Community Calendar

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.

Graduation test schedule

Summer testing for the Graduation Test will be held at Lincoln County High School according to the following schedule: language arts - Mon., July 13; math - Tues., July 14; writing - Wed., July 15; science - Thurs., - July 16; social studies - Fri., July 17.

Testing will begin at 8:15 a.m. each morning.

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.

Mobile mammography

The University Mobile Mammography Unit will be at the Lincoln County Health Department on July 21 and Aug. 31.

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.

Church anniversary

First Baptist Church will celebrate its church anniversary July 26 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. A.J. Richardson and Clifford Grove Church will be in charge of the service. The public is invited. Rev. Dennis Quinn is pastor.

Community singing

The Lincoln County Ministerial Association will host a Community Singing on Sunday night, July 12th at 7:00 p.m. at First Assembly of God. Anyone that would like to sing a special song is asked to contact Rev. Terry Bonds at 359-7237 or Rev. Dan Rosser at 359-3303. An offering will be received to help with benevolent needs in our community. First Assembly is located on the Thomson Highway. For more information, call 359- 7237.

Pastor anniversary

Mulberry Christian Methodist Episcopal Church family will celebrate the first anniversary of Pastor George Glenn Sun., July 12 at 1 p.m. Rev. Willie J. White and Newberry Missionary Baptist Church will be special guests. Dinner will be served.

VBS at DBBC

Double Branches Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School July 6 - 10 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. for preschoolers through fourth grade. All children are encouraged to bring pennies for the Annual Penny War. Proceeds will go to missions

TIA/NAACP to meet

The regular monthly meeting of the TIA/NAACP will be held July 13, 7:30 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Everyone is invited.

VBS at Morningside

Hop on board the Boomerang Express! Vacation Bible School will be held at Morningside Baptist Church for children ages 3 - 12 years old July 13 - 17 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Family night will be held July 17 at 6:30 p.m. For more information, please call 706- 359-1370.

Benefit bake sale

A benefit bake sale for Tyler Epps will be held Sat., July 11 at Radio Shack parking lot, Lincolnton, at 8 a.m. A drawing will be held for a cake designed by Shannon Rentz. For special request cakes, call Pam at 706- 513-2604.

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!

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.

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.

Democrats to meet

The Lincoln County Democratic Party will meet at the Lincoln County Public Library Mon., July 6 at 7 p.m. Honorable Willie Burns, mayor of Washington, Ga., will be guest speaker. Members are encouraged to be present.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.