Absentee voting
Absentee Voting for the July 15 General Primary is now available in the Columbia County Board of Elections Office or via mail. For information, call (706) 868-3355.
Sales tax sessions
The Columbia County Commission will hold a series of meetings for public input on ideas for capital projects to be funded in the 2011-16 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum. The first session will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center.
Movie series
MCGHealth Children's Medical Center's Movies Under the Stars series will conclude Saturday at the Columbia County amphitheater in Evans with Shrek the Third . Gates open at 7 p.m.; tickets cost $2 for adults, $1 for children ages 13-younger. For information, call (706) 721-5736.
Mammography
The Columbia County Health Department will play host to the Breast Health Center Mobile Mammography Unit at the Evans Health Department on Thursday and on Aug. 18, Oct. 20 and Dec. 15. Appointments are required by calling (706) 868-3330.
Blood drive
The Columbia County Emergency Management Agency Summer Blood Drive, with Shepeard Community Blood Center, will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Evans Government Center Auditorium, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the Roads and Bridges Department in Appling. Donors will receive a T-shirt and a Chik-fil-A meal. call (706) 868-3303.
GOP breakfast
Republican candidates will be allowed to address the audience at the Columbia County Republican Party breakfast 9 a.m. Saturday at Fatz Cafe in Evans. Breakfast costs $6. For information, go to www.columbiacountyrepublicanparty.org, or call (706) 955-2012.
Ham radios
The Columbia County Amateur Radio Club will hold a demonstration at Pointes West Recreation Area, Cabin 4, at Clarks Hill Lake on Saturday. For information, e-mail Dennis LaPierre at denlap99@hotmail.com.
Vols picnic
The University of Tennessee CSRA Chapter will hold an alumni and friends picnic at 6 p.m. Saturday at the home of Jim and Brenda Buchanan, 4676 Earhart Drive, Evans. For information, e-mail Bill Neal at bncntn2001@yahoo.com or Sandi Taylor at stnana99@aol.com.
Quartet sings
The Premier Quartet of Jesup, Ga., will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at Bethesda Baptist Church, 5793 Old Augusta Highway, in Harlem. For information, call (706) 556-6818.
Patriotic concert
Church of the Holy Comforter will hold its annual barbecue and patriotic concert featuring the Savannah River Winds at 5 p.m. Sunday at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. The concert is free; barbecue costs $6 for adults, $4 for children 5-12, and free for children under 5. Tickets are available by calling (706) 210-1133.
DFCS meeting
A special called meeting of the Columbia County Department of Family and Children Services board will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the DFCS office, 6358 Columbia Road, in Appling. For information, call (706) 541-1640.
Garden series
The Columbia County Extension Service Gardening at Lunch series continues at 12:10 p.m. July 2 with a session on organic pest control. Future sessions include dividing perennials, Aug. 2; companion and rotational planting, Sept. 10; bulbs, Oct. 8; holiday plants, Nov. 12; and transplanting plants, Dec. 3. For information, call Extension Agent Charles Phillips at (706) 868-3413.
Archaeology camp
The series of summer archaeology camps at Hickory Hill in Thomson will continue July 7-11 and July 14-18. Cost is $50 per week for children ages 11-17. For information, e-mail sfpeden@hickory-hill.org, or call (706) 595-7777.
Church anniversary
Gospel Water Branch Baptist Church, at 703 Furys Ferry Road, Evans, will celebrate its 128th anniversary with activities beginning July 9, and continuing through a service at 2:30 p.m. July 13. For information, call (706) 860-7091.
Scout camp
The Kiokee District Cub Scout Camp will be held 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 14-18 at Wildwood Park. Cost is $90 with a discount for scouts with adult volunteers. For information, open the "Calendar" section at www.gacacouncil.org, or call (706) 733-5277.
Directory recycling
Keep Columbia County Beautiful and Waste Management have set up recycling bins for telephone books at the Government Complex in Evans, and at Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue headquarters and stations on Furys Ferry Road, Oakley-Pirkle Road and William Few Parkway. The bins are available until Aug. 31.
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