Current events

School orientation

Stevens Creek Elementary School will have an orientation meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday for parents of kindergarten pupils entering during the 2002-03 school year. For more information, call Susan Hadden at 868-3705.

Lakeside silent auction

The Lakeside High School Show Choir is having a silent auction and talent show on Friday, March 8, at the Lakeside High School Auditorium. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for auction bids. The show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $5 or at the door for $6. For more information, call 854-0591.

Registration

Columbia County Christian Academy's registration for Mothers' Day Out, pre-K, kindergarten and elementary through sixth grade begins Feb. 28, for the community. Classes are in a home school setting, and spaces are limited. For more information, call 863-0535.

Spring Fling

The Martinez-Evans Rotary Club will host its annual Spring Fling, Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. The evening will include hors d'oevres, dancing, auctions, $1,000 grand prize raffle, and a cash bar. Tickets are $25 each and are available by calling 854-0407. All proceeds benefit local charities.

Gardening seminar

The Columbia County Cooperative Extension Service will sponsor a free seminar on organic gardening at the Savannah Rapids Pavilion in Martinez, Thursday, Feb. 28, from 10 a.m. till noon.

For more information or to sign up, call Charles Phillips at 868-3413.

Open house registration

Martinez Baptist Hearts and Hands Christian Day School will hold an open house registration Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. Enrollment will be for K-2 through eighth grade for the 2002-03 school year.

The school is at 3632 Lynnwood Drive in Martinez. For more information, call 364-2859 or 294-0977.

Church yard sale

First Baptist Church of Evans will be having a yard sale at 7 a.m. March 23. Funds will go to the church's youth group to assist with a summer mission trip. For more information, call 863-1228.

Spring Carnival

Riverside Elementary School will host their spring carnival on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The carnival will be held at Riverside Elementary on Hardy McManus Road. There will be a silent auction, crafts, raffle, and much more. The event will be open to the public.