Current Events

New traffic signal

A new traffic signal installed on North Belair Road at Ronald Reagan Drive will operate on flash for the remainder of the week, then go into full operation Tuesday. The speed limit on that section of North Belair will be reduced to 35 mph.

Spaghetti dinner

Riverview United Methodist Church, at 1224 Furys Ferry Road, Evans, will hold a spaghetti dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday to raise funds for renovations. Tickets cost $5 for dine-in or takeout. Call Linda Collez, 869-8754.

Chamber meeting

Columbia County Chamber of Commerce will hold its first annual meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at Savannah Rapids Pavilion. The event will honor chamber volunteers and name a small-business person of the year and the first Lifetime Achievement Award winner. Tickets to the event cost $35 for chamber members, $50 for non-members. For information, call 860-4735.

Library gala

Columbia County Library and Performing Arts Center gala will be held from 7-11 p.m. Saturday at the new facility in Evans. Tickets cost $100, and include entertainment by area artists. For information, call 868-3484.

HR group meets

The Augusta-Aiken chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management will hold its monthly professional development breakfast meeting at 8 a.m. Friday at the Radisson Riverfront Hotel Augusta. A presentation will be made by Charlene Sizemore, CEO of Sizemore, Inc. on the Work Keys Assessment Program. Call Melissa Brandt at 774-5753 or go to www.augusta-aikenshrm.org.

Parkinsons group

The CSRA Parkinson Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the dining room of St. John Towers, 724 Greene St. For information, call 855-7690.

Green training

The Columbia County Extension Service is offering turf and ornamental training for green industry workers. All programs begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. and end at 11 a.m. and take place at Savannah Rapids Pavilion, on the following dates: Weed control, today; insects, MondayJan. 23; Diseases, Feb. 7. Call Charles Phillips, 868-3413.