Community Calendar

A 4-Man Scramble Golf Tournament will be held Sat., May 13 at Rocky Branch Golf Course. The cost is $150 per team and the proceeds will benefit the Lincoln County Food Pantry and Ministerial Association.

For registration information, please call Dan Rosser at 359-3303 or Russell Davis at 359-1480.

Golf tournament

The original Clothes Closet, located on Firetower Rd., has reopened, now as T.I.A. Community Helping Hand. All proceeds will go toward the Lincoln County Food Pantry and emergency needs of the community, 50/50.

All donations are welcome, we will pick up. Your donations are appreciated. Hours of operation are: Thurs., 9 a.m. 3 p.m.; Sat., 9 a.m. 12 p.m. For more information, please call 706-359-7838 or 706-359-7345.

For the month of April, all items are .50 each except for coats, boots and furniture.

TIA Helping Hand

The Lincoln County Board of Tax Assessors regular meetings for 2006 will be: Jan. 17; Feb. 21; March 21; April 18; May 16; June 20; July 18; Aug. 15; Sept. 19; Oct. 17; Nov. 21; and Dec. 19.

The meetings will start at 4 p.m. in the Lincoln County Courtroom. Tax Assessors meetings

All Medicare recipients should now be aware that if they suffer from conditions such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disorders, and have difficulty walking or propelling a standard wheelchair, they may be eligible to receive an electric wheelchair paid for by Medicare.

Electric wheelchairs

Volunteers who are interested in being a part of the outdoor drama on the life of Elijah Clark to be performed at Elijah Clark State Park on July 8, 2006, are encouraged to attend a meeting to be held at 3 p.m., Sun., May 7, at the Dova Partridge Meeting Room of the Lincoln County Library.

In addition to on stage parts, volunteers Volunteers needed

New Tabernacle Baptist Church will observe its church anniversary on Sun., May 21 at 10 a.m. Rev. George Edwards and Thankful Baptist Church of Lincolnton, will be the special guests. Everyone is invited. Rev. Matthew Harden is pastor.

Church anniversary are needed for set construction, publicity, and other production areas. If you are unable to attend the meeting but would like to participate or would like additional information, please contact Bruce Beggs 706-3595505 or 706-359-7035.

The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) will meet at 1810 Country Inn & Winery in Thomson, Ga. on Thurs., May 11 at 11 a.m. All members, retired educators and anyone planning to retire from the field of education, are asked to be present. Membership shall be granted, upon payment of dues, to any person who has retired or plans to retire from the field of education. Coleman Kennedy is president.

LWREA to meet

The Lincoln County Tag Office will close at 3 p.m. on Mon., May 15 and will be closed all day Tues., May 16, due to mandatory school. They apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Office closing

There are still openings for the gourd painting classes to be held on May 22 at the MACK in McCormick, S.C. The chicken gourd class will be held from 10 a.m. -1 p.m. and is filling up fast. The leather dyed gourd bowl with pine needle rim will be from 2 -5 p.m. Both items can be seen in the gift shop. Cost is $23 per class. Please call 864-852-3216 to sign up. All supplies included.

Painting classes

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the Little Mr. & Miss Pageant on Sat., June 3, 2006, 7 p.m. in the Lincoln County High School Auditorium. Applicants must be between the ages of 4-6, but not in the first grade and must be a full time resident of Lincoln County.

Entry fee is $30 at the time application is submitted. Deadline to enter is Mon., May 15, at 5 p.m. Applications can be picked up at the chamber office. For more information, please call 706-359-7970.

Pageant slated for June 3

The 133rd anniversary of Newberry Missionary Baptist Church will be held Sun., May 21 at 2 p.m. Rev. William Bussey, pastor of Morning Star Baptist Church, will be the guest minister. Rev. Willie J. White is pastor.

Church anniversary The post office can food drive for the Lincoln County Food Pantry will be held Sat., May 13. Please place your canned goods in a bag and leave beside your mailbox. Your mail carrier will pick them up while doing the route.

