov. 20 at The Lincoln Center. Everyone is invited. Pastor’s anniversary