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Beagle club

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The CSRA Beagle Club will hold its seventh annual barbecue and trade day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 29 at the Winfield Community Center, with pet supplies, a reptile show, pony rides and BB gun safety and marksmanship training. Beagle owners are invited to bring beagle- and rabbit-hunting-related items to sell, trade or exhibit. For information, call Chuck Terry at (706) 595-4853, or e-mail cterry@csranet.com.

Red Cross classes

The American Red Cross of Augusta will hold the following training classes in July at the Red Cross office, at 1322 Ellis St.: adult CPR, first aid and bloodborne pathogens, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday; Adult CPR and AED, 6-9 p.m., July 24; first aid, 6-9 p.m., July 25; and infant and child CPR, 6-9 p.m., July 26. For information, call (706) 724-8481, Ext. 211.

Boat safety class

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will offer a boating safety class for 12-15-year-olds on Monday and Aug. 14 at Mistletoe State Park, in Winfield. The class is a requirement for youths who want to operate a boat or personal watercraft. There is no charge for the class, but advance registration is required. For information, call (706) 595-4211.

Prizes for donors

To preempt expected shortages in July, Shepeard Community Blood Center is holding drawings for prizes each week. Donors are eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card through Friday; an XBox 360 July 22-28; and a 60 gb iPod with video July 29-Aug. 5. For more information, call (706) 737-4551, or go to www.shepeardblood.org.

Legal assistance

Staff from the Georgia Legal Services Program will offer free legal help on civil, noncriminal issues to senior citizens 60 and older from 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Grovetown Senior Center at 103 West Robinson St. For information, call (706) 721-2327.

Singles fellowship

Area single adults are invited to a communitywide fellowship and Bible study, Tuesday Nights Together (TNT) at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in the administration building of First Baptist Church of North Augusta, 625 Georgia Ave. For more information, call Ty Lockridge at (803) 279-6370.

Worship series

Faith Community Ministry, Inc., the mission project of Macedonia Baptist Church, is holding a summer worship series at 9-10 a.m. each Sunday at the Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center at the Columbia County Library, in Evans. The series is led by Norman V. Carter. For information, call (706) 737-4298.

Writers meet

CSRA Writers will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 1336 Augusta West Parkway. Writers needing a support group are invited to attend and bring eight copies of a manuscript to be critiqued. For information, call (706) 738-4114.

Law program

Employment law attorney J. Edward Enoch will make a presentation on corporate holiday parties to the Augusta-Aiken Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management at its monthly breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Augusta Marriott Hotel. For reservations, call Melissa Brandt at (706) 774-5753.

Choir program

The Sanctuary Choir of Macedonia Baptist Church, on Baston Road in Martinez, will hold a Twelve Tribes of Israel program at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Six Flags tickets

Columbia County 4-H has discounted Six Flags tickets available. For information, call (706) 868-3413.