Board of elections meetings

The regular meetings of the Lincoln County Board of Elections and Voter Registration will be held the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The meetings will be held at the Board of Elections, The Lincoln Center, 160 May Ave., Lincolnton, Ga. Any changes to the scheduled dates or alternate dates for meetings occurring on holidays will be posted.

GED/Adult classes

Augusta Technical College and Lincoln County Family Connection are offering GED/Adult Literacy classes on Mon. and Tues., 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Thursday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information, please call 706-359- 3425 or 706-359-5769.

Discounted tickets

Discounted Six Flags tickets are available at the Lincoln County Extension Office, 288 N. Peachtree Street (beside Ga Power). 4-H has one date tickets available for $28.00, the gate price is $42.39. For more information call (706-359-3233) or come by. Help support 4-H in Lincoln County.

Children's Bible study

New Work Baptist Church is offering a Children's Bible Study this Summer for children grades 1 thru 6. The study is "Jesus, The One and Only". This 6 week study begins June 10 from 7 to 8:15 pm. For more information call 706-359-1480.

NA meetings

N.A. meetings are held at the Lincoln County Library from 6 - 7 p.m. every Friday. For more information, please call 706-359-5808.

Family, friends day

Pleasant Grove C.M.E. Church Stewardess invite the public to Family and Friends Day June 14 at 2 p.m. Mr. Derek Singleton, along with R.L Beard Male Choir, will be special guests. Rev. Walter Clayton is pastor.

Prog. at St. Luke

Men and Womens Day will be held June 21 during regular service time at St. Luke Baptist Church. Everyone is invited. Rev. Alvin Rivers is pastor.

Kennebrew to speak

Elder Titus Kennebrew will be guest speaker at Solomon Pool Deliverance Ministries, Lincolnton on Wed., June 17 at 7 p.m. The public is invited. Rev. Peggy W. Zellars is pastor.

Mobile mammography

The University Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Lincoln County Health Department and June 30 and July 21.

Screening mammograms for women age 40 and above are usually covered by private insurance and Medicare. Call the health department at 359-3154 for more information

Tuesday prayer

True Fellowship invites everyone to prayer each Tuesday 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Bishop James Ware is pastor.

Community cookbook

The Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce is creating a Community Cookbook. We are looking for recipes, children's artwork, and local businesses to advertise. We are looking for a minimum of 500 recipes. Please contact the chamber at 706-359-7970 to receive a submission form.

Gospel Explosion

The Blackmons and Wynns will have a Gospel Explosion Sun., June 28, 3 p.m. at The Lincoln Center with local and out-of-town groups. Food will be available for purchase. For more information, please call Mary Andrews at 706-990-8859 or Maurice Andrews at 706-990-9528.

CCLC to meet

The Concerned Citizens of Lincoln County will meet Thurs., June 18, 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Library. Guest speaker will be Georgia State Rep., Dist. 117 Lee Anderson. School tax exemption for senior citizens over 65 and property evaluation freeze will be on the agenda. Everyone is invited.

Park events

A Quilting Living History Demonstration will be given at the Elijah Clark State Park Log Cabin Museum area June 20 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

A Colonial Medicine Living History Demonstration will be given at Elijah Clark State Park Log Cabin Museum area June 27 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Father & son banquet

The Youth Ministry of Saint Luke Baptist Church is sponsoring its first Father/Son Banquet Sat., June 27 in the church fellowship hall. Deacon Bennie Bentley, Jr. and Rev. F.D. Favors, II, both of Springfield Baptist Church, Thomson, will be guest speakers. Tickets are $5 each. Please contact Mrs. Kebearl Rivers at 706- 466-2026 or Ms. Tamika Holiday at 706-496-4451 for more information. Rev. Alvin Rivers is pastor.

Epps fund

A fund for Tyler Epps has been set up at Farmers State Bank. Any contributions may be mailed to P.O. Box 99, Lincolnton, GA 30817. Make checks payable to Tyler Epps Fund. Thank you in advance for any contributions and your prayers.

Barbecue July 4

New Work Baptist Church will hold its 4th Annual Brotherhood Barbecue July 4. Will sell barbecue by the plate or by the pound for your celebration. Please call the church office at 706-359-1480 or Pastor Davis at 706-513-3206 to order.

Men, womens prog.

First Baptist Church Deaconess Board will have a Men and Womens Day Program June 28 at 2 p.m. Rev. Jesse Johnson and Rehoboth Church of Appling, Ga. will be in charge of the service. The public is invited.

Hot dog dinner

The First Baptist Church Usher Board will have a free hot dog dinner for the public June 20 beginning at 10 a.m. until all the hot dog dinners are gone. Come out and enjoy. Rev. Dennis Quinn is pastor.

Fireworks show

Elbert County Chamber of Commerce presents the 14th Annual Fireworks Show at Richard B. Russell State Park Fri., July 3. Cost is $8 per vehicle. They will have beach music from 6 - 9 p.m. with fireworks over Lake Russell at 9:20 p.m. No alcoholic beverages allowed!

New ministry

A new ministry called "Coffee Cake & Jesus" will be held on Monday nights from 6 - 7 p.m. at The Glory House, 504 Metasville Rd., Lincolnton. For more information please call Glory House at 706-359-6800 or Patricia Stokes at 706-359-7968.

AA meeting

There is an Alcoholics Anonymous/ Al Anon meeting being held each Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the old Leah Fire Dept station across from Pair of Jacks on Washington Rd. in Leah Georgia.

