Current events
Signing party
The North Harlem Elementary School PTA will hold a 2004-05 yearbook-signing party at the school from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday on the breezeway by the P.E. building. For information, write to Staci Kitchens at skitchens110 @comcast.net.
Mothers Day Out
- The Mothers Day Out Program at West Acres Baptist Church, located on Gibbs Road, is taking registration for their fall program. Children 18 months to 4 years old are eligible. For information, call 863-2542.
- The Church of the Most Holy Trinity will have a parent orientation meeting for their Mother's Day Out Program 10 a.m. Aug. 10 in St. Patrick's Hall. Classes begin Aug. 15. Call Cheryl Weinand at 228-4887.
Driving training
Safe Kids East Central at the Medical College of Georgia Children's Medical Center and Jones Driver Education will hold a free driving training session from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 20. To sign up or for information, call 721-5437.
Preschool registration
Trinity Baptist Preschool, at 4594 Columbia Road, has openings available for the 2005-06 school year. The program is open to 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds. Call preschool director Shannon Story at 799-0637.
Apprenticeships
The CSRA Regional Educational Services Agency is seeking students at least 16 years old to participate in the Youth Apprenticeship Program, which currently serves Burke, Columbia, Lincoln, Glascock, Jenkins and Warren counties. For more information, call a high school counselor or Melvin Stewart, Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator at CSRA RESA at (706) 556-6225 or write melvin@csraresa.org.
Youth leadership
Applications for Youth Leadership Columbia County are available for rising 10th- and 11th-grade students who reside in Columbia County. For information, call Terra Carroll at the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce at 651-0018.
Service academies
U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., is accepting applications for nominations to the nation's service academies through Oct. 21. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.chambliss.senate.gov.
First-day photos
Columbia County's public schools go back in session next Wednesday, with plenty of moms and dads - and cameras - following the youngsters through the door. Send us a photo of your child's first day of school, and we'll publish a selection in an upcoming issue of The News-Times.
Mail or bring photos to The News-Times office in the Publix shopping center, 4272 Washington Road, Suite 3B, Evans, Ga., 30809, or e-mail them to cnt@newstimesonline.com.