Everyone is encouraged to participate. All donations will benefit our community.

Can food drive

The Lincoln County Office of Emergency Services will have CPR/ First Aid class on May 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the office of emergency services. You must pre-register by May 19 with a $10 fee. The cost of the class is $35.00.

CPR classes

St. Paul "Treasure Cove" vacation bible school will be held June 1, 2, and 3 from 5:45 9 p.m. A meal will be served. Come join us for a spiritual search, fun, crafts and music.

To register, please call 706-3593428.

VBS at St. Paul

Loco Baptist Church will hold vacation bible school June 11 16 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Plan on joining our Fiesta!...Where kids are fired up about Jesus.

VBS at Loco

The American Legion Post 194 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the post home on Thurs., May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Members are reminded to bring peanut butter, jelly and syrup for the food pantry.

Auxiliary to meet

Youth 4 Christ Mega Worship will be held at Martin's Crossroads, Hwy. 220, on Sun., May 21 at 6 p.m. Everyone is reminded to turn in their orders for t-shirts to Vicky at this meeting. Please call 706-359-1442 or 359-3996 with questions.

Youth 4 Christ

Virginia Thompson's home burned down on Mon., April 10 and she and her daughter lost all of their belongings. Jennie Mae wears: pants 18 average; tops 1X; and shoes 6 1/2. Denise wears: pants 16; tops 1X; and shoes 9.

To help this family, please call Lynn Maxwell at 706-541-0293.

Contributions needed

There will be a meeting for the Class of 1987 class reunion at the LCHS Vocational building on May 21 at 2 p.m. All interested persons please make an effort to attend. For more information call Diane Dekreon at 359-6257.

Class of 87 meeting

Deacon Freddie Bussey will preach his trial sermon at First Baptist Church on May 21 at 2 p.m. The public is invited. Rev. Dennis Quinn is pastor.

Bussey to preach

The American Cancer Society now offers its Road to Recovery program to cancer patients in Lincoln County who need transportation to and from their treatments, free of charge. Drivers are trained society volunteers who pick up patients at their homes, take them to their treatment and drive them back home.

For more information call the American Cancer Society's local office at 1-866-227-0904 or Lincoln County coordinator Jill Urban at 706359-3322.

ACS offers RtoR prog.

High school seniors may apply for an honorarium sponsored by the Lincoln Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA).

The student must plan to attend a college or a vocational school for the academic year 2006-2007 and write a 250-500 word essay on the topic The Importance of Furthering My Education.

Please provide a cover page with your name, date, name of high school and the name of the college or vocational school you plan to attend.

The deadline for the essay to be submitted to your high school counselor is Wed., May 10. Contact 706359-4592 with questions.

Honorarium offered

The men of Newberry Missionary Baptist Church will prepare and serve breakfast for the ladies on Mother's Day, May 14, at 8 a.m. Rev. Willie J. White is pastor. Breakfast for ladies

The Hearst family will meet at the home of Ruby and Willie Moore on May 20 at 6 p.m.

Family meeting

Augusta Technical College and Lincoln County Family Connection are offering GED/Adult Literacy classes on Mon., Tues., and Thurs. from 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. and Wed., from 8:30 a.m. 8:30 p.m. For more information, please call 706-3593425 or 706-359-5769.

GED/Adult classes

Classic ReRuns, located at 108 Main St., Lincolnton, is open to everyone. There will be a "bag" sale during the month of May. All adult items you can get into a brown paper bag for $5 and likewise with children's clothes in a plastic bag for $3.

New hours of operation are Thurs., and Fri. 10 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sat., 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

If you would like to donate items or have questions, you may call Classic ReRuns during hours of operation at 706-359-5765 or Lincoln County Family Connections at 706-3595766/5769.

Bag sale at Classic ReRuns

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.

The American Legion Post 194 will have their election of officers May 16. Executive board will meet at 7 p.m. followed by the general meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members are asked to please attend.