Sing & Sip

Anthony Chapel will host a "Sing & Sip" on Sat., June 27 at 7 p.m. A number of local singers will be featured including Mylenda Poss of New Work Baptist Church, Glenna Willis, Billy Joe and Dianna Paradise of Loco Baptist Church, Rehoboth Quartet - Alan and Sandra Ivey, Billy and Susan Echols, Steven Rayner, pastor, Rehoboth Baptist Church, and Dudley and Susan Bryant of Anthony Chapel.

Boat ramp closing

Elijah Clark Day-Use Boat Ramp will be closed Sat., July 11 all day. The day use area will be used for the viewing area for the annual "Thunder Over Thurmond" Fireworks Show and will be closed for one day only. This is for safety of the public visiting the park. No boat trailer parking will be allowed in the boat ramp/ day use area. For more information, call 706-359-3458.

Moss to perform

Peyson Moss and Jonathan Johnson, voice major at Mercer University, will present a Sacred Concert at First Baptist Church of Washington, Georgia on June 28 at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken.

Yard sale July 4

A yard sale will be held at the Huddle House in Lincolnton on July 4. They have over 400 new shirts at $1 per shirt. All proceeds will benefit their Secret Santa program.

Reunion meeting

If you are interested in planning a reunion for the Lincoln County High School Class of 1969 please meet at the El Portal Restaurant in Lincolnton on Tues., June 23 at 6:30 p.m.

Anderson to speak

Representative Lee Anderson will speak at the CCLC meeting June 18, 6:30 p.m. at the Lincoln County Library, 181 N. Peachtree St. Everyone is invited to attend.

New exhibit at genealogy library

The Lincoln County Genealogy Library has a new hands-on exhibit. A few pieces of Georgia history are on loan to the library and we would like some help identifying these crockery, metal and glass artifacts.

These were found by Nelson Brooks downstream from the first ferry across the river in this area, long before it was called Lincoln County. This ferry was started by Nelson's ancestors and later sold to the Price family who proved much better businessmen. Nelson says that his family spent too much time rolling on the river and not enough time looking after business.

Nelson won't tell where he's been digging in the trash, but would like to share this Georgia history with anyone interested. Some of broken dishes probably came from England a long time ago.

Dinner at Post 194

Dinner served at American Legion Post 194 every Wed. night at 6:30 p.m. and Fri. at 7 p.m. Wednesday's menu changes weekly. Every Friday is steak night. A large variety salad bar, shrimp cocktail, baked potato, bread, dessert and ice tea are included with steak. Come out and join us for a delicious meal.

Free legal help

Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP) staff will be in Lincoln County to meet with senior citizens wanting free legal help, on a firstcome, first-serve basis, at The Lincoln Center on Tues., June 23 from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The GLSP office is in Augusta at 209 Seventh St., Suite 400. Please call there at 1-800-248-6697 for help with legal questions.

Bible study

What does the scriptures say about our churches today, our government, economy and country. Study Revelation with us on Wednesday night at 7:00 and discover the truth of day and age issues. Call 359-6759 for information.

Donations welcomed

The Lincoln County Food Pantry welcomes contributions. Your donations are tax deductible. You may mail your contributions to: The Lincoln County Food Pantry, P.O. Box 473, Lincolnton, GA 30817. Thank you for your support.

Military reunion

Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN- 762) past and present, if you would like to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, you are encouraged to attend the upcoming reunion. It will be held Sept. 30 - Oct. 3, 2009 at Holiday Inn Select, Nashville, Tenn. Please contact Allen R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; 260-486-2221 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET; hope439@comcast.net for more information.

VBS at Ebenezer

Vacation Bible School will be held June 29, 30, & July 1 at Ebenezer Baptist Church at 7 p.m.

Donations needed

Help us send Jessica Rickerson on her first mission trip. Donations are being taken to send Jessica to Zambia, Africa, where she will help build a Christian College. She will leave June 14th. Please send all donations to Valorie Driggers, 286 S. Peachtree St., Lincolnton, Ga. 30817. Checks should be made payable to Gospelink, Inc. For more information, please call 706-318-0458.

Grandkids day

The Lincoln County Historical Society is hosting the third annual Grandkid's Day for members, prospective members, grandkids and anyone who has ever been a grandkid on Wednesday, June 17. beginning at 10:30 a.m.

A hot dog and ice cream lunch will be served so bring the kids for a good time. Prizes for all.

Senior wheels

The Senior Wheels USA Program makes available power wheelchairs to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they qualify.

The power wheelchairs are provided to those who can no longer walk safely, nor self-propel a manual wheelchair, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program.

If the patient's need is for use in the home, please call for more information to see if they qualify. Call toll free at 1-800-246-6010.

Ministry anniversary

The Youth Ministry of Saint Luke Baptist Church will celebrate its second youth anniversary on Sun., July 5 at 2:30 p.m. Guest preacher will be Rev. Derwin Jackson who serves as tenth district youth president for the General Missionary Baptist Convention of GA, Inc. Rev. Alvin Rivers is pastor.

Bingo is Friday

Bingo is played at the American Legion Post 194, Lincolnton, Georgia, every Friday at 7:30 p.m. A snack bar is operated by the Ladies Auxiliary available during bingo. For more information, contact (706) 359-3445.

Canning class

A beginning Canning Class will be held June 30 and July 7, 9:30 am - 12:30 noon. Register at Cooperative Extension Office. Preregistration required by June 22. Cost is $30. Call 706-359-3233 for details.

New student registration

New student registration for Lincoln County Elementary School will be held Tues., July 21, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Open house will be held Thurs., Aug. 6, 5:30 - 7 p.m. with orientation for Pre-K, kindergarten and first grade - 5:30 - 6 p.m.; second and third grade - 6 - 6:30; and fourth and fifth grade - 6:30 - 7. The first day of school is Fri., Aug. 7.