August 13, 2009 RSS feed / News

032p1_xlg.jpg

Living history demonstration

Sheryl Silva a member of the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of The Senior Citizens Council of Great Augusta will be demostrating colonial cooking at Elijah Clark State Park this Saturday, August 15 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. More...

Upcoming events at the MACK

By Linda McClintock

Judy Besier will be instructing a "scarecrow" gourd painting class on Friday, August 21 at 9:30 a.m. The cost of this class will be $25. Call the MACK at 864-852-3216 to sign up for this festive start to the fall season. More...

St. Luke Baptist to host Pink Ice Ball August 22

The St. Luke Baptist Church will host its first Pink Ice Ball on Saturday, August 22, 2009 from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the Lincoln Center in Lincolnton. The Ball is formal/semi-formal and is for ages 5-16. The cost of the tickets are $10. More...

Is "READ" a 4-Letter Word to Your Child?

(NAPSA)—It's a fact: Most 4th graders are not proficient readers. Not surprising, since U.S. students spend only 18.4 percent of their time in school. So what are our children doing the other 81.6 percent of the time? More...

Chimney swift numbers swell as fall migration approaches

The chittering sound of chimney swifts will begin to grow this month then fade to silence by early November as the fall migration increases swift populations in Georgia before drawing the small, speedy birds south to winter in the upper Amazon Basi More...

ACT only newsletter offers education help to parents

The August edition of ACT Parent is now available online. Designed to help children succeed as they prepare for college and careers, ACT Parent features articles that empower you as a parent. More...

School Lunch Menu

LCMS/HS BREAKFAST THURSDAY, AUG. 13 Sausage, biscuit, grits, juice, milk FRIDAY, AUG. 14 Chicken, biscuit, grits, juice, milk MONDAY, AUG. 17 Sausage pancake on a stick, juice and milk, TUESDAY, AUG. More...

Classic South Equine Assoc. to support balloon festival

The Classic South Equine Association, Inc., headquartered in Crawfordville, Ga. is supporting the Ford Trucks Equestrian Balloon Festival. This is a new activity in Georgia that will provide an entertaining two day event for everyone. More...

Transplant candidates and recipients encouraged to attend conference

Members of the Augusta-area organ transplant community will gather at the Medical College of Georgia Alumni Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. More...

Consumers get answers from Dept. of Agriculture

Prepared by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs Tommy Irvin, Commissioner Call Consumer Q's Hotline at 1-800-282- 5852.

CONSUMER ALERT: Little Tikes Recalls Clubhouse Swing Sets Due to Fall Hazard; New Assembly Directions to Be Provided. The U.S. More...

Did You Know?

(NAPSA)—Slow cookers can make less expensive and leaner cuts of meat more tender. You can find tips on safely using slow cookers from the USDA and Food Safety and Inspection Service by visiting www.fsis.usda.gov or calling (888) 674-6854. More...