Election of officers

The Broad River Watershed Association will host a canoe float on Sat., May 20 to view the rare shoal lily along the lower section of the Broad River between Hwy. 17 and Hwy. 79 at the mouth of Clark Hill Lake. Everyone will meet at the Broad River WMA camp ground on Hwy. 79 at 9:30 a.m., (there is a $2 parking fee). Cost is $5 per person for non-members or $10 per family, plus any canoe rental. For more information contact Victor Johnson at 706-795-2184 or leave message at 706-795-5281.

Canoe float

Girl Scouts, Central Savannah River Council will once again host overnight and day camp opportunities for girls ages 5-17 at Camp Tanglewood in Columbia County. Week-long and mini programs will feature games, swimming, horseback riding, nature hikes, camp songs, arts & crafts, plus a variety of specialized programs including: equestrian programs, canoeing, adventure camps, swimming and archery.

Camp sessions begin June 5 and run through July 14. For more information see the council website at www.girlscoutscsra.org or call the council at 706-774-0505 or 1-800997-2472.

Camp opportunities

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) staff will be in Lincoln County to meet with senior citizens wanting free, non-criminal legal help, on a first-come, first-serve basis on Wed., June 21 from 11 :15 a.m. 1:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Senior Center, 160 May Ave.

You may call 1-800-248-6697 with questions.

Legal help for seniors

The 2006 Thunder Over Thurmond committee are actively seeking potential underwriters/sponsors for the 5th Annual Thunder Over Thurmond Festival of Events. If you are interested contact Ginger Parham, Chamber Administrator, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce 706-359-7970 or George Woodsby, Economic Development Director, McCormick County 864-465-2231.

Looking for sponsors

Are you having trouble hearing or communicating on the telephone? You may qualify for a free TTY, amplified telephone, braille TTY or speech communication equipment that can solve your communication needs.

Go to the www.gachi.org/gatedp to request an application. For more information, you may call 1-888-2979461.

Free equipment

Wishes on Wheels makes available electric power wheelchairs to nonambulatory senior citizens who cannot walk and cannot operate a manual wheelchair sufficiently or safely enough to care for themselves in their residence.

Please call 1-800-823-5220 or visit their website at www.threewishes 2.com for more information.

Wishes on Wheels

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) staff will be in at The Lincoln County Senior Center, 160 May Ave., on Wed., April 19 from 9 11 a.m. for seniors who want free legal (non-criminal) help on a first come, first serve basis.

If you cannot meet with them that day, you may contact them at 1-800248-6697.

Free legal help

Faith Tabernacle Church will present a community Spiritual Enrichment Class at the fuel dock #1 located in the yard of Roy Hunter Trucking, Inc., 2425 Leathersville Rd., every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Rubye Hunter at 706-359-7466.

Enrichment class

The Lincoln County Planning & Zoning Board meetings for 2006 are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the following dates in the Commis-sioner's Conference Room on the first floor of the Lincoln County Courthouse: Mon., Jan. 9; Mon., Feb. 6; Mon., March 6; Mon., April 10; Mon., May 8; Mon. June 5; Mon., July 10; Mon., Aug. 7; Mon., Sept. 11; Mon., Oct. 9; Mon., Nov. 6; and Mon., Dec. 4.

Zoning meetings

Loco VFD will have a chicken barbecue plate sale on Sat., May 13 from 11 a.m. until sold out. Cost is $6 a plate with all proceeds funding new equipment. Please come out and support your fire department.

Barbecue plate sale

Harmony Baptist Church will be having a special "Mother's Day" service on Sun., May 14, at 11:00 a.m.

The Women of Harmony will be in charge of the Devotion Service and Evangelist Louise Durette will be the guest speaker. All are invited and welcomed come and be blessed!

Mother's Day service

The Concerned Citizens of Lincoln County (CCLC) will have their next meeting at the Lincoln County Library on May 18 at 6:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Kenneth L. Adair, Chief Appraiser, Lincoln County Board of Tax Assessors. Come and be a part of the CCLC.

CCLC to meet