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<!-- Page Number: 4--> The Fifth Annual Memorial Day Ride for hospitalized veterans will be held on Sun., May 27. Motorcycles and antique automobiles will cruise the streets of August in support of the hospitalized veterans at Augusta VA Medical Center. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> Computer literacy for beginners and intermediates will begin Tues., June 5 and run through Thurs., June 28. Classes are Tues., and Thurs., 10 a.m. - 12 for beginners and 1-3 p.m. for intermediates. Classes are held in the computer lab located at McCormick Adult Education Center, 615 Clayton St. Cost is a $15 administrative fee. Classes are limited to 14 persons. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> Come to A.H. Stephens State Park on Sat., May 26, and enjoy a program on Civil War era medicine. See displays on period equipment, talks about the hardships and illnesses faced by the fighting men of the Civil War and as always tours of the home of the vice president of the Confederacy. The program will begin at 11 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> The last day to register to vote in the June 19, 2007 election is Monday, May 21, 2007. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> John de la Howe School will host the Miss Gold Rush Pageant Fri., June 29 at 6:30 p.m. Categories are available for ages 3 - 21. Entry fee is $30 per contestant, $50 for two in same family. Applications are available at the McCormick County Chamber of Commerce or you may email jonesbc@wctel.net to obtain a copy. Deadline is June 22 at 5 p.m. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> The Lincoln County High School Debate Booster Club is accepting donations to help offset the expense of the students traveling to the national tournaments this summer. Your contribution will have a lasting impact on the lives of these students. More ... <!-- Page Number: 4--> Many plants are easily propagated by layering, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. Verbenas, euonymus, pachysandra, ivy daphne and climbing roses are some examples that will root if stems are fastened down on soft earth with a wire and covered with some soil. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> .. Leon Cox, Mrs. Frances Mims, Patrick Bryant and Miss Alicia Bryant have been visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Bryant. .. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bryant, Patrick Bryant, and Miss Alicia Bryant honored their mother, Mrs. Dudley Bryant, with lunch on Sunday for her birthday. Her husband, Dudley, was also present for the occasion. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> The Artisan's Gallery Shop located in the McCormick Arts Council at the Keturah (MACK) in McCormick SC, just concluded two years of successful operations. The gift shop, once operated by the MACK, was taken over by a group of approximately 45 local artists and crafters as a place to show and sell their creations. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> Pine Needle Garden Club will meet at the Lincoln County Library on Mon., May 14 at 7 p.m. Sue Hill and Gloria Brooks will be the hostesses and give the program. We will also have a plant swap. Guests are welcomed as always. For more information please call 359- 4705. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> Elizabeth "Libby" Fleming Drinkard received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Medical College of Georgia on May 11, 2007. She is the daughter of Lillie Mae and the late James Thomas "Tommy" Drinkard. Libby was one of 174 students who received nursing pins at the honors convocation. Graduating cum laude in her class, she was also the recipient of the Leilee P. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> Carrie R Burton, senior, Early Childhood Education and Rachel D. McCall, Junior, Sports Medicine/Athletic Training were named to the Dean's List at Georgia Southern University for the spring 2007 term. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must have at least a 3.50 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours for the semester. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> The Annual Tenth District Banquet will be held at Savannah RapidsPavillion June 8 at 7 p.m. For tickets or more information, please see Mamie Garnett. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Little Mr. & Miss Pageant Sat., June 9, 2007, 7 p.m. at the Lincoln County High School Auditorium. The pageant is open to girls and boys residents of Lincoln County ages 4 to 6 years, but cannot be in the first grade. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> We are searching for the Miss Relay for life pageant participants, if you know of anyone who would participate please contact Stella Crosby at 706-359-2817. Thanks a million. (Judging will be done this year not just applause). I am also searching for dresses these contestants may be able to borrow. Date of contest May 11, 2007. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> Try the new dwarf form of butterfly bush, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. These plants are about half the size of nondwarf types, and their fragrant midsummer flowers are attractive to butterflies. Petite Indigo butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii nanhoensis 'Mongo') has dark, lilac-blue flower spikes. Petite Plum (B. More ... <!-- Page Number: 6--> The Lincolnton/Lincoln County Ladies Firefighting Auxiliary are selling the cool, trendy firefighting magnets that can go on your vehicle, refrigerator, or anywhere a magnet will stick! We are also selling the address signs that go in your yard. I can't stress how important it is to have one of these for emergency purposes! More ... <!-- Page Number: 7--> The Fort James Chapter, Colonial Dames XVII Century, ended their April 28 meeting with a tour of Alexandria, the 1806 Post-Colonial home of Mr. William Wansley. The chapter meeting was held at Snow Hill, the 1850 home of Mrs. William C. White. Dr. Louise McCommons, chaplain, installed the new slate of officers for 2007 - 2008. The group voted in one new member, Mrs. J. More ... <!-- Page Number: 7--> 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. More ... <!-- Page Number: 7--> A dance will be held Sat., May 19, 9 p.m. with DJ Jason Crook at the American Legion Post 194, Lincolnton. For more information call 706- 359-3445. More ... <!-- Page Number: 7--> There will be a Hearst family meeting at the home of Murray and Ann on May 26 at 6 p.m. More ... <!-- Page Number: 7--> Bring your blankets and a picnic to the Georgia Golf and Gardens in downtown Augusta beginning Friday, June 8, and continuing on every Friday through July 27, except for July 6. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and movies begin at dusk. Coolers are welcome and concessions are also available. Please, no alcoholic beverages. More ... <!-- Page Number: 7--> Harvest raspberries often to discourage Japanese beetles or sap beetles from becoming troublesome, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. Both insects are especially attracted to ripe and overripe fruit. More ... <!-- Page Number: 8--> The 27th Annual Robert Sapp Baseball Camp is accepting applications for its summer session to be held at Sweetwater Park in Thomson, June 4-8. Camp is from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. and is for boys 7 - 14. The fee is $120 with team rates available ($10 discount for five or more players from one spring/summer league team). More ... <!-- Page Number: 8--> Stop vine crops from taking over your garden or lawn by pinching off the fuzzy, growing tips, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. This directs the plant's energy into ripening fruit, too, rather than producing more vine. More ... <!-- Page Number: 8--> An appreciation time was held on May 8, for volunteers at LCES. Some volunteer opportunities include book fair, CRCT testing proctors, art room, reading with students and math facts with students, media center, PTO officers and activities and field day events. More ... <!-- Page Number: 9--> When school lets out, children of all ages head outdoors to enjoy the freedom of summer break. But freedom shouldn't mean forgetting general safety rules. Unfortunately, summer is known as trauma season, because more children are injured during these months than at any other time of the year. More ... <!-- Page Number: 9--> Cucumbers have a very short "vine storage time," say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. When it's warm and humid, fruits on the vine may remain in prime condition for less than 12 hours. For the best tasting cukes, pick early and often. The fruits can be stored for up to two weeks at 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit and 95- percent relative humidity. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> Beginning May 29 at 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., each week, Mon. - Thurs., at LCES and LCHS, a child eighteen years old and under can receive a free breakfast in the school cafeteria. Also, beginning May 29 at 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. each week, Mon. - Thurs., at LCES and LCHS, a child eighteen years old and under can receive a free lunch in the school cafeteria. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> Parents of students attending the Lincoln County Pre-K Program this year at LCES are seated: Candy Estes and KeKe Elam-Garnett; standing: James and April Leverett, Katrina Gray, Dalonga Hearst, Lillian Parks, and Jadik Hunter. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> Prepared by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs Tommy Irvin, Commissioner. Call Consumer Q's hotline at 1-800- 282-5852. Q: I purchased five cubic feet of top soil. When it was delivered, it did not look like five cubic feet. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> The American Cancer Society is currently seeking volunteers for their Reach to Recovery program in Lincolnton. The American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery program provides information and support for women facing breast cancer through someone who has already been there herself, the Reach to Recovery visitor. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> A piece of corrugated cardboard such as the side from a box forms an effective and portable barrier to use when spraying a nonselective herbicide next to desired plants, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> If cotton burlap was used to wrap ball-and-burlap tree roots, you don't have to remove it, say experts with the University of Georgia Extension Service. Just untie and roll it down from the trunk until it doesn't stick above the soil line. More ... <!-- Page Number: 11--> The National Arbor Day Foundation is offering a free booklet, "How to Prune Young Shade Trees." For your free copy, send your name and address to: "How to Prune, National Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410 or go online to www.arborday.org. More ... |